rjrumfel All American 22622 Posts user info edit post |
I would have to look at it about a second or two too long to look for the hands. The busy face is fine, but the hands blend into the background too well.
and ^^ WTH do you do for your boss to give you a 1.5k watch? 2/3/2020 4:31:30 PM
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Mr. Joshua we want chilly willy 43948 Posts user info edit post |
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/seiko-prospex-snj025-aka-the-2019-arnie-hands-on
Rocking this one today in the warm weather. Awesome watch but a little too clunky to work with long sleeves. 2/4/2020 2:46:31 PM
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Jeepin4x4 #Pack9 35695 Posts user info edit post |
I really do like that one. I was debating on a Luminox in that kind of style, but that one peaks my interest.
as much as i like watches i just can't get myself to spend over the ~$500-600 mark on one. And honestly, i spend more time wearing my $100-200 range pieces than anything. ] 2/6/2020 8:25:25 AM
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theDuke866 All American 52367 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ dad’s company gave him a Rolex.
I’d kinda like to get an Omega or a Breitling, but there’s not really any reason for me to...and it’s a lot of money to spend for something that my Apple Watch beats in every way except for looking cool. 2/7/2020 2:58:19 PM
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hgtran All American 9855 Posts user info edit post |
Except the Apple Watch doesn’t appreciate in value like the Rolex. 2/8/2020 3:21:59 PM
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bcvaugha All American 2582 Posts user info edit post |
the rolex may not appreciate in value one day... comic books, beanie babies, etc etc, swatch 2/8/2020 4:47:59 PM
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CaelNCSU All American 6877 Posts user info edit post |
Anyone have a Mueller? 2/20/2020 1:19:03 AM
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StTexan All American 3393 Posts user info edit post |
^^^and rolex doesn’t work exceptionally well with iphone 2/20/2020 2:33:39 AM
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0EPII1 All American 42428 Posts user info edit post |
^^ You mean Muller, Franck Muller?
Those cost tens of thousands of dollars. One of those brands where you to fill out a form online for price inquiry!
Anyway, I would love to have a Franck Muller Crazy Hours one day.
https://www.franckmuller.com/crazy-hours
(watch a YT clip to see the hour hand jumping) 2/21/2020 11:08:33 AM
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justinh524 Sprots Talk Mod 25397 Posts user info edit post |
that's dumb. 2/21/2020 1:59:46 PM
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CaelNCSU All American 6877 Posts user info edit post |
I've seen Muller for less than $10k in a few stores and the ones I've seen in person are quite sharp. 2/22/2020 8:34:45 PM
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0EPII1 All American 42428 Posts user info edit post |
this is cool
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dwiss/f-great-swiss-watches
i am crazy about watches with alternative time-telling methods. 4/29/2020 7:54:31 AM
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TragicNature All American 11784 Posts user info edit post |
https://www.stratonwc.com/pages/yacht-racer

Want, but the automatic only comes in 43mm case which is too big for me. 12/31/2020 10:23:57 AM
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synapse play so hard 60514 Posts user info edit post |
Get a bigger wrist! 12/31/2020 1:19:18 PM
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0EPII1 All American 42428 Posts user info edit post |
i would totally get this were it not for extenuating circumstances
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/atowak/atowak-ettore-4-arm-wandering-hour-in-a-supercar-style-shell 7/14/2021 12:05:55 PM
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PackBacker All American 14414 Posts user info edit post |
My wife got me an Omega Speedy Pro Moonwatch ref 310.30.42.50.01.001 for our 10 year anniversary.
Manual wind, hesalite crystal, the original....but with the new 3861 master chonometre movement
I love it, but I hate her for buying me a ~$7k watch
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-speedmaster-moonwatch-professional-co-axial-master-chronometer-chronograph-42-mm-31030425001001
I love the originality and history of the 'manual wind' speedy pro, but its a bit of a pain to keep wound in a covid work from home world. I would love to have an automatic that I can put on a winder.
[Edited on August 1, 2021 at 11:58 PM. Reason : ] 8/1/2021 11:53:06 PM
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TragicNature All American 11784 Posts user info edit post |
^Congrats!
Quote : | "I love it, but I hate her for buying me a ~$7k watch" |
Money comes and goes but drip is forever!
Now let's see that lume! 8/11/2021 10:05:28 AM
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TragicNature All American 11784 Posts user info edit post |
This was my daily driver for years...
1970 Seiko 6139-6009. Paid $5.00 at an estate sale in Beaufort County. Then $350.00 for service and new crystal in Wake County.
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TragicNature All American 11784 Posts user info edit post |

Need these stonks and coins to appreciate...
8/12/2021 2:04:54 PM
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StTexan All American 3393 Posts user info edit post |
Looks ok, but apple watch functions much better tbh. Can that gaudy ass thing even track exercise? 8/15/2021 1:34:51 AM
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David0603 All American 12757 Posts user info edit post |
^^ Damn, nicest one I've seen <10K. Maybe I'll get it next bonus or promo. Been debating upgrading my Tag. 8/17/2021 6:54:50 PM
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rjrumfel All American 22622 Posts user info edit post |
Really resisting the urge to get me a Forerunner 945 8/19/2021 1:56:58 PM
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afripino All American 11068 Posts user info edit post |
Just got my Panerai PAM00312 in. Very happy with it. 8/24/2021 12:37:00 AM
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TragicNature All American 11784 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Can that gaudy ass thing..." |
No doubt gaudy Rolex watches exist, but the Milgauss isn't one of them.
Quote : | "even track exercise?" |
In a round about way, yes, considering the automatic movement lmao 8/25/2021 2:29:24 PM
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TragicNature All American 11784 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "If you’ve got a Rolex Milgauss on your wrist, it’s a clear sign you trace your roots back to a dynasty of prominent natural scientists. Thanks to your perfect French, you, of course, know that the French word for “thousand” is mille, hence the name “Mil-Gauss.” You had your first lessons on the work of German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauß in the cradle, which later on made you the undisputed best-in-class, straight-A student (some of your classmates preferred the term “dork”) in school. You loved math, chemistry, and physics, and you later completed several doctoral degrees. Today you’re a top professor for nuclear physics and a leading expert in particle acceleration, working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). That really awesome, unfathomably high-tech Large Electron-Positron Collider that runs below France and Switzerland? Yeah, that was you. You currently spend your workdays pondering the origins of the universe.
Not true? Not even some of it? Well, wearing a Milgauss does put you in some illustrious company. Celebrities like Eric Clapton, Tom Hanks, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sylvester Stallone, and Jennifer Aniston have been seen donning this model on their wrists. By the way, you’ll get back to us on that whole “origins-of-the-universe” thing, right?" |
https://www.chrono24.com/magazine/what-your-rolex-says-about-you-p_79726/ 8/25/2021 3:21:04 PM
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TragicNature All American 11784 Posts user info edit post |

Recently picked up this Seiko King Samurai Black Waffle as a thank you gift for a business associate. Really impressed w/ the finish and seems to be very comfortable on the wrist. Automatic movement, sapphire crystal, cyclops, ceramic bezel insert, and hacking all for sub $400 on ebay.
https://seikousa.com/collections/prospex/products/srpe35
1/27/2022 10:51:49 AM
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0EPII1 All American 42428 Posts user info edit post |
I really want to get this, but I am not sure I can afford $650 now. I should be able to in a couple of months though.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phantasoswatches/the-phantasos-triclops-a-three-armed-rotating-hour-watch
Has a Miyota movement, so should be reliable, which is the most important thing.
I have always been fascinated by watches with that (and other alternative) time-display mechanism. Such mechanisms are only found on niche/artisan Swiss brands that cost upwards of $100k, so to get something similar for $650 is mind-boggling!
The most famous one, and the original one, is Urwerk, whose watch with a mechanism that works like the one above costs $150k:
https://escapementmagazine.com/articles/urwerk-ur-220-falcon-project.html
Of course, they have many insane watches: https://www.urwerk.com/collections




[Edited on January 27, 2022 at 11:14 AM. Reason : But I can simply collect my DRIP from the Faucet for 3 days and that will give me enough!] 1/27/2022 11:06:19 AM
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TragicNature All American 11784 Posts user info edit post |
^interesting 1/27/2022 11:44:30 AM
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David0603 All American 12757 Posts user info edit post |
https://www.businessinsider.com/rolex-watch-shortage-at-authorized-dealer-high-price-resale-market-2021-8
1/27/2022 5:11:23 PM
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Jeepin4x4 #Pack9 35695 Posts user info edit post |
I have been debating on picking up the new Hamilton khaki converter in blue. I like the GMT version, but it's huge. It definitely comes off as a budget navitimer, but I honestly don't mind.
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PaulISdead All American 8349 Posts user info edit post |

Got this for a song. Put a brown leather strap on it.
2/6/2022 10:58:44 AM
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PaulISdead All American 8349 Posts user info edit post |
I always liked skeleton
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CaelNCSU All American 6877 Posts user info edit post |
Grand Seiko, Pepsi, or Speedy Moon phase?
Looking to get kidnapped in the new economic depression.
[Edited on July 2, 2022 at 12:17 AM. Reason : A] 7/2/2022 12:16:53 AM
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0EPII1 All American 42428 Posts user info edit post |
Grand Seiko, hands down. 7/2/2022 2:11:03 AM
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TragicNature All American 11784 Posts user info edit post |
^2 which Grand Seiko are you looking at?
[Edited on July 5, 2022 at 6:19 PM. Reason : ] 7/5/2022 6:19:21 PM
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CaelNCSU All American 6877 Posts user info edit post |
Like the Skyflake and a GMT like this https://www.chrono24.com/seiko/seiko-sbge271---spring-drive-spring-drive-black-dial-stainless-steel-mens-watch--id22060322.htm
Have not seen one in person yet so can't say for certain. Couple stores around the south seem to have some in stock. I like that limited one for this year too but a lot of people are saying it's an acquired taste.
https://www.chrono24.com/seiko/seiko-grand-seiko-evolution-9-collection-chronograph-15th-anniversary-limited-sbgc249-new--id23434230.htm 7/6/2022 2:54:15 PM
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CaelNCSU All American 6877 Posts user info edit post |
Anyone see these?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CKyDU8KCONE 7/6/2022 4:33:06 PM
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