Random musings and general banter.

[Scraping the barrel]

Baldy headed gimp - fantastic description

Almost. Perfidious baldy headed gimp is spot on

 

[Samki]

See it's another 2 weeks before they're dispatched.

The artisans in china need time to mass produce them

 

[Samki]

Almost. Perfidious baldy headed gimp is spot on

Definitely

 

[PhædrusR]

Unless, as Mike so often warns us, they sell out, these Tompions will be adored by another presenter.

"Tompion is a name embedded deep in the history of premium horology.
"Not only do they tell the time, not only do that have a crown, as I say, mineral glass on the face, these are a joy, ok, at a price to clear. You MUST insure these heirloom pieces, alright. Just 'ave a buy, good luck if you get one."

Another horological name mis-//applied to generic automatics.1st prize to the first to find this item model on Ali, etc.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Tompion

Tompion was succeeded by the Arsenal manager.

Thomas Tompion, FRS (1639–1713) was an English clockmaker, watchmaker and mechanician who is still regarded to this day as the "Father of English Clockmaking". Tompion's work includes some of the most historic and important clocks and watches in the world, and can command very high prices whenever outstanding examples appear at auction. A plaque commemorates the house he shared on Fleet Street in London with his equally famous pupil and successor George Graham.

 

[Hammy60]

Well that ain't a good look, something not right with this movement.

Time on watch is 26 minutes to 10, sub dial is at 12. They should be the same.

 

[Scraping the barrel]

I’m gonna get it from the maker for £585. I will feel guilty buying from IW,I don’t want them to lose money

 

[Hammy60]

Another horological name mis-//applied to generic automatics.1st prize to the first to find this item model on Ali, etc.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Tompion

Tompion was succeeded by the Arsenal manager.

Thomas Tompion, FRS (1639–1713) was an English clockmaker, watchmaker and mechanician who is still regarded to this day as the "Father of English Clockmaking". Tompion's work includes some of the most historic and important clocks and watches in the world, and can command very high prices whenever outstanding examples appear at auction. A plaque commemorates the house he shared on Fleet Street in London with his equally famous pupil and successor George Graham.

Nae an exact match, but it's basically the same/similar watch with a different dial, same quality, bracelet etc and price range the Tompion should be in.

 

[Wanderer]

Well that ain't a good look, something not right with this movement.

Time on watch is 26 minutes to 10, sub dial is at 12. They should be the same.

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Is that the one OverMason was shaking earlier to get it going?

Or a non-working sample maybe?

 

[Wanderer]

Hand assembled by artisans with over 40-years experience claims Mikey.

He forgot to sat there is 80 workers sat at their benches in the factory.

 

[Hammy60]

" 2 years warranty hammy, 2 years my friend"


Friend? In yer dreams ya lavvy heid.

 

[HughTwo]

Did I hear correctly?
Of-the-Masons seemed to say "a two year warranty on these, Hammy my friend".
Hammy a mate of the bearded one?

 

[candycane]

Nae an exact match, but it's basically the same/similar watch with a different dial, same quality, bracelet etc and price range the Tompion should be in.

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That's hideous Why would you wear that? Far too much going on, you can barely tell the time.

CC

 

[Hammy60]

Is that the one OverMason was shaking earlier to get it going?

Or a non-working sample maybe?

No.
It's working, it's a 12 hour sub dial and moves very slowly (1 rotation of the sub dial in 12 hours), Mike thinks it's a small seconds sub dial and should be moving accordingly (1 rotation of the sub dial in 60 seconds), in other word Mike's clueless.

 

[Wanderer]

No.
It's working, it's a 12 hour sub dial and moves very slowly (1 rotation of the sub dial in 12 hours), Mike thinks it's a small seconds sub dial and should be moving accordingly (1 rotation of the sub dial in 60 seconds), in other word Mike's clueless.

Ahh, I see thats why I missed the humour in your post with the screenshot.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Please be careful of posting misinformation.

Evening, Peter. When are you back on-air again? Are you doing the Tommy Trumpions?

What I love about your shows in particular is they are misinformation free zones.

 

[cheeky chappie]

Agreed, but how many elderly, non-Internet viewers have that sort of disposable cash and pay IW £2,400 on an Earnshaw watch and aren't mentally incapacitated.

My point was a general one, not product specific.

 

[cheeky chappie]

Thomas Tompion (whoever he is or was) will be turning in his grave at the thought of his good name being attached to these crap watches. They remind of the watches you used to get out of a Lucky Bag when I was a kid.

Only watched a min or so, the gold plating seems to have the plastic look of Swan & Edgar, not quite as bad granted, but still not great.

 

[Samki]

Evening, Peter. When are you back on-air again? Are you doing the Tommy Trumpions?

What I love about your shows in particular is they are misinformation free zones.

Amazing how they point out about misinformation from the contributors on here - but when lies and misinformation is said by the presenters, they go quiet

 

[Hammy60]

Ahh, I see thats why I missed the humour in your post with the screenshot.

I may be off with the 12 hour being wrong, looks like it may be a dual time sub dial and not a plain 12 hour dial, but reading the manual for that movement on the Thomas Tompion web site is confusing how to set it, cause it has the same procedure to set the main time as the dual time which can't be right, as you wouldn't be able to set it to a second time separately without shifting the main hands as well. Could be just a poorly written manual.

But that has nothing to do with Mike thinking it's not working cause it isn't moving like a seconds hand.

 

[Wanderer]

I may be off with the 12 hour being wrong, looks like it may be a dual time sub dial and not a plain 12 hour dial, but reading the manual for that movement on the Thomas Tompion web site is confusing how to set it, cause it has the same procedure to set the main time as the dual time which can't be right, as you wouldn't be able to set it to a second time separately without shifting the main hands as well. Could be just a poorly written manual.

But that has nothing to do with Mike thinking it's not working cause it isn't moving like a seconds hand.

If someone like yourself cannot follow it, then how is some poor sap supposed to?