Affordable Watches

[Superhero 8824]

I have a Seiko SBDC051. Absolutely love the watch and it's been my daily wearer for at least the past 3 years very little external wear.

The insides are a mess though. It was losing time, and would stop after <30 hours. I took it to a Seiko shop and they guy said the movement was gummed up. He cleaned it and set it to run a tick fast saying it would eventually slow down and keep good time.

And for the past 6 months it's been awesome. Kept time really well, maybe gaining 10 seconds per week. But the past 2 weeks it's been gaining about 10-20 seconds per day. I know the 6R15 movement isn't the best, but what could be causing the sudden gain?

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

You're a time traveler. 

[msucolt45 4052]

I’ve got a Gavril watch that I really liked the clean looks and leather straps. Had it almost 3 years and rarely wore it except for “nicer” occasions. About a month ago, I broke it out to wear and adjust the time change. Starting spinning the little dial, I guess more than warranted, as it came out in my hand. WTF! Took it to like two places in SA in the last two weeks and they all said to send it to the manufacturer.

I would think the “spinner” mechanism would be a simple fix, but I don’t know. Damn $700 purchase and wore it probably less than 20 times.

Hook’em!!!

[HoustonHorn 1062]

Probably on the edge of affordable at any 1k, but I REALLY like these Lōci Pacific Coast Highway. They also have a quartz version for cheaper. I think I like the blue Monterey Bay and the black Big Sur the best.

[Celery Man 20928]

I haven’t bought a watch or worn anything other than my speedy for more than a couple of days at a time for years but I kinda want to buy this. Which would kick off a chain of events leading up to the purchase of a vintage omega that I definitely don’t need