The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread
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Wahey, love a good pun.
I thought I had a photo, but alas I do not. I’ll take one this evening, forgot to wear it to work today!
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Currently leaning towards an Orient Ray II
Great choice. I've said it for years- Orient makes amazingly good watches, and possibly the most beautiful blue dials at any price.
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Currently leaning towards an Orient Ray II
Great choice. I've said it for years- Orient makes amazingly good watches, and possibly the most beautiful blue dials at any price.
I still have months to consider my purchase, but from a few YouTube reviewers, it's been stated that the Ray II is a bot better than the Seiko SKX007, which is my other top contender.
I'll keep their opinions in mind while I do my own research as well.
Maybe @Graeme or @Louisbosco could come in with their opinions as well?
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Here you go Neph93.
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@UnTucked I'm pretty certain that @louisbosco will advise you get a Rolex Submariner instead!
I don't know enough about the Seiko or Orient to advise. I found a thread on a watch forum in which people were divided.
I also found an article at Hodinkee about the Seiko, and another one at Monochrome. They both like it, and point out that it's a full ISO 6425 diver's watch, which is relatively rare in that genre.
One thing that appeals with the Orient is that it's a hacking movement. This means the second hand stops when you pull out the crown, whereas it'll keep on moving on the Seiko, and allows you to set the time more accurately.
There's a piece on the Orient at aBlogToWatch.
My suggestion would be to see both in the metal, and then decide which you like the best.
If you're after any other ideas, Hodinkee have a piece on the Tissot Swissmatic, which is basically an uprated Swatch Sistem51.
Another suggestion would be a piece from GS/TP. This is an offshoot of Tender, and are Japanese made watches.
Note that they're really, really small. The Real McCoy's store in London had a few in when I was there in September,
@Anesthetist and I both own watches by Tender, and we both rate them highly. Mine has a copper dial, and gets an awful lot of attention, which is surprising given it was a cheap piece.
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The Tissot is around $400 according to Hodinkee. I don't know the UK RRP.
The GS/TP range from about £250 to £500. The Tender watches used to be around £500 from memory, though I got mine half price.
I think that the Orient Mako is around $400, so they're all in the same ballpark.
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The nice thing about the Orient is that it's easily available for under $200, which is part of the great value it represents. At full MSRP, it's hot a lot more competition, and it's not quite the same standout.
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nah.. i'd say get a seiko 6309. it's a good place to start. the ones that aren't bastardised might be a little hard to find though. otherwise, get a skx007k. @UnTucked look those two up
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The watch blogs are getting in on less intimidating watches.
Monochrome Watches has a list of five watches for under €1000. All of these are from established brands, and all have automatic, mechanical movements.
I like the Mido Multifort Escape, which Monochrome recently reviewed.
Time and Tide have a list of watches under $1000. There's an accompanying video for this one, which starts with a shot of central Melbourne.
I like the Seiko Presage "Cocktail Time". Hodinkee have a week on the wrist review, and aBlogToWatch has an overview of the range.
The only watch that appears in both lists is the Seiko Prospex SRPB53K "Samurai", though in different colours. A brace of Tissot Powermatics also feature, but they're different models.
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I'm starting to narrow down what I'm looking for…
Since I already have a "dive watch" (The Maranez I pictured before), I'll go for something with different styling. I'm thinking that a field watch will do the best at looking good in most situations...
That being said, Hamilton is sitting at the top of my list currently.
*I can REALLY see why this is a "dangerous" hobby. The more I look... The more reviews I read... The more knowledge I gain... I find my "imaginary budget" sliding further and further to the right, because I can't stop thinking "Oh! For just $50 more, I can get an even better watch here! Wait, and another $50 I could get THIS ONE!".... Next thing you know, my imaginary budget has doubled, and I find myself thinking "Just wait it out for a year or 2 and buy a Rolex, bro.... You've lived without watches thus far... You'll survive until then!"
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If you really want a Rolex, and Maddy won't leave you for spending that much, then there's probably an argument for saving for one. Ultimately it'll work out cheaper than buying the intermediate Seiko, Tudor, etc.
The danger is that you'll then think, "I really want a Patek Nautilus…"
