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.
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Continue readingMETAS-certified watches have passed the Master Chronometer testing program run by METAS, the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology. The entire […]
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Continue readingMy bad. I didn’t think to check out the vintage of a B&M watch I bought on Jomashop a couple of months ago. I come to find out it was discontinued 10 years ago. It’s working very well but I’m concerned now about the lubricants in the movement. I sh…
Continue readingI’m wearing my Oris Aquis GMT – let’s see what you’ve got on!
I had little interest in this watch until trying one out at the NYC boutique about a week ago.
I love the angled/curved bezel, the numerals, etc. really feels like an ultra modern sleek fifty fathoms.
The dial is super black in person. Apparently the…
Continue readingI was pondering between the VC Patrimony or the JLC MUT Date, and here’s the one that won out. Lovely in pretty much every way. The unidirectional winding has a zip to it (also due to the ceramic bearings). I considered the MUT Moon but ultimately like having a quickly readable date.
39mm, caliber 899, 7.8mm thick, ~46mm L2L.
The dial is very slightly domed and quite timeless. Less is…
This was the first Chrono Master. I purchased this watch this year from the popular Reddit seller Vandeth_Kenji who deals in a lot of vintage watches and claimed that it was just serviced (and I believe him). It is in excellent shape and is really clea…
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