OV9

From the BBC

He's gone to the great briefcase emporium in the sky.

DeskJockey wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 10:15 am

DaveE wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 10:07 am That Doxa RRPs at £1500 with push-pins not screw links and a spring bar adjusting clasp (not on the fly)?

Who's buying these things?

Presumably not enough are, hence being heavily discounted in TKMaxx.

That Doxa RRPs at £1500 with push-pins not screw links and a spring bar adjusting clasp (not on the fly)?

Who's buying these things?

Reminded me of that like from Get Carter...

You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself.

I don't care how fast EV racing gets - it's an awful thing to actually watch

Zero emotion

Something very bad is going to happen (Netflix)

Churned through about half of this in one go last night

Properly put the willies up me

Looking forward to watching the rest of it!

@mik that looks great - we have a Picture House in Brighton, similar thing

There's something very nice about a sofa, glass of wine, and some quality popcorn or a slice of homemade cake while you're watching a good film

Hope you enjoy the film and overall experience

As a random alternative, but along similar lines...

This is a San Martin made of Grade 2 titanium (which is much better than T6/Grade 5 in terms of corrosion resistance), has the same NH35 movement, but has sapphire crystal (plus all the rest, lume etc)

It was £175 though...

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I guess it depends on what you perceive the value to be.

I'm not particularly bothered about the movement as long as it keeps time and works as expected. I get that on a skeleton style watch the movement is part of the artwork, but for this one other factors drive the cost. Perhaps it can ...

Came across Dawsey Watches, a previously unknown to me, brand. They're quite cool.

Like this one a lot.

https://dawseywatches.com/product/dawsey-model-525-dg


£825 for a Seiko NH35 movement?! 😲


It is the handmade case and materials that's the value in these, the movements aren't ...

DeskJockey wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 9:44 pm Came across Dawsey Watches, a previously unknown to me, brand. They're quite cool.

Like this one a lot.

https://dawseywatches.com/product/dawsey-model-525-dg

£825 for a Seiko NH35 movement?!

The M5 looks ace @Jobbo

Being able to drive to and from work on pure EV (and then recharge at home) is a complete winner too

Look forward to hearing about the ownership experience over the next couple of years...

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PMQs isn’t fit for purpose and so wouldn’t help. I can’t remember the last time any PM answered a contentious question properly on it. Just a waste of time unfortunately.


PMQs isn't perfect by any stretch, but I would _pay_ to see Trump have to face and answer questions in that kind of forum ...

I think a massive part of the problem is the US senate/congress doesn't have an equivalent of Prime Minister's Questions

There is no forum in which a President is ever challenged, questioned, or otherwise in anyway held to account

That and the fact that in the US it's virtually treasonous to even ...

dinny_g wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 9:54 amI mean he and his mates have got spectacularly rich off the back of this

That's the only part that matters...

According to state media, Iran will only accept the war’s conclusion once details are finalised in line with a 10-point peace plan reportedly submitted to the White House via Pakistani intermediaries.

The list of 10 points, published by Iranianstate media, include a number of conditions the US has ...

I'm still a sucker for a Seiko and always liked the 62MAS recreations. They're over £1000 now so not really a whim purchase. However, when I spotted the teal dial special edition (a Save The Ocean one though quite a different colour to the blues they've done of other models) at a serious discount ...

Disappeared down an LTJ Bukem hole today while doing some bits and bobs around the house...

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Discogs quietly rolled out a new feature this morning called SpinMatch. It is a dating service built directly into the app that matches you with potential romantic partners based entirely on your collection and wantlist data. No photos. No bios. No swiping. Just your records.

The algorithm cross ...