hambone Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 172 on a croc, on a rock. Shot with DSC-T50 at 2007-06-27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Royal Oak Jumbo today... Nautilus Jumbo tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 (edited) You seem to love those new toys Ubi. Really nice they are (says Yoda). It's Thursday morning here and I'm going with this classic rep (recycling the old wrist shots again). Edited June 28, 2007 by By-Tor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 The Flytimer The what??? The -=FLYTIMER=- The watch James Bond should be wearing (imagine pulling back the sleeve of your white tux to reveal this). This watch was acquired for its Valjoux calibre, which I intended to use as a donor movement to power my Newman 6241 project watch. But a funny thing happened when I opened the package today -- something clicked & I fell in love with this watch. Like hearing the Beatles playing on your home stereo for the first time after listening and liking them on the radio. From the distance of the airwaves, they were a great little band. But, 'live', in my home, they were........well, the bloody f'ing Beatles, man! And it was like that with the Flytimer. A great little parts watch when viewed on the Web, but a bloody f'ing cool chronometer (that looks alot like a pre-Daytona, only cooler) when it's ticking (at a leisurely 18k or so) on your wrist. Here is a shot of the Fly's nearly pristine tri-compax ticker (the photo does not do it justice -- this thing literally gleams) So now I am not sure what the Flytimer's fate will ultimately be. But, in the meantime, it is steadily ticking away the seconds, minutes & hours on my wrist whilst I put it through its paces to check its accuracy (which, so far, is close enough for government work). (The small red mark on my wrist adjacent to the crown is not from the Flytimer.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Keep her! Please don't rip her guts out! The Daytona is a piddly overrated watch. I can't believe I made 2 of them. Talk about guilt. There are some ugly V72-powered watches out there if u look long enough. Spare this one! JM2C Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Euno -- Thanks for your input and I know what you mean. I have had those feelings after turning other, lesser working watches into cases of component parts for another love that later faded. But the Newman, for me, is, has always been, and will continue to be THE grail watch. I know that some people are more immune to its wiley ways, but not me. I am totally smitten. So the project watch will definitely need to get a good Valjoux heartbeat. Unfortunately, I cannot afford to collect and stockpile Valjouxs (especially at the risk of falling in love with another donor), but this has definitely turned into a difficult conundrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted June 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 @ freddy333, that Flytimer is a great looking watch. I don't recall seeing anything quite like it. You should follow your instinct and keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Thanks Hambone. All I need to tip me over is another V72 to use in the Fly's place. Anybody got a spare V72 they can part with for a literal pittance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC65 Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 I will be wearing THIS: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 A little support to the Scuderia! They need it in 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Thursday: Pam 008 Friday: Cartier Seatimer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 (edited) one of my fav's for this whole week...i left the other reps at home, so this one stays from monday untill friday evening...I love it! http://upload9.postimage.org/25898_bf60466...95/DSC02024.jpg don't know why it didn't wanted to appear when posted as image...it worked from my laptop when posted at work...from another comp from home i could not see it... Edited June 28, 2007 by dadog13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 New toy... Known and (hopefully) appreciated model from Seiko : the orange Monster (some call it salmon ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ximenes Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 I am wearing my Noblia at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 A little support to the Scuderia! They need it in 2007 Hi Stephane, what about a racing strap on this beautiful Ferrari ? Whatever they lost in competition, I still prefer a Ferrari watch to a Honda or Peugeot one... The sex-appeal is very different. Sorry for the lame PS composition. Ferrari watch pic borrowed from TTime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Ferrari with CF strap baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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