Poor man's watch thread

[DerangedGoose]

Saw this one on an Emirates flight in the duty-free catalog, and almost got it for a novelty- asked to see and handle it and decided maybe they didn't pay cosmonauts much in 1959, it felt like a cheap Timex from that era! Decided to give it a pass, even for $125...

Anyone familiar with this brand? Is reputed to have been on Yuri Gagarin's wrist when he went into space...

Yuri most certainly wore a shturmanskie, but I doubt it was anything like this one. It was probably the officer level chronograph model.

They make some good watches, but avoid the hokey "commemorative" editions. As a general rule, I avoid any russian watches with english writing. Just seems inauthentic to me.

 

[ryoneo]

Close ups of my Orient

 

[DerangedGoose]

I really wish companies wouldnt put stupid things like "water resist" on the dial, especially on such a clean and minimalist watch

 

[Cantabrigian]

Especially confusing on a watch that isn't especially water resistant...

 

[Cant kill da Rooster]



sold my squale and picked this up

Nice! Just picked up an Antea. Been looking at various pilots. Love their Chrono design.

 

[WhoKnewI]

I have an Antea KS as well. Really love these two watches and the flieger is a perfect fit for me. If I sell one of my sinn chronos, I'd consider picking up the marine chronograph. Its a gorgeous piece and I was enamored by it when I saw it in the metal this past summer (Jorge had a little exhibition in his hotel room).

 

[Channel 0]

I've got an Antea 365 on order from Stowa. ETA is mid July . Till then, I purchased a Hamilton intra-matic 38mm.

 

[DerangedGoose]

nice hamilton, how much was it?

 

[Channel 0]



nice hamilton, how much was it?

I bought it from a grey market online retailer for $555+shipping. I think it normally sells for $800-$900 at an AD.

 

[deveandepot1]



Nice! Just picked up an Antea. Been looking at various pilots. Love their Chrono design.

Where did you get the strap? Did it come with the watch?

 

[Kai]

Cross post from the Watch Appreciation Thread:

A vintage 1974 Seiko chronograph, that has become known as the "Pogue" Chronograph after Colonel William Pogue, an astronaut who was on the Skylab mission.

Pogue's Seiko chronograph was something of a stowaway on the skylab mission. It wasn't an approved piece of kit, but he just brought it along anyway, and it became the first automatic movement watch in space. An alert Seiko aficionado noticed it in a mission picture of Pogue that was published in National Geographic. (The folks at Omega must have been pissed.)

Here's mine:

 

[Cant kill da Rooster]



Where did you get the strap? Did it come with the watch?

His looks stock but if you are asking me... I asked Stowa to substitute their black Nappa 22mm with contrast stitching. They did so at no cost. I was going to put the strap aside and order a cordovan or another leather strap that looked a bit more dressy but after wearing it for awhile, I think the Nappa strap works pretty well. Sporty yes, but given the size of the watch (41mm), it works better as a casual wearer or OCBD.

 

[Lavoisier]

Can anybody point me towards a decent watch with a wide leather strap?

 

[WhoKnewI]

ye if you were asking me, mine is stock. Great strap.

 

[WorkingClassDude]



Can anybody point me towards a decent watch with a wide leather strap?

Haha that is about the broadest possible question to ask on a watch thread =)