The Watch Thread - Part 7

[njchay1981]

Tgif.

Sumo LE? Congrats how did you get your hands on this baby?

 

[cichlid]

Tgif.

Nice combo, liking this Sumo more than when I first see it online.

 

[cichlid]

wearing "birth year" T-shirt...ooopps lao uncle spotted

 

[tudthump]

name

the reverso looks perfect with that suit. impeccable dressing !

Looks like a man by the name of jon wan wearing it.

 

[chickenbackside]

Very long never go Exploring
TGIF

Ebony version...

 

[adrenalinflux]

Would say it's more a faux/deliberately vintaged watch

Thanks 10char

 

[gaoxing84]

Lunch!

 

[confusedboi]

Tgif.

Wow new sumo! What's the pricing like

 

[rachdanon]

hard to discuss on here especially since there's no science or hard data to back this up. consider the folowing:

- many daily beater seikos go along just fine for 10-20 years without scheduled servicing. if it does usually its a common part that is designed to fail, seldom a totally lost cause.

- synthetic oils of today don't just dry up or expire after 5 years with no trace in a sealed sterile environment (from factory). this is no car engine, no extreme temps to deal with and no contaminants to constantly clean. its a precisely engineered instrument.

- synthetic oils of today are excellent. as are material purity and engineering specs and tolerances.

- servicing won't detect many problems if the watch is still within specs, manufacturers still can't explain failures for regularly serviced watches

- even more so for local service centres who seem to be efficiency oriented. even profit motivated. don't get me wrong - if i lived in europe i'd glad let them take my money for regular servicing.

the point about the high costs of low-supply parts is just something you have to accept; kinda like owning a ferrari requiring a costly clutch change every 10k KM or so.

however i do track my watches to ensure that they are within specs - variance of up to 25sec a day for two days - going so far as to sync it to the second against my PC or smartphone time. once the timing is off, time for a visit. its something i enjoy doing though...for others i can see why just sending it to the service centre provides peace of mind.

Quality post as expected from you. Indeed 5 yearly servicing advice is not the "Bible". My oldest mechanical is 3 plus yo so not time to make a decision yet. I think one cannot compare to cars like u said where I can see the merits of doing regular servicing or preventive maintenance. Maybe for watches, corrective maintenance is the way to go especially with the risk of irresponsible damage that Spartan alluded to.

 

[K3vlar]

Wow some decent homages today.

For me - Friday the 13th - try new black leather Zulu

 

[Henabi]

recently caught the Nomos bug. don't think there is any retailer in sg.

going Bangkok next month, thinking whether to order through their online store or buying in Bangkok? any bros here got experience ordering through their online store (vat refund?) or Bangkok?

WAH NICE!!!!! i think TRT can advise on this...

 

[All in a Day]

Looks like a man by the name of jon wan wearing it.

wow how do u manage to figure out a name just from the picture? amazing.

Something unprecedented on this thread.

 

[cichlid]

afternoon change...the new chapter ring really makes the watch much nicer, now to put back the Yobokies bezel...

 

[a562140]

Happy Friday the 13th!

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[trickle_on]

Can't seem to get this off my wrist.

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[lumin87]

tgiFFF

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[zedane]

Any recommendations for automatic skeleton watches under 1k? So far only seen one close to this price range and it is from Rotary.

More input would be greatly appreciated

 

[jase07]

TGIF ppl~~~

 

[a562140]

Any recommendations for automatic skeleton watches under 1k? So far only seen one close to this price range and it is from Rotary.

More input would be greatly appreciated

Great question given that a decorated skeleton movement costs a lot more to produce.

I don't have an answer for you, but if you can stretch your budget the Orient Star skeleton gives a lot of value for its quality and finishing.

you also get a power reserve indicator and a very nice rear view:

 

[njchay1981]

Finally an Awesome Strap to Match this Fantastic Watch ...

PAM 321 on Authentic Calf Strap and Titanium Buckle ...

Happy Weekends!!