I’m going to monitor the offerings from Seiko and Citizen to see if any strike my fancy. That’s how I bought my Seiko Kinetic that one time. I don’t think I’ve ever owned a Citizen.
I’m going to monitor the offerings from Seiko and Citizen to see if any strike my fancy. That’s how I bought my Seiko Kinetic that one time. I don’t think I’ve ever owned a Citizen.
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I have 8 Sieko`s including my father`s old gold nugget one, and an automatic one. (I got all of the Sieko`s from my father)
3 Citizen Eco Drives, including a Perpetual Calendar that I really like
2 automatic Movados
an automatic Jermone LaMars
an automatic Grayton Diplomat
a Eone Bradley
2 Tissot MotoGP (2007 and 2018)
a Tag Heur Carrera Tiger Woods
Next is a the Tag Heur Senna Chronograph..
My dream is a rose gold Rolex Yatch Master II
Nice collection you have there! I’m definitely gonna take a look at that Citizen Eco Drive
My grail is probably a classic gold Day-Date
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Bill D- Yeah, over-restoring *ANYTHING* is a mistake IMO, especially when it`s just part of the, uhm....Measuring Contest Mentality. Figures that [an individual] like Madoff would do it.
Dan- Oh man, I *bet* you were livid!
Your take on a Daily Watch sounds so much like my wife`s! Hey, it`s whatever makes the experience right for *you* that counts
Similarly, one thing I do love about my Sub is that it (now) always works. Period. Might not keep time like it oughta, never did since new, but it *works* in a way that whispers "hard to kill" to me and I like that. Even when the crystal was really busted and the movement was undoubtedly full of [crap], it kept running, and the whole Mechanical Watch thing (all those finely-fitted parts always moving, working in concert) somehow just does it for me.
I did seriously toy with getting an exhibition-back Reverso, but finally decided it`d just sit in the safe and that would bug me even more than my undriven Garage Queens.
Heh heh, I`m weirdly disinclined to wear any kind of (yellow or rose) gold anything, simply never do it.
Todd@Rupes- That is indeed a nice batch of watches, and IMO it`s just *so* great that you have your Dad`s watches!
It’s hard to totally kill a Rolex especially in your case when they were ( even more) made pretty much entirely by hand.
I have my grandfather’s gold manual watch that never leaves the watch box. That’s another one that needs servicing.
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Oh yeah, I remember Orient. I will take a look
Hmm. If I didn’t already have my moonphase watch, I’d be interested in the kind they offer.
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Bill D- Hope you get your grandfather`s watch up and running...and in use. Like I should talk with my heirloom watches just sitting in the safe
The watch could also use a nice leather strap. I was looking into a black alligator one for it. I ought to look into this. I never knew my grandfather and the watch would serve as a connection to him.
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I`m really not a watch guy, the Seiko on my wrist today and every day I bought over 30 years ago, and the only problem I`ve had with it was when they screwed up the gasket when I was getting the battery changed, and it would fog up inside when I was washing my hands. Which caused me to buy a wrench and a pack of the correct gaskets and now I change the battery myself.
That`s why I was intrigued with the Seiko`s (and I guess Citizens as well, since they are the same company) that are solar powered--the promise of never having to disturb the seal. Of course maybe I`m being naive thinking that everyone likes/wants a waterproof watch.
Setec Astronomy- Yeah, my wife has had her watches trashed during battery replacement, just got a new one (that she doesn`t like as well) because it happened again.
Heh heh, other than formal wear, I`d sure think any watch oughta be at least water resistant, if not truly water proof...wrists tend to get wet IRL. Well, at least in *my* real life.
They promise to never need a battery replacement, and that is very accurate! But they absolutely need a capacitor replacement about every 10-15 years. It costs about $25 for the part vs two or three batteries during that time which might cost a total of $10 for all three. Its also a lot more work to replace that cap.
Can a regular jeweler service them or does the watch have to be shipped out for replacement?
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