Aftrunner Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Follow up question. What are my options for getting the dial on my Pilot cleaned up and the crystal replaced? I dont want to get a new dial (its a pretty old watch and I really love its look but the dial has seen better days lol). Can the dials of Pilot be cleaned and touched up? Or am I looking at a straight replacement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puns Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Most cities have guys who repair and service hmt watches. If you are in Delhi, there is Javed Khan. He sells old watches too. https://www.thedelhiwalla.com/2015/07/29/city-hangouts-javed-khans-old-swiss-watches-new-markazi-market/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad2689 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Hey guys I'm planning on buying a smart watch. Could you tell me which is the best one available in the market for Android users Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, rad2689 said: Hey guys I'm planning on buying a smart watch. Could you tell me which is the best one available in the market for Android users Using the samsung watch, no complaints. Look up on OLX many sealed one on sale, pople who got it with S10+ trying to make some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad2689 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Gear s3 frontier or the galaxy smart watch?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Just now, rad2689 said: Gear s3 frontier or the galaxy smart watch?? Galaxy watch the latest version. S3 frontier is 3 year old now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Bird Bird Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 6 hours ago, rad2689 said: Gear s3 frontier or the galaxy smart watch?? Primary differences are GW has a slightly upgraded processor, double the RAM and about 90 mAh bigger battery. The screen, OS etc remain the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 So here is one of the two HMT's I am currently rotating at work. Need a better strap tho. :/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 And here is the other one - @Black_Hawk Thanks for the aliexpress nato strap tip mate. Came in today and the quality is really fantastic. Ridiculously good considering the price. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Hawk Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 @Aftrunner: I'm happy you got yourself some nice, comfortable Nato straps! Beautiful Jubilee you have there My Juntah says "Hi!"... And in the meantime I'm waiting to get served with a heavy Customs Duty bill tomorrow as I have a watch coming in from Creationwatches Singapore tomorrow! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 Oooh what did you pick up? That janata looks gorgeous on that red strap BTW. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Hawk Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 21 hours ago, Aftrunner said: Oooh what did you pick up? That janata looks gorgeous on that red strap BTW. Thank-you my friend! I had ordered an Orient Bambino from Creationwatches Singapore (CW) on the 30th last month. It arrived in India pretty quick and was taken to Kolkata Customs for Clearance on the 11th of July. After 5 days it was retained by Customs with the following status: Retention Reason: CN22/ 23 Missing/ Inappropriate I waited for the next 3 days but there were no more updates. I knew I had to take charge of this otherwise this would get stuck for God knows how long. I searched out the email for Kolkata Customs online and sent them a cover letter requesting them to kindly release my parcel and included the Invoice from CW, payment details (my Credit Card statement showing the transaction with other areas greyed out) and a screenshot of the Tracking status. Having sent this I then waited patiently. On the 23rd of July, the status was updated to: Retention Reason: Other. This status I knew from past experience meant that the parcel was taken under the process of clearance. Yesterday it was finally cleared and this afternoon I received it! CW declared full Invoice Value of $167 (SGD) on the parcel as well (I paid this). Customs Duty charged was Rs.3656/-, approximately 42% which is what is usually charged on Imported watches. So, Customs Duty included, total I paid was around 12.2k INR which is great considering that the Bambino is sold in India by Orient for 18.9k P.S. The CN22 form was very much there on the parcel. The Customs people just updated that missing/ inappropriate for holding it and levying the duty on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Black_Hawk said: Thank-you my friend! I had ordered an Orient Bambino from Creationwatches Singapore (CW) on the 30th last month. It arrived in India pretty quick and was taken to Kolkata Customs for Clearance on the 11th of July. After 5 days it was retained by Customs with the following status: Retention Reason: CN22/ 23 Missing/ Inappropriate I waited for the next 3 days but there were no more updates. I knew I had to take charge of this otherwise this would get stuck for God knows how long. I searched out the email for Kolkata Customs online and sent them a cover letter requesting them to kindly release my parcel and included the Invoice from CW, payment details (my Credit Card statement showing the transaction with other areas greyed out) and a screenshot of the Tracking status. Having sent this I then waited patiently. On the 23rd of July, the status was updated to: Retention Reason: Other. This status I knew from past experience meant that the parcel was taken under the process of clearance. Yesterday it was finally cleared and this afternoon I received it! CW declared full Invoice Value of $167 (SGD) on the parcel as well (I paid this). Customs Duty charged was Rs.3656/-, approximately 42% which is what is usually charged on Imported watches. So, Customs Duty included, total I paid was around 12.2k INR which is great considering that the Bambino is sold in India by Orient for 18.9k P.S. The CN22 form was very much there on the parcel. The Customs people just updated that missing/ inappropriate for holding it and levying the duty on it. Oh man. I have been looking to pick up a Bambino for a while now but I am holding off cause I have a trip to the US in Oct. Its like 120$ on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Orient-Bambino-Japanese-Automatic-Stainless/dp/B01MTS5BFN and I just cant deal with shipping and custom headaches. So I think I will hold off till I then. Or maybe a Presage if I can get a really good deal somewhere. My only worries are 1, its gonna look like a f**king dinner plate on my tiny girly wrist and 2, I will end up getting bored in a month and go back to wearing the HMTs again. Same thing happened to the Seiko 5 I bought last year. Been sitting in the box for a while now. Edited July 25, 2019 by Aftrunner 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpearHea:D Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Didnt know this thread existed, heres mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan.Drake Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Awesome Thread guys. I had stopped buying watches. Hopefully this thread will rekindle that joy in me Been wearing fitbit blaze nowdays for daily wear so don't get to wear watches regularly. This is what i wear currently. And following this thread forced me to take out few of my old purchases. ps: i have not been too kind on keeping them well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otaku.u Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Now.Sent from my BLA-A09 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Hawk Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) Got this recently from the Summer Sale on AliExpress and it really does make me happy when I wear it... Parnis Datejust "Champagne" Dial Edited July 26, 2019 by Black_Hawk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 great photography, i am stuck to Samsung Watch these days, planning to order few straps from AE. Something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizanurification Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, AtheK said: great photography, i am stuck to Samsung Watch these days, planning to order few straps from AE. Something like this. Been using these from Ali for my S3: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/cPpAaU9K Looks pretty good. Edited July 27, 2019 by Mizanurification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Mizanurification said: Been using these from Ali for my S3: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/cPpAaU9K Looks pretty good. Yes saw a friend using it, looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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