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Anyone here into watches?
I would love to see some peoples collections, through text or through image links - all I can do is look for the most part given the prices of most pieces I find attractive.
I would love to see some peoples collections, through text or through image links - all I can do is look for the most part given the prices of most pieces I find attractive.
I have an interest in watches, but I don't have the money to pursue that interest. :|
Don't worry, I don't either lol, I just admire from a distance
A used Seiko 5 is a pretty cheap way to get a watch with an actual mechanism
There are lots of great options for all price points.
If you're not looking to spend a ton but still want to get one from a brand that has a history of making watches, I'd look into Casio or Timex.
Or Phoibos for dive watches, Alpha for a fantastic Rolex Explorer homage, Glycine for military style field watches. Just a few that can be had for under 500.
eBay is your friend, there are plenty of watches with an MSRP around 800-1000 that can be had for a few hundred dollars if you stay on the ball, and if you're getting something with sapphire crystal and stainless steel case, it'll look great for many years.
I'm not because i can't wear them, but a content creator i know has a watch fixing and restoration channel. Editing and quality is top notch.
Wristwatch revival
Oh that's really cool, I'll give it a watch in the near future, thank you
Fun fact about wristwatch revival that not everyone in the watch community may know:
Wristwatch Revival is run by Marshall Sutcliffe, host of one the most popular Magic: the Gathering podcasts (Limited Resources) and has been one of the main faces of Magic Pro Tour and equivalent coverage for a long time.
Edit: Feel free to label off topic, didn’t mean to derail the thread.
This is why I know it. I am an LR listener, and he's plugged his show a couple times.
It always amuses me how much he doesn't cross-promote - I feel like the "conventional wisdom" would be to do it every episode, or to have links on both sites, or something like that. But it's entirely possible for people to be big fans of his work in one context and completely not know about the other one.
It’s also only one-directional as well, I believe?
It kinda makes sense I guess to let your longtime established fans know about a side project that may or may not interest them. It makes less sense to let a new audience know about something totally unrelated to a channel they just started watching.
Ah gotcha. I haven’t met a WR fan who’s totally ignorant of LR yet, but I’m sure they’re out there!
Have you taken a look at Sinn? They have some watches on the smaller side (38 mm). I think the Sinn 556 is one of their more popular offerings
Unrelated, but one of my biggest worries with the 556 (and Sinn watches in general) is the double AR coating. I’ve heard so many stories online of people getting the outer coating scratched. I get that it’s not a huge deal, but just seems like something I’d rather not deal with.
I kind of want to email Sinn and just ask if it’s possible to get one from factory with the coating only on the inside, just to see what they say.
If you lean towards dressier options, Nomos makes watches that are a sane size, thin, and classically inspired. They're not too expensive in terms of luxury watches either, maybe around 2-4k usd with a significant discount on grey markets like Chrono24.
The last watch I purchased is this Skagen. It's very thin with modern styling. The only negative I've found is the lack of glow-in-the-dark hands/face. (Indiglo is such a cool name for that, btw.)
I can't recommend Vaer watches enough. They make 40mm and 36mm ones. Most are field watches, but they have a view divers.
I just got the Nomos Tangente Sport Neomatik 42. It's expensive, but I adore it.
I also enjoy my automatic Orient RA-AC0H (it runs a few minutes fast each week though) and my pluto moonswatch (the plastic cover scratches really really easily so I wouldn't recommend the series)
https://nomos-glashuette.com/en/tangente/tangente-sport-neomatik-42-date-580
That Nomos is gorgeous, congratulations :) love the playful colors they use, reminds me of Farer
I've always lusted over Bauhaus design language in watches, and aside from the Max Bill, Nomos does it the best. I really hope to have one eventually. Such beautiful, simple sophistication. Enjoy it friend.
I have a couple. A man doesn’t get to wear much Jewelry so a nice watch can be a luxury. I lived in Singapore for many years and watches are definitely a thing for men to show status.
my watches
Singaporean here. Yeah it's definitely a thing. I'm not a watch guy per se, but bought a Submariner (blue face) for myself and a Lady Datejust for my wife in a flash of petty self confidence after my first son was born. Now I have a second son, but much less petty self confidence after encountering kindergarten fees, so I have to save up for something on par so each can have one.
Love that Seamaster. Am considering a blue one for my second patrimonial watch.
I feel like in my country (Canada) and generation most people wouldn't know any watch brands outside of Rolex/Omega lol. Of course I can be wrong because the topic of watches don't come up often with me.
That seamaster is gorgeous.
Thank you.
I wore the Panerai for most of my time in sg (~15yrs). Wife and I decided to move to America and I wanted a new watch to mark the start of my next phase in life.
Buying in Singapore was still a bit expensive, and I’m PR so no VAT refund. DFS at Changi didn’t have the model I wanted.
Then while changing planes in Tokyo to go America, I passed an Omega shop. They had the design I wanted and It was like 20% less! I grabbbed it.
Been here ~4 years and my wrist is still very happy. So much lighter than the Panerai.
Holy shit, a Helvetica watch.
I love it.
I am a watch enthusiast and I used to post my collection at r/watches. My favorite brands are Seiko/GrandSeiko, Rolex, and Omega. I also have watches from Breitling, Tag Heuer, Orient, Hamilton, Tudor, and Casio.
I hope to in my life own a Grand Seiko one day, especially the whirlpool or the Sakura dial I think it's called from the heritage collection. Not sure it'll ever happen though lol
I have a SBGH267 Whirlpool in my collection. If by Sakura dial you mean the SBGA413 Shunbun (Spring), I didn't get it because I already have two spring drives, and I also have the SBGH271 Rikka (Summer) from the four seasons.
This is my first post here on tildes after getting my invite last night.
I am into watches!
I’m wearing a 36mm Rolex explorer 1 as I type this note. Image link (not my image) Rolex is an odd brand because it’s the one everyone knows. To me there are two different era of Rolex, the tool watches and the flashy ones. Personally I enjoy the 5 digit serial number model (older have 4, newer have 6) and these models are a good mix between modern robust movements and classical style.
In my watch box besides me I have a Casio dw290 which is cool because it’s from mission impossible 1.
I have a Casio Dw5600 square which is my go to watch for doing gardening and chores.
Next up are my seiko Sarb 035 which is the white dial variant.
And I have a JLC reverso squadra home time, which is the most prestigious brand I own and the neat complication of that one is that it can track two time zones so you know what time it is at home when you call while travelling.
Finally I have an NTH Nacken which is a blue dive watch, this is my holiday watch and has been around the world with me, mostly Europe and USA. The neat thing about that one is that it is very thin and fits really well.
I’m the future I would like to own an Omega seamaster pro diver , and something from Nomos to round out my collection.
I found after buying the explorer I, which is arguably one of the most versatile watches ever made, that my collecting has slowed way down and I take a long time to consider adding another watch.
I was for a while but could never get myself to spend serious money on a watch. I like mechanical watches but end up wearing a G-Shock most days
Dusty box picture https://imgur.io/uY3odLG?r
I'm not into watches, but I specifically went and bought the Casio F91W because 1) I have small wrists and 2) the small cult following it has gotten on /g/. I don't regret my decision -- it is very light and comfortable to wear, and if I lost or broke it I would just buy another one. Better yet, the watch face doesn't dwarf my forearm. For the first time, I'm pretty happy that I listened to advice on /g/.
Oh, the cult following of the F91W goes wayyyyyy beyond /g/ these days. It's a classic that any watch enthusiast should have in their collection, without a doubt. And if someone asked for one watch they should start with, I'd probably say F91W.
Glad to hear that, it's a great watch and more people need to know about it!
I buy very cheap, old, beat up, watches from ebay. Here's the last one I bought. It cost (including postage) £27. I need to buy a new strap (about £10). https://ibb.co/zNwgWqB
If you want a small mechanical watch and you don't want to pay huge prices you can start looking at the much lower end of the market. These watches don't have the complications and they're not gold or silver (they might have a bit of thin plating that's wearing out) and they might not run as well as they once did. But for a whole we'd got these kinds of simple 7 jewel mechanical movements sorted out and they were things that just worked.
Do you refurbish or service them yourself? I'm also into older cheaper mechanicals.....
I loved Back to the Future as a kid. I was fascinated by the crazy technology and watches in the movie. I always wanted Docs silver Amritron Calculator Watch, but it was pretty hard to find.
I settled for Marty McFly’s Casio CA35 Calculator Watch from Back to the Future 2 and 3.
The Casio CA35 is a combination digital watch and calculator. It's got an eight digit calculator that can do addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. I remember math teachers hating it.
It's appeared in a few famous movies as well. It was worn by Walter White in Breaking Bad, the Joker in The Dark Knight, and Rick Moranis in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
If reddit falls apart and if i don't return back to reddit, i think /r/watches will be one of the few subs I'll miss.
When Tissot released the new auto PRX last week, i had to go back to reddit just to see what people were saying about it.
Agreed. I really liked that place too.
I have gotten into watches more in the recent years, I have dreams to expand my collection but for now my only "luxury" watch is a Tag Heuer Formula 1. Yes, yes, I know it's overpriced for a quartz movement, but honestly that watch is what really sparked my interest in watches at all, as an F1 fan. I have a long way to go and many years to get there, I also love my collection of "cheap" Timex watches that I hot swap wristbands on at my leisure. Plus I'm a pretty big dude so a can rock the 43mm monsters and they look totally fine on my wrists.
Currently rocking an old Seiko Alpinist that I bought 20 years ago. They look at me funny every time I take it to a jewelry shop to get the battery replaced.
What I really want is one of those old 70s watches with the bright red 7 segment display. Can't seem to find anything like that anywhere in any of the retro stores though.
I'm not much of a collector, but I love G-Shocks.
I started with a Mudman, which was good. Then I upgraded to a Mudmaster. It looks stunning and was worth every cent, but... it's just too damn big for my scrawny wrist. Absolutely massive.
I finally settled on a G-5600E. It's not obnoxiously large like the others, but it looks great and it's solar charged. I've been wearing it every day for around 6 years now, and finally had to replace the resin straps and bezel one year ago. The battery is still going strong.
I would buy Casio stock, and a pile of their watches, if they would start putting sapphire crystals on some of their 100+ dollar watches, even if it brought price up a good bit. I love their utility but they've never made it more than a year for me without being scratched all to hell from my high impact lifestyle.
I've heard that the mineral glass they use is more shatter resistant than sapphire crystal, but I don't know for sure. Luckily, I somehow haven't scratched the crystal on my G-Shock yet.
And they are correct. It's totally true. Sapphire trades shatter resistance for scratch resistance.
I'm a crane operator. I handle big heavy rigging, I assemble and disassemble cranes. Big tools. Sharp edges. My job is hard on kit. I have never managed to shatter a sapphire crystal, and the watches I've daily worn on the job still look new after years of abuse. I haven't bought a watch without sapphire in a long time and likely never will again.
Edit: My Glycine Combat Vintage for reference
I'm not into traditional watches, however I am interested in the evolution of smart watches. In undergrad at UIUC we were gifted Pebble watches and I really enjoyed it. It used an e-paper design and had a long battery life. I've tried a few of the newer android watches over the years, (Asus Zenwatch 2 and Fossil 5), and while I like the additional features, it feels like the decreased battery life of the more traditional display makes them a hassle to use.
I love them! I've got two watch boxes full most sub-300-ish. However my Grail watch a Breitling is on my list which is something I want to get to be able to pass down to my son when the time is right.
Casio F-91W is the only way! I bought one for like £10 ages ago and it's still going strong. I want to get one with the green edges though.
F-94W owner here! I do prefer the look of the F-91W, but my endgoal is the AE1200WH. Unfortunately, I set myself a limit, in which I'm only going to buy a new watch when my current Casio is irreversibly broken, which might mean I am not going to buy a new watch ever again...
I think the F94 is nicer! If only we could trade lol
Yep, I wish! I don't really vibe with the little "wheel" for options at the top right anymore, it pollutes the look of the watch a bit in my opinion
If reddit falls apart and if i don't return back to reddit, i think /r/watches will be one of the few subs I'll miss.
When Tissot released the new auto PRX last week, i had to go back to reddit just to see what people were saying about it.
If reddit falls apart and if i don't return back to reddit, i think /r/watches will be one of the few subs I'll miss.
When Tissot released the new auto PRX last week, i had to go back to reddit just to see what people were saying about it.
I started to really get into watches earlier this year, but after leaving my job I don't really have a lot of chances to wear them, and no money to grow my collection.
My current favorite watch is the Vostok Submariner. It's relatively cheap compared to other watches people used to post on /r/watches but I still really like it.
I have two on the way from eBay sellers, one for myself and one for my wife.
I got started with the Casio MVD-107. VERY inexpensive for a very tough quartz dive style watch. But I had my sights set higher. I eventually purchased the cheapest decent automatic diver with a sapphire crystal I could find, a Phoibos Wavemaster, assembled in HK with a Seiko NH35 movement. I loved it, and wore it daily for about 5 years. I gifted it to a union brother who officiated our wedding after picking up my next piece, and he still wears it daily.
Around 2 years ago, I decided I wanted to try something new, and picked up a Glycine Combat Vintage 43mm. I've been steadily chasing the rugged, simple tool watch dream and this one has been fantastic. I got it for 275 USD on eBay, and wear it on a quality Milanese. It's beautiful, legible, and has stood up to daily wear in the trades.
It's time for something new, and my budget has increased dramatically.
I ordered myself a Sinn fully tegimented 836 to be my daily driver, and a Ball Trainmaster Ladies Moon phase with a mother of pearl dial for my wonderful wife. We both work in the trades, so we both need something that can withstand harsh environments.
As to the Sinn's double AR coating being prone to scratching mentioned elsewhere in this thread. Oops. I suppose I'll either hand polish it out, and have it replaced by Sinn if I manage to fuck it up. Either way I'm really excited.