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I guess I just really like seiko 🤷

In my collection I have 1 Hamilton, 1 omega and 1 Rolex – rest of my watches are all seiko.

i never intended for this to happen. I never considered my self a seiko fan boy. But looking at it objectively I really like seiko because with each category I…

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Idk why I fell in love with this watch so much

I literally just bought it to wear for water events, but it was like divine work because the strap I wanted to get was out of stock and i ended up with an even better strap that ends up being a rubber bracelet basically and I love it!

watch is super c…

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do some watches generate more power from their automatic movement?

for example I notice with my seikos and hamilton that I need to shake it a few times to get it going and if I don't wear it enough it will stop…

but on my rolex and omega I can literally just put it on for a couple minutes from a dead stop and …

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Weird question – should I get the pepsi turtle or the invicta 1953?

Here is my collection atm:

I like it because each watch is meaningful to me.

the snk809 is my first watch and i love that…

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Citizen eco drive dive watch or Orient Mako 3?

Looking for a watch that's not too expensive to be used for beach trips/pool parties/anything water related.

Narrowed down to this citizen and Orient. I chose Orient over seiko because my 5kx with the 4r movement seems to stop after 24 hours whic…

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which would you daily?

I like the hamilton for what it is, but i feel like it looks too simple like a cheap timex

Also I like how i can pick up my seitona whenever and not worry about setting it

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Pulled the trigger on a IWC Mark XX for my green watch

this is the one i ordered what do you guys think?

So my collection currently has:

snk809 (my first real watch, …

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Do you think the seiko panda seitona or the spb143 looks better?

Currently rocking my seitona and I love it and I like how I never have to set it, but I’m also thinking about getting an spb143, but if the seitona looks better I don’t want to get the spb143.

which would you wear as your main?

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What are the best leather strap watches?

I HATE dealing with bracelets cause i never get a good fit (except my Christopher ward watch that has tool-less microadjust, but nobody respects CW and i wasted 1k on a watch i never wear!) so I decided i will only wear leather brown strap watches from…

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I think my simple Hamilton khaki will be my end game

I like how it looks and how I get a good fit with the leather strap.

they say the next steps up are the oris propilot and the iwc mark xx, but I genuinely think the Hamilton looks nicer than them and it has better dimensions for smaller wrists

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