The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread

[Matt]

I was very close to buying the Hull California in Volcanic Black but it has a mineral crystal and that’s a deal breaker for me. I like the Croft as well.

[Matt]

[goosehd]

@Matt I have looked at the Unimatic’s numerous times…What’s your thoughts? If I recall, @Anesthetist has one as well.

[Matt]

So far so good. It feels good on the wrist, has a nice heft and overall feel of quality. I’ll definitely get another one.

[yannis]

Lorier Neptune. Pretty reliable daily

[tody]

Seeing @chrisjohnnick post a picture of a military watch with a canvas strap, I put away my apple watch and bought some new straps for my other watches.
Here's my Stowa Flieger Classic, I never liked the heavy leather strap. Much better looking with the canvas:

[Cole]

It seems I'm a bit obsessed with the Seiko Willard, because I like the shape of the watch so much. Here is my newest aquisition, a Steedive homage to the Willard, made out of bronze. For 140something Euros, including shipping and avoiding customs somehow, this is quit a good deal and it runs more accurat then the 1.400 € SPB237J1.

[tody]

I equipped another one of my watches with a different strap, this time my Nomos Tangente Sport with a nylon strap. Went for a colourful variant this time.

[chrisjohnnick]

Dig it! And yeah, I love the simplicity and look of the canvas strap these days. The only other watch that I currently have to wear is a Tag Heuer Aquaracer with a steel band, and when I put it on it feels so heavy and chunky!

[Matt]

@Cole i always see those Steeldives pop up on eBay. What do you think so far?

[Matt]

Some of you may have seen my FS listing for this but I’m actually starting to come around to it. It’s just a really nice chunky dive watch with cool colors and great materials.

[Matt]

And now I can’t get another watch until I’ve saved enough for one of these…

https://wornandwound.com/what-is-kollokium-the-mysterious-details-behind-the-projekt-01/

[Tago Mago]

@Matt does your dad know you’re wearing his watch?

[Cole]

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

@Cole i always see those Steeldives pop up on eBay. What do you think so far?

Well, I think for the money you get a lot of bang for your bug. But manage your expectations, we are talking about watches in the 50 to 150 € price range. Most have Seiko NH35 movements, a sapphire crystal and good lume, with a qc that is sometimes better then Seiko's (misalligned bezel anyone). Two of my Steeldives are better adjusted then my Seiko's.

Overall you get a solid watch that is well worth the money and in case of Seiko does not need to fear the comparison to the original.

[endo]

another Spinnaker, Hull Lapis for 149€ on amazon

[Matt]

Nice! I like the shape of the hull, what do you think?

[endo]

me too, main downside to me is the glass, hope it doesn't scratch too soon

[Matt]

That’s why I didn’t get one. I scratched up my MoonSwatch crystal in Germany pretty bad and cleaned it right up with some Polywatch that I got on Amazon. If you don’t have any I’d get some. It works very well on the plastic crystals. It comes with a dremel buffer that I slid right into my Black + Decker drill and it buffed right out.

[endo]

I also like my Sternglas Naos, obviously in a Nomos Tangente style. Comes from a Microbrand based in Hamburg, with Sapphire crystal in the Quartz-Edition for under 200€.

[tody]

@endo I totally can’t stand their facebook ads