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Post by redcase on Nov 15, 2022 6:34:26 GMT
As the subject says, watches.
I've recently got into it. I have liked watches since I was young, but now that liking has grown into something deeper.
Having looked around the last couple of months for a nice watch, something that'll last me hopefully for a good couple of decades, I fell into a rabbit hole of brands, movements, history etc. and haven't gotten out. It also happens to be the only accoutrement that men can wear which can be classified as jewellery. Not to mention - a good watch is a great heirloom to pass down generations.
I've narrowed down to a Black Bay or a Junghans Chronoscope. Within the next 6 months I hope to get one of these.
Anyone else into it?
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Post by alwaysUnited on Nov 15, 2022 12:06:49 GMT
Have you looked at the models from Nomos Glashuette ,they make some beautiful watches !
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Post by redcase on Nov 15, 2022 12:28:19 GMT
Have you looked at the models from Nomos Glashuette ,they make some beautiful watches ! Man, I fucking love Nomos. Their designs are "chef's kiss". But I really want something with day/date, and I cannot find a single Nomos with one. |
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Post by RAZ on Nov 15, 2022 18:27:55 GMT
you have no fucking idea for how lomg i`ve been wanting to create this thread. i love watches, collect them myself, mod them at times. the tudor black bay is among the top of my list for one day. fell in love with the black bay pro from this year. unfortunately its just way out of my range.
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Post by redcase on Nov 15, 2022 19:16:01 GMT
you have no fucking idea for how lomg i`ve been wanting to create this thread. i love watches, collect them myself, mod them at times. the tudor black bay is among the top of my list for one day. fell in love with the black bay pro from this year. unfortunately its just way out of my range. Same. Black bay pro is sumptuous but I cannot spend what they want me to lmao. |
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Post by RAZ on Dec 20, 2022 18:23:42 GMT
you have no fucking idea for how lomg i`ve been wanting to create this thread. i love watches, collect them myself, mod them at times. the tudor black bay is among the top of my list for one day. fell in love with the black bay pro from this year. unfortunately its just way out of my range. Same. Black bay pro is sumptuous but I cannot spend what they want me to lmao. did you decide on what to get mate? i am gonna sell a couple of mine in the coming weeks, as i want to get to the "next level"  black bay pro is and will remain out of my league. but for my next purchase i will go for either the seiko alpinist, hamilton khaki field or a tissot prx powermatic 80. i will decide when the time comes in the next few months or so. |
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Post by redcase on Dec 21, 2022 12:03:16 GMT
Same. Black bay pro is sumptuous but I cannot spend what they want me to lmao. did you decide on what to get mate? i am gonna sell a couple of mine in the coming weeks, as i want to get to the "next level" black bay pro is and will remain out of my league. but for my next purchase i will go for either the seiko alpinist, hamilton khaki field or a tissot prx powermatic 80. i will decide when the time comes in the next few months or so. I have decided to save up for the black bay. Nothing else was really cutting it for me and I thought it would be best to wait for my grail rather than spend on something lesser now. So sometime by next year in June, I hope to have saved up enough to get the BB Pro. So I shall soldier on with my old Tissot for the time being  All 3 of the watches you mentioned deserve a place in a collector's cache. The PRX especially is sublime. |
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Post by RAZ on Jan 7, 2023 16:27:19 GMT
did you decide on what to get mate? i am gonna sell a couple of mine in the coming weeks, as i want to get to the "next level" black bay pro is and will remain out of my league. but for my next purchase i will go for either the seiko alpinist, hamilton khaki field or a tissot prx powermatic 80. i will decide when the time comes in the next few months or so. I have decided to save up for the black bay. Nothing else was really cutting it for me and I thought it would be best to wait for my grail rather than spend on something lesser now. So sometime by next year in June, I hope to have saved up enough to get the BB Pro. So I shall soldier on with my old Tissot for the time being All 3 of the watches you mentioned deserve a place in a collector's cache. The PRX especially is sublime. that is probably a wise choice for you mate. which black bay do you wanna go for? i do love the black bay pro as i mentioned but a GMT wouldnt make sense for me. i`d probably go for the 58 myself. but yeah...considering the current increase in rents and living costs, a tudor , as much as i would love one, is not something i should personally go for. however, all the luck to you to hopefully get your holy grail watch soon. i agree that all 3 watches are amazing (tissot prx, hamilton khaki field and seiko alpinist). i think the seiko alpinist will be my next purchase. currently undergoing a big change in my watch collection, trying to sell 4-5 pieces and put that money aside to help fund the seiko alpinist. btw: have you seen the new hamilton khaki murph release? its the watch from "interstellar", people were asking for hamilton to make that one a 38mm and they listened to the feedback. it is beautiful! |
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Post by redcase on Jan 10, 2023 17:36:46 GMT
I have decided to save up for the black bay. Nothing else was really cutting it for me and I thought it would be best to wait for my grail rather than spend on something lesser now. So sometime by next year in June, I hope to have saved up enough to get the BB Pro. So I shall soldier on with my old Tissot for the time being All 3 of the watches you mentioned deserve a place in a collector's cache. The PRX especially is sublime. that is probably a wise choice for you mate. which black bay do you wanna go for? i do love the black bay pro as i mentioned but a GMT wouldnt make sense for me. i`d probably go for the 58 myself. but yeah...considering the current increase in rents and living costs, a tudor , as much as i would love one, is not something i should personally go for. however, all the luck to you to hopefully get your holy grail watch soon. i agree that all 3 watches are amazing (tissot prx, hamilton khaki field and seiko alpinist). i think the seiko alpinist will be my next purchase. currently undergoing a big change in my watch collection, trying to sell 4-5 pieces and put that money aside to help fund the seiko alpinist. btw: have you seen the new hamilton khaki murph release? its the watch from "interstellar", people were asking for hamilton to make that one a 38mm and they listened to the feedback. it is beautiful! Honestly I’ve tried liking the Murph but I just can’t bring myself to it. I feel that way about most of Hamilton in general - they look too plain. 🫣 If you’re going Alpinist which dial are you looking at ? |
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Post by JamBritRed on Jan 10, 2023 17:53:55 GMT
Don't mind me, I'm just looking around at the affluent corner of the forum..... all this watch talk has me intrigued. Very informative, many names I had not heard of before seeing the thread.
I got a Casio watch the other day for the first time since I was a child and was well impressed (they've come a long way with solar tech n stuff).... and then I read this thread and was appropriately brought back to earth.
love the discussions though.
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Post by RAZ on Jan 10, 2023 18:23:21 GMT
that is probably a wise choice for you mate. which black bay do you wanna go for? i do love the black bay pro as i mentioned but a GMT wouldnt make sense for me. i`d probably go for the 58 myself. but yeah...considering the current increase in rents and living costs, a tudor , as much as i would love one, is not something i should personally go for. however, all the luck to you to hopefully get your holy grail watch soon. i agree that all 3 watches are amazing (tissot prx, hamilton khaki field and seiko alpinist). i think the seiko alpinist will be my next purchase. currently undergoing a big change in my watch collection, trying to sell 4-5 pieces and put that money aside to help fund the seiko alpinist. btw: have you seen the new hamilton khaki murph release? its the watch from "interstellar", people were asking for hamilton to make that one a 38mm and they listened to the feedback. it is beautiful! Honestly I’ve tried liking the Murph but I just can’t bring myself to it. I feel that way about most of Hamilton in general - they look too plain. 🫣 If you’re going Alpinist which dial are you looking at ? interesting, i do love the simplicity of the hamilton field watches. i do enjoy field watches in general. one of my seikos is an SNK803K2. lovely little beater. alpinist is quite clear for me, the SPB121. the one with the green dial and the compass on the inner ring. i`ve looked at all the others but this classic one is the one i really like the most. |
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Post by RAZ on Jan 10, 2023 18:28:00 GMT
Don't mind me, I'm just looking around at the affluent corner of the forum..... all this watch talk has me intrigued. Very informative, many names I had not heard of before seeing the thread. I got a Casio watch the other day for the first time since I was a child and was well impressed (they've come a long way with solar tech n stuff).... and then I read this thread and was appropriately brought back to earth. love the discussions though. mate, no bad word about casio. they are well respected and play a massive part in horology. casio still produces amazing watches. i have a couple of g-shocks and the old F91W, absolutely love those pieces. thats also the beauty about watches: you can be into more "high end" pieces or brands. but there are still others around who produce amazing timepieces for a small budget like seiko, casio, vostok, orient, tissot, certina and many others. which one did you get if you dont mind me asking? |
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Post by redcase on Jan 10, 2023 20:08:36 GMT
Honestly I’ve tried liking the Murph but I just can’t bring myself to it. I feel that way about most of Hamilton in general - they look too plain. 🫣 If you’re going Alpinist which dial are you looking at ? interesting, i do love the simplicity of the hamilton field watches. i do enjoy field watches in general. one of my seikos is an SNK803K2. lovely little beater. alpinist is quite clear for me, the SPB121. the one with the green dial and the compass on the inner ring. i`ve looked at all the others but this classic one is the one i really like the most. I was going to say that your first choice in alpinist should be the green dial 😄. Perfect choice. Orient is another interesting name to look at for beaters as I’ve recently discovered. Some very cool pieces in there. Christopher Ward is a new name I’ve come across recently too. Some very nice watches with very well reviewed movements. Horology honestly is an endless dive. |
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Post by RAZ on Jan 10, 2023 21:31:40 GMT
interesting, i do love the simplicity of the hamilton field watches. i do enjoy field watches in general. one of my seikos is an SNK803K2. lovely little beater. alpinist is quite clear for me, the SPB121. the one with the green dial and the compass on the inner ring. i`ve looked at all the others but this classic one is the one i really like the most. I was going to say that your first choice in alpinist should be the green dial 😄. Perfect choice. Orient is another interesting name to look at for beaters as I’ve recently discovered. Some very cool pieces in there. Christopher Ward is a new name I’ve come across recently too. Some very nice watches with very well reviewed movements. Horology honestly is an endless dive. absolutely. the green dial one might be the most common, but it also looks the most beautiful. i had an orient kamasu that i sold a while ago and still own an orient bambino with a lovely blue sunburst dial. those bambinos are amazing and well made dress style watches. unbeatable for their price. christopher ward...took me a while to warm to them as the name somehow reminded me of something that might be part of those tv auctions/advertisements. but had to learn that they are not and make some great watches in fact. i dont really like their logo though...or not yet. i might be mistaken here, but they advertise their movements as "in-house", which is not entirely true as they buy them actually. most of their watches use a sellita movement, but that is a good thing since you can service them at most watchmakers and those movements are very reliable. maybe i'm wrong here. really nice watches though and will keep an eye on them. |
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Post by JamBritRed on Jan 11, 2023 0:04:35 GMT
Don't mind me, I'm just looking around at the affluent corner of the forum..... all this watch talk has me intrigued. Very informative, many names I had not heard of before seeing the thread. I got a Casio watch the other day for the first time since I was a child and was well impressed (they've come a long way with solar tech n stuff).... and then I read this thread and was appropriately brought back to earth. love the discussions though. mate, no bad word about casio. they are well respected and play a massive part in horology. casio still produces amazing watches. i have a couple of g-shocks and the old F91W, absolutely love those pieces. thats also the beauty about watches: you can be into more "high end" pieces or brands. but there are still others around who produce amazing timepieces for a small budget like seiko, casio, vostok, orient, tissot, certina and many others. which one did you get if you dont mind me asking? One of the G-Shock line. Truly impressive imho. You should have seen my face when I relised it auto lights up after dark when you tilt your wrist........ mind f-ing blown! Its the simple things that get me sometimes. Edit: I immediately went to look up what Horology was...... very happy to have learned that. |
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black bay pro is and will remain out of my league. but for my next purchase i will go for either the seiko alpinist, hamilton khaki field or a tissot prx powermatic 80. i will decide when the time comes in the next few months or so.