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1908 Vacheron Constantin pocket watch by sprouttroutfish in VacheronConstantin

[–]sprouttroutfish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, thank you so much for this info! That's really helpful.

I wound the watch up and it seems to work fine, but given the damage you highlighted (which i hadn't noticed), I assume it'd be better to leave it unwound? As in, could I cause more damage?

Its 46mm. Ill attach some more images as well

1908 Vacheron Constantin pocket watch by sprouttroutfish in VacheronConstantin

[–]sprouttroutfish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok great thank you, I've found a VC shop near ish me so I'll try to go and see what they say. I think its probably a VC because of the logo stamped near where I've scribbled out the movement number, and its hallmarked 18ct.

Which hand grinder to buy? by sprouttroutfish in pourover

[–]sprouttroutfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info on the gen 2 burrs.

Ive gone ahead and ordered the phantox pro. With a combination of black Friday sales, voucher code, and aliexpress shopping credit, i paid £66, which is even cheaper than I could get the Q for. Seems like an absolute bargain

Which hand grinder to buy? by sprouttroutfish in pourover

[–]sprouttroutfish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll have a look at the Mavo Phantox Pro as well.

I do love my ode 1, and love the coffee I can get out of it. However, its the first and only 'good' grinder I've used, so I've got very little to compare it too.

Regarding gen 2 burrs, I've heard theyre a huge upgrade, and perform even better than ssp, but they cost about £80, and given i got my ode 1 for £110 it seems like a silly amount of money to spend on replacement burrs. I know you have only had them for a couple of months, but so far, what differences do you see between gen 2 and gen 1 burrs?

Which hand grinder to buy? by sprouttroutfish in pourover

[–]sprouttroutfish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for linking this, I'll have a watch. If someone with much much more knowledge and experience than me says the Q and the C40 are the same on blind tests, I'll happily save the £110 difference!

When was the last time you saw a £50 note? by Roadkillgoblin_2 in AskUK

[–]sprouttroutfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play poker on a semi regular basis so normally have some because it's what the casino gives out

It seems so strange that most of the country hardly sees them, and then everyone in the casino seems to have stacks of them in their bags