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You never really know what Tudor owner feels until you buy Bell & Ross.
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While I am admittedly a serial watch flipper, dive watches have generally suffered from the quickest flips once they get in my hands. It hasn't seemed to matter if they're cheap or expensive. I did manage to keep my Hulk for about a year, but I'd guess the average dive watch lasts less than 2 months. Currently have these two. The Seiko predates the Unimatic by about a month, but I think is likely to stick around. The Unimatic does what it does well, but I don't really see myself wearing it much long term. The Seiko is cheap enough where maybe I can convince myself to keep it and stop wasting time buying dive watches.

 

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While I am admittedly a serial watch flipper, dive watches have generally suffered from the quickest flips once they get in my hands. It hasn't seemed to matter if they're cheap or expensive. I did manage to keep my Hulk for about a year, but I'd guess the average dive watch lasts less than 2 months. Currently have these two. The Seiko predates the Unimatic by about a month, but I think is likely to stick around. The Unimatic does what it does well, but I don't really see myself wearing it much long term. The Seiko is cheap enough where maybe I can convince myself to keep it and stop wasting time buying dive watches.


It's sort of funny that you keep buying dive watches, but they never stay in your collection for very long. One thing I like more about the Seiko than the Unimatic, is the greater contrast between the dial color and the lum markings. Under bright light in your photo the lum markings of the Unimatic get a little washed out. Maybe my eyes are old, but at a quick glance outdoors on a sunny day it might not be that easy to read the time (at least based on the photo), but IRL it may not be an issue.
 

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I have no dive watches right now (with the exception of my Monster which desperately needs to be serviced) and, in light of my recent fatherhood, I feel like I NEED one.
 

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I have no dive watches right now (with the exception of my Monster which desperately needs to be serviced) and, in light of my recent fatherhood, I feel like I NEED one.

Yeah, your JLC isn't going to survive many bathtimes.
 
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I have no dive watches right now (with the exception of my Monster which desperately needs to be serviced) and, in light of my recent fatherhood, I feel like I NEED one.

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I’m looking to grab a new leather watch strap in either croc or calfskin. That said, prices vary from a $30 eBay genuine (or at least that’s what it’s listed as) strap to $200+ on sites such as Hondinkee. At the end of the day, is the markup on pricier bands worth it? Am I missing something?
 

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Ok so a few months ago I came thru asking about a watch to get to celebrate my daughter's birth.

After reviewing a bunch of options, I think I settled on the JLC Master Geo. I walked into the store expecting to love the mut moon, but actually fell in love with this gmt and world time complication. It's the perfect level of everyday dress watch (I think this falls into that grey area that Foo was talking about since it's not actually a dress watch).

I don't know when I'll be getting it, but I'm hoping to get it in the next year.

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