Ohh Help... Wot to do...wot to do??

[mondeov6 0]

Hi,

 

I am sitting here pondering over a "small problem"..... What would you do??

 

I promised my brother in law a nice present for helping me with welding job on my Mondeo.

Mind you.. he is doing a really great job of it too!! And don´t really want any payment at all.

For me that is out of the question! Of course I must pay him in some way.

 

I bought an Omega Speedmaster from TS thinking that would be the perfect payment. It is

really nice and has the "Lemania" movement wich, by the way I have learned here really is not a true

Lemania but more of a clone Lemania...."Clemania" B) ... perhaps..

 

Thing is.. the more I look at it the more I want it for myself! It is such a beautiful watch!!

Another option is to give him a few bottles of fine Whisky... one of them is a Jameson 1780

wich I know he likes a lot.

 

So do I keep the watch and watch the time pass by possibly for many years to come or..

... do I enjoy some great Whisky and eventually end up looking at some empty bottles??

 

What would you do?

 

Rolf

[Member X 91]

Give him the whisky

[pollux1 3]

Give him the whisky

+1 keep the watch!

[colin 0]

Keep the watch......keep the whisky....Buy him 24 cans of beer ..LOL

[greg_r 81]

I like colin's idea the best.

[madcatlancelot 1]

Give him the watch, keep the whiskey and get yourself another watch.

[Vector 0]

Give him the Mondeo . Get tipsy . Keep the watch .

[mondeov6 0]

LOL gyus ... you sure have some good tips and suggestions for me!

 

Maybe I should give him the watch, keep the whisky and sell the Mondeo.

Then I can buy myself 24 cans of beer and a bunch of new watches!

 

But seriously... I think I will keep the watch and buy him another one.

 

Is the "Lemania wanna be" movement reliable and well made?

I.e is it a good timekeeper that hopefully will last for some time?

Anyone have some knowledge/experience of this Omega?

 

Thank´s a lot for your input!

 

Rolf

[Baldrick 1]

Yes, it's a very good mov't used in a lot of reps, and the watch is beautiful, I had a steel speedy with the same mov't for a long time before passing it on!

 

[pollux1 3]

@Baldrick do you know of anyone who would have one of those for sale?

[mondeov6 0]

Yes, it's a very good mov't used in a lot of reps, and the watch is beautiful, I had a steel speedy with the same mov't for a long time before passing it on!

 

 

 

Thank´s for helping a newbie/rep illiterate Baldrick! Good to hear from someone far more experienced than myself. Makes me even more sure of keeping it.

The SS Speedmaster looks very nice in the pictures. Are those pictures you own? They are really GREAT pictures!

 

Rolf

[KBH 7]

Thank´s for helping a newbie/rep illiterate Baldrick! Good to hear from someone far more experienced than myself. Makes me even more sure of keeping it.

The SS Speedmaster looks very nice in the pictures. Are those pictures you own? They are really GREAT pictures!

 

Rolf

 

 

 

Only if Baldrick really is TTK.

[apoopoo999 0]

I wish someone would make the 12 hour subdial fully functional in that movement

[Baldrick 1]

@Baldrick do you know of anyone who would have one of those for sale?

 

Narikaa used the same suppliers as TTK, perhaps he may be able to help!

 

Thank´s for helping a newbie/rep illiterate Baldrick! Good to hear from someone far more experienced than myself. Makes me even more sure of keeping it.

The SS Speedmaster looks very nice in the pictures. Are those pictures you own? They are really GREAT pictures!

 

Rolf

 

Only if Baldrick really is TTK.

 

Unfortunately they're not mine, they belong to a long gone dealer TTK, I have access to his stock of photos and post a lot of them, because I like them, as you can see from KBH's post, there is a popular conspiracy theory that I am TTK, because I post so much of his stuff and because I take the odd photo that emulates his style, the reason for that is that I spent a lot of time on Skype with TTK. sharing stories, jokes and with me asking advice and learning how to take photos, we're both Scottish, with similar wit, so got on very well, it's only natural that members latch onto any conspiracy theory that pops up, I get a kick and a laff out of it

[sconehead 5]

...were you lovers then?

 

 

[mondeov6 0]

I wish someone would make the 12 hour subdial fully functional in that movement

 

But at least it looks ok twice in a 24 hour period! .....

 

No I agree.. it would be nice with a proper function of the subdial.

Other than that I think the watch is awsome!

 

Rolf

[mrtepax 0]

keep the watch, buy him another one, share the whisky and go out for some señoritas

[Demsey 9]

it's only natural that members latch onto any conspiracy theory that pops up

 

Here 'Baldrick' use this pic as an avatar.

 

 

 

 

People will think you are Dave.

[Baldrick 1]

I have no desire to appear the progeny of John Goodman, nor an intellectually bereft dwarf

[AllergyDoc 40]

Baldy uses the space bar too much to be Dave.

[Baldrick 1]

So, is that 'space-bar' Dave or 'space-head' Dave, I don't know the guy, but he looks like the Grand Wazoo of The 21st Chapter of The Imperial Order of Grand Pricks, no?

[greg_r 81]

So, is that 'space-bar' Dave or 'space-head' Dave, I don't know the guy, but he looks like the Grand Wazoo of The 21st Chapter of The Imperial Order of Grand Pricks, no?

 

Uncanny. Absolutely uncanny.

[Baldrick 1]

Did I hit the mark?

[greg_r 81]

Did I hit the mark?

 

Oh yeah. You nailed it...

[Demsey 9]

I don't know the guy

 

You know which were my favorite years on these boards? Well, I'm not quite sure of the number myself, but they equate that number before 'Dave123' registered RWG. Those.