Stay Away from a Miyota 82S5 Movement?

I’m considering buying a Draken Aoraki, but the movement – a Miyota 82S5 – is holding me back. It hacks and handwinds, and Draken has put it in a Faraday cage for 20,000 A/m magnetism protection, but I’ve heard that it’s often less accurate than the NH35 and it may be difficult to service, as least compared to the NH35. I’ve also heard that Miyota’s Parashock system isn’t as good as Seiko’s Diashock.

I’ll be using this as a legit field watch – wearing it for hiking, which I do regularly…

Stay Away from a Miyota 82S5 Movement?

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FS: Citizen Promaster EcoDrive (BN0150-28E)

Citizen Promaster EcoDrive (BN0150-28E)

  • 44 x 48 x 12
  • 20mm lug width
  • Citizen EcoDrive movement
  • with box, tag, papers
  • original strap and yellow Bonetto Cinturini (Marathon branded)
  • $125

I’m thinning out my collection in an attempt to buy my grail. This Promaster has wrist presence (especially with the yellow strap) but wears very well, even on my 6.75″ wrist. Very cool scuba-themed box, if you’re into that sort of thing. The Cinturini strap has a vanilla…

FS: Citizen Promaster EcoDrive (BN0150-28E)

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Custom Erika’s Originals MN on my Sub 300T

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I’m a big fan of Erika’s Originals MN straps, but was disappointed that Erika didn’t make the strap I wanted for my Doxa – ‘original’ green with a hot orange stripe, to match the dial of my Sub 300T Professional. So I decided to email Erika and ask if she could make a custom strap for me. I didn’t expect that would be possible, and so I was very pleasantly surprised when she told me she’d do a run of green with a hot orange stripe for me. It took a…

Custom Erika’s Originals MN on my Sub 300T

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