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Is anybody sporting a Seiko 6105 or 153 (“CPT Williard”)? I’ve been kicking them around for a couple of years.
The Seiko Turtles are fantastic. You won't go wrong there. One of the most comfortable wearing case designs ever.@Lone Star Bluegrass - I've long liked the Willard.
I'm a bit tempted at the moment, the green variant SPB153 is on special at a retailer here for AU$950 (~US$620).
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I'm still on the fence - for that coin, one could have both a normal Turtle SRPE93K and a Laco Aachen.
How has that Seiko 5 treated you accuracy-wise? Staying on time pretty well? I like the simplicity of those watches. I currently wear an old Swiss Army watch and love it to death but I also wish it was an automatic.I've followed your lead @Inkgardener - local Amazon had Expeditions for AU$59 with free post - so one is on the way.
All this watch talk got me searching for a couple of my old watches from decades past that had stopped working and been languishing in storage.
Found them.
A Traser H3 6502 Navigator 'Sterile' - with long expired tritium.
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and a vintage TAG Heuer F1 - from when I was trying to be one of the cool kids in the eighties.
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Waiting to hear back from the repairer to see if there is any hope for them.
While in watch mode - I picked up a new strap for the Seiko 5
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How has that Seiko 5 treated you accuracy-wise? Staying on time pretty well? I like the simplicity of those watches. I currently wear an old Swiss Army watch and love it to death but I also wish it was an automatic.
Did you just pick this up? The Omega Seamaster-Railmaster 40mm Master Chronometer with caliber 8806 movement and a stainless bracelet. How do I know you ask? My wife bought me the same watch except I changed the strap to brown leather with a deployment clasp.
Did you just pick this up? The Omega Seamaster-Railmaster 40mm Master Chronometer with caliber 8806 movement and a stainless bracelet. How do I know you ask? My wife bought me the same watch except I changed the strap to brown leather with a deployment clasp.
A few reasons I fell in love with it. No date window simplifies the face for an uncluttered appearance. The master chronometer co-axial movement provides incredible accuracy and long life with 55 hours of power reserve. It's thin and can be worn under the cuff of a dress shirt without looking like a dive watch. Yet it is a dive watch with water resistance to 500 feet (15 bar or 150 meters).
A great all-around timepiece.
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I understand you enthusiasm for technology. I would not dissuade you using such items to track your steps, count your heartbeats or GPS your location. They are useful tools.Chago,
I'll give you the less bou·jee answer.
I like to run and work out extensively and as much as id like a Rolex and Richard Millie I also like to hunt to much to spend a safari for my wrist. So rock the Garmin fēnix® 7X – Sapphire.
It tracks all the metrics I like to look at for the day like steps, calories, so on so forth. I use to be a sunnto man my self and just picked this Garmin up last July and sadly I haven’t taken it to Africa yet but it will see plenty of that continent here in the futures. Its been my favorite athletic watch I’ve owned to date.
Mrs. BeeMaa and I went out today. Had to do some running around that included a trip to a nearby store....so why not drop in? This is why you don't drop in...
They way Mrs. BeeMaa was eyeing the Planet Ocean Summer Blue (on the right), you would have thought it was tall, dark and handsome and carrying a dry martini. Sheesh. If we weren't looking forward to the things we have planned, she may have well walked out with it. Damn that is one beautiful watch. The King Neptune caseback is a deal sealer. Lord help me.
Oh trust me I'm not nocking a Rolex or nice watches. Rolex use to have the most pro hunting ad's ever. Personaly if im going to spend money on a watch its going to be something along the line of an AP ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE that will have some serious value if I was to ever want to sell it. I'm along the lines of less gagets more hunts.I understand you enthusiasm for technology. I would not dissuade you using such items to track your steps, count your heartbeats or GPS your location. They are useful tools.
However, at some point you will come to realize that an Omega Planet Ocean or Rolex Submariner will long outlast microprocessors and batteries. That an automatic/mechanical movement is beautiful for it's simplicity and accuracy. And that daily use (and abuse) will only strengthen the bond you have with it. Every scratch will be earned, every ding remembered. If you are lucky enough, a son or daughter (or maybe grandchildren) will see you wearing it every day on your wrist and it will inspire them as well. Watches of this quality are generational heirlooms.
Nothing against your technology, but there's a world beyond it. Don't limit yourself based on price alone. There are ways to get into a top quality timepiece without a second mortgage.
Then I would encourage you to follow your passion of getting a Audemars Piquet or other similar brand.Oh trust me I'm not nocking a Rolex or nice watches. Rolex use to have the most pro hunting ad's ever. Personaly if im going to spend money on a watch its going to be something along the line of an AP ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE that will have some serious value if I was to ever want to sell it. I'm along the lines of less gagets more hunts.
Will have one at some stage, lots of hunting to be done first.Then I would encourage you to follow your passion of getting a Audemars Piquet or other similar brand.