The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread

[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

[endo]

I don't know them, have never been on Facebook.

[tody]

They are trying to picture themselves as a heritage brand. Pretty clever, but i the end they are only ripping off old designs…

[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.