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re: Best watch that isn’t a Rolex
Posted on 2/11/26 at 6:39 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 2/11/26 at 6:39 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Seiko is outstanding.
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Posted on 2/11/26 at 7:29 pm to Obtuse1
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I ran across a homage I had to buy. It is a fairly faithful homage to the Omega Seamaster 1000 prototype with the 1310 Megaquartz movement from the 70s. A homage to a 1970s one off prototype is one I can get behind. I'll post a picture of it when I get home this evening.
AliX homage of the prototype
Omega prototype
The only detail they didn't copy that I wished they had was the asymmetrical bezel. It is one of the interesting and fairly unusual details, but obviously a cost-cutting choice, just like using the bezel and insert from their modern Ploppy homage.
The Omega prototype failed because nobody in the entire Omega engineering department forsaw a non-thermocompensated movement like the Megaquartz 1310 would lose gobs of time in the frigid water of saturation diving, a potential death sentence to a diver that relied on it.
Posted on 2/11/26 at 7:43 pm to ReauxlTide222
quote:emphasis mine
While we’re at it, I “stole” my dad’s Seiko moon phase that he wore when I was growing up.
This is a point I underscore to people (using the justification for) buying a watch to pass down to their progeny. If it sits in a drawer only to be pulled out for special occasions, it is just a thing dad owned and squirrelled away, not something that they feel like has a deep connection with their father. Even if one is a multiple-watch person, making sure one wears it during vacations or other close family times gives that watch a personal connection.
Cool watch BTW, even better with the connection.
My lower limit is 36mm but would make an exception for a vintage heirloom.
Posted on 2/11/26 at 7:58 pm to White Bear
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How’s the Miyota 8S20? Say compared to a 4r36?
Most consider the 4r36/HN36 to be superior given the more efficient winding mechanism, hacking, and hand winding. My only grip with the 8000 series Miyotas is the indirect second-hand drive, which can lead to the Miyota shudder. Some people don't like the "wobble" the unidirectional rotor can cause, but I kinda find it endearing, like the 7750 wobble. It makes the watch feel alive, and it isn't as loud as the Valjoux/ETA/clone 775X movements.
I will say I love the Seiko/SII NH3X movements. They are robust, and the easiest movement I have ever serviced outside movements originally used in pocket watches. Other than someone like me who does it for fun, they are too inexpensive to pay someone to service, just buy a new one and swap them.
Posted on 2/11/26 at 8:08 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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I too prefer my diamonds to be a little fricked up and stained with the blood of poor starving kids...
My wife crafted a whole story about Katlego (meaning success), the one armed 9 yo boy who scratched her raw stone out of the Earth's maw in the Kimberly big hole. The compressed carbon is a testament to human toil and perseverance. Everyone is happy, Katlego got an extra portion of pap, samp, and biltong to take home to his family that day.
Posted on 2/11/26 at 8:10 pm to Chris_topher
TAG
Posted on 2/11/26 at 8:18 pm to udtiger
Cartier Santos or Tank for that price range
This post was edited on 2/12/26 at 6:56 am
Posted on 2/11/26 at 8:36 pm to Obtuse1
I couldn’t tell you when he stopped wearing it. But I remember holding his hand when I was really young and staring at the moon phase like it was magic. I’d ask for it and press the little crown over and over to watch the moon and sun go round.
He clearly wore the shite out of it for a long time. I can’t wait to get it back.
He clearly wore the shite out of it for a long time. I can’t wait to get it back.
Posted on 2/11/26 at 8:45 pm to CharlesLSU
Seiko
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[/url][/img]Posted on 2/11/26 at 9:06 pm to 91TIGER
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Buy a submariner pepsi
Yes, please buy a sub pepsi so everyone in the real world can laugh at you for wearing an obvious chinese fake.
Posted on 2/11/26 at 9:11 pm to 91TIGER
Those VSf superclone reps are ridiculously good
It's crazy honestly
It's crazy honestly
Posted on 2/11/26 at 9:16 pm to WG_Dawg
I have got a connection, to the legit ones
Posted on 2/11/26 at 9:26 pm to thegreatboudini
You clearly haven't seen a superclone
Jewelers have difficulty telling them apart, the movement is even the same and so are the inside parts. And weighted correctly. And they are serviceable with a warranty. They are not cheap either. Just cheap compared to a Gen.
There are different grade ones, AAA, AA, A. these are all noticable
There are plenty of videos of superclones and jewelers being impressed at how close they are
Jewelers have difficulty telling them apart, the movement is even the same and so are the inside parts. And weighted correctly. And they are serviceable with a warranty. They are not cheap either. Just cheap compared to a Gen.
There are different grade ones, AAA, AA, A. these are all noticable
There are plenty of videos of superclones and jewelers being impressed at how close they are
This post was edited on 2/11/26 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 2/11/26 at 9:26 pm to Obtuse1
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This is a point I underscore to people (using the justification for) buying a watch to pass down to their progeny. If it sits in a drawer only to be pulled out for special occasions, it is just a thing dad owned and squirrelled away, not something that they feel like has a deep connection with their father. Even if one is a multiple-watch person, making sure one wears it during vacations or other close family times gives that watch a personal connection.
I inherited my mom's Lady Datejust. Obv. I can't wear it and there's no female in my life I can give it to who would appreciate it like it deserves. So it sits in the bank box. It is what it is.
Posted on 2/11/26 at 9:43 pm to 91TIGER
Wonder why they went to all the trouble to make it look real and then went with serif font on the date wheel?
Posted on 2/11/26 at 9:50 pm to X123F45
Do you have the white numbers like the picture or light background with black nu.bers ?
Posted on 2/11/26 at 9:55 pm to thegreatboudini
LINK
Check this out is a link to a video of how close the superclone is to a Gen. You parts are compatible in the movement to swap the Gen parts
Crazy how good they gotten
Check this out is a link to a video of how close the superclone is to a Gen. You parts are compatible in the movement to swap the Gen parts
Crazy how good they gotten
Thx, O1.
Posted on 2/11/26 at 11:20 pm to roach3
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You clearly haven't seen a superclone Jewelers have difficulty telling them apart, the movement is even the same and so are the inside parts. And weighted correctly. And they are serviceable with a warranty. They are not cheap either. Just cheap compared to a Gen. There are different grade ones, AAA, AA, A. these are all noticable There are plenty of videos of superclones and jewelers being impressed at how close they are
I couldn’t imagine having a fake anything. I’d rather not have a Rolex than have a fake one.
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