New Watch Week!

SO I have gone on a bit of a shopping spree getting into watches. First, I started with a Hamilton Field Khaki Manual Date, which convinced me I could handle a manual wound watch/wearing one every day.

Next, I picked up my Speedy Pro on ebay, which I posted pictures of before.

After that, I picked up the Farer Lander GMT IV after seeing pictures of it, and convinced myself I was "done". I even went on vacation with just the Speedy/Farer, and was 'happy'. BUUUT while on vacation, we were going to go swimming, and I found myself wondering what to wear. The Speedy isn't a swimming watch, and the Farer is 100m but says 'no jumping or diving' (and is on a leather band).

I found myself without a good watch to wear! Fortunately WUS came to the rescue and I found a recently serviced Blue Bond SMP automatic (2531.80), and ordered that. It missed my vacation swim (which ended up just having a naked wrist and having to count on my wife's sports watch), but it'll be here for next time!



I'm very happy with it so far! I got what I think is a solid deal on it for a full-kit. It is a 41mm case, which I was a bit afraid would wear too large, but it seems to fit perfect! I switched over to a blue Omega rubber band, as I dislike wearing a bracelet, and it is quite comfortable. Lume is nice, and the watch is much more attractive than I thought!

BUUUT I called this "New Watch Week". While browsing last night, I also saw that on Chrono24 there was a watch at a really good price that was the 'other' "last watch" I was going to buy. I ordered it yesterday from Japan, and it seems it'll show up tomorrow! However, I'm going to make ya'll wait and see.

I got three watches this week. (well one watch and two empty cases I had movements for.)

Hopefully this will do it for a while. I need to clean and strap the watches I already have.

The one thing I got going for me is that these two fill up my second watch roll! My Hamilton, Citizen SkyHawk, and Casio end up in my 3 watch roll, and all 3 Omegas + my Farer in the 4 watch one I've been using as my 'primary'.

Alright, my other purchase this week: A black Denim Railmaster! Shipped from Japan with a brand new filled in warranty card, which makes me think I bought from an AD accidentally. Either way, it cost less than 1/2-MSRP after import duties. The black denim/orange one tickled my fancy the moment I saw it, and it was available at a good price! I don't wear bracelets, so it wasn't worth ~$400 for the bracelet, plus the denim band looks great to me (I know, I broke the 'always get the bracelet' rule).

Impressions so far are very positive. It is a bit thicker than anticipated, but the dial and hands are more attractive than photos show. Screwdown crown was a touch of a surprise, but I guess that means I should have looked into it closer than just the pictures 😀

The band is fantastic, it has the metal lined pin holes (for the pin buckle) that I thought were a really nice feature on my Hamilton.

Overall very attractive. BUT, I know you all like photos, so here we go:

It came in a box containing 2 boxes. 1 big cardboard Omega box (background) containing a white Omega box with the wood box inside it. Alas, no watch.



Second was a box with the watch and instructions (plus a receipt from the seller). I'll note the seller was great, shipped within a few hours of my money getting into Escrow, and arrived overnight over the pacific!

Inside the bubble wrap, the watch plus the 3 plastic cards. My first such cards!


Next to the watch I took off my wrist to put this one on (see higher in the thread!)



A good look at the band and dial texture.


And of course, on the wrist!





That brings my Omega collection up to 3, and hopefully my watch collection to a close for a while. Only downside is now the decision on which watch to wear every day is that much harder. My poor speedy hasn't been on my wrist in days!