Omega Seamaster. Battery went in April and not yet replaced, doh!
I'd get it done in case the battery leaks and causes damage to the rest of the watch.
Omega Seamaster. Battery went in April and not yet replaced, doh!
I'm not getting drawn into an argument, I am just fed up of seeing them same thing recycled by British watch companies - old planes, cars, spirit of adventure, historical events from British history etc. It's a yawn-fest for me.In what watch? Those are for the future models which have not been shown or announced yet shy of the teasers of the prototypes in the video. We don't know the reason behind those new watches yet either so for all you know it isn't just a watch sat on the bonnet of car x for no reason. Likewise the previous watches all had specific stories/reasons for their design and inspiration. What I gather from what you are saying is that a watch has to have a historical connection to something to be inspired by it, as opposed to the maker just liking land speed records or boats or planes and as such wants to create a watch as a nod to that liking.
Just a correction though, I bought into the brand because I liked the watch first, as that's what I saw when someone linked me to the Morar last year and I wanted it. It was only after I'd looked into them that I saw the adventure events, charity drives etc in their journal. They do their part to support British things, I do my part to support British businesses
That is everything I want in a watch. Can you tell me where you got it from and roughly how much it cost?
I got it from a pawn shop in Japan who sell via online auctions for around £400. It didn't arrive like this, it was all dirty and looked a bit sorry for itself. This was the image in a advert. As you can see it was a bit of a gamble on my part.
It needed a NOS plexi glass (£190) and a service (£120). Buying one here in Europe would probably set you back between £900 to £1500.
The watch is actually a late version of the Universal Geneve Polerouter Super. This particular ref is quite hard to come by but there are other versions available on Chrono24.
https://www.chrono24.co.uk/search/i...e&searchexplain=1&watchTypes=&accessoryTypes=
As with all vintage watches, you need to do your research on a watch before you buy one. There are a LOT of bad ones out there. A good place to start for the Polerouter is this website: https://universalgenevepolerouter.com/.
Thanks a lot I really appreciate it, going by that website I'm guessing this is your one:
https://i1.wp.com/universalgenevepolerouter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/869119-.jpg?ssl=1
Really jealous, I'd ask if you were willing to sell it but I assume that's against forum rules so never mindNo, that is a ref 869119. The case is different on it. Mine is 869112. There isn't a picture on there for it yet, it is mentioned in the reference tables though.
Really jealous, I'd ask if you were willing to sell it but I assume that's against forum rules so never mind
I'm not getting drawn into an argument, I am just fed up of seeing them same thing recycled by British watch companies - old planes, cars, spirit of adventure, historical events from British history etc. It's a yawn-fest for me.
They make nice looking watches though.