Equation of Time

'Round, 'round, git around, I git around...

Watch Carefully — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:41:21 GMT

Perhaps this Swatch is on the Right Track now...

It certainly seems happy relaxing with some of its automatic brethren.

Now I have at least one of each!
Cheers,
Brad

$309 All Original RADO NCC 404 (Geometric "Cobra" Case) Day-Date Automatic

bigbenwatches — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:23:13 GMT

All Original RADO NCC 404 (Geometric "Cobra" Case)

Price On This Website: $309.00

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This is an authentic Swiss-made RADO NCC 404 Automatic Watch with Day-Date display.

* 100% ALL ORIGINAL / Complete RADO parts!
* black detail against satin silver dial
* vertical day & date display window
* silver/chrome-electrolated steel geometric case
* stainless steel back, bracelet & expandable clasp
* gold-filled diagonal-set crown
* 25 jewels automatic movement

This watch keeps good time, works great & is in good working condition! Add this to your collection of vintage quality timepieces!

The photos presented below are of the actual item for sale. Kindly study them carefully because what you see is what you will get. We try our best to describe watches as accurately as we can. In case we missed a few points, you are welcome to ask questions.

Your search for the most unique RADO NCC has ended! Welcome this all-steel RADO NCC 404 into your collection! It models a GEOMETRIC case (nicknamed COBRA case by some collectors), vertical day-date display, diagonally-set crown & sunray hours & all-original parts.

GEOMETRIC silver/chrome-electroplated steel "COBRA" case

satin silver dial or face

striped gold-electroplated steel hands

SUNRAY striped gold-electroplated steel bar hour markers mounted on matte gold inner bezel

vertical day & date display window framed in gold-electroplated steel at 6 o'clock

gold-electroplated steel on red RADO symbol logo at 12 o'clock. RADO symbol logo rotates.

black "NCC 404" at 3 o'clock

black "T SWISS MADE T" at 6 o'clock

gold-electroplated steel RADO name logo at 9 o'clock

clearly-marked black grid

diagonal-set gold-filled RADO crown

clear acrylic crystal

original RADO stainless steel bracelet; I believe this bracelet was originally gold-toned but its gold-electroplating has faded, exposing its stainless steel base

RADO stainless steel expandable clasp

RADO "SWISS MADE" NSA inner clasp

stainless steel case back embossed with "NCC 404", RADO name logo, RADO symbol logo, RADO seahorse, "BREV+ET ETR. DEM", its serial numbers & "WATER SEALED"; We cannot guarantee the effectiveness of its waterproof closure because this watch is vintage.

reverse side of case back embossed with "RADO WATCH CO", "SWISS" & "STAINLESS STEEL"

Swiss-made RADO 25 jewels automatic movement contained within cunning blue rubber waterproofing

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$1156 Pristine GRUEN Airflight Precision (Dual Standard & Military Time) JUMP-HOUR

bigbenwatches — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:11:44 GMT

Pristine GRUEN Airflight Precision (Dual Standard & Military Time)
Price On This Website: $1156.50

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This is an authentic Swiss-made GRUEN Airflight Precision Pilot Manual-Wind Watch with switching or jump hour-windows

* black detail against satin white dial
* 12-hour to 24-hour switching or jump hour-windows
* STEEL case, back, crown, bracelet & clasp
* 17 jewels manual-wind movement with 31-hour power reserve

This watch keeps good time, works great & is in good working condition! Add this to your collection of vintage quality timepieces!

The photos presented below are of the actual item for sale. Kindly study them carefully because what you see is what you will get. We try our best to describe watches as accurately as we can. In case we missed a few points, you are welcome to ask questions.
gruen airflight precision manual-wind pilot watch

This is a vintage GRUEN Airflight Precision has unique switching or jump hour-windows that change mechanically at midnight/noon, to display 12-hour standard time or 24-hour military time.

The GRUEN Airflight was designed for pilots who need 24-hour reference for flight time. At noon, the windows switch to show a 24-hour time, at midnight the windows switch back to show 12-hour time. This feature is credited to a rotating disk underneath the main dial. The hours are displayed in alternating sphere/diamond-shaped windows.

steel case; original silver-electroplated steel

satin white dial or face

gold-filled hands

gold-filled GRUEN symbol logo, black GRUEN name logo & "PRECISION" at 12 o'clock

black "SWISS" at 6 o'clock

clearly-marked black grid

unique switching or jump hour-windows that change mechanically at midnight/noon, to display 12-hour standard time or 24-hour military time

At noon, the windows switch to show a 24-hour military time, at midnight the windows switch back to show 12-hour standard time. This feature is credited to a rotating disk underneath the main dial. The hours are displayed in alternating sphere/diamond-shaped windows.

stainless steel crown

clear acrylic crystal

new multi-piece stainless steel bracelet

stainless steel clasp

stainless steel case back

reverse side of case back embossed with serial numbers, "GRUEN WATCH CO", "SWITZERLAND" & "STAINLESS STEEL BACK"

Swiss-made GRUEN 17 jewels manual-wind movement with 31 hours of power-reserve or running time

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Holiday Friday

Alistair — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:30:27 GMT

Hi Gents,

not been around for a while as V busy.... off to France this morning so I thought I would drop in and say Hi....

I am taking these two with me so I am covered.... wearing the left one today......have a great few weeks gents ..sincerely...

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Chronodude — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:41:30 GMT

michael@timetote.com

Which brand do you think worth the money among these fashion oriented watch brands ?

louboutin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:28:55 GMT

igh End :
Hermes
Louis Vuitton
Chanel
Christian Dior
Gucci (debatable)

Mid-range :
Brera
Momo Design
Welder
Breil
Burberrys
Hugo Boss
Officina Del Tempo
Lochman
Ritmo Mundo

Low-end :
Nixon
Emporio Armani
Toywatch
Android
Lacoste
Diesel

Personally I think Hermes watches are well made, a little overpriced for what you're paying but you have to buy into the hype of Hermes brand. It's a very fashionable, yet classy watch to have, but I wouldn't spend my money on the other brands like LV, Gucci or Chanel.

For the mid-range, Momo Design, Brera, Breil, Welder and Officina del Tempo seem to be really unique in design and you will have to pay the price for them. Again, overprice but you'll have to buy the design novelty, and you can be sure no PP, Rolex, or real watch manufacturers will ever give you the kind of bold, twisted, funky yet high quality designs that these guys offer, with some exception among the new Zenith and Hublot Big Bang recent designs.

Still I think they're excellent designed watches if you have money to spend.

On the low end of the scale, I bought into the hype of those Toywatches and they sure sung a lot when you have them on the wrist more so than the real Rolexes (I have the Submariner version), the Emporio Armani provides a good value for the money when you take design into consideration alone, movement talks aside of course. Nixon also had some cult followers among the hypsters in the last few years, although they scream "I am a cool surfer dude looks."

Among all of these brands, which ones do you think can justify a well money spent ?
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Now this is sweet...........

T.R. — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:54:57 GMT

For all you boys who dig Seikos, Casios, Pulsars, Citizens....

Great photography, and great music. :)

And.... even if you have to register, this post is worth the trouble. I have never seen many of the Seikos or Citizens, way cool watches. Plus, a fine selection of some of our DWF faves. I think you'll dig it. Yes, I really think so.

TURNING JAPANESE

Worth it or not??

pjbocean — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:57:32 GMT

as opposed to wind er Grind.
3k
500 pieces

Mind you this game will never work for new pieces(ie retail) as the answer will always be no lol-- but if its used or nos perhaps.
This one is a no for me.
I wouldnt pay that much for this seiko as nice as it is. Its not true vintage yet but rather a heritage piece re-released in 500 pieces.

Seiko Diver

paul — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:40 GMT

Pete Millar has a bit in his book by Mike O'Leary, and a small entry on O'Leary's website was linked here a couple of years ago, but I thought with the 6309s recently posted everyone might enjoy this:

http://www.diving-watch.net/GUEST-WATCHES (look about half-way down)
http://www.diving-watch.net/-DIVER-T...-By-Tony-Groom

It's a lot of fun to explore the sight in detail:

http://diving-watch.net/

Hey, David..did you see the EOT Home page?

TylerEOT — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:45:42 GMT

It's you, man!

Closer to decision time...

jcc456 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:50 GMT

Hello all:

I am hopefully a couple of weeks away from being able to pull the trigger on a new addition to the herd (everyone please wish me luck on an upcoming big case). Some may recall my earlier post about wanting a white faced watch and leaning to the Explorer II.

With Rolex making the changes to the sub this year, I am seriously considering going for a sub date. I know this is a favorite on this forum and I have lusted after it for years as well. Problem is I have a titanium Seamaster that I love. I worry whether I will regularly wear both the Sub and the SMP since they are so similar in function. I also worry that the Sub is a bit more blingy than I am used to. I like the fact that no one has ever recognized my SMP. I like the Explorer II as it appears to be a stealth Rolex.

So - question for discussion:

Would you have two grail watches that are relatively similar in function and appearance or would you add a little diversity to the collection??

What say you--Wind er Grind

pjbocean — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:38:28 GMT

some of the new Delma pieces. As I recall, one of my first posts on EOT was about Delma and their limited series of Klondike watches that used older movements for a limited line of watches that were unlike the quartz piece the company was known for. Apparently the idea was to let their watchmakers shine. Anyway, seems now they have gone more mainstream with their automatics- eta and such but I do like the looks.

There are a few more models and many variations including most on steel as well as dial color variations. Nothing ground breaking but some nice case shapes and dials.

I just don't GET IT! > > >

BrandonS — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:08:37 GMT

The $300,000 Le DIX by Celsius X VI II

I hate cell phones.
I am stupefied by those who walk out their front door and immediately call people.
I am fed up with those who spend their entire trip to the store on the phone discussing minutiae of the lowest degree with their friends on the phone.
I am terrorized by those texting while driving (yeah, I see a LOT of them).

I have one ONLY because work MAKES me. It is my 24/7 leash to on-call doom.

With all that in mind... this tries to merge artisan craftsmanship with the devil himself.
I just don't get it.

Some news from Bill about the Kingston general order...

JP(Canada) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:44:08 GMT

From the MKII Blog...

"I have completed my review of the General Orders received at the end of May. I am pleased to inform those that have submitted deposits that all of the orders placed at the time are �confirmed�. "

That's so cool! I'm in! :)

Thursday Roll Call

T.R. — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:30:32 GMT

Good morning to all.

After a multi day run with the Doxa Pro it was time to switch it up.

Sea Fighter for me... what made the cut for you?