Poor man's watch thread

[DorianGreen]

Long time eyeing the watches of this French brand, finally I pulled the trigger on this one, strongly discounted for the Black Friday. Flygraf Pilot M2, Yema2000 in-house calibre.

 

[Veremund]

I currently have 4 eco-drive watches and really can't see a problem with them. They recharge on the windowsill, are far more accurate than my mechanical tissot, they never stop and look really good. This titanium diver came with a rubber strap but I prefer it on a nato.

Ditto!

 

[Northants bloke]

Another interesting "edge of tech" (but with dubious additional utility over radio) is Citizen's satellite wave technology. Instead of hoping you're within range of one of the atomic clock broadcasting radios, which to be fair some of the world is not covered by, it uses GPS to adjust time and time zone automatically. Well, what's so exciting about that do you ask, my phone does it, well, no phone or Garmin (possibly with the exception of the new solar Instinct 2, which can live on low consumption mode essentially indefinitely off the solar cell) does this AND does not need constant plugging in. So it fits the "standalone, offline, and don't really worry about touching it" criteria.

Citizen being who they are, the whole range is very 1990s Breitling inspiration mall watch (which in a sense they are) although the CC3067-11L can probably pass muster as an Alpinist replacement:

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The CC5001-00W is also a refreshing departure from the usual Rolex inspired divers, I like the replacement of world cities by dive spots:

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Does it make sense for a grand, I don't think so unless as part of an engineering-inspired collection. At the end of the day Waveceptor is just as good and considerably cheaper, although you do have to manually change your time zone (which I end up doing on 2 watches about twice a quarter, not to mention figuring out nearest tide spot as well, and checking the phone for the appropriate DST setting).

Satellite wave is one of my 4 ecodrives. A real solid piece. It feels like quality to me. Great that it knows how many days are in the month. Doesn't synchronise indoors though so not great in an airport.

 

[Thin White Duke]

Here’s my Seiko PADI preparing to enter its natural environment …

 

[Northants bloke]

No.3 of 4
The Bluetooth synchronisation means reliable time and calendar. It is also great for travel but the other bluetooth notification features are not so useful because the phone connection times out. No telling how long the phone app will be supported either but it is still a decent watch disconnected.

The titanium case, sapphire crystal and the padded leather strap are all nice touches. JDM - I imported it through ebay. A really smart but it stands a bit too tall perhaps.

 

[Jazzmenco]

Splash of color today

 

[Genericuser1]

New arrival

 

[Jazzmenco]

Poor man's batman. Excellent quality on this Oceaneva.

 

[shoewarma]

Splash of color today
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You seem to really like the blue and orange colourway, eh?

 

[Jazzmenco]

You seem to really like the blue and orange colourway, eh?

Yes and I'm not even a fan of the Denver Broncos....

 

[Kevin24]

Today's watch is the Yema Navygraf Marine Nationale (Quartz) with a French Navy NATO strap.

I wore my recently acquired Seiko Cocktail time on a milanese mesh bracelet for work M-F as I had more formal events this week.

 

[Jazzmenco]

Clean design and a beautiful color. Don't miss the date window at all. Great value also.

 

[Northants bloke]

4 of 4
My first dive watch. Cheap. It came with a petfectly acceptable steel bracelet but I wanted the nato strap look anyway.

 

[DorianGreen]

Appreciating my new Yema Flygraf Pilot M2.

I especially like the subdued grey dial. This watch is a nice understatement.

 

[Genericuser1]

Been wearing this since I got it.