The "Official" Watch Thread and all Things Horological
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Priller
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Picked up a few more swiss ladies watches for almost nothing. I don't care about the cases, I like the movements. Screwdriver bit for scale. They are tiny.
Love the insanely tiny movements. I've been drooling over vintage Zodiac Sea Wolfs (wolves?) with the ghost blue bakelite bezels, and these watches from the '60s with 200m of water resistance, were able to be made at 10.5mm thick, including a domed crystal. Modern dive watches struggle to get under 12.5mm, regardless of crystal. As someone who likes a thin watch, I don't really get it. Maybe it's the antishock, maybe most folks like the bigger wrist presence of a thicker watch? Here's a vintage Sea Wolf, for reference (not the same watch):
Based on that photo, I agree. But textured dials especially need to be seen on person, on the wrist. When I was looking for a dress watch, I was inches away from ordering a Frederique Constant Classics based on a nice photo, but decided to try one on at the local jeweller to be safe. I hated the watch in person, it looked flat and dull on the wrist, so I ended up with a vintage Hamilton instead. Other watches that don't photograph so well can look amazing in person.
Not that I'm buying one, I have enough as it is! Just thought it's another example of Citizen making interesting, well-crafted, and exceptional value watches that aren't Donald Duck branded etc.
Good modern dive watches are mostly automatic and to get the auto winder in there , you get a thicker case . Worse if it’s a chrono and Date . Every layer on the onion takes space .
I’m a huge fan of Zodiac dive watches , the red bezel white face is stunning . I could gladly own that powder blue job as well . The orange is too fruity punch coloured , Doxa in orange would work excellent, but find one that’s not beat to crap.
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I’m a huge fan of Zodiac dive watches , the red bezel white face is stunning . I could gladly own that powder blue job as well . The orange is too fruity punch coloured , Doxa in orange would work excellent, but find one that’s not beat to crap.
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Priller
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Agreed, but the above Zodiac is a rotor-wound automatic (with date on many), and it's easily 2+ mm thinner in the case than 99% of auto divers on sale today, with identical water resist despite an acrylic crystal. It's also only 35 mm diameter, so there's even less room to work with.
I'm sure there's a good reason, I'm just not sure what it is.
If anyone is interested, there's a bunch of cool photos and a good write up on the restoration of one here:
Zodiac SeaWolf 702-946
The movement is absolutely stunning...
It is a beautiful movement. I love the high beat watches the second hand glides so smoothly.
Got an interesting offer on the scrambler today…
I’d be lying if I didn’t say it intrigued me a bit…
I’d be lying if I didn’t say it intrigued me a bit…
If the deal was legit (not stolen/fake), you would be way up on that trade. I'm 100% in the scam camp.
I'd only do that deal at the counter of an Authorized Omega dealer.......after the dealer's watch guy popped the hood.
According to Omega 215.30.46.21.03.001 is a Planet Ocean Ultra Deep, 18k hands. MSRP is $17,200 CAD. Sounds fishy.
And it's a big, heavy watch. 45.5x52 - 254g. And that's coming from someone with a 7 1/2" wrist.
And it's a big, heavy watch. 45.5x52 - 254g. And that's coming from someone with a 7 1/2" wrist.
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And I ran the serial number past every database I could get access too. A stolen watch would suck.
And you watched carefully to make sure the seller didn’t switch anything at the last minute.
Don’t do it , if it was worth his ask , he would flip it , buy your bike and put 2k in his pocket . And I own three Omega sea masters , they are my jam .
More red flags than an Irish soccer match on that play , do not do it .
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More red flags than an Irish soccer match on that play , do not do it .
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Tudor's Second-Ever Pelagos FXD Chrono Is a Cycling-Specific Watch with a Unique Tachymeter Design
Cycle Jordan.
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Priller
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Tudor's Second-Ever Pelagos FXD Chrono Is a Cycling-Specific Watch with a Unique Tachymeter Design
Cycle Jordan.
Not sure what's cycling-specific about it, but Tudor making a watch thinner than average is a welcome change. Not many chronos out there thinner than 14mm these days.
The tachymeter.
Lightweight , bit thinner , fabric breathable band . And as FullMoto said , the tach scale is reduced because cyclists pedal slower than race cars go.
But if we are being honest here , nobody on the Tudor pro cycling team is playing with that chrono while racing .
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But if we are being honest here , nobody on the Tudor pro cycling team is playing with that chrono while racing .
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Nobody period is playing with a chrono watch while riding. Like every other watch these days it's jewelry (who actually uses a dive watch for diving now). There's no need to be fiddling with tiny chrono buttons when any info you could possibly need to know is is displayed on the fly or can be cycled through on the Edge/Wahoo on your handlebars.
West End Watch Co. Really like the high beat on this watch. Keeps okay time (1 min loss every week). Smaller than it looks at 33mm. Forgot how heavy metal bands are vs NATO.
Priller
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I really dig the blend of new and old on that one.
If anyone wants to check the accuracy of their watches, there's a website called toolwatch.io that does a pretty good job of tracking on-wrist performance. You put in your watches and it'll record and update as you do. Here's my collection, such as it is:
If anyone wants to check the accuracy of their watches, there's a website called toolwatch.io that does a pretty good job of tracking on-wrist performance. You put in your watches and it'll record and update as you do. Here's my collection, such as it is:
