The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread

[Chris]

I was always intrigued by the Lum-Tec tungsten models. I like the idea of something that is essentially impossible to scratch, plus I kinda like the idea of a watch that was heavy as an anchor.

[JDelage]

There's another brand that seems to do a lot of bronze, it's called "U-boat". I know nothing about it. They're chunky & expensive beasts….

Ball has an aviator in bronze.

[Graeme]

@DougNg:

The Timex is going to go for $170

It's up on the Cabourn website now. The price is £129, so excluding VAT will be where @DougNg said.

If anyone's interested, it is a 36mm diameter, which is more common for vintage watches, and will be very small compared to the usual 40mm or so for modern designs. But that does mean it'll fit onto one of Tender's very nice oak bark tanned NATO straps.

[DougNg]

It's still pretty spendy for what it is. Quartz, mineral glass, 30m water resistance…

[Steffen]

@DougNg:

It's still pretty spendy for what it is. Quartz, mineral glass, 30m water resistance…

His newest RW Collabo is 425 Euro so maybe spendy is his thing 

[Graeme]

I saw one of the Cabourn watches at the newly-reopened Pickings and Parry in Melbourne. It's a really nice piece.

[tmg]

@Graeme I’m quite tempted to pick up one of those Timex, but slightly concerned as to whether I can adapt to the smaller size

[Graeme]

@tmg unless you have forearms like Arnold Schwarzenegger at his peak, you'll find a small watch looks weird for a few days, and then you'll adjust. I think that there are a lot of weenies on sites like Hodinkee who're convinced that they can only get away with something in a small range. They're wrong.

I'm pretty big, but normally wear a Tender watch that's the same size as the Timex. I'm good with it. I'm also toying with an IWC Big Pilot's Watch, which has a corpulent 46 mm diameter.

[Graeme]

Hodinkee have a review of the Certina DS PH200M diver watch.

It's priced around $700, though not available in the US, which puts it in the same ballpark as a micro-brand diving watch. However, Certina is a part of the Swatch group, and (as such) benefits from their Powermatic 80 ETA movement.

Looks a decent piece. Might be worth investigating if you're into divers.

[UnTucked]

Nice video review of the Hamilton Khaki mechanical. The Urban Gentry is one of my favorite watch reviewers…

[DougNg]

I feel like he has a very punchable face

[UnTucked]

He does, but I like the info he puts out, lol

[Dishelveled]

ChrWard Trident Vintage Pro on top my ihsh-100

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[DougNg]

Ive always liked the square G-Shocks, but didn’t care for how the standard one has a bunch of colors on the face. Mixed and matched some parts and put together this. Pretty much in love

[Graeme]

I'm liking the full metal G-Shock that Casio announced at Basel.

There's a hands on at aBlogToWatch, and it's got some interesting tech built in. The watch can be connected to a smartphone to set the time or reminders.

[neph93]

@Graeme:

I'm liking the full metal G-Shock…

Is it bad that I read this as “full metal G-String”? In my defence it’s 04:30 in Norway and I’ve been up half the night with an unwell toddler.

[steelworker]

@neph93    you mean something like-this? 

[neph93]

[UnTucked]

@neph93:

Is it bad that I read this as “full metal G-String”?

Depends on how you feel about frostbite

[DougNg]

I have mixed feelings about that metal square G-Shock.

On one hand, it's pretty cool and I kind of want one.

On the other hand, I feel like a $500 metal G-Shock is kind of an oxymoron. G's are supposed to be lightweight and relatively inexpensive (on top of being super durable).

It's like expensive Chinese food.

Or jumbo shrimp.