Horology on the LTT forum- A watch thread

[Mutoh]

3 hours ago, FloRolf said:

Uuh nice! Tudor is definitely on my Wishlist. Hoping they'll release a BB58 GMT sometime in the near future. 

 

Love the original design with the Rose on yours. 

Its a Black Bay Heritage

[LordVetinari]

Not a new watch but a new bracelet. Not really a bracelet kinda chap but it really works on this piece.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Getting back into the game. Move aside stop gap $2 American Eagle thing. Just ordered the INVICTA 8926OB Pro Diver as my first mechanical watch. Let the collecting begin. Essentially 50 dollars off if you combine the current discount on Amazon with gift card I got from Secret Santa back in December. 

[spartaman64]

I can't stop looking at it

[iBabySlapper]

On 3/7/2021 at 9:34 PM, Grumpy Old Man said:

I'm shopping for a new watch. More specifically Casio Rangeman GW-9400-1ER. The seller is the so-called "gray seller" The plus side of the seller is that I get a $ 100 discount. The downside is that there is no official importer service for  watch warranty matters. I have until Wednesday to decide whether or not to buy. That is, whether you buy the watch from which you get a discount or take the watch through an official importer. $ 100 discount vs full warranty ...... my brain is overloaded ....... Help!

 

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It's a Casio, odds are it'll outlive you, never mind the warranty. I would just get it gray market.

[iBabySlapper]

2 hours ago, spartaman64 said:

I can't stop looking at it

I hope you got a discount on that. My dad just bought the same watch, and he got almost 20% off (just a bit above £1000 off MSRP)  just by asking from the local AD. And he's defo not a regular customer.

[spartaman64]

2 minutes ago, iBabySlapper said:

I hope you got a discount on that. My dad just bought the same watch, and he got almost 20% off (just a bit above £1000 off MSRP)  just by asking from the local AD. And he's defo not a regular customer.

i got it open box never worn for 4600$

[iBabySlapper]

Just now, spartaman64 said:

i got it open box never worn for 4600$

Is that good?

 

If you exchange that to GBP, that's a really good deal, but I don't know how much a springdrive snowflake goes for in the USA. As a side note, the MSRP for a GS Springdrive snowflake in the UK, when converted to USD, is $7500.

[spartaman64]

Just now, iBabySlapper said:

Is that good?

 

If you exchange that to GBP, that's a really good deal, but I don't know how much a springdrive snowflake goes for in the USA. As a side note, the MSRP for a GS Springdrive snowflake in the UK, when converted to USD, is $7500.

the msrp is 5800$

[iBabySlapper]

2 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

the msrp is 5800$

Ah okay, so the USA MSRP is a couple hundred pounds below a decent discount on a UK one (we asked a couple places, most offered 10-15%).

Man, we kind of get ripped off here in the UK (though that's true for basically everything, including tech stuff).

 

And you got a decent deal too, a hair more than 20%, I'm guessing you get the full warranty too.

It really is a beautiful watch, and what makes it even better imo, is that it doesn't show off at all. The watch knows it looks good, you obviously do too, and that's all that's needed.

[iBabySlapper]

I found a G-7900 clomage for very little money (like $15 or so), so I bought it.

Here it is next to the watch I've had longest in my collection.

The clone is actually a very close copy, aside from the fact it doesn't have tide and moonphase. I wouldn't be surprised if bezels and straps were interchangable.

Also, the buzzer on the fake is considerably louder than the real one.

 

[iBabySlapper]

The casebacks and wrist pads also look pretty similar.

I wouldn't be surprised if the casebacks were interchangable, it certainly looks that way at first glance.

 

Did they manage to get a set of old tooling from a casio factory or something? Or was the guy reverse engineering the G7900 just pretty good at his job.

[Mutoh]

On 3/8/2021 at 5:53 PM, iBabySlapper said:

Ah okay, so the USA MSRP is a couple hundred pounds below a decent discount on a UK one (we asked a couple places, most offered 10-15%).

Man, we kind of get ripped off here in the UK (though that's true for basically everything, including tech stuff).

 

And you got a decent deal too, a hair more than 20%, I'm guessing you get the full warranty too.

It really is a beautiful watch, and what makes it even better imo, is that it doesn't show off at all. The watch knows it looks good, you obviously do too, and that's all that's needed.

If he doesnt have the warranty card that comes with the original box+papers he definitely doesnt.

 

[spartaman64]

its been 2.5 days since i set my gs snowflake and i still dont notice any discrepancies from an atomic clock online. my next most accurate watch which is ironically also my cheapest watch (seagull 1963) would be 5 seconds off by now

[FloRolf]

21 hours ago, spartaman64 said:

its been 2.5 days since i set my gs snowflake and i still dont notice any discrepancies from an atomic clock online. my next most accurate watch which is ironically also my cheapest watch (seagull 1963) would be 5 seconds off by now

yeah Spring Drive is amazing! I'd really love to own one some day. Is the finishing really as amazing as everyone says?

[spartaman64]

33 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

yeah Spring Drive is amazing! I'd really love to own one some day. Is the finishing really as amazing as everyone says?

yep its hard to take a picture without me being reflected somewhere lol. and the indices sparkle 

[spartaman64]

the spring drive accuracy is just insane. ive had it for like 5 days and its around +0.2 seconds fast now. of course im just eyeballing it compared to an atomic clock so I probably can't tell for sure until its +1 second but its for sure significantly less than 0.5 seconds fast. so its around +0.04 seconds to +0.1 seconds at worst / day

[FloRolf]

Hey guys i thought about this little giveaway i wanna do here, a little bit inspired by Teddy Baldasarres latest video.

 

Here's what's going on.

I want you to build the "best" watch collection for 3000 USD (+-150USD). This can be anything, from a 1 Watch colleciton to 10 watches, whatever, just stay in budget. 
We're going off of retail prices here.

The post that get's the most reacts here wins. Giveaway ends on Easter Sunday, the 4th of April. 

Please try to include a picture because not everyone knows all the references etc

 

If you win you get to chose one of these 3 games i have sitting around in my Humble Bundle:

Dirt Rally 2.0

Frostpunk

Darksiders 3

 

Edit: If it's a tie i will rate which one I like more but the second will also get to chose between the remaining 2 games. 

 

Edit2: because of Edit 1 I personally won't react to any collection, just so you know. 

Also, feel free to enter even if don't want to win any of the games, it's just a fun little thing

 

i go first but i won't participate (duh). I'm trying to go with pieces that i don't own so it won't be as repetitive.

 

Casio F-91W - 20USD

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Tissot PRX - 375USD

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Lorier Hyperion 800USD

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Sinn 556i -1200USD

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Laco Augsburg - 440USD

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That totals at around 2900 USD for IMO a prety solid 5 watch collection!

 

Now it's your turn guys  @SansVarnic@spartaman64@LordVetinari @Mutoh@iBabySlapper @Grumpy Old Man@sub68 @BlueChinchillaEatingDorito@Whoeverwantstocompete 

[sub68]

2 hours ago, FloRolf said:

Here's what's going on.

I want you to build the "best" watch collection for 3000 USD (+-150USD). This can be anything, from a 1 Watch colleciton to 10 watches, whatever, just stay in budget. 
We're going off of retail prices here.

The post that get's the most reacts here wins. Giveaway ends on Easter Sunday, the 4th of April. 

Please try to include a picture because not everyone knows all the references etc

ok challenged accepted

 

Casio GGB100-1A $380

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Casio GWM 5610-1 $100

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Garmin Foretrex 401 $200

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Timex Expedition Scout $40

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Hamlition BeLOWZERO 1000m Auto 1,845

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Casio Databank $20

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seiko SRPD27 $495

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$3,080 mostly watches I remember from movies and tv

with some personal ones I wish I could have

[FloRolf]

12 hours ago, sub68 said:

watches I remember from movies

A movie watch collection is a very cool idea! 

Can you name the movies though?

I know a new version of the Hamilton is in Tenet but I have no idea about the other watches. 

 

11 hours ago, Grumpy Old Man said:

Junghans Max Bill Chronoscope

This bad boy is on my Wishlist! Almost made it into my Collection as well but decided on the Sinn for my higher end model instead

 

[LordVetinari]

Challenge Accepted: 

 

R Paige Jukebox (Antique dial from 1870) - $1400

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Seiko Alpinist - $600

 

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Casio Mudmaster GG-B100-1A3ER - $350

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WT Author 1973 (Yellow) - $484 (current exchange rate) 

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Citizen BN0150-28E Eco-Drive Promaster -  $200

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Total: $3034

 

( I Would have gone for a Seiko SNE537 'Street Tuna' instead of the Citizen but I ran out of money...) 

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[sub68]

3 hours ago, FloRolf said:

A movie watch collection is a very cool idea! 

Can you name the movies though

Sure also tv shows.

3 hours ago, FloRolf said:

I know a new version of the Hamilton is in Tenet but I have no idea about the other watches. 

The martian.

 

The data bank is in so many movies.

But the first time I saw it was national treasure.

 

The timex expedition is the classic macgyver watch from the 80's

(I am in my teens and now that the new macgyver is bad and the old is a straight classic)

[spartaman64]

21 hours ago, FloRolf said:

Hey guys i thought about this little giveaway i wanna do here, a little bit inspired by Teddy Baldasarres latest video.

 

Here's what's going on.

I want you to build the "best" watch collection for 3000 USD (+-150USD). This can be anything, from a 1 Watch colleciton to 10 watches, whatever, just stay in budget. 
We're going off of retail prices here.

The post that get's the most reacts here wins. Giveaway ends on Easter Sunday, the 4th of April. 

Please try to include a picture because not everyone knows all the references etc

 

If you win you get to chose one of these 3 games i have sitting around in my Humble Bundle:

Dirt Rally 2.0

Frostpunk

Darksiders 3

 

Edit: If it's a tie i will rate which one I like more but the second will also get to chose between the remaining 2 games. 

 

 

i go first but i won't participate (duh). I'm trying to go with pieces that i don't own so it won't be as repetitive.

 

Casio F-91W - 20USD

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Tissot PRX - 375USD

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Lorier Hyperion 800USD

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Sinn 556i -1200USD

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Laco Augsburg - 440USD

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That totals at around 2900 USD for IMO a prety solid 5 watch collection!

 

Now it's your turn guys  @SansVarnic@spartaman64@LordVetinari @Mutoh@iBabySlapper @Grumpy Old Man@sub68 @BlueChinchillaEatingDorito@Whoeverwantstocompete 

longines hydroconquest L37424966 - $1000

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seiko presage arita porcelain SPB171 - $2000

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[FloRolf]

6 hours ago, LordVetinari said:

Seiko Alpinist

If it didn't have the cathedral style hands I would be all over that thinking about buying one and changing them.

 

Also interesting that we have 3 times almost the same G-Shock in the collections

 

2 hours ago, spartaman64 said:

longines hydroconquest 

Ah, the first small collection. Big fan of the hydroconquest. I think it's pretty good bang for the buck. 

[LordVetinari]

27 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

If it didn't have the cathedral style hands I would be all over that thinking about buying one and changing them.

 

Also interesting that we have 3 times almost the same G-Shock in the collections

 

 

I can't stand the 'mercedes' hand sets on watches but I do like cathedral. The Alpinist is the closest I would come to the circular mercedes style. 

 

That mudmaster is a lot of watch for the money.... Starting to wonder why I don't have one tbh...