Why did I sell this watch? I’ll never know. Biggest mistake I ever made in the watch world. It’s a Fortis Spacematic Automatic.
Hello everyone. Sorry to derail this thread a little, but I need some help from the watch guys
(I’m more into knives and I try not to get interested in other stuff like lights, lighters, fidget tools, watches and whatnot… 
Anyways, I own a Skagen watch (809XLTBLN) and I’m kinda bored to repair the leather straps every half year.
I was considering making a new one, sewn, not glued, but I have more other projects to finish.
The metal band is well above € 50, maybe one of you watch pros knows where to get it cheaper or maybe a China made version.
Thanks in advance
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I'm not sure if this will help, but...
I get stainless steel mesh bands from "goodcheapman" on eBay:
http://stores.ebay.com/jrrs7777
I learned about him on watchuseek.com:
This is my latest purchase from goodcheapman:
I've had it about 2 years, and I love it.
According to my research, if you want higher quality stainless steel mesh than what goodcheapman has, it's going to be quite a bit more expensive.
I have the exact same opinion: this may be the Rolex that pleases my eye the most….
Thank you 
The biggest problem is that the wristband is not held with pins like usually but the strap is held with 2 little screws.
On the leather version there’s a thin metal sheet with 2 holes for the screws between the 2 sheets of leather.
I guess I will write to this shop in the evening
^ That’s a serious collection of key chain gadgets!
Love it weklund, the orange malk and deep blue is simply awesome :sunglasses:
As an aspiring watch-collector, with only 2 Citizens and 1 Seiko :), does anyone know of a chronograph watch that you can just turn the outside bezel to 30 minutes, for example, and it chimes an alarm when the time is up?
Don’t really want to use a digital watch if possible.
Thanks for any suggestions
Lou.
I’ve never seen that, I think the separate spring and bell would double the size of the watch.
It’s sad because most quartz watches have alarms that are too quiet, especially if they are also waterproof.
(Speaker is inside the waterproofing, plus usually in the back against your wrist.)
wle
I would be shocked if any of you had the honor, privilege and the pleasure of owning this classic.
I’ve never seen it either but had just a glimmer of hope, thanks for squashing it.
i could be wrong.
wle
Hi Lou,
I’ve been collecting watches for some 30 years and never seen a wrist watch with rotating bezel alarm. The Seiko Bell Matic with internal rotating alarm set bezel ring is as close to what desire that I have seen. Although not a chronograph it is automatic. Rather small on the wrist (36mm) compared to most of today’s 40mm plus diameter watches.
One of my vintage Seiko Bell-Matic’s Mdl 4006-6010
Youtube links:
Although a digital …. the Casio G-Shock GD-350-1D is a very cool vibrating wrist alarm with several alarm settings.
G-Shock GD-350-1 Review
You guys are BORING with all these commonly used watches!!
Not as classic as my HENDRIX watch[300 made],The Wittnauer was more common in its time.
It still works,have not worn it in years. As soon as I picked it up it started ticking again! :+1:
No problem, I was just busting chops but it doesn’t always convey well with the written word.
Found a couple of vids with that Seiko, it’s got such a vintage sound (and look) to it…I love it.
Sometimes I just need a quick nap or break and it would be nice to have an audible reminder that I could quickly set to 15-minutes or so without having to cycle through some buttons.
That Casio looks about as like as close as I’ll get.
Thanks.
Lou.
with digital watches, if they have a timer [it is a little uncommon], usually you set a time, like say 10 minutes, and after that you just go to the timer function and START it.
unless you want to change the time, at least you don;t have to reprogram it every time
though nothing is easier than a dial…
‘dive’ style watches do have rotating bezels
they just are not used for a countdown timer
though they DO make a handy stopwatch, just turn bezel to where 0 is NOW, voila bezel becomes a stopwatch with no button pressing
wle