New iWatch "Ultra" [?] supposed to be the cat's meow... a rather fat one but also supposed to be a trekkers'/hikers' delight w/a longER battery life...got too annoyed by the rubber band (couldn't find a metal one i liked enough) on the Huawei gt2pro so i got a gt3pro titanium, love it so far, battery life is simply stellar
I agree, it looks a bit bulky and doesn’t always live up to the hype.I also know it's an old post, so there's no need to tell me that, haha. I used to be into smartwatches until I switched to a Rolex. Honestly, the difference is night and day.
In the 21st Century, wearing a wrist-watch is the antithesis of being forever 'connected"!
Earlier this year, I trekked down to the Swatch store specifically to check out those Moon Swatches. But in person, I was underwhelmed.
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Hey you watch experts and aficionados is this a decent watch for daily use and abuse?
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She's a beauty for sure. If I where to spend that much I would be purchasing this awesome watch that you turned me onto some time ago. I just want to spend up to maybe $500 total and battery powered is OK as long as it is serviceable and not a Timex with poor straps and poor battery replacement prospects too.
I have a 1963 Re-Edition. The movement is a Seagull ST-19, made by the Tianjin Watch Company No. 1. Unlike the usual reputation for just appropriating IP, as the Soviets did with the Valjoux 7734 to become the Poljot 3133, Tianjin approached the Venus Manufacture in Switzerland and fair-and-square bought the rights, tooling, and training for the Venus 175 chronograph movement. The ST19 is the latest version of that movement. These movements have been evaluated by watchmakers who are not authorized repair facilities for Swiss companies (and therefore can speak freely) and find them to be at least competent. The finishing is nothing like the finishing on a well-decorated Swiss movement (which becomes visible the more you magnify it), and there are lots of compromises. Example: The blued screws are lacquered, not heat-blued. Another example: The movement is likely to be either dry or over-oiled from the factory, which means it will get dirty or sluggish sooner than if it was correctly lubed. But Tianjin Seagull make about as many mechanical watches as any company in the world and they certainly know how to do it, especially for a cheap occasional-wear watch.
Not to disparage the Orient at all--a completely worthy brand and a superb value--but I don't see the hand-polished zaratsu finishing on the case and index markers or the razor-sharp beveled hands that would be standard on a Grand Seiko.because they are $150 they are largely unfixable i guess because why would you when you can get a replacement for $150
i think it says a damn lot that these things can even be made for $150
like how is that even explanable
now i have a bad habit of buying a bunch of watches at the same time but this one struck me as being a special watch
this was was the equivalent of say $300 usd - its 100% made in japan and its one of the best made, finished watches for any amount of money, even a grand seiko
inhouse movement - it just screams that japanese aesthetic... also only 38mm
i also got a $600 seiko alpinist which is a much sought after piece and its built like a piece of shit compared to this
