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Wattie

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I bought it and was concerned that the build quality would be a bit H Samuel but I was very pleasantly surprised how good it was for the money when it turned up.
I think yours is the pic of the bunch. Very nice and totally different.
 

Wattie

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Has anyone bought a watch from Panzera?


I've just ordered this as a cheapie to rotate amongst the dailies as I'm increasingly uncomfortable wearing my more valuable watches in unfamiliar places. Watch theft is massively on the up and violence seems to feature increasingly with these robberies.


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It's due to arrive next week, I will report back with initial findings.
Did it arrive?
 

MarkMas

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The Big Pilot watches are exactly that - BIG! .....

Ernest Jones have a nice 'how would it look' feature so you can preview. For example here is a comparison between the rather nice 39mm Bell & Ross BRS (£1,900) and the distinctly chunky (and twice as heavy) 42mm BR03 (£3,100)


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Nayf

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Nah. Here is my cute little gold Raymond Weil. Was a daily for about 5 years. Scuffed up in bar-room brawls, but I like it that way.

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I have an MHD for that. For some reason I keep clobbering it on doors, through steering wheels and the like.

I'm considering 'pulling the trigger' – as I believe the phrase is – on one of these...
 

MarkMas

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I have an MHD for that. For some reason I keep clobbering it on doors, through steering wheels and the like.

I'm considering 'pulling the trigger' – as I believe the phrase is – on one of these...

It's very, er, blue!
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But I like this one.
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And I'm thinking of replacing the rubber strap on my B&R with a black mesh one like this.
 

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I have an MHD for that. For some reason I keep clobbering it on doors, through steering wheels and the like.

I'm considering 'pulling the trigger' – as I believe the phrase is – on one of these...
I really like the Detomaso one.
 

MAF260

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Did it arrive?

Yes. I forgot to follow up on this. It arrived within 3 days to the UK from Australia - impressive! Very happy with it; I wore it in London at the weekend, felt a lot safer and less paranoid by not having to keep alert for watch thieves!

It comes very well presented - decent box, literature etc. The watch is quite heavy which is my preference; hardware and strap etc are all of a quality which belies the price IMO. Happy punter so far. It also seems to keep better time than my Milgauss GV - I've always found Rolexes not great time keepers. Maybe it's due a service?
 

Nayf

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I have indeed pulled the trigger. Now to explain this to the wife…

I am also looking for something more formal - something like the attached but not £25,000.
Clean, crisp, elegant. Unlike the wearer (me). Anyone got any suggestions <£500?
 

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