Your Watch & Naim

My humble Minerva Pythagore. One of fifty made.

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I never thought I would by a mechanical watch again. I got interested when looking at Tudors when I took my wife’s Omega Aqua Terra in for a service in March. I then met a friend who has a Rolex Explorer and an Explorer 2. When I last saw him he was wearing a Steinhart and told me he wears it at least as much as the others. I was impressed with it. They may divide opinion a little as their design influences are not subtle.
I got this Steinhart 39mm “Double Green” last Thursday. It is 300m WR, has a Sellita SW200 movement, the premium version which is used in COSC watches where tested. It is seriously heavy. So far it is slightly within 2 seconds per day.
It will be my daily watch and I will wear my late father’s vintage Rolex for evenings out.
It’s really difficult to see where they are skimping on quality but it cost the same as my wife’s Omega service.


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Just got home from the AD - One for me and one for the spouse - fair “deal” :sweat_smile:


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Nice. I was considering getting one of their pilot watches.

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The entry level looks more attractive than some of their pricier offerings.

Like the simplicity of the fabric strap.

Not easy to find these pieces at ADs nowadays

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Thanks. I like the casual look the strap gives. It came on the very nice IWC black leather strap but this makes a good alternative.

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That looks big on your wrist, is it special size?

It’s standard size of 42mm. I like larger watches and it’s comfy on my wrist. Probably looked larger due to white dial?

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Yes could be the dials/angle of photo, lovely watch though!
Yes HH, my 2000 Sub is 40mm and my preferred size.

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Sorry, I deleted my post as I saw you’d answered it. I loved my older Explorer II but became a bit self conscious wearing it, especially in more edgy areas. It was great though, and went in the swimming pool and the sea quite happily. I now have the two IWCs and wear them day to day. They are less noticeable than a Rolex - you don’t get people going ‘ooh, nice watch’. Somehow it started to feel a bit wrong wearing a Rolex in the pub or at the dump. Silly really.

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I understand where you’re coming from. I never thought I’d buy a second watch (the Sub was for my 40th) but I’ve now an Oris anniversary.

Whilst it looks totally different (leather, bronze, green face etc), it also feels right to wear it in some locations & makes a nice change.

I sold my Rolex(es) for exactly the same reasons. And I’ve read and heard from quite a few people who did, or are thinking about, doing the same. In Amsterdam many people get robbed for their watch. A local paper wrote that watches even get stolen on order by make & model. How sad is that?

All Rolexes are by far the #1 in this context, followed by the AP Royal Oak and Patek Nautilus. Panerai and Breitling to a (much) lesser degree. But the favourite shopping list from this thieves guild can change quickly if some footballers, rappers, YouTubers or other ‘influencers’ start to fancy other models.

Someone called me a ‘Forum influencer’ once, perish the thought, so I hope IWCs don’t become targeted!! An elderly gent was robbed of his Rolex by two women in the car park here in Emsworth a while ago, which was quite shocking really.

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well done - mechanical is the place to be

I think Rolexes get targeted because of their high resale value and large demand. You could easily get 150%-200% of the new retail value for some of the popular Rolex sports models on the secondhand market, and they sell very quickly. For other brands (other than AP and PP that you mentioned), second hand prices and liquidity is much lower.



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Of course. Plus a demand from a market that doesn’t care much where a watch comes from.

Fifty Fathoms, one of the true classics. :ok_hand:

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Very nice and part of a current dilemma of mine :joy:

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