The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread

[Giles]

Where's best you have found for one (inc Japan), I can get H to buy it for me/us and bring it over with him….

[UnTucked]

I found them for $600 on Rakuten…

https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/phaze-one/item/sarb017/

$497 on Amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Japanese-Automatic-Stainless-Leather/dp/B000KG93BQ/ref=sr_1_3?m=A3D3VH2RNBJ30R&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1529920384&sr=1-3&dpID=51wZ8RuGP6L&preST=SY300_QL70&dpSrc=srch

And 399GBP on Amazon.co.uk

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000KG93BQ/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i1?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B000KG93BQ&pd_rd_r=a3dcfa87-785d-11e8-8019-5bcbb218b215&pd_rd_w=2Awf0&pd_rd_wg=z3nih&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=Z86NB4F6Q887VW5W98RC&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=187bec3b-0822-4044-bbe9-441718232b3f&pf_rd_i=desktop

**I'll have Maddy jump some Google searches in Japanese to see what she can drum up.

All of the typically reputable online watch shops seem to be sold out, and there are no projected restocks, as production halted months ago.

[UnTucked]

Caveat:

The listed price of the US one is cheaper by about 20GBP, but Amazon says ordering from the US and delivering to the UK adds $107 to the base cost, for import fees and shipping.

[Giles]

could have it delivered to a US addy?

[UnTucked]

PM sent

[Graeme]

I wonder if the Alpinist is being replaced by the Presage.

[UnTucked]

I hope they replace it with something similar to it, i.e. another field watch

[DougNg]

The Alpinist has been going up in price since it was discontinued. They used to be found for ~$300
Seikos are an anomaly right now, they actually go up in value a pretty decent amount after they are discontinued. If I tried to sell my Omega Seamaster today, I'd lose my shirt.
I ordered an Alpinist from Amazon about year ago, kept it for maybe ten minutes before I printed out the return slip.

[UnTucked]

@DougNg:

The Alpinist has been going up in price since it was discontinued. They used to be found for ~$300
Seikos are an anomaly right now, they actually go up in value a pretty decent amount after they are discontinued. If I tried to sell my Omega Seamaster today, I'd lose my shirt.
I ordered an Alpinist from Amazon about year ago, kept it for maybe ten minutes before I printed out the return slip.

What were you qualms with it?

[DougNg]

I always thought it was ugly as all fuck, but must have been missing something because of it's cult following.

I was wrong, it was even more gross in person.

[DougNg]

If I were starting all over again and were looking for a sub $1k watch, I'd probably go with a MKII ready to wear model.
In fact, I may get a Hawkinge soon

[neph93]

^ that is lovely. I’m off for a google.

[Chris]

@DougNg:

I always thought it was ugly as all fuck, but must have been missing something because of it's cult following.

I absolutely will not buy a watch with cathedral hands, but the dial is a really pretty shade of green.

[UnTucked]

@DougNg:

I always thought it was ugly as all fuck, but must have been missing something because of it's cult following.

I was wrong, it was even more gross in person.

I was sooooo hoping that you would give some constructive criticisms, lol!

Aesthetically, as with most things in the world (Except Halle Berry), some folks love it and some folks hate it… I thought you would have possibly some performance issues to explain.

[DougNg]

The movement is nice. I have another watch with the same movement and it’s more accurate than my omegas.

So it will accurately be ugly as fuck.

[UnTucked]

Well, I've come full-circle…

First page of this thread, I mentioned Hamilton's being nice looking, and that's what I've just pulled the trigger on.

42mm Hamilton Khaki Field, model: H70555533.
https://shop.hamiltonwatch.com/khaki-field-auto-42mm-h70555533.html

Found a great deal on it, it's a simple, clean, and versatile design, and from what I understand, the H-10 movement is better than the Alpinist's movement.

[bryaneidins70]

Thats a nice looking watch and as you said….'Simple and Clean'.

Looking forward to a wrist pic @UnTucked

[UnTucked]

Unfortunately, I couldn't order it directly to my military P.O. box or my home address, so I had to have it shipped to my ex-wife's house… And she's slow for forwarding my mail.

[Max Power]

I also really like the look of those.

[UnTucked]

Also, my rubber NATO trap came in, and I'm super happy with it, aside from it smelling like a bicycle inner tube, lol!

After ordering, I got an email asking for my wrist measurement, and asking if I wanted enough slack to be able to fold back the tail through the links. After answering those questions, he made it to the length that would fit what I wanted, and I received it yesterday; only 5 days, including the weekend.

4hrs in to wearing it, and I'm super happy with it. The rubber is a genius idea! I can pull it less tight than my nylon NATO I was using before, and it fits more comfortably with less movement. I'll likely get one for my Hamilton.