We were at the hospital and I saw one of the nurses manually wind her watch, and it caught my attention when she did. After asking her if I can have a look at it i did a little research and found out that there used to be vintage manual winds with cartoon characters on them. I can’t identify the watch though so I was wondering if I could ask for some help. Is it a vintage cartoon character watch? What character is this? Thank you in advance…

Vintage Cartoon Manual Wind?

1. Which Mechanical/Automatic Watch Movement do you prefer and why?

The Miyota 8215, or one of the Seiko/TMI movements (NH35A/4R35, NH36, NH38) or the high-beat Chinese PT5000 or something else?

2. Also, would you pay $20 more for a NH35 over a 8215? Why or why not? I’m considering this for myself.

I’m interested in a thin-ish watch using the Myota 9015 movement, though quiet is more important than thin. (I understand that it needs a bit of thickness to muffle the rotor sound.) Which brands do you find are better regulated out of the box than others? It should have a simple dial with three hands with a maximum case size of 38mm, but extra credit for 37mm or 36mm.

Hello All, hope you’ve got a good weekend ahead of you, its been a busy one for me and it’s starting to feel very autumnal here so I had to grab a pic before the light faded.

I’m wearing my Oris Aquis GMT – let’s see what you’ve got on!

Hi, all

I just thought I’d share a little watch story:

I used to be a big Breitling fan, but I soured a bit on them after Kern took over. Now, Kern is not doing a bad job from a business perspective from what I gather, and Breitling still make solid watches. But I feel they lost the edge that really set them apart from other brands. The polarizing designs, the agressive and unique styling, the sometimes outrageous splashes of color and, of course, the iconic classics and overall high…

Full circle – Breitling

Can anyone with a 38mm Laureato (3300 series movement) tell me what the rotor is supposed to sound like, particularly when spinning in the non-winding direction?

I had to send mine in for a stuttering seconds hand and when it came back I swore the rotor sounded louder, almost like it was scraping/rattling. But I didn’t give it a serious listen before so can’t be certain. However I can’t help but feel like it sounds loose. But maybe that’s what a ceramic bearing rotor sounds like?

Anyways…

Another Laureato question: rotor noise?

We have many threads asking something along the lines of …

“Which microbrands have gone under?”
“Which was your favorite among the now-defunct microbrands”?
Etc.

Even my favorite microbrand bloke (Chris of NTH) had to throw in the towel after a while.

I found this by accident, and I thought: It must suck to be NEZUMI.
The original sells for like 400 Euros. See below.
Nothing NEZUMI can do about it, really, from a continent away.

And there are other similar sad stories I’ve read…

BAD idea to start a microbrand?