The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread

[endo]

Pictures are created in your head, and you can influence them (i.e. by not being on Facebook). Manufacturers can't always reinvent the wheel, to me it's ok to alter preexisting designs. Basically that is also what IH does. The main point for me is, I don't like wearing items that are too precious (i.e. a watch that costs more than 1000€, the value of my Iphone already pisses me off), and to have a nice watch with sapphire crystal for that price is something I appreciate.

[Anesthetist]

@tody I have the same watch with an Index dial. Cool little watch, I think it’s the precursor to the Ahoi.

[Matt]

I may someday get a GS or a Speedmaster but a love the sub $1000 microbrand market. There’s so much value out there I’m finding.

[popvulture]

Watchland is tough. SO insanely expensive on the high end, and plenty of cheaper options, yet on that end I wonder if I’m buying something that won’t hold any value or is just crap. Most of the time I start investigating, I get overwhelmed and/or frustrated and peace out.

Prob coolest thing I’ve found on the high end that fits my own personal style is the GS automatic diver. Anything more sensible in that realm visually and quality-wise? Considered just the regular Seikos, some cool options there…

[Giles]

@popvulture said in The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread:

the GS automatic diver.

Reference?

[tody]

@Anesthetist If I'm not mistaken, the Tangente is one of the few models they started with in 1990. The Ahoi borrows heavily from that design for sure - do you own that one as well? It's a tad large for my wrist (or my taste), but I do like the design of the Ahoi much more...

[popvulture]

@Giles this is the one I was talking about. Granted it's insanely out of my price range — when I think of spending $8000 on something, it's usually some crazy boutique guitar or a Neumann tube microphone, but I do look at this watch and think of it as a someday goal. I love the Submariner, but there are so many aspects of Rolex that give me pause. This one has that same sort of simple / classic / timeless style to me.

https://www.grand-seiko.com/us-en/collections/sbgh291g

[Giles]

I would take a look at the Glashütte SeaQ and the SeaQ Panorama Date too......

[Matt]

Hm… a bargain at $13k.

[popvulture]

@Giles those are right up my alley, maybe moreso than the GS. LOVE the numbers.

[Mizmazzle]

@popvulture do you play in a band, or just a guitar playing aficionado?

[popvulture]

@Mizmazzle I played in bands for years but it got a bit harder to wrangle people once we passed 30. After 40 even worse, so now I’m working on some solo stuff. Trying to get up the nerve to play solo acoustic shows — I didn’t mind being the singer in a band but somehow doing it up there alone is scary as hell! How bout you?

[Mizmazzle]

@popvulture I used to play/sing in a band in my early twenties. It fell apart. Damn it was so fun though. Later a friend of mine and I started writing songs and she sang and I played guitar. We’d throw parties and play for friends. Nothing crazy. But that same rush of performing songs we made was super fun. Haven’t played for some time though.

You should just go for it man!! Scary things feel so good afterwards!!

[popvulture]

@Mizmazzle I’m gonna! Just gotta iron out some songs and record some stuff. This is the year to get shit done — life’s feeling too short!

[popvulture]

…and the rush is indeed really great. And amen to scary stuff feeling great afterwards. You should get back at it too!

[Mizmazzle]

@popvulture hell yeah!! At least we don’t need to be worried about what we’ll wear…IH got us covered, rock star threads through and through!!

[endo]

Another inexpensive, yet (IMO) nice-looking watch, also with sapphire crystal. Like the simple design and wear it with varying nato straps.

[Cutlasshound]

Second modded Seiko, which received as a Christmas present. Want to get a rubber strap for it. If anyone has any recommendations, I would be most grateful!

[Graeme]

@tody the Ahoi was intended to be Nomos's sport or swimming watch, hence it's got a 200-metre depth rating. Monochrome has an article from 2013 on its initial release.

These days it's available in a 36-mm case, which shouldn't be too big for your wrist. I think that I prefer the Club Sport Neomatik, which is a shade bigger at 37 mm, but I'd need to try both on to decide.

[Graeme]

@popvulture I agree with @Giles about the Glashütte Original SeaQ range. They start at about the same price as a Submariner but are much finer pieces of watchmaking. I took a look at them when they first came out and I thought that the finishing was better than the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms I compared them with.

I'd probably throw the basic Senator Excellence in as another suggestion, if you want something that isn't a dive watch.