Poor man's watch thread

[Purplelabel]

Looking 10x better so far.

 

[Jazzmenco]

I am very smitten with the Formex Essence COSC with Dégradé dial,
Somebody talk me out of it..........
I just missed one on ebay, outbid at the last second. Went for a great price

 

[Purplelabel]

there’s nothing more I can do to this now.

Gross scratched up crystal and janky stretch strap gone

 

[Reiver]

there’s nothing more I can do to this now.

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Gross scratched up crystal and janky stretch strap gone View attachment 1519243

What a difference. Lovely watch

So many great vintage Seiko's about

 

[Purplelabel]

What a difference. Lovely watch

So many great vintage Seiko's about

thank you mate.

 

[Jazzmenco]

CITIZEN BM7360-82L Eco-Drive - Titanium
Impulse buy. Excellent watch but really doesn't fill any needs.... I was attracted to the blue dial but in the real world the blue only comes out under certain light conditions. Basically it looks black most of the time and I have a lot of black face watches. I'm going to flip it. Check the buy & sell.

 

[TheSuitBurnsBetter]

This may be a dumb question (I'm very new to watches) but are there NATO straps (or a similar type of nylon strap) that don't have this excess material at the end that folds back?

 

[ptfly]

This may be a dumb question (I'm very new to watches) but are there NATO straps (or a similar type of nylon strap) that don't have this excess material at the end that folds back?
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Erika's MN straps. Several knock offs around now. I have a couple of her straps and they are comfortable. I don't like the folded tail of the traditional natos either

 

[New Shoes1]

This may be a dumb question (I'm very new to watches) but are there NATO straps (or a similar type of nylon strap) that don't have this excess material at the end that folds back?
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Erika's MN straps. Several knock offs around now. I have a couple of her straps and they are comfortable. I don't like the folded tail of the traditional natos either

Agree 100% with the Erika's MN straps suggestion. I'd also suggest Chevron straps from Crown and Buckle, which are fully adjustable like a NATO strap, but are single pass without the fold.

 

[TheSuitBurnsBetter]

Agree 100% with the Erika's MN straps suggestion. I'd also suggest Chevron straps from Crown and Buckle, which are fully adjustable like a NATO strap, but are single pass without the fold.

Those Chevrons might be exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks!

 

[Northants bloke]

I trim my nato straps. Sharp scissors and singe the ends

 

[Michigan Planner]

I’ll give another vote for Erika’s Originals. If the price puts you off, I’ve seen Gnomon now carries a similar style they call the Élastique Strap.

 

[lowlander]

Generally swiss pre-quartz, specifically 1970s Girard-Perregaux.

Spending lots of money on newer mechanical watches is far too gauche.

 

[Jazzmenco]

Glycine lots of bang for the buck....

 

[Jazzmenco]

Another day another Seiko. Love the Arabic numerals.