Post by feca67 on Nov 1, 2014 11:13:17 GMT -8
I posted my 69799 Sportsmatic Silverwave on WRUW and it got a lot of likes but Mr lordflagpolecrabtree wasn't sure about the strap.
Here's my thoughts, but second opinions are always welcome.
The dial has tarnished over the years, to a coppery rose sort of colour. Hard to photograph, and changes with the light. When I first got the watch I was a bit dissapointed, but then I decided I liked it, and eventually I had the idea of highlighting the dial colour by getting a brown strap. The watch is quite small, thin and lightweight. It's the nearest thing I have to a dress watch, and I wanted to be able to wear it suited and booted, so I eventually I decided to try a snake, lizard or gaitor strap. I found the 18mm Seiko lizard strap in the photo, what do you all reckon?
Here's the watch on a president style bracelet. I don't think this look right...
And here's some bonus pics. The first is a fix done by a (Japanese) watchmaker to the upper barrel arbor mounting hole. There's no sign of the barrel rubbing on the mainplate or the bridge, so this fix must have been done almost as a preventative measure, I'm guessing, when the watch was serviced and the barrel was found to have a little too much play. The punch marks are really tiny and seem to have been done quite skillfully by somebody who knew what they were doing, so although it's a crude fix, I'm not too concerned.
The second pic is corrosion on the crown. It's almost invisible to the naked eye, but looks nasty under magnification.
Yes, that's a lego brick btw.
Here's my thoughts, but second opinions are always welcome.
The dial has tarnished over the years, to a coppery rose sort of colour. Hard to photograph, and changes with the light. When I first got the watch I was a bit dissapointed, but then I decided I liked it, and eventually I had the idea of highlighting the dial colour by getting a brown strap. The watch is quite small, thin and lightweight. It's the nearest thing I have to a dress watch, and I wanted to be able to wear it suited and booted, so I eventually I decided to try a snake, lizard or gaitor strap. I found the 18mm Seiko lizard strap in the photo, what do you all reckon?
Here's the watch on a president style bracelet. I don't think this look right...
And here's some bonus pics. The first is a fix done by a (Japanese) watchmaker to the upper barrel arbor mounting hole. There's no sign of the barrel rubbing on the mainplate or the bridge, so this fix must have been done almost as a preventative measure, I'm guessing, when the watch was serviced and the barrel was found to have a little too much play. The punch marks are really tiny and seem to have been done quite skillfully by somebody who knew what they were doing, so although it's a crude fix, I'm not too concerned.
The second pic is corrosion on the crown. It's almost invisible to the naked eye, but looks nasty under magnification.
Yes, that's a lego brick btw.
As was mentioned by someone already, that watch is just dying for a BOR!
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