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- Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:00 pm
- Forum: Offtopic
- Topic: RIP Ingrid Pitt
- Replies: 1
- Views: 588
RIP Ingrid Pitt
Just seen on the BBC News that actress Ingrid Pitt has died. I met her at a couple of memorabilia shows and she was always very friendly and entertaining. The adolescent me will always be eternally grateful to her for bringing that special something to the Hammer films I loved as a kid. Very sad.
- Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:00 am
- Forum: Offtopic
- Topic: The Curmudgeons Corner
- Replies: 2528
- Views: 271305
Re: The Curmudgeons Corner
Self checkouts at the supermarket, I like the idea, but I do not need to be reminded to "place your item in the bag and scan another item or select payment method" each and every ****ing time I scan my stuff. Apart from that I think self checkouts are great! Self checkouts really make my ...
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:57 pm
- Forum: Offtopic
- Topic: Double Birthday
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1360
Re: Double Birthday
A belated thanks for the birthday wishes chaps. Been a little busy for the past couple of weeks so I'm playing catch up at the moment.
- Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Model numbers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 885
Re: Model numbers
I agree. I have a vintage Omega Geneve Dynamic and even Omega have struggled to give me any information on it, and that's only from the early 1970s.
- Sat Oct 30, 2010 3:46 am
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Harrison C9-GMT-SKK
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6090
Re: Harrison C9-GMT-SKK
Very nice. Great photos too. Thanks for posting them.
- Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:38 am
- Forum: 2011 - Forum LE
- Topic: What should be the basis for the new LE?
- Replies: 176
- Views: 57686
Re: What should be the basis for the new LE?
Another LE Diver? I think there are far more original ideas....... :o Should the Trident win, my interest will disappear. :( I'm inclined to agree with you. Obviously diver's watches are very popular, but they've really been done to death at the £350 - £450 price range. Hardly a week goes by withou...
- Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:17 pm
- Forum: 2011 - Forum LE
- Topic: What should be the basis for the new LE?
- Replies: 176
- Views: 57686
Re: What should be the basis for the new LE?
Another LE Diver? I think there are far more original ideas....... :o Should the Trident win, my interest will disappear. :( I'm inclined to agree with you. Obviously diver's watches are very popular, but they've really been done to death at the £350 - £450 price range. Hardly a week goes by withou...
- Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:57 pm
- Forum: General Watchmaking
- Topic: Watch crystals
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1839
Re: Watch crystals
Fascinating article. Thanks for posting the link. A couple of years ago I received an advertising DVD from Glashutte Original detailing the process of watch manufacture; up until I watched the programme I was utterly ignorant of the work that goes into producing a sapphire crystal. As the article sa...
- Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:54 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: My Babies!!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2236
Re: My Babies!!!
Nice collection. As has already been said, don't apologise for any watches in your collection. The Tissot is really nice and the Timex has a history you just can't buy or replace however much you spend.
Welcome to the forum by the way
Welcome to the forum by the way
- Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:26 pm
- Forum: Other Brands
- Topic: Magellan
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1782
Re: Magellan
That could count as an offensive weapon here in the UK!
The biggest diver I've owned was a Zeno Airplane (sic) Diver. It was just too big for me and made my PO feel light by comparison.
The biggest diver I've owned was a Zeno Airplane (sic) Diver. It was just too big for me and made my PO feel light by comparison.
- Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:22 pm
- Forum: Offtopic
- Topic: Had a bad day?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1360
Re: Had a bad day?
It is really obvious isn't it. It fooled me though on first look. I showed it to a guy at work and he said straight away it was a fake; when I looked more closely I felt like a credulous berk.lamppo_the_GasFitter wrote:yeah, good one, but the last pic is photo-shopped for sure.
- Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:36 am
- Forum: Offtopic
- Topic: Had a bad day?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1360
Re: Had a bad day?
That's amazing! Although I bet that some poor guy was signing on the dole the day after! In the 1950s my Dad was in a Heavy Recovery Unit in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. On an exercise they were told to show their talents to a watching General by getting a tank stuck in a deep fast...
- Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:31 pm
- Forum: Offtopic
- Topic: Day off - took the dog for a walk...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 924
Re: Day off - took the dog for a walk...
Very nice looking watch.
The dog doesn't look that interested though.
The dog doesn't look that interested though.
- Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:28 pm
- Forum: Other Brands
- Topic: Interesting concept
- Replies: 2
- Views: 689
Re: Interesting concept
Hmmm. Quite clever but not my cup of tea I'm afraid. It reminds me of the clock on our local theatre. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1078569/Council-unveils-baffling-art-clock-cost-taxpayers-32-500--tell-time-shows.html Installed in 2008. It's now broken. :? If it had been a CW of course, i...
- Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:21 pm
- Forum: Other Brands
- Topic: Doxa watches - in uk?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2426
Re: Doxa watches - in uk?
They are nice looking watches. I emailed them a couple of years back with a query about export and VAT etc; they had an office in Germany then and I wanted to know if it was possible to ship them from there and pay tax on the purchase thus avoiding EU import duty. Within 24 hours a nice American cha...