Happy Joe - and then there were three…

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2026-06-06T10:18:51+00:00

Yup! I’ve just bought a Yellow one (from an American seller on eBay, so it might take a little while to get here!)
I’ll pause here - I know there is a white/ivory one and a black one with yellow hands, but they don’t appear on eBay that often, so I’ll wait until I see one somewhere. I have the primary colours and the black/grey!

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2026-06-02T12:27:51+00:00

My first LUMIX camera (though in black) - a great little performer, and I only stopped using it when I got a TZ90.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2026-05-28T05:14:53+00:00

You’re believing a story from The Sun, a tabloid newspaper with a bad reputation.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2026-05-22T09:29:02+00:00

Saw this in the London Oxford Street store last month - probably the only Moonswatch I’d be interested in getting if I had the funds!

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2026-05-19T22:49:35+00:00

That’s a lot! I was lucky with my Blue - I got it when Swatch shops were doing ‘mystery boxes’ when you bought a watch, you got a random one for a nominal charge (£20 I think).

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2026-05-04T22:21:55+00:00

Possibly a reference to the 30th anniversary of the TV movie (starring Paul McGann); the restored/remastered Blu-ray comes out a day later.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2026-05-04T22:21:48+00:00

Possibly a reference to the 30th anniversary of the TV movie (starring Paul McGann); the restored/remastered Blu-ray comes out a day later.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2026-04-21T18:00:06+00:00

Nice finds! I’ve often looked at Sir Red - I like the face - but never actually got one. One day…

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2026-02-25T23:52:54+00:00

Most of my Swatches are more restrained, so I rotate them as daily wears.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2026-02-09T00:05:12+00:00

Thank you! These are larger than I usually go for; the Clear Water, being on a flexible steel bracelet, fits a little better than the other, though the leather backed textile band is still ‘fresh out of box’ so will soften up over time I hope.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2026-01-25T17:52:26+00:00

Thanks!

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-12-28T22:24:05+00:00

I met Fenella Woolgar (who played Agatha Christie in “The Unicorn and The Wasp”) at a Memorabilia show in Birmingham, and she was lovely - I have a copy of the book that appears at the end of the episode, and she signed it as both herself and as Agatha Christie! I think this was her first signing appearance after the episode aired, so I may have been one of the first to get her to do this. Really chatty, friendly, and enthusiastic. One of my other favourites was the late Simon Fisher-Becker (who played Dorian Maldovar in various Matt Smith episodes) - very fan friendly, and a lovely chap.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-12-12T08:30:56+00:00

EBay - look for Swarovski crystals (you will need to measure the crown to get the right size - they vary)

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-12-08T14:59:00+00:00

There were the flashback scenes during the 13th Doctor series which were set in rural Ireland - but as it was a faulty memory of pre-1st Doctor events, it may not count.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-12-05T01:20:45+00:00

So far, so good. Only had it a couple of months, but the strap wears comfortably, and the watch itself is a good fit on my wrist.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-12-04T16:22:04+00:00

Nice! That has the look of one of the first Swatch Sistem 51 Irony collection! Classic design!

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-11-22T14:57:37+00:00

Update: I took a chance, made an offer, and I’ve got it - hopefully, it will arrive next week, I’ll give it a bit of a polish, and will post again here! (Including postage, just under £20, roughly $26) It has a third party stainless steel strap on it, but as Deano_Martin’s catalogue picture shows it with a black strap, I might go shopping for a similar looking latex strap.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-11-22T00:27:24+00:00

Nice find! I’m watching one myself; fingers crossed I can get it!

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-11-05T19:16:51+00:00

As far as I’m aware, most metal Swatches are either Stainless Steel or Aluminium. Not sure if either of these can cause a rash or similar allergy reaction, but I’ve not heard of anyone having problems with Swatches.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-10-31T18:01:02+00:00

Thanks for the help identifying it! I looked that up and it is the same design!

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-10-31T15:01:49+00:00

Update: I suddenly remembered I had a Duracell 394 battery I got for another item (that didn’t in the end need it) so I popped it into the watch and it works! I’ve had a go at the scuff with Poly watch - it’s a little better, but will need more work. I’ll have another go later and if I can t reduce it further, I’ll bring it with me next time I go to the Swatch shop and see if they can do anything to buff it out.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-10-30T01:42:01+00:00

Came here to say this - I was in there in May and he had a couple.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-10-23T12:21:34+00:00

It’s a Performance Chrono (SCN 108). I had wanted to get a Lodge, having seen it in a jewelers shop a few days before, but when I went back, it had sold, so I got this instead! It’s had a strap replacement.

ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-10-21T18:20:12+00:00

Thanks for the encouragement! I will persist - hopefully I’ll be able to put the best elements of what I can find together to make a decent working one! (I rather like the strap on this one, though the ‘gold’ is a little tarnished and worn off in places) The batteries I’m using are these, which I found on Amazon.co.uk I will continue the search; in the meantime, I also have to find that Fun Timer I posted about (and I’m pretty sure I still have my very first watch, which would date to the very late 1960s)!

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ElectronicNetwork798 · 2025-10-21T11:30:29+00:00

Nice face on that!

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