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After yesterday's delivery SNAFU the watch was delivered this morning, so I suppose they managed the "before 1pm *a* day, rather than next day.

It wears really well and is very different in the metal to how it looked in pictures. It feels like a quality piece of kit and certainly has far better detailing than my old watch.

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Thank you @Jobbo!

nice one

You’re welcome Alex
It has a wonderfully 3D face, the depth of the hour markers being particularly interesting. Great watch.

Much nicer than the Invicta!

Yes, the depth of it surprised me. I'm liking wearing it.

Not sure if this interests anyone. Looks like a nice watch but can't say I've heard of the brand before. Around £240 new but listed on eBay for £75 with a best offer. Says it's only been worn 2 or 3 times.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wenger-Urban ... 890.l49286

Ernest Jones have an extra 15% off their sale prices at the moment if anyone is thinking of buying.

This Certina auto chronograph caught my eye, £497 with the extra reduction.

Christopher Ward have released a new watch today, the C63 Sealander.

https://www.christopherward.com/sport-new?start=0&sz=36

Quite a nice looking watch.

Funny you should note that @John - my copy of the CW magazine “Loupe” dropped through the door today and I had exactly the same thought.

At 39mm it’s a bit small though

The Explorer II homage looks nice - genuinely, in some respects I think it looks better than the real Explorer II. And at 39mm it's 3mm smaller, which is a positive IMO.

I’m not a fan of the Explorer II and that feeling continues to Chr Ward’s rip-off version.

I think I'd go for the black GMT, not sure which strap though.

Jobbo, I came close to buying a white explorer II a few years ago as it was something different from the rest of the Rolex range.

The Milgauss is different and massively more appealing to me.

Jobbo wrote: Fri Apr 30, 2021 6:36 am The Milgauss is different and massively more appealing to me.

My CEO wears a Milgauss - really nice looking watch

Less obvious than most Rolexes

Right that’s 3 times in a row the M-word has been mentioned.... like Candyman @Maurice is sure to appear....

(Still love my M-word)

Oh look, a £100 CW voucher dropped through the letter box today

100LOUPE21

I have a particular liking of the Blaken Viper Green modified Milgauss:

John wrote: Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:40 am Oh look, a £100 CW voucher dropped through the letter box today

100LOUPE21

I don't understand why they do that. Might as well lower all the watches by £100 because that's the actual price.

Alex_ wrote: Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:47 am

John wrote: Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:40 am Oh look, a £100 CW voucher dropped through the letter box today

100LOUPE21

I don't understand why they do that. Might as well lower all the watches by £100 because that's the actual price.

I think it possibly worked for them in the early days - to build the brand. I don’t think it makes any sense today - with information shared so widely - “everyone” waits for the periodic sales or release of vouchers before purchasing, unless it is a ltd edition or people are happy to pay extra to get something quickly. I didn’t pay full price for either of my CW’s (although waiting for the sale meant I nearly missed out on my C1000 - I got the last one they sold after someone bought in the sale and then changed their mind).