The Watch Thread - Part 12

[rboyboy]

but definitely no slouch! powered by a high-beat 28,800vph movement okay! don't play, play ah!

It's using a 4R57 movt. IIRC I dont think it's 28800 vph

 

[TeenTitan01]

hahaha have you seen what those rich kids/young adults/working adults are wearing?

their clothes alone can probably buy 2-3 2254.

even their shoes is 4 digits.

damnn

and pls, singapore? suits? over the weekend? nobody wears that anymore. at least not here, so damn hot. lol

welcome to the 21st century haha

precisely. you just validated my observation that the young rich dress down. as in relaxed, comfortable casual. it's not how much you spend. it's the outlook.

spending $800+ on a monogrammed LV polo T, $2k+ for an hermes H belt, tods car shoes, <insert your fave luxury brand> bermudas certainly cost more than an off the rack suit for the working stiff in offices blasting arctic cold air.

but. the suit is dressed up. the t-shirt is dress down.

 

[shahir]

I can share over pm but not here bro. Imo it's a different discussion.

I also do not want to comment regarding the Sultan, each to its own. And I'm not a perfect man myself

Let's talk about watch... While I'm enjoying my Batman and loving it, Zenith will be my next hoot muahahaha

can you share the reasons behind it?

then what about the rolex collection of the sultan of brunei? no gold rollies in there?

if gold is out, platinum ok?

there's always the 16710 gmt II pepsi - but prices are surging though the roof!

 

[gaoxing84]

precisely. you just validated my observation that the young rich dress down. as in relaxed, comfortable casual. it's not how much you spend. it's the outlook.

spending $800+ on a monogrammed LV polo T, $2k+ for an hermes H belt, tods car shoes, <insert your fave luxury brand> bermudas certainly cost more than an off the rack suit for the working stiff in offices blasting arctic cold air.

but. the suit is dressed up. the t-shirt is dress down.

oh, so must wear suit then is call dressed up?
then i think SG should down fashion week liao. haha

cause we're all in tshirts that cost a bomb.

 

[TeenTitan01]

you learned well, young padawan...

WOT like TT01 incoming

Spoiler

Ventus Mori Review

I was lucky enough to get Elshan to pass me the final release prototype for a review. Probably the first few in the world to get hold of it as a customer. However, this colorway is not my own order, it belongs to my brother which he allows me to wear for a short while for the simple review.

First impression
When i received the watch, it was just the watch and its original sailcloth strap.
Was quite surprised of the weight, it pretty light, i guess brass is lighter than stainless steel. Went back and switch the sailcloth for nato strap.

PLS DON'T THRASH ME IF THE REVIEW IS NOOB. HEH

1. Case
The case is well machined with excellent finishing. The lugs are beveled and that is probably the only part of the case that is polished. The rest of the case are brushed and the brass gives a slight golden sheen, somehow like gold but less bling (somehow or rather, people who doesn’t know may mistake it for yellow gold). The case measures 41mm and I think its the perfect size for most wrist sizes. It sits comfortably on my 7.5 inch wrist. It feels very light, compared to a submariner 114060 of the same size. The case have hardly any sharp edges, except on the underside of the lugs which is pretty industry standard.
The only waiting game is for the brass to develop patina naturally (Well, you can force patina with some methods).

2. Bezel and Insert
Since this is going to be a honest review, the bezel will be one of the two let downs of the watch. Turning the bezel can be fairly difficult because it very tight and rough. Maybe its meant to be so that won’t be any accidental turns when you’re diving, but there are people like me who likes to turn the bezel for fun, just to hear the ratcheting sounds. There is a slight play but that’s fine with me. I have worse play on my seiko mm300 and turtle.

However, stainless steel insert is pretty well made with lumed big triangle, 15, 30, 45 minute markers. It glows pretty well and matches the color and intensity of the lume on the dial. Let’s hope the brass bezel insert variant is as good as the stainless steel.

3.Dial and Crystal
I got to review the black dial with vintage lumed markers. I have seen the blue dial in real life, I would consider it to be dark navy blue, slight noticeable difference unless under strong light.

The dial does not have any inscription on it except the triangle logo. It’s sandwich styled and all the markers are consistent in terms of the applied lumed, its not patchy like we see on some other brands. The markers are very legible even in dark settings. The lume shines strongly but loses its glow after a short while, with that said, I am still able to tell the time even halfway thru a movie in the cinema. The hour and minute hands are fully lumed while on the second hand is lumed only on a small rectangular box at far end of it. I am able to tell the time no matter which angle I looked at it. The sapphire crystal has a slight dome with blue inner AR coating.

Moving on to the other let down, that is the date window. I do appreciate the color coordination of the date wheel and the markers but its not very legible, well at least to me. At one glance, I am unable to tell the date as its very small cut out and it blends in too well with the dial and markers. I think the watch will look so much better without the date. (Maybe Ventus Mori could have a no-date variant sometime in the future and replace it will the 15min marker)

4.Strap
The sailcloth strap feels soft but some how it feels cheaply made. I think there is room for improvement on the original sailcloth strap. The tropic rubber and vintage leather strap is unavailable at the point of the review so I can’t comment on that. The sailcloth strap comes with a matching brass buckle as the watch which is really thoughtful, at least I can have the case and buckle develop patina at the same time.

Final thoughts
For a sub $300 dollar watch with a workhorse Seiko NH36 movement, brass case, 3 strap options, a well lumed dial and insert plus a domed sapphire crystal, I am able to look past the 2 shortcomings because I know I am definitely getting a lot more than the money I paid. I think its job well done by Elshan, Shane and their team over at Ventus. I am hoping I can see more affordable yet well made watches in the future from them.

 

[chromehead]

No "ready" access. But can turn the crown to find out.

Old pic:

wa nice ocw-s100

durable or not the scratch resistant coating?

this is like the only modestly sized oceanus, the rest are huge

 

[MrSenG]

precisely. you just validated my observation that the young rich dress down. as in relaxed, comfortable casual. it's not how much you spend. it's the outlook.

spending $800+ on a monogrammed LV polo T, $2k+ for an hermes H belt, tods car shoes, <insert your fave luxury brand> bermudas certainly cost more than an off the rack suit for the working stiff in offices blasting arctic cold air.

but. the suit is dressed up. the t-shirt is dress down.

Uniqlo for the win!

Comfortable, affordable, quite stylish and can spend more money on watches.

 

[TeenTitan01]

oh, so must wear suit then is call dressed up?
then i think SG should down fashion week liao. haha

cause we're all in tshirts that cost a bomb.

stop obsessing on how much a piece of cloth costs lah. costing a bomb doesn't imply style. in the end still end up a piece of rag.

one can be well dressed and stylish without spending needlessly and excessively. unlike bonehead gangland rappers. gaudy, tasteless, tacky.

and in case you don't "get it":

bro Thai_Rak_Thai in his tailored suits, monogrammed shirt cuffs, pocket squares, tie, tie clip, etc is dressed up.

bro Thai_Rak_Thai in his chelsea t-shirt enjoying his atas beer is dress down. just as loaded. but still dress down.

end of discussion.

 

[Nitrile]

was watching the voice and this caught my eye..

what watch is sir tom jones wearing?

is that a tudor?

 

[TeenTitan01]

Thanks brother slow_mo.

Are there any seiko watches that you would recommend? haha, i was asking about Padi and Prospex because I see brothers talking about it. Also saw brothers talking about turtle too.

bro slow_mo, bro pwillie and other GS-owning bros will highly recommend:

the Grand Seiko, in your choice of:

- spring drive
- hi-beat mechanical
- mechanical
- quartz

lines.

 

[Pagani_Z0nda]

was watching the voice and this caught my eye..

what watch is sir tom jones wearing?

is that a tudor?

Black bay, maybe blue. Can tell from the hour hand

 

[slow_mo]

wa nice ocw-s100

durable or not the scratch resistant coating?

this is like the only modestly sized oceanus, the rest are huge

For the scratch resistant coating, so far so good.

Got this becos it's small enough for my wrist. A simple and functional dial was also part for the consideration.

Wait for cyrenic to give more feedback on the scratch resistant coating.

 

[slow_mo]

bro slow_mo, bro pwillie and other GS-owning bros will highly recommend:

the Grand Seiko, in your choice of:

- spring drive
- hi-beat mechanical
- mechanical
- quartz

lines.

Eh... my recommendation is Turtle PADI. He had a budget of $500.

 

[TeenTitan01]

SKX 007 and turtle are both great entry level seiko divers. My vote goes to Skx cos the turtle is bigger and heavier. Try both and see which one fits ur wrist.

I love my skx. Old pics.

Me trying turtle

i like your 2 watch look.

 

[TeenTitan01]

Eh... my recommendation is Turtle PADI. He had a budget of $500.

bro slow_mo, watch obsession can escalate quickly.

so must be forward looking and provide secondary and tertiary targets in case that happens.

 

[CeSaRiO]

bought the sbgw049 for my wife, which I like also, so if she ever gets bored of it, I can change the strap and take over
couldn't find a GS I like, so I hoot the sard007 while in tokyo

Your wife should be happy sia!

 

[cyberet]

well, that escalated quickly!

want wife aggro to drop not difficult. just need to know what's her kryptonite. some ladies is handbags. some are shoes. some are gems. some are other things.

maybe may need to consolidate your collection and offload some to partly fund some wifey bribes liao lah, bro cyberet.

hmm.. any idea how much can 2nd hand seikos typically fetch?

 

[slow_mo]

bro slow_mo, watch obsession can escalate quickly.

so must be forward looking and provide secondary and tertiary targets in case that happens.

That's why I said "He HAD a budget of $500".

Waiting for him to up his budget.

 

[cyberet]

Your wife should be happy sia!

she was, until I went overboard
too excited in the beginning, now calm down liao, i hope

 

[gaoxing84]

stop obsessing on how much a piece of cloth costs lah. costing a bomb doesn't imply style. in the end still end up a piece of rag.

one can be well dressed and stylish without spending needlessly and excessively. unlike bonehead gangland rappers. gaudy, tasteless, tacky.

and in case you don't "get it":

bro Thai_Rak_Thai in his tailored suits, monogrammed shirt cuffs, pocket squares, tie, tie clip, etc is dressed up.

bro Thai_Rak_Thai in his chelsea t-shirt enjoying his atas beer is dress down. just as loaded. but still dress down.

end of discussion.

i cannot but to

ok then.