when i went watch hunting i found titanium too light,

Good Solid Weighted Watch = Quality feel
Good Solid Titanium Watch = Cheap Chinese Copy

Try and Buy, best way forward  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

tenet wrote:

Check the small print on your help to buy ISA - read somewhere that money is only released AFTER property is purchased. If this is the case chocolate tea pots come to mind.

You still get paid decent interest on money in there (3% which beats normal ISA's). Basically, the solicitor applies to the government for their cheque towards the total amount owed when going through the motions

P.S, good choice Steve  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey

I hope your right Doc - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/personal-bankin...-worth-it/ MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

So in a nutshell, the bonus is applied for but the Government don't part with it until completion. Only thing for it (short of family help) is to obtain a figure on what the bonus will be and do a transfer to bank on one of my credit cards for that amount then pay the resulting bill with the cheque and stomach the interest!

Might forget the house and buy a watch instead  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey

This is my normal everyday (not work though, as I work with machines) watch. It is a Seiko Kinetic made from titanium. It was an engagement present from the Mrs in 2002 and has some scuffs on it. As others have said it is a marmite thing and I love the weight of it. I also appreciate the work that has gone into making it, as I have had to work with titanium when fixing aircraft.. My wedding ring is titanium and I would love a titanium bike. You could say I like the material.

Gav.

I bet you can't wait for that hip replacement eh, Gav?  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Guess what Roger W Smith drives
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/episode-1-roger-w-smith 2007 hse auto

Damn! I've changed my mind again! Or rather, I've had it changed for me. Mrs D was going shopping over Bluewater last night and I thought I'd tag along, knowing there is an Omega shop over there and I could nudge her in and show her the watch I wanted. Went in there and was looking around when she spotted one that I hadn't considered before, mainly because of the price. It was a Tresor De Ville in gold with a crocodile leather strap. I know I said I didn't want gold but she said as it's a dress watch and will probably be passed on to my son (FFS, let me die first!) it would be a nice keepsake. Anyway, it's a manual winding watch, thin, very thin, and has just what I want - an hour, minute and second hand and a date window plus, and I don't know why I particularly want it but I do, it has a glass rear cover so you can see the movement. Not going to be used for diving or measuring speeds with a lap counter and all that gubbins so no chunky bits around the edge. Just perfect and comes with the wifey seal of approval. Won't be buying it in the U.K. - you can get Omega watches with 20% off in the Gibraltar Omega store so a weekend away may be on the cards although they will courier it to the UK from Spain for the same price. I am DEFINATELY sticking at this. Roll on my birthday.




By the way, when the shop assistant asked if we would be be buying it on finance and we told him no, he said "We give guestures". What are guestures? Did he mean a discount? Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

If you like that have a look at the Rolex Cellini

Here's a used one https://www.blowers-jewellers.co.uk/produc...Aq828P8HAQ

Mine has a Slate coloured face and Black strap which you can specify when you buy /order a new one

One thing to consider is the up keep of a nice watch, I have a Rolex Gold Cellini and my Wife has a Rolex Oyster perpetual. I've had to replace the strap on mine twice (Crocodile) at £300 a go and both mine and my Wife's have had to go away for repair once out of guarantee. About £400 per watch each time. We bought my Son an Omega Seamaster for his 21'st that has gone wrong twice in 10 years and cost about £350 for each repair

I will say though that if you send them back to the manufacturer for repair they come back looking like new and the work has a 2 year guarantee which I was thankful for last year when my Rolex started gaining time and was done FOC .

Ian. 2007 TD4 XS The work horse that earns its up keep
2013 SD4 HSE The posh one for towing the caravan
1973 Triumph Stag I bought in 2009 and restored.

Interesting site if you want a top line watch.


www.fellows.co.uk MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

Getting near to buying and my arse is twitching like a rabbits nose - it's a lot of money after all! Everywhere has them at the RRP but I managed to find one Omega dealer having a sale so 15% off. Got on to the Gibraltar dealer and he could only offer 11% discount on this model so got back onto the Omega boutique near to me and told them my best price so far. He said they can offer 'gestures' but not over the phone. I have to be in the store and ready to buy. I suppose it's so I don't start playing one off against the other. Up until now it's just been figures on paper but now it's starting to look like real money!

Part of my problem is that it is really for my 60th birthday but that isn't until next November but with such a good discount, I'm tempted to jump in early. The Omega dealer appears to be only competing on price because one other dealer has it on sale and that more than likely will not be the situation in a years time. Oh I'm bloody torn. It can be for my 59th instead I suppose.

Are Omega dealers like Land Rover dealers at the start of winter - take it at our price or go without, a closed shop with a bit of price fixing going on and is discounting the exception or the rule for this watch brand?  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Mmm mmm!! Zenith

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/range-rover-zenith-watch 2007 hse auto

Just bought this as a daily wearer, my trusty Seiko has been problematic recently and I had seen these. Love their automatics too but not for work.

A nice watch is worth having methinks. Bought a Heueeueueur Auto Sports watch for about £200 in 1979 - value now between £2500 and £2800. Mine does not say Tag on the face so quite collectable.
Bought a half yellow Roller Sub in 1983 for about £2700 - value now £8500....., wish I had bought ten........

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I have always wanted one of these. really classy stuff.


 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE