Poor man's watch thread

[Pieceofsand]



I just got one of these Saturday and I love it. I really lovethe colors. The cream of the face and the hand colors are great.


I wish it was a little bigger, a little thinner and not a chronograph but it does look really nice. A couple of questions. I thought the red hand was the second hand but it seems to be the chronograph hand? Also, The top pusher seems a little rough...is that normal?

Is there any problem with letting the chronograph run all the time since I think it makes a nicer second hand.

Thanks.

Hello. The red hand is the chronograph hand, it accumulates seconds for the minute accumulator. As far was the top pusher being a little rough, mine seem to be the same. It is a mechanical so letting the chronograph run all the time might cause the watch to unwind a little faster, but I don't think it will hurt the watch.

 

[bringusingoodale]

Some of you are posting some fancy, expensive pieces for a poor man's thread!

Here's a cheap old watch I like as a poor man. I love these older watches given their less than 35mm diameter what with my girly wrists and all

 

[linsook]



I'm interested in the watch. What's the model name/number?

Seagull 1963 Re-issue.

 

[Ahab]



I'm interested in the watch. What's the model name/number?

Seagull 1963 chronograph

I got mine from Thomas [[email protected]]. Communication was a little rough/VERY slow. I wanted to buy 2 at the same time but he never understood and it took a LONG time for him to respond to my emails at all. I had/have some issues with Paypal so I tried to do a bank transfer but that was a fiasco as well. I finally "Verified" myself with Paypal by giving them a bank account number and I the watch was at the post office within 5 days awaiting pickup. Not bad considering he is in Hong Kong. I love the watch and so far reviews are positive. I am looking for a strap for it.

[rant]On a side note I do not like or trust Paypal. I have made $10,000 in purchases and then they want my bank account information? No legitimate business asks me this after $10,000 successful low dollar transactions. I cannot wait until Visa gets their competitor going and I will not use Paypal for phone payments because they are sketchy. [/rant]

 

[Ahab]



Hello. The red hand is the chronograph hand, it accumulates seconds for the minute accumulator. As far was the top pusher being a little rough, mine seem to be the same. It is a mechanical so letting the chronograph run all the time might cause the watch to unwind a little faster, but I don't think it will hurt the watch.

Thank you for the response. I guess i will not worry about the rough pusher and enjoy the watch.

 

[Ndure]



I think my favorite part of enjoying cheap watches is the ability to see a watch I like out in the wild and buy something close to it pretty soon after without having to worry about dropping a mortgage payment like some of the guys over in the real watch thread, haha.For example, a week or so ago I had lunch with a friend. He had a black watch with rose gold accents and I thought it was a pretty good look. I found a Grenen that is actually the same model as one I've already got but in the colors I was looking for. Less than 100 bucks later I've got a black watch with rose gold accents on a black NATO with black hardware.

Grenen Model M-44XLBRB:

How do you change strap? My spring bars are stucked.

 

[Digmenow]

This thread moved me to resurrect my like new Seiko that I put away after a couple of months when I obtained my daily wear Rolex almost 10 years ago. IIRC, it cost just over a hundred bucks and the kinetic energy cell battery thingy had gone bad. Forty dollars later and I have a cheap watch to wear when I need something with a blue face.

 

[kgmessier]

Now you need to put your camera where that watch used to be and get a new one.

 

[Digmenow]



Now you need to put your camera where that watch used to be and get a new one.

 

[facet]



That's the same one I own. I never wear it.

Post yours anyways. Make me a believer.

Okeedokee.

 

[Mr.K]



The more I see this watch the more I am tempted to purchase one for myself. I am trying to resist, since I am saving to replace my departed Daytona.

 

[AB01]



Okeedokee.

You made it look good. Nice.

 

[Pieceofsand]



The more I see this watch the more I am tempted to purchase one for myself. I am trying to resist, since I am saving to replace my departed Daytona.

Although I don't wear mine all the time, I'm glad I purchase mine.

 

[facet]



You made it look good. Nice.

Thanks.

 

[zstryder]

Hi all, long time lurker here. At a lot of posters' recommendations, I started looking for an affordable automatic in the Seiko5. What do you guys think of this one?