On September 25 2014 22:19 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: I really want to get a Nomos ( probably a Ludwig?) but I don't even wear watches and I don't know if I want to just throw down the money and go straight from 0 to 2k watch zz.
cheapish auto is probably better as a first watch, I dropped my seiko dive multiple times before i learned that i should probably stop dropping it
What to pay for a watch if pretty similar to how you reason when buying a car. If it only sits in a garage because you're afraid to dent/scratch it, it's over your budget. (unless you are a collector) At the same time, you will never get as happy as when you get the watch you really want instead of something you settle for.
That's my working watch atm. Nice color which is easy on the eyes. Lot's of numbers so it's very easy to use even in stress situations. And a very comfortable and dirt-neutral nylon wristband. The best part is the price. 20 bucks including shipping, so if it breaks I'm like "well, guess I buy another one."
Got my new Tissot tradition perpetual calendar watch today. Love it so far, although it is a bit bigger than I thought it would be (pic below of it next to my Bulova Marine Star, which is a pretty large watch itself. Img cut off, right click view img to see comparison). The leather band is a hybrid of a snap and a regular belt style, but is too hard to slide over my hand with just the snap undone, so will probably have to undo the whole thing each time I put it on and take it off, which is kind of disappointing, but nothing major. (Might just get a new band). Luckily the perpetual day, month, and date was already set which is good, being it looks pretty complicated in the instructions to set it to the correct year. Overall, pretty happy with it, and the box is amazing, has little cabinets, drawers, and such. Thanks again to Chaggi for turning me on to Tissot ^_-
Edit: Figured out accidentally that the watch band unsnaps from two places, not just one, so now is easy to get on and off wrist without unbuckling. ^_^
On October 01 2014 04:35 Powerpill wrote: Got my new Tissot tradition perpetual calendar watch today. Love it so far, although it is a bit bigger than I thought it would be (pic below of it next to my Bulova Marine Star, which is a pretty large watch itself. Img cut off, right click view img to see comparison). The leather band is a hybrid of a snap and a regular belt style, but is too hard to slide over my hand with just the snap undone, so will probably have to undo the whole thing each time I put it on and take it off, which is kind of disappointing, but nothing major. (Might just get a new band). Luckily the perpetual day, month, and date was already set which is good, being it looks pretty complicated in the instructions to set it to the correct year. Overall, pretty happy with it, and the box is amazing, has little cabinets, drawers, and such. Thanks again to Chaggi for turning me on to Tissot ^_-
Edit: Figured out accidentally that the watch band unsnaps from two places, not just one, so now is easy to get on and off wrist without unbuckling. ^_^
On October 01 2014 04:35 Powerpill wrote: Got my new Tissot tradition perpetual calendar watch today. Love it so far, although it is a bit bigger than I thought it would be (pic below of it next to my Bulova Marine Star, which is a pretty large watch itself. Img cut off, right click view img to see comparison). The leather band is a hybrid of a snap and a regular belt style, but is too hard to slide over my hand with just the snap undone, so will probably have to undo the whole thing each time I put it on and take it off, which is kind of disappointing, but nothing major. (Might just get a new band). Luckily the perpetual day, month, and date was already set which is good, being it looks pretty complicated in the instructions to set it to the correct year. Overall, pretty happy with it, and the box is amazing, has little cabinets, drawers, and such. Thanks again to Chaggi for turning me on to Tissot ^_-
Edit: Figured out accidentally that the watch band unsnaps from two places, not just one, so now is easy to get on and off wrist without unbuckling. ^_^
damn now i want that
Honestly, the picture doesn't do it justice. The sapphire crystal has a slight concave which makes it look amazing when light hits it, hard to see in pics.
A friend has it. When he showed it to me I stared at it for minutes in awe. It's freaking amazing. And at 6:00:00 there's just one thin line from top to bottom.
Patek's 175 years anniversary watch, the GrandMaster Chime 5175R. Most complicated watch they ever made. Only 7 were made, one goes to their museum, the other 6 will be (or have been) sold at about $2.5M each.
On August 11 2014 12:09 GettingIt wrote: If I see one more Seiko post I'm going to cry. There are much better watches out there!
Not quite working out for you, good sir
As for buying expensive watches: try to refrain! Whatever you're wearing on your wrist, you will always want something more expensive! So you might as well start out modest
Patek's 175 years anniversary watch, the GrandMaster Chime 5175R. Most complicated watch they ever made. Only 7 were made, one goes to their museum, the other 6 will be (or have been) sold at about $2.5M each.
Impressive to say the least, but the Henry Graves Supercomplication is even more impressive to me, 24 complications without the aid of computers to design it.
Patek's 175 years anniversary watch, the GrandMaster Chime 5175R. Most complicated watch they ever made. Only 7 were made, one goes to their museum, the other 6 will be (or have been) sold at about $2.5M each.
That's beautiful. I'm not huge into watches, but I do think that the artistry that Patek puts in is masterful.
Scratched to hell, the words "world time" and "illuminator" wore off in a week. My last watch was a Casio too, but the strap corroded through and I figured I'd just get a new one instead of replacing the strap if I could even do that.
Thinking about upgrading to something around $200-$300. I really don't care about extra features like chronographs and calendars, but wouldn't mind them either. Was looking at the Victorinox Maverick, Victorinox Swiss Army Infantry Chronograph, Hamilton Khaki Field Green Dial, Tissot Couturier, and a few others. I was also considering the Seiko Black Monster, but it looks a little weird to me. Do you guys have any recommendations?
EPT
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