FLEUX-FLX003 – the skin diver for the coming summer

It’s still a long time until next summer, but it’s already very comfortable to have found the right watch for it.
I also really liked the first two watches from Fleux Watches in Canada, but this one is my favorite.
The inspirations for this watch are well known and the manufacturer says so on its homepage.
I really like the Broad Arrow hands and the Big Triangle.

It looks like summer, even though it was very cold

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FLEUX-FLX003 – the skin diver for the coming summer

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Is this watch overpriced?

Is this watch overpriced?

CWC 1983 Royal Navy Divers Quartz Re-Issue Watch (RN300-83 QS60)

£899.00 ($1,135.87)

I think it is

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£899.00 ($1,135.87)

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10 years difference in Lume

Was outside this afternoon doing a few jobs around the house in the beautiful weather we have here at the moment , WA Australia .
Anyway as the sun went down I packed up my tools and was wearing 2 watches all afternoon and in the dimness of the shed I noticed the Lume on both was looking good .
No charge up’s just as worn .
1st my 2004 Seiko ‘ Baby TUNA ‘ on my right wrist , love this watch .

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2nd my 2024 Citizen ‘ Blue Orca ‘ on my left wrist , a…

10 years difference in Lume

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Best way to loosen a brand new bezel on 200m watch…

I have just bought an Invicta 0071 ‘scuba’ 200m watch. The bezel is almost impossible to turn, having to take the watch off my wrist and gripping it tightly with a microfiber cloth. Even then it is very stiff. (Being brand new it’s obviously not full of daily use crud)

My instinct is to apply a few drops of oil, but I need to know what kind as I don’t want it to damage any seals/gaskets. Preferably something I already have in my garage (PTFE spray, graphite oil spray, WD40 etc)

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Best way to loosen a brand new bezel on 200m watch…

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