My winding road

TL;DR – After years of restlessness, I’m finally content.

Like most of you, my watch collection has undergone many changes over the years. Some of those changes have been seismic, while others have been fairly subtle. A quick pictorial history follo…

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### WRUW Saturday 8th March 2025 ###

Hope everyone has a good weekend lined up…we finally have a bit of sun and warm weather here in the UK so I can take some outside pics without freezing – and get the lume charged.

So here we go with my Prospex LX Spring Drive SNR029 – post what you’re wearing!

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’73 Bulova Devil Diver ( 666 ) – Valjoux 7730 – Needs USA service

Hi All, My recently-purchased Devil Diver Chrono runs well ( 13 sec / day ) and has a Great Reserve ( 47 hours )

But… shortly after purchase the Chrono Plungers stopped working ( sticking ) leaving the Chrono section of the watch inoperable.

When I first received the watch ALL Chrono functions – Reset to 12:00, Minute dial etc. – worked perfectly.

So, the watch is in need of a service.

I found 2 reputable shops in the UK who BOTH said that because of Customs delays and…

’73 Bulova Devil Diver ( 666 ) – Valjoux 7730 – Needs USA service

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Special Occasion Watch: Cartier Tank Vermeil or Gold-Capped Omega Seamaster?

Hi everyone!
I’m looking to build my collection by adding a nice special occasion watch, for around €1200. Fancy dinners, nice day out, etc.

I’m currently stuck between two goodlooking options:
The Cartier Tank Vermeil (small model)

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And the Omega Seamaster 166.010 in gold cap.

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While it will take some time and knowledge to find a good example of the Cartier on this budget, I do think it is possible. The Omega is…

Special Occasion Watch: Cartier Tank Vermeil or Gold-Capped Omega Seamaster?

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