The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread
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Any thoughts on service intervals?
There seems to be two groups of thought. One is to let it go until it breaks and then deal with the massive repair cost. The other is to service at regular intervals and eat the cost slowly.
I haven't figured out which camp I belong to yet, but in general I stick to maintenance schedules because I hate broken things.
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Well, Cole is 19 years into his Omega without service- that's probably saved him 1.5-2k in maintenance costs. Even if the watch needs massive service work eventually, he's still ahead.
I'm definitely in the "wear it until it breaks" category.
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My new affordable timepiece.
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Thanks man. It keeps flawless time. And it lights up like a Christmas tree when I press that round button.
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My current watch, very happy with it.
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They did two different sizes of it. I liked the chronograph version which was slightly bigger too if I recall.
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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.
