Horology on the LTT forum- A watch thread

[Dackzy]

On 3/28/2021 at 6:58 PM, 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. 

 

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 

Challenge accepted

Hamilton intra-matic chronograph - 2195 usd

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Lorier Neptune Series III - $499

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Seiko SRPC1 aka Save the ocean Prospex Turtle - $372

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All in all $3066
I would be very happy if I owned this collection

[FloRolf]

37 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

I would be very happy if I owned this collection

woah, long time no see my friend!

If i remember corretly you have a similar Seiko Turtle right? Are you still happy with it?

 

I can tell you the Lorier is well worth it, gorgeous watch.

 

7 hours ago, sub68 said:

The martian.

Ah, now i remember! I rewatched it recently and wondered about the watch because i thought it was custom made for Tenet

 

1 hour ago, LordVetinari said:

Starting to wonder why I don't have one tbh

That's what this thread is for. Making people spend their money  

[sub68]

2 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

I rewatched it recently and wondered about the watch

I remember it from this scene (I always wanted it)

4 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

i thought it was custom made for Tenet

the martian came out in 2015

[sub68]

@FloRolf actually

the martian

https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-us/h78585333-khaki-navy-belowzero-1000m-auto.html

tenet

https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/tenet

[Dackzy]

19 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

woah, long time no see my friend!

If i remember corretly you have a similar Seiko Turtle right? Are you still happy with it?

Yeah man long time no see, I had to finish my education before I could get some free time again.
I have the Mini Turtle in the prospex pepsi spec. I have worn it basically every day for years now, so I think that it is safe to say that I love it. Though I may or may not have bought that Hamilton a few weeks ago.

[FloRolf]

32 minutes ago, sub68 said:

@FloRolf actually

the martian

https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-us/h78585333-khaki-navy-belowzero-1000m-auto.html

tenet

https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/tenet

Yeah i know now that Martian was first But there's barely a difference in the watches isn't it? Also i thought the Tenet one came with a digital dial as well, i am kinda shocked it's not there? o.O

 

20 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

Yeah man long time no see, I had to finish my education before I could get some free time again.
I have the Mini Turtle in the prospex pepsi spec. I have worn it basically every day for years now, so I think that it is safe to say that I love it. Though I may or may not have bought that Hamilton a few weeks ago.

Niiiice! Feel free to show that off here as well, it's the watch thread after all. A mechanical chronograph is really something every collection should have at some point Just saw the Sinn 103 St G at a local shop last week and now i am quite tempted. it's got a hefty price too but since it's Limited to 500 Pieces i could probably wear it a bit and then sell it at a profit. Only thing that bothers me is the plexi cristal, although i like plexi a lot

The Dial is really fabulous. 

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[Dackzy]

3 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

Niiiice! Feel free to show that off here as well, it's the watch thread after all. A mechanical chronograph is really something every collection should have at some point Just saw the Sinn 103 Sa G at a local shop last week and now i am quite tempted. it's got a hefty price too but since it's Limited to 500 Pieces i could probably wear it a bit and then sell it at a profit. 

The Dial is really fabulous. 

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I have always wanted a mechanical chronograph and I knew that I wanted to maximum spend 3k on one as a graduation gift for myself and this together with a used speedmaster moonwatch"spoke to me, but the hamilton just edged out the speedy for me.
I was actually considering that watch as well, just in the none limted editions, but I decided against it because of the thicknes and liked the hamilton design a bit more in the end, but it is a stunner of a watch for sure, especially that green dial. Sinn watches hold their value really well and some limited ones even increase in price, quite a rare sight in this price category.

[iBabySlapper]

 

On 3/28/2021 at 5:58 PM, 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

 

Well, this is interesting! Sure, let me have a stab at it.

The theme of my collection is "Far East excl. Japan". So expect an amazing value collection.

I'm gonna make it as versatile as possible, so there's a watch for every occasion.

I've had a look and a think, and I've put together a 10 watch collection. Some I own, some I don't.

So, let's get started.

 

1. Tourbillion: Aesop 7025 ($348.68)

 

A Watch with a Chinese Tourbillion movement and a pretty astrology themed dial. Probably the cheapest way to get a real Tourbillion movment.

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2. Diver: Sea-Gull Ocean Star $308

The classic Chinese dive watch. It's a handsome, slightly rounded dive watch with a nice enamelled caseback. Available in a few colours, including the striking sunburst red.

 

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3. Flieger: Escapement Time Type-A PT5000 Flieger $160

Escapement time watches are a new brand on Aliexpress, and their watches are hand finished by one Chinese guy, using off the shelf parts. They really are fantastic watches for the money, and you can really feel the passion that's gone into making one. The finishing on mine is as good as my Junkers Flieger, that cost a lot more. $160 is for the PT5000 (a ETA 2824 clone) watch, but you can get one with a NH35 workhorse for $99. Get one if you don't have a flieger in your collection already, you won't regret it.

It's also water resistant to 30 bar for some reason, which is a bit overkill for a flieger.

 

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4. Dress watch: Lobinni 1888 Mircro-Rotor $206.64

 

An understated dress watch with a nicely decorated high beat micro-rotor movement. Lobinni has a pretty good reputation for build quality too.

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5. Chronograph Seagull 1963 (HKED later prototype Version) $192.73

 

Ah yes, the Sea-gull 1963. Probably the only affordable mechanical chronograph (ignoring the other watches with the ST19 movement). The ST19 is a revised Venus Cal.175, which the Chinese bought the tooling for from the Swiss. This particular model I've chosen isn't the most common variant of the 1963 you can find, but is a later model. Looks pretty sharp, doesn't it?

 

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6. Field Watch: Mysterious Code Titanium Field Watch $95.97

 

Though the branding is a bit of an aquired taste (they changed the brand name on this watch recently, it used to be a lot more subtle which I prefered), there's no arguing with a titanium NH35 field watch for less than $100. It used to be called the "Einsame Reisende" I think.

 

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7. Bronze: Phoibos Leviathan PY027A $369

 

On one hand, it's a chunky 45mm wide 15.5mm thick bronze diver with a 50 bar water resistant case. On the other, it has the nicest bezel action out of any of my watches, has an open heart, and a double dome sapphire crystal with blue AR coating that really shines beautifully in the sun. I really like how these design elements contradict each other, to make a rugged, but dainty watch.

I think the Leviathan is the most under rated watch in Phoibos's line.

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8. Rolex Homage: Cronos GMT Master 2 Homage $364.78

 

Most of us can't afford a Rolex. Even if you can afford it, the AD might not even let you buy one. That's why Rolexes are so commonly hommaged (and faked, but that's a different subject), and this is one such homage. This has a Hangzhou ETA 2836-2 clone movement, which is a high beat GMT movement.

Cronos and San Martin are the two top Chinese micro-brands right now, and when you buy a watch from them, you can expect very high standards of finishing.

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9. Office Watch: Sea-Gull 819.17.6077 $559.30

While some of us don't work in an office (I don't, for example), many of us do. So an office watch is a important category to consider. I also needed to pad my dollar numbers.

This has an ST18 movement, which is a simplified ETA 2892-2, which is the next step up from something like a 2824-2 or a SW200. This watch is also quite unique looking, with a dial with a fine circular pattern and twin indicies, and a twin coin edge case.

 

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10. Vintage: Escapement Time Longines Conquest Homage $185

Vintage watches can be very nice, but most examples aren't reliable enough for daily wear. I have a decent collection of Vintage Ricohs, Mortimas, and Vostoks, but many have niggling problems, are partially broken, or I'm not willing to risk accidental damage to them. Manufacturers have caught on to this, and have released re-issues of their old popular models to mixed reception. The bad thing about these re-issues is, that they can carry quite a price premium over that brands standard models.

 

So here comes Escapement time again, but this time with a 38mm Longines Conquest homage instead of a flieger. This time they put in a Miyota 9000 series, which enables them to make the watch thin.

 

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11. A Quartz watch.

 

I was going to choose Escapement time's Kign Seiko homage, that has a mecha-quartz movement, but those are sold out until May, so I went with a Boderry. I'm going to be honest, I don't wear this watch very often, but it's a pretty watch with a quirk; it has a display caseback showing the gold plated Ronda Quartz in the back. The front of the watch isn't offensive in any way either, with indicies applied onto a embossed outer ring, and a sunburst inner circle sporting small seconds and a minute track dotting the outside.

 

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As a side note, if you wanted a more rugged Quartz watch, the Addies Luminox copy is a decent option. It even has tritium tubes for $40!

 

Total Bill: $2865.29 before any coupons or discounts (of which there are plenty on Aliexpress). You can buy all of these on Aliexpress aside from the Phoibos.

 

[FloRolf]

16 hours ago, iBabySlapper said:

The theme of my collection is "Far East excl. Japan". So expect an amazing value collection.

That is indeed a very good value collection and cool theme! Love it. Didn't know you could get an actual tourbillion so cheap, although it'll probably be a b#tch to service

 

16 hours ago, iBabySlapper said:

Chronograph Seagull 1963

My plan for my next business trip to China (if it will ever happen, thanks covid) is to get a 1963 "first hand". The case back with the movement view itself is well worth it. 

[Radium_Angel]

I should like a soviet-era pockwatch. Something either East German/Iron Curtain or straight up USSR.

Something that just screams "Cold War Bad Guys use this"

 

Any suggestions?

[spartaman64]

59 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

I should like a soviet-era pockwatch. Something either East German/Iron Curtain or straight up USSR.

Something that just screams "Cold War Bad Guys use this"

 

Any suggestions?

probably the most famous soviet/russian watch maker nowadays is vostok

[Radium_Angel]

17 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

nowadays

Right, but what about Cold War era?

[spartaman64]

9 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Right, but what about Cold War era?

they were apparently founded in 1942 so they are cold war era but im not too certain about the pocket watches they produced

[Radium_Angel]

Just now, spartaman64 said:

they were apparently founded in 1942 so they are cold war era but im not too certain about the pocket watches they produced

All good, it'll give me a direction to start looking.

Cheers!

[iBabySlapper]

19 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

All good, it'll give me a direction to start looking.

Cheers!

I personally like Raketas too, they're a bit sleeker and prettier compared to vostoks.

 

 

[Radium_Angel]

1 hour ago, iBabySlapper said:

I personally like Raketas too, they're a bit sleeker and prettier compared to vostoks.

 

 

I just bought this one as a start

 

[iBabySlapper]

47 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

I just bought this one as a start

 

Nice, what is that? I can't really read cyrilic.

 

[Radium_Angel]

8 minutes ago, iBabySlapper said:

Nice, what is that? I can't really read cyrilic.

 

Vintage (or simply old) Molnija 

[Jtalk4456]

I'm conflicted as I love the aesthetic of a nice wrist watch, but personally I can't stand the feel of something around my wrist so I never wear one. I do however watch Ask Mr Wonderful on youtube, and I thought you might like this if you haven't seen it yet

 

[spartaman64]

14 minutes ago, Jtalk4456 said:

I'm conflicted as I love the aesthetic of a nice wrist watch, but personally I can't stand the feel of something around my wrist so I never wear one. I do however watch Ask Mr Wonderful on youtube, and I thought you might like this if you haven't seen it yet

 

try a titanium watch. I get worried that I left my gs snowflake behind somewhere sometimes even though I know that I dont take it off lol

[Jtalk4456]

4 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

try a titanium watch. I get worried that I left my gs snowflake behind somewhere sometimes even though I know that I dont take it off lol

I've tried before I just geniuinely don't like the feel of anything on my wrist. I do appreciate the designs though

[iBabySlapper]

2 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Vintage (or simply old) Molnija 

Nice, I don't have a Molnija in my collection. Though that's not really a surprise because they seem to only make pocket watches

[Radium_Angel]

Just now, iBabySlapper said:

Nice, I don't have a Molnija in my collection. Though that's not really a surprise because they seem to only make pocket watches

I'm starting a collection of cheap n cheerful pocket watches, mostly to practice my product photography.

[iBabySlapper]

4 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

I'm starting a collection of cheap n cheerful pocket watches, mostly to practice my product photography.

Ahhh okay, I do like taking nice photos of my watches too. It's really too bad I dropped my camera a while ago, and I haven't gotten around to actually finding someone to fix it (I've asked a few camera repair places, and they refused).

 

I don't have any pocket watches in my collection, but I do have this wrist watch that has a pocket watch movement.

 

[Radium_Angel]

7 minutes ago, iBabySlapper said:

dropped my camera

Ouch, what model and what's happening?

8 minutes ago, iBabySlapper said:

pocket watch movement.

I like the watch, pretty