The Watch Thread - Part 9

[naro]

ya. that is one thing. haha but i use strapcode bracelet. better.
jubilee is meant to be a little filmsy.

they used to have a bracelet oyster style for skx007J but discon. so sad

Skx jubilee + strapcode costs more than tisell already.

 

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Haha maybe can get a better super oyster online haha

Difficult to get one with curve ends to fit the lugs.

 

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Skx jubilee + strapcode costs more than tisell already.

A good bracelet is never cheap!!

 

[furryballs]

Damn good value. Great finishing for a $2-3k watch.

 

[THEHOURMARKS]

Just a short review on the Tisell Kermit i got from a bro here. quite a steal.
will be doing comparison with watches that i owned or handled before

The watch unit itself is pretty solid. Well made case.
The screw-down crown ain't that bad. Smooth, very similar to seiko skx007.
The ceramic bezel is solid, very shiny (bling), however the green is not the exact green of the original kermit or hulk. Which is good because its a homage, not a replica. haha
The sapphire crystal, double AR? quite swee. no issues there.

The bad part is the cyclops, can't really see the date well. Eg, today is the 21st, i can only see the huge "2" and not the "1". Not a huge issue to me but it can be improved. of course comparing with the rolex sub. huge difference.

The dial is legible. standard maxi dial. However, the markers and hands is a major let down. Barely any lume, very weak. Charged the same time but the Omega SMP has much stronger lume.

Moving on the bracelet, major let down but can't complain given its price point. Even a 4 figure seiko mm300 bracelet is pretty crappy.
Took me sometime to fix the bracelet to the case. The solid end links don't really fit well to the unit. the underside of the lugs still have some gaps.
The clasp, tight and stiff. The double lock clasp also tight and stiff.
Can't get a good fit. I like to wear my watches a little loose, both bracelet and leather.
Issued with 6 adjustable links, i took 3 out, feels snug, alittle tight for my liking. Added one, too loose. So i went with snug. No micro adjustment.
easy to resize as it uses screw in links.

Pretty much what you get for $250 odd.
However, at the same price point, a skx007 is a much much better made watch compared to Tisell.
But as a fun, cheap homage rolex, Tisell is a pretty good buy. Given the fact it uses a Miyota 9105 movement and a sapphire crystal with AR coating.

Probably will sell once the prometheus 3500m diver blue/yellow dial is out.
In the meantime, will rock this as a beater. haha

no money for rolex, tisell also can haha
Might go for a steinhart ocean red homage sub if cash flow is fine.

Steinhart ftw bro.

 

[DOGGYCUP]

anyone letting go of a tisell? interested to get one. website OOS

 

[jiahao99]

hi guys, any shop to recommend if i want to buy nato straps and spring bar tool? recently bought a Seiko snzf17 and wanted to see how it looks with a nato strap. looked at gnomonwatches.com but they were out of stock for the james bond strap

 

[furryballs]

hi guys, any shop to recommend if i want to buy nato straps and spring bar tool? recently bought a Seiko snzf17 and wanted to see how it looks with a nato strap. looked at gnomonwatches.com but they were out of stock for the james bond strap

K2 at paya lebar

 

[gaoxing84]

Difficult to get one with curve ends to fit the lugs.

hmm. can la. sure have. haha
but nvm la. dont zhng here and there.
keep it real. haha if it sucks, then let it be.
let tisell be tisell. haha

who knows they might improve.

 

[gaoxing84]

anyone letting go of a tisell? interested to get one. website OOS

haha flip to you. haha

 

[gaoxing84]

Steinhart ftw bro.

gian the ocean red vintage. haha

 

[a562140]

interesting thread on wus:http://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/watch-you-suppose-admire-but-secretly-dislike-961922.html

i'm quite sure things will turn out very differently around here

 

[BiomedicalPasta]

Hi Bros, i have an orient bambino for the past year and its slowing down now. I sent for service at Chinatown sky watches 2 months back as it was still under warranty. But now the same problem resurfaced.

May I know of any other reputable shops I can send my watch in for repair and how much does it cost roughly.?

Appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Ed.YEO]

interesting thread on wus:http://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/watch-you-suppose-admire-but-secretly-dislike-961922.html

i'm quite sure things will turn out very differently around here

看了那楼主的第一炮。。。
感觉上，

本地人的消费心态不一样。

 

[Donten]

interesting thread on wus:http://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/watch-you-suppose-admire-but-secretly-dislike-961922.html

i'm quite sure things will turn out very differently around here

so what watch you suppose to admire but secretly dislike?

 

[a562140]

so what watch you suppose to admire but secretly dislike?

for me CHR Ward logo... when hands cover the letters H and R, my convoluted mind sees it as "C(o)Ward"

not so much the watch's fault but i think the speedy tends to be be over marketed with like a thousand variants since its inception. if you wanted to understand how to milk a cash cow...

also don't get the "super thin mechanicals" - i want the movement to have enough space to express itself.

 

[Henabi]

Hi Bros, i have an orient bambino for the past year and its slowing down now. I sent for service at Chinatown sky watches 2 months back as it was still under warranty. But now the same problem resurfaced.

May I know of any other reputable shops I can send my watch in for repair and how much does it cost roughly.?

Appreciated. Thanks.

Send it back to orient japan directly for servicing.

 

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for me CHR Ward logo... when hands cover the letters H and R, my convoluted mind sees it as "C(o)Ward"

not so much the watch's fault but i think the speedy tends to be be over marketed with like a thousand variants since its inception. if you wanted to understand how to milk a cash cow...

also don't get the "super thin mechanicals" - i want the movement to have enough space to express itself.

Like how you describes C(o)Ward...

 

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Start of the work week... Have a great week ahead!!!

 

[Ed.YEO]

一個星期的开始，眼睛就已经乱了。。。