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Mechanical Watch (2022)

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Re: Mechanical Watch (2022)

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Post by diego898 »

NoSalt wrote: post #71
dnemmers wrote: post #45

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It might be worth purchasing one second hand, then most of the depreciation is already gone. If you need the money, you're likely to recoup most of it by re-selling.

I have thought of this, but I would forever live in fear that I had been ripped off by a fake.

I'm in a similar boat as you - from what I can tell, best bet is to buy from Chrono24, used, from a dealer with good reviews, and pay ~250 additional for chrono24's certification service in which they guarantee its authenticity.

I've been waiting for years to pull the trigger on the Speedmaster, and recently decided on the white dial one. I say decided, but mean that's the one I want but can't bring myself to click purchase :]

Re: Mechanical Watch (2022)

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Post by matheusmoreira »

maratc wrote: post #56
ahknight wrote: post #32

I love that there's not only the internals of a standard three-hand, but the automatic mechanism as well. If you're going pure mechanical, an automatic is the best way. As long as you actually move during the day the watch generally stays wound up (though a twist when you put it on is a good measure). There's a ton of great watches out there powered only by walking around, and it's fascinating to look at what they ca…

Casio Oceanus S100 is made of titanium, adjusts itself over the radio[0], understands 29th of February, sets itself on/off DST, never needs tinkering or battery change, and sells for a whooping $350. It's the watch you can set all your other watches to. [0] Don't have radio coverage where you live? "There's an app for that" -- or several -- that simulate radio control signals.

Sensor Watch has a temperature sensor and compensation software. It's a Casio F-91W replacement and right up there with the best temperature compensated quartz watches. Less than $100, open source software and hardware.

Re: Mechanical Watch (2022)

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Post by themadturk »

rainbowDolphin wrote: post #76
aquova wrote: post #34

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While I do agree, if the author is reading the comments one piece of feedback I have is the overuse of the phrase "In this article I will...". It's a bit of a pet peeve of mine, and they use a version of the phrase three times in the first four paragraphs.

I find the convention whereby authors 'explicitly tell readers what they're going to do' a hallmark of good explanatory writing, so long as the writing is supposed to be explanatory and the author follows through. So your comment got me to take a closer look, and yeah, the author could certainly cut "in this article" and "in this blog post" from the third and fourth paragraphs. Otherwise, yeah, this is an excellent p…

I learned this as "Tell them what you're going to tell them, tell them, then tell them what you told them."

Re: Mechanical Watch (2022)

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Post by tom_808 »

I have a mechanical watch. I absolutely love it. Much more stylish than a smart watch.

I bought it over 10 years ago now for around £400. So not super expensive but it works perfectly for me and is a great accessory.

Re: Mechanical Watch (2022)

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Post by Esophagus4 »

stilldavid wrote: post #86
Esophagus4 wrote: post #68

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Any reason for not wearing yours in the shower? I wear mine pretty much all the time except sleep.

I wear mine to sleep and that's where I get tremendous value out of it! I have small kids who are up one or more times overnight, and it's the first thing I check - is it midnight? Closer to 4am? Helps me make immediate decisions about how to handle the situation.

Oh that makes sense.

I just don’t like the discomfort of wearing one in bed.

Re: Mechanical Watch (2022)

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Post by YoshiRulz »

salviati wrote: post #103
rainbowDolphin wrote: post #76

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I find the convention whereby authors 'explicitly tell readers what they're going to do' a hallmark of good explanatory writing, so long as the writing is supposed to be explanatory and the author follows through. So your comment got me to take a closer look, and yeah, the author could certainly cut "in this article" and "in this blog post" from the third and fourth paragraphs. Otherwise, yeah, this is an excellent p…

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Re: Mechanical Watch (2022)

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Post by ahknight »

maratc wrote: post #56
ahknight wrote: post #32

I love that there's not only the internals of a standard three-hand, but the automatic mechanism as well. If you're going pure mechanical, an automatic is the best way. As long as you actually move during the day the watch generally stays wound up (though a twist when you put it on is a good measure). There's a ton of great watches out there powered only by walking around, and it's fascinating to look at what they ca…

Casio Oceanus S100 is made of titanium, adjusts itself over the radio[0], understands 29th of February, sets itself on/off DST, never needs tinkering or battery change, and sells for a whooping $350. It's the watch you can set all your other watches to. [0] Don't have radio coverage where you live? "There's an app for that" -- or several -- that simulate radio control signals.

That was on my short list, but I liked the look of the Seiko SBTM339 more (though it's a JDP model so I had to import it). Citizen has a model in that range as well. Then the Seiko Astron line has both radio time and GPS models if you're willing to pay 5x as much (they do look so much nicer, though).

And I can confirm the radio time app works. (For those curious, it plays the time signal over the speaker and the faint EM from the speaker is more powerful locally than the original radio signal at distance, as well as landing on the correct frequencies.)

Re: Mechanical Watch (2022)

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Post by silisili »

NoSalt wrote: post #72
dionian wrote: post #47

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Or buy a nice Swiss automatic in the 1-2000 range.

Do you have any good recommendations for me?

Huge fan of anything with the Powermatic 80. Mine gains about 3 seconds per day. I wear a Rado but I believe both Tissot and Hamilton also offer this movement.

Re: Mechanical Watch (2022)

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Post by WillAdams »

varikin wrote: post #100
WillAdams wrote: post #53

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Tempting, but "Services start at $1,750" --- I could buy multiple replacements for that, or make a downpayment on the Seiko Grandmaster or GPS which I want... That said, I'll keep it in mind and maybe if I come across a windfall will apply thusly....

For a Seiko, I'll also recommend https://www.theseikologist.com/ . As his name suggests, he specializes in Seikos and has a large stock of vintage Seiko parts which are hard to source. Though, it's still not cheap. I have a broken Seiko chronograph from the 70s and he quoted $500 to just do the watch equivalent of a tune up. He can't give a better estimate without opening it up, which is understandable. If it isn't a…

Thanks! That's far more in-line with the value of the watch and my own finances --- bookmarked!
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