The Watch Fanatic Thread

[52-80 18,987]

16 hours ago, cabowabo said:

I have entered the world of Grand Seiko.
 

welcome to the bright side.  im so tempted to add another one from their current lineup - birch, lake, or the season dials.  theyre doing amazing stuff now.

[cabowabo 4,390]

1 hour ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

If we're being honest GS probably makes the best watches in the world.

It's nice, but I'm not ready to go that far.  They need to improve their bracelets, and especially the clasp.  No excuse for putting a clasp like the one I have on mine for a watch of this stature.  It's ridiculous.  They also need to improve their packaging.  I know it's just a box, etc. that gets put away in a storage room never to be looked at again, but the presentation needs to be commensurate with similar watches in their class.  Right now, it's not even close.  

[Bozo_Casanova 25,874]

14 minutes ago, cabowabo said:

It's nice, but I'm not ready to go that far.  They need to improve their bracelets, and especially the clasp.  No excuse for putting a clasp like the one I have on mine for a watch of this stature.  It's ridiculous.  They also need to improve their packaging.  I know it's just a box, etc. that gets put away in a storage room never to be looked at again, but the presentation needs to be commensurate with similar watches in their class.  Right now, it's not even close.  

agreed on all points, and for the record I don't love any of their designs. But, in my opinion they are overall the best handmade, spring powered time-keeping machines available.

Edited July 27, 2023 by Bozo_Casanova

[Pescado_Rojo 19,261]

On 7/18/2023 at 2:10 PM, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

I would crush some milanesa right about now.

I'll order some in your honor in 10 days. 

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

20 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

I'll order some in your honor in 10 days. 

I hope you put an unhealthy amount of the black salsa on it and shit yourself on the bow the next day.

[dieucla98 2,781]

7 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

If we're being honest GS probably makes the best watches in the world. Great wrist hair, BTW.

Agreed on both counts. I've said this for years but maybe I actually mean it this time, my next watch will be a GS.

[Bozo_Casanova 25,874]

3 minutes ago, dieucla98 said:

Agreed on both counts. I've said this for years but maybe I actually mean it this time, my next watch will be a GS.

I've said that for the last two. But this time I'm serious, maybe. 

[Mr. Drummond 2,161]

I had a snowflake but sold it to a buddy within a month or two of buying it.    The watch face was beautiful, the polishing of the case was perfect but I just didn't like the overall titanium weight.   Plus, as everyone has mentioned, the bracelet and clasp were not good.

[52-80 18,987]

What are peoples gripes with the bracelet ?  I find it no different to my Jubilee or the one on Speedy.  The clasp actually I prefer to those other 2, and other styles like butterfly deployant

[Tailgate 2,974]

On 7/12/2023 at 9:00 PM, Steel Shank said:

Wasn't getting any feedback on Affordable Watches, so I thought I'd try here.

I'm replacing the movement in my SKX007. The original 7S26-0020 hasn't kept decent time ever, even after multiple recalibrations. I've picked up a NH36 (and new stem) to go in. Any recs on a place that can do this for me? In Austin.

 

 

https://www.atxwatches.com

[Steel Shank 9,331]

56 minutes ago, Tailgate said:

https://www.atxwatches.com

I took it by there last week, but the owner said he doesn't do Seikos jobs like this because they can be a bit troublesome. Real nice guy. I suggest them as a resource for you guys for repairs and sales.

Ended up sending the watch in to Seiko to have them put in a new movement. Thanks, broseph.

[Sam Lin 3,535]

On 7/15/2023 at 2:54 PM, ChickenNuggets said:

But, do y'all look that closely at the movements and horology when thinking about the next watch you purchase or is it just price/looks? I must admit, i'm a nerd on these kinds of things...

Depends what the watch's "purpose" is, or what the purpose of my purchase is, but I'm conscious of the horology most of the time, and sometimes it's all that matters. Swatch Sistem51 I bought to support the innovation in automated manufacturing. Seiko 5 I buy out of respect for the movement's pedigree. Zero care for aesthetics on both of those. Snoopy Speedy I bought because of Snoopy; DGAF about the watch internals - I also bought a Snoopy Timex for the same reason.

 

On 7/27/2023 at 7:37 AM, cabowabo said:

 They also need to improve their packaging.  I know it's just a box, etc. that gets put away in a storage room never to be looked at again, but the presentation needs to be commensurate with similar watches in their class.  Right now, it's not even close.  

I differ on this point, I don't want a fancy package on my watch, and I don't want any costs spent on packaging/fluff. I don't keep the packaging most of the time anyway. It actually pisses me off when I get a bunch of expensive packaging and box and fancy printed shit with a new watch, why not spend that money on improving the watch, or lower the price??

That said, the packaging that AP uses for service/repair returns is shameful.

[satyanash 14,136]

Can anyone identify the watches Sark and Blake Gideon are wearing in this clip? Sark's looks like a Rolex Submariner but something about the case shape seems a little different. Gideon's is maybe a Timex Ironman?

 

Edited August 1, 2023 by satyanash

[ChickenNuggets 1,602]

(1) looks like submariner with date, (2) looks like some kind of casio g-shock maybe?

 

nah, i think you're right... ironman of some kind.

Edited August 1, 2023 by ChickenNuggets

[brown water 3,760]

Yeah. Think it’s an iron man. Probably chose something that can handle being dropped. 

[Pescado_Rojo 19,261]

38 minutes ago, brown water said:

Yeah. Think it’s an iron man. Probably chose something that can handle being dropped. 

too soon

[fattyflattie 4,633]

5 hours ago, brown water said:

Yeah. Think it’s an iron man. Probably chose something that can handle being dropped. 

Godamnit. Lol to tears in 20 seconds. 

[brown water 3,760]

Seeking input from the Surly steering committee.  Jumped on the waitlist for this gmt master 2 yesterday. Would pay retail. Wait time TBD but guess was ~2 years. To date, my affinity for staying off the beaten path has kept me away from Rolex. Now I am feeling no collection is complete without one. This is a new combination for 23 but seems immediately familiar.  
 

Mrs. Brownwater hates it…

Edited August 12, 2023 by brown water

[Bodhi 1,086]

2 hours ago, brown water said:

Seeking input from the Surly steering committee.  Jumped on the waitlist for this gmt master 2 yesterday. Would pay retail. Wait time TBD but guess was ~2 years. To date, my affinity for staying off the beaten path has kept me away from Rolex. Now I am feeling no collection is complete without one. This is a new combination for 23 but seems immediately familiar.  
 

Mrs. Brownwater hates it…

Like the watch, hate the bracelet.  Swap that out and I think it would be solid.  

[Atxracer 797]

2 hours ago, brown water said:

Mrs. Brownwater hates it…

Good thing she don’t be wearing it, lol.  
 

Like them or not, I would buy most Rolexes offered at retail. So kinda a no brained if it ever comes through.   

[GlenFromTheMailRoom 1,591]

On 8/12/2023 at 6:38 PM, brown water said:

Seeking input from the Surly steering committee.  Jumped on the waitlist for this gmt master 2 yesterday. Would pay retail. Wait time TBD but guess was ~2 years. To date, my affinity for staying off the beaten path has kept me away from Rolex. Now I am feeling no collection is complete without one. This is a new combination for 23 but seems immediately familiar.  
 

Mrs. Brownwater hates it…

Just me but I prefer the sprite in the GMT.

[Pescado_Rojo 19,261]

22 hours ago, Bodhi said:

Like the watch, hate the bracelet.  Swap that out and I think it would be solid.  

Yea, I prefer the Oyster bracelet to the Jubilee as well.

[Reynolds Woodcock 4,629]

17 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

Yea, I prefer the Oyster bracelet to the Jubilee as well.

I love the classic, brushed oyster bracelet, but the polished center link they put on the DJs, GMTs and Daytona is just way too blingy for me (subjectively of course). 

[TexasHooch 5,088]

I feel like I'm asking about the hamburger at a steakhouse, but can anyone offer an opinion about Luminox watches?

Specifically, I've got my eye on this one at an online auction.  It's listed as new.

 

https://luminox.com/products/navy-seal-steel-3251-blackout-steel-military-dive-watch

[utxmike05 1,825]

3 hours ago, TexasHooch said:

I feel like I'm asking about the hamburger at a steakhouse, but can anyone offer an opinion about Luminox watches?

Specifically, I've got my eye on this one at an online auction.  It's listed as new.

 

 

https://luminox.com/products/navy-seal-steel-3251-blackout-steel-military-dive-watch

Good EDC watches to beat up and they take a beating.  I have owned some in the past.  And I own one now that I wear doing outdoorsy stuff that my Omegas wouldn't be caught dead doing.

[Elvis 3,348]

4 hours ago, TexasHooch said:

I feel like I'm asking about the hamburger at a steakhouse, but can anyone offer an opinion about Luminox watches?

Specifically, I've got my eye on this one at an online auction.  It's listed as new.

 

https://luminox.com/products/navy-seal-steel-3251-blackout-steel-military-dive-watch

 

Citizen Eco-drive is what you want in that price range.  My stainless is my daily beater and is going strong at 15 years old.  If there were an apocolypse, I would be wearing a Citizen, not my Omega or Tag.  Although I would bring them along for bartering.

Edited August 14, 2023 by Elvis

[TexasHooch 5,088]

Pretty watch, especially the top one, but I'm not asking about watches in a similar price range.  This is a specific Luminox watch that's in an auction that I may be able to get at a very deep discount.   Plus, it'd probably be for my son, who's a Navy nut and would get a kick out of the Seals connection, even though the actual operators probably use G-Shocks or similar.

Luminox claims to have a reputation for being able to take a beating, so it's good to hear as much from utxmike.

[cabowabo 4,390]

12 hours ago, TexasHooch said:

I feel like I'm asking about the hamburger at a steakhouse, but can anyone offer an opinion about Luminox watches?

Specifically, I've got my eye on this one at an online auction.  It's listed as new.

 

https://luminox.com/products/navy-seal-steel-3251-blackout-steel-military-dive-watch

Might ask that here.

This thread is for the Surly 1%’ers. 

[sidis 9,659]

as i have said on this thread before, i am not much a watch person but I sought out some advice for a gift for someone on here and, after confirmation, bought them a stowa atnea.

i really liked it a lot.  so simple, so bauhaus-y, and the perfect profile for my tastes.  so i got one for me.  came today.  i grabbed a couple of extra straps and will use the blue one in the middle below as it looks nice with the rest of it.  the brown one i bought is ugly as shit and was a regrettable purchase.

[huge 3,774]

Barton Bands are inexpensive and decent quality. That way if you cant return them you can just throw them in a lake.

[HoustonHorn 1,059]

I but a fair amount of straps. If you're interested in more exotic leathers, there's Artifex Leather in El Paso that makes some great straps. If you want something more traditional @tailored_by_jb on Instagram makes phenomenal straps. I'm sure either could hook you up with something for that Stowa.

[ERhine 1,894]

Barton Bands are inexpensive and decent quality. That way if you cant return them you can just throw them in a lake.

Picked this up as my summer watch (don’t think I’ve posted it before) and put a Barton Band on it:

[gsoda3 3,194]

4 hours ago, huge said:

Barton Bands are inexpensive and decent quality. That way if you cant return them you can just throw them in a lake.

love them.  they're also local to austin.

[Bozo_Casanova 25,874]

Speaking of Oyster bracelets and EDC, I got my Explorer 39 back from servicing and boy I have missed this thing.

 

[huge 3,774]

1 hour ago, ERhine said:

Picked this up as my summer watch (don’t think I’ve posted it before) and put a Barton Band on it:

Thats a peach hon'

[sidis 9,659]

Thanks. Was thinking this one for brown. 

https://www.jean-rousseau.com/us/shop/watch-strap-vintage-brown-calf/972003-vintage-calf-brown-us/

[HoustonHorn 1,059]

Thanks. Was thinking this one for brown. 
https://www.jean-rousseau.com/us/shop/watch-strap-vintage-brown-calf/972003-vintage-calf-brown-us/

JR makes excellent straps. I bought a canvas for my Moser and it's great.

I think the straps I got from tailored _by_jb are equal quality to my JR. I will say I don't have a leather strap from JR though.

Here's a brown I picked up from him.

[fattyflattie 4,633]

1 hour ago, HoustonHorn said:

JR makes excellent straps. I bought a canvas for my Moser and it's great.

I think the straps I got from tailored _by_jb are equal quality to my JR. I will say I don't have a leather strap from JR though.

Here's a brown I picked up from him.

Is that your watch as well?  

[HoustonHorn 1,059]

Is that your watch as well?  

Yes. It's a Holthinrichs Pre-Liminality. I like a lot of things nobody has heard of.

[fattyflattie 4,633]

7 hours ago, HoustonHorn said:

On 8/23/2023 at 1:53 PM, fattyflattie said:

Is that your watch as well?  

Yes. It's a Holthinrichs Pre-Liminality. I like a lot of things nobody has heard of.

I like it. I’m not sure I could pull it off but I like it. 

[utxmike05 1,825]

On 8/26/2023 at 11:01 AM, fattyflattie said:

I like it. I’m not sure I could pull it off but I like it. 

So buy it.  Quit lurking.

[fattyflattie 4,633]

44 minutes ago, utxmike05 said:

So buy it.  Quit lurking.

Nope.  Anything funkier than a sub and I’m out of my comfort zone.  All my extras are quickly being gobbled up by the wife wanting to have a place away from the blastfurnace…  

[HoustonHorn 1,059]

Nope.  Anything funkier than a sub and I’m out of my comfort zone.  All my extras are quickly being gobbled up by the wife wanting to have a place away from the blastfurnace…  

We're probably not going to have a lot of crossover in watches. But

[DallasGatr 216]

Serious question. I’ve got a shot at buying one of these 2 at a “reasonable” price. I’m not buying both, but I want one PP for my collection. Any thoughts?

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

9 hours ago, DallasGatr said:

Serious question. I’ve got a shot at buying one of these 2 at a “reasonable” price. I’m not buying both, but I want one PP for my collection. Any thoughts?

either you want the complications or you don't. how can we help?

[Sam Lin 3,535]

I know you said you aren't buying both, but buy both, see which one speaks to you over a few months of wear, and sell off the loser.

[59 Burst 434]

I saw a YouTube video on these. I’m interested in seeing one in the wild.

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[59 Burst 434]

7 minutes ago, 59 Burst said:

I saw a YouTube video on these. I’m interested in seeing one in the wild.

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Sorry, I fucked something up. But it is a Blancpain fifty fathoms. 

[59 Burst 434]

Let me try this again.

[cabowabo 4,390]

I’ve always wanted a fifty fathoms, but the 45mm size and price tag makes it unrealistic. This limited edition is sized right at 42.3mm, but the price tag will probably be north of $15k.