Poor man's watch thread

[mimo]

Pics!

 

[Jazzmenco]

I picked this guy up at a government seized auction sale a few years back for very low $. Pretty fond of it, gorgeous blue. I assume this was made before Samsung bought the "android" name. Don't know much about this brand and whatever came of it.

 

[Medwed]

For sale Raymond Weil Parsifal in mint condition. 39mm Diameter. RW Crock strap. In house movement decorated with cote de geneve and swirly things and all bridges are grained=so fully decorated movement even hidden parts. Both sides Sapphire crystals with double anti-glare coating. The dial is actually very dark navy blue. Watch comes with authentication from RW and is verified and registered in RW database with model-serial numbers.

 

[swooshmac]

Sorry, late reply here.

Really, you have qualms about Sellita? I regard them the same as ETA movements (they essentially ARE the same exact thing) and Sellitas can be found in watches much more expensive than the Oris.

If the Oris had an ETA 2824, would you have the same hesitation?

to me Sellita and ETA lower movements are the same. that's my 2 cents.

 

[swooshmac]

I am considering purchasing this Rado watch. It has a leather strap instead of what I assume was a metal band.
Thoughts? Opinions?
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that's a vintage special there

 

[SJR3]

Pics!

Here we go:

Sadly, I think I'm going to flip this one. I love everything about it, but it just wears too small on me for my taste. If anyone in the U.S. is interested, PM me. It's in brand new condition, only wore it around the house a few times. Purchased from WatchBuys, the official U.S. dealer for Sinn watches.

 

[Veremund]

Sadly, I think I'm going to flip this one. I love everything about it, but it just wears too small on me for my taste.

Hold on to it for a couple of years. Once the oversize watch craze burns itself out, you'll be glad you kept it.

 

[Jazzmenco]

Been looking for just that certain shade of green.

 

[McKriss]

Interesting. This is the first I've heard of Sellita reliability complaints. If true, I'd like to know more. Occasionally there are "elitists" who snub their nose at Sellita, but from what I've garnered, fair-minded experts and aficionados say such snubbing is entirely unwarranted, and ETA and Sellita should be held in the same regard. If anything, I've read many accounts that Sellitas tend to be more accurate than their ETA counterparts. My latest watch, a Sinn 856, has a Sellita and so far is proving to be my most accurate watch by far (about +1 second per day so far.) Although the Sinn 856 has one of the better Sellita movements (top grade SW300), and accuracy and reliability are of course different things.

You make a fair point about the price.

I'm quoting several comments made by Federico Iossa on his horology focused YouTube channel. I'm not out of love with the watch, but I will likely seek a route to tilt the pricing scale a little bit my way.
Btw, Jody Musgrove just made a video review, worth checking out on his channel.

 

[MrUnderwood]

@SJR3 Great Sinn, i really like the model you own and their Sinn 104 st sa. Seems like a aweful lot of watch for the value.

 

[Anubis]

Been looking for just that certain shade of green.

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That looks beautiful. I have just ordered the grey-faced version.

 

[Jazzmenco]

Thanks, these watches are a tremendous value...great "bang for the buck"

 

[am55]

Talking of bang for the buck... this quartz (which I have been tracking over all sales fora for years) just came on eBay just outside PMW range:

I wonder how much more they will appreciate before I can finally get my hands on one... and why Seiko no longer produces anything like it!

Still no trace of the newer SARB059 anywhere.

 

[swooshmac]

love te

Been looking for just that certain shade of green.

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loving the classic style of your Orient green

 

[RogerP]

Talking of bang for the buck... this quartz (which I have been tracking over all sales fora for years) just came on eBay just outside PMW range:

I wonder how much more they will appreciate before I can finally get my hands on one... and why Seiko no longer produces anything like it!

Still no trace of the newer SARB059 anywhere.

Better quit stalking and pull the trigger.