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Anthony.
路Incoming....probably my Heuer Stopwatch Grail piece. Needs a little "Glam up"
but once its done it will be beautiful.
What is your next purchase? / Wishlist?
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HoltzPlatz
路Looks just fine from my seat, maybe a lil polish on the glass. Would be a fantastic Monaco! 馃槞
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Anthony.
路Looks just fine from my seat, maybe a lil polish on the glass. Would be a fantastic Monaco! 馃槞
Not running perfectly.
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Albert-AMG
路路TAG Heuer Forums ModeratorIncoming....probably my Heuer Stopwatch Grail piece. Needs a little "Glam up"but once its done it will be beautiful.
And what about the matching Monaco? 馃槈
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Anthony.
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Thank you my friend.
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anothertagfan
路stunning. Im starting to see a picture here Anthony. Obviously im very late to the party here, but im sensing and seeing that you might just have an incredible tag/heuer collection mate.
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Albert-AMG
路路TAG Heuer Forums ModeratorArriving next Monday 馃槉
I had the original G-Shock (DW-5000C) around 40 years ago as a daily watch during some years, and this new DW-5000R is the best tribute: made in Japan (in the same Yamagata factory), Stainless Steel case, same design, same digital functions 馃憤馃徏
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Mspeedster
路Arriving next Monday 馃槉
I had the original G-Shock (DW-5000C) around 40 years ago as a daily watch during some years, and this new DW-5000R is the best tribute: made in Japan (in the same Yamagata factory), Stainless Steel case, same design, same digital functions 馃憤馃徏
Here's my new to me Casio TS-1000, the world's first wristwatch with a built in Thermometer. It was launched in 1982 and famously worn by Ayrton Senna in 1984. Mine works perfectly and is in good condition for a vintage 40+ year old plastic watch.
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Albert-AMG
路路TAG Heuer Forums ModeratorCongrats Albert! I also just bought a Casio. 馃榾
Here's my new to me Casio TS-1000, the world's first wristwatch with a built in Thermometer. It was launched in 1982 and famously worn by Ayrton Senna in 1984. Mine works perfectly and is in good condition for a vintage 40+ year old plastic watch.
Also congrats to you! 馃憦馃徏 For sure it鈥檚 more difficult to find this Casio Thermometer in so good condition 馃憤馃徏 I also had this one, previously to the G-Shock. At that time I didn鈥檛 know that Ayrton also had one, I just found it technically interesting (I remember that you have to remove the watch from the wrist during some minutes to have an accurate temperature reading). But I was around 12-14 years old, and this one was not so strong as the G-Shock 馃槄
I have very good memories with the G-Shock, it even was my daily watch during my military service (it was mandatory at that time in my country), but a few years later, the plastic covering the stainless steel case began to crumble, rendering it useless. I hope this 2025 re-creation is made with more durable materials! 馃槈
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Mspeedster
路Thanks Michael! 馃槉
Also congrats to you! 馃憦馃徏 For sure it鈥檚 more difficult to find this Casio Thermometer in so good condition 馃憤馃徏 I also had this one, previously to the G-Shock. At that time I didn鈥檛 know that Ayrton also had one, I just found it technically interesting (I remember that you have to remove the watch from the wrist during some minutes to have an accurate temperature reading). But I was around 12-14 years old, and this one was not so strong as the G-Shock 馃槄
I have very good memories with the G-Shock, it even was my daily watch during my military service (it was mandatory at that time in my country), but a few years later, the plastic covering the stainless steel case began to crumble, rendering it useless. I hope this 2025 re-creation is made with more durable materials! 馃槈
I find playing with temperature reading the most fun part of owning the watch. I figured out setting the temperature alarms and the stopwatch function, but there's a few other features that I don't understand. Need to find a manual somewhere.
BTW, Casio has very nice history pages on their website, starting with their first watch from 1974: https://www.casio.com/us/watches/50th/Heritage/1970s/
It's quite interesting for anyone who's owned a Casio, which many of us have at one time or another.
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Mspeedster
路At that time I didn鈥檛 know that Ayrton also had one, I just found it technically interesting (I remember that you have to remove the watch from the wrist during some minutes to have an accurate temperature reading).
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路Good to see so much old Casio love. This is a NoS version of my first watch, mid 90s 1/1000th lap timer with a remote trigger for the start/stop (hence the sticking out red button). Obviously I鈥檝e never used that functionality in either iteration, but it鈥檚 a nice idea.
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Mspeedster
路Inspired by the Singapore GP F1 Solargraph's release, I decided to look for an original blue 381.513. I was able to find one in mint condition at a price more like the pre-KITH hype days. It just arrived today. I've nicknamed it the Nelson Piquet.
Nelson wore this model with a matching blue strap at several races during his 1987 world championship winning season.
I actually already had a NOS navy blue strap waiting for this watch. But I feel the dark navy blue doesn't match the case's blue. Unlike Nelson's strap, which is a bright blue that matches the case. So, I'm on the fence about whether to use the navy blue strap. I'll probably just wear it on the black until I can find a unicorn bright blue OEM strap. (I know such a strap exists, because someone on Instagram showed me a pic of his F1 381.513 with matching bright blue strap. He said he bought it from the store that way.)
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Thehighwayman
路^ Lovely, looks virtually new old stock! 馃憤
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Mspeedster
路^ Lovely, looks virtually new old stock! 馃憤
But I am a little worried about the movement. The crown feels a bit stiff when setting the date and time compared to my other F1s. It's been keeping very accurate time though; it's an ETA 955.412.
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Thehighwayman
路Thank you! Yes, cosmetically it's nearly flawless. Not a mark on the case, bezel or crystal.
But I am a little worried about the movement. The crown feels a bit stiff when setting the date and time compared to my other F1s. It's been keeping very accurate time though; it's an ETA 955.412.
I would think it's a bit dry in the setting mechanism, oils have probably dried up.
Sometimes they ease with some regular use, conversely they can get tighter. Does it feel smooth or a bit notchy?
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Mspeedster
路Looking at it would say it's seen very little previous use and may have sat for a long time .
I would think it's a bit dry in the setting mechanism, oils have probably dried up.
Sometimes they ease with some regular use, conversely they can get tighter. Does it feel smooth or a bit notchy?
Is there a technique to lube the setting mechanism without taking the movement apart?
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Thehighwayman
路It doesn't feel notchy, I'd say on the smoother side. But stiff in that it takes greater finger strength to set the time/date compared to my other watches.
Is there a technique to lube the setting mechanism without taking the movement apart?
On the second point, not really or not that I would recommend anyway.
I have heard of people pulling the stem and putting a drop of thin watch oil on the square section.They are basically trusting to luck that some of it will end up on the teeth of the sliding pinion then on to the setting wheel and anywhere else that is dry. It could work but it's a bodge as we say over here!
Doing it properly is a dial and date wheel off job.