Used 14060s can be quite a good bargain IMO. But no chance at all if you're looking at buying new.

Finally got my velcro strap for the Speedy. All that's left now is a spacesuit and a space shuttle and I'm all set for the moon

20 pounds plus a drink at Coffee Bean for the friend who helped bring it back from the UK haha

Not sure how much abuse the velcro can take though.

Wow nice catch there. You don't see many 3572s these days. It's a real pity they discontinued it. Wear it in good health

Yes the Speedy's lug width is 20mm. I got the velcro strap from watchobsession (UK site). 20 GBP.



Could it be because the watch had a screw-down crown?

Sincere in Pavilion, Time Pacific in BSC and Sg. Wang.
Not sure about discounts, never asked before

Don't think so, but they do carry quite a healthy range (probs more than the AD).
But I must say, I walked past the Sg Wang shop once, I did doubt the authenticity of their watches

The BSC outlet is more convincing though heh.

No sir. My Omegas are still fairly new, I don't expect them to need servicing anytime soon.

Oh? What's wrong with the Speedy's chronograph?

Prices are approximately off the top of my head, based on enquiries made a couple of months back.

14060M ~18k
16610 ~21k
116610 ~25k

In terms of range (not price), I personally like Pavilion. You get Tag, Rolex, Patek, Omega and IWC boutiques, as well as shops like Swiss Watch Gallery, Sincere and Hour Glass which carries multiple other brands. It's a good place to walk around and get a feel of what you may or may not like.

However, going there with a budget of about 6k is very dangerous. Something that's 10k might catch your eye and you might just be tempted to up your budget *a little bit*. I hold no responsibilities against such an occurence okay

Image in spoiler lifted off WUS. Not exactly the same as the one OP was asking about, but I saw one selling used in Hang Thai (Bangsar Village 1) last last weekend. It was going for under RM10k IIRC. Might be worth it to give them a call to ask.

echoesian,

In a nutshell, yes. 14060 is the no-date, 16610 the date.
The 116610 is the new ceramic Sub (commonly abbreviated in watch forums as SubC) with the maxi dial and glidelock clasp. Case design is also different - the 116610 has squarer, blockier crown guards. Can't remember if the case sizes are any different.

This post has been edited by Chinoz: Aug 15 2011, 05:24 PM

FWIW, I got all my NATOs online.

Here's an old picture

I picked up my straps from:-
http://www.taikonaut-time.com/indexa.asp

Had the new registration 30% discount, so the standard black NATO cost me a little over US$10

I'm curious though. If you've picked up the 45.5mm, I'm gonna suppose you have wrists that can carry that size. Why not wait for the new cal 8500 POs? A quick check with the Omega boutique last week says that they should be getting it sometime next month.
I really love the details of the dial and numerals on the PO, but alas even the 42mm on bracelet is way too chunky for my taste


If you love the history behind the moon watch, I'm sure you'd love the manual wind and hesalite crystal just as much. Comes with the history y'know

Anyway, both the moon watch and the PO are great watches. Quite frankly, I won't want to be made to choose between either. But then again, they're such different watches for such different occasions, I'm sure there's enough room in your collection for both

This post has been edited by Chinoz: Aug 17 2011, 12:56 AM

Haha I'm sure ivanswk was just kacau-ing you only

Charge it up and post some glorious slow-shutter lume shots

Depends if you have a screw-down crown or not. My watches are all wound clockwise (looking at the crown). You should feel some resistance if you're winding it the right way. The other direction should just be free-spinning.

That looks like the old c2500 AT. A stainless steel one on leather strap was going for under 10k new back then, you sure market price is 19k++?

Depends on individual I guess. Tried on a half-gold Rolex DJ2 once, looked really wrong on me.
But if you got enough of the towkay look, why not right

Wow price hike again? This is getting ridiculous man. Makes the secondary market even more and more enticing