loki_the_bubba, Author at RK Watch Service

Timex Marlin

The modern Hand Wound. I bought this a couple of years ago for my dad. But at his age he really couldn’t read it or remember to wind it. He’s got a giant quartz something now. It doesn’t look like he wore it much.
$100 with shipping in US

FS: Two Victorinox and a Wenger

Victorinox Dive Master 500 241428
Quartz. Poking around on eBay and other sites I’m surprised how much some people are asking for this. I had the movement replaced a few years ago. There are scratches from wear. The original strap is included, but it’s pretty stiff and cracked. I have it on a replacement rubber strap with an orange pattern. I put the Victorinox buckle on it. I also have an orange nato strap around here somewhere I bought for it. No box or papers.
$400 with shipping…

FS: Two Victorinox and a Wenger

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What was the most you ever spent on a watch?

How far from your average purchase was it?

Inspired by the “Luxury Watches vs. Index Funds on a Middle-Class Income: A Thought Exercise” thread.

Almost all of my watches are sub $500 buys. One or two pushed $700. But I don’t regret paying $1650 for my Mühle Glashütte, close to 4x my average purchase.

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I’m looking at watches with both GMT and a dive bezel

I actually use both complications on my Citizen eco-drive. My GMT hand is set to Berlin where my daughter lives. I use the dive bezel several times a week when I’m cooking. Now I’m considering going us a level to a nice automatic. Around $3k +/-? Here’s the required pics.

Seebattalion GMT. Perhaps not as elegant as I would like at this price.

Longines. I loved this when I saw it, but then I read a review that pointed out the six and nine…

I’m looking at watches with both GMT and a dive bezel

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We spent pages on Breguet numerals. How do you feel about Roman numerals?

I would post a picture, but I looked in my box and confirmed that I don’t have any watches with Roman numerals. They’re definitely not to my taste.

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Unexpected accuracy

I put on one my Victorinox Infantry Vintage 241397 late last week to wear for a few days. For fun I synchronized it to the second with my laptop. Here we are, five days later, and it’s only slow by a single second. Simply astounding.

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I don’t like fluted bezels

I think they look cheap. I doubt I’m the only one that feels this way. Even on a Rolex I looked at this weekend I thought “yuck”.

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Out of my 25 or so watches, only one has a gold case

And that one is my grandfathers 1963 Hamilton he got for 25 years on the job. What’s the average ratio here? How many gold watches do other collectors have?

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