Say Hi to these two! (long)

[gmt16750]

Hi guys, here are just a couple of pics showing my two latest buys:

The first is a kinda 'Love it or Hate it' watch - some people feel the 'Dirk Pitt' on the dial is a bit OTT, while others actively seek out this model. I like it and that's all that really matters, right? I felt that if I was buying a Doxa Sub then it HAD to be an orange dial and, yes, I'm a big Cussler fan! ;D.
The Doxa is a 'solid, chunky' feeling watch - just how I like my divers to feel, also the lume is VERY good indeed.


The second watch is one I debated for a while over.
I have wanted a skeleton watch for a while now but couldn't justify a watch from one of the 'Great Houses' as I very rarely will wear such a watch so I started looking at more affordable ones and Rotary seemed to my mind to be a decent marque for reasonable money. So I began looking at Rotary skeleton watches for around the £60 - £120 mark but on closer inspection they looked, well.......small and cheap.
Then I found this Rotary and I really liked it right away.
It is quite large at about 40mm inc. crown and is part of a Limited Edition (No.372/500) worldwide and even came with it's own personal cherrywood (I think!) Rotary watch winder that rotates both ways - a nice piece to go with the watch IMO.



Sorry for the crappy pics guys and feel free to comment on either watch - good or bad!
Regards - Neil.

[Sam]

Congrats on the new additions Neil! I'm a big Clive Cussler fan myself, so I think the Dirk Pitt on the dial is kinda cool.

[natgas]

I'm in with it too! Big fan here! Congrats!

[rambler]

I actually really like that Rotary Neil. Good find.



Best

Rambler

[mamas]

love the doxa neil.. was close to buying a zeno homage watch myself.. a classic imho.. not sure about the rotary skeletised watch though.. not really my taste.. as i dont like skeletised watches.. but still looks nice.
congratulations!
mamas

[mike]

Hey Neil,
I think the Rotary is cool,I like the romans.
Love the Doxa!! Agreed,an orange dial is a must on one.
Well done! How does the bracelet feel? Looks very comfortable.

[Adam]

Very nice Doxa, I really like it

[gmt16750]

Thanks for the comments guys much appreciated.
It's good to see some different views on these - a case of different strokes for.........you know what I mean!
It'd be quite boring if we all liked the exact same things.

mike said:

Hey Neil,
I think the Rotary is cool,I like the romans.
Love the Doxa!! Agreed,an orange dial is a must on one.
Well done! How does the bracelet feel? Looks very comfortable.

I have to say Mike that the 'Rice bead' bracelet is one of the most comfy that I have ever worn and even with such a heavy case the watch still stays put!
Very chuffed with both watches ;D

[erik]

Wow the second one, impressive..

[AntonisCy]

a friend of mine in Cyprus bought the same Rotary few weeks ago... great watch

[Ben]

Gotta love the Doxa!

I'm a big Dirk Pitt fan. Always a fun read.

Congrats on a neat watch.

-Ben

[udxtdk9]

I think the Rotary is gorgeous, although I would prefer Arabic, but that's just me. May I ask the what movement is in it, approximate price, and the WR?

Enjoy them both, and wear them in good health!

[mamas]

Neil, how is the doxa dirk pitt different from the regular ornage doxa?? and does it have a sapphire crystal or acryllic?
thanks
mamnas

[gmt16750]

udxtdk9 said:

May I ask the what movement is in it, approximate price, and the WR?

I have no idea of the movement but it's a fast beat and keeps great time, somewhere between £300-£400 and it's WR to 50m but it's not the type of watch I'd wear for watersports!

mamas said:

Neil, how is the doxa dirk pitt different from the regular ornage doxa?? and does it have a sapphire crystal or acryllic?
thanks
mamnas

Hi mamas, AFAIK there is no difference apart from the dial markings kinda similar to the Red and White dialed Rolex 1680 Subs from the 1970's. There may be some difference on the caseback markings as well but I'm not 100% sure about this. The Dirk Pitt model also came with an orange Rubber Doxa strap as well as the 'rice bead' bracelet and slightly different packaging (I think!).
The crystal is a slightly domed Sapphire.

Cheers - Neil.

[JIM]

Those really are quite diffrent from what we usually see around here. Nice pick up. Enjoy.