What watch do you wear?
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That Pan is really nice, I reckon you may have to whip a bunch of watches out for the day I do photos of the Pilot
With pleasure, I think you will also love spending some "photo time" with my two Grand Seiko watches. I'm sure they will be perfect candidates for some amazing macro photos
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Black one for me. That's glorious! Open backs?
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OH EM GEEEEEEEE
I'm sure it will!
Slightly off topic but on topic, I was looking through the grand Seiko website and had a glance through the range. One thing I didn't get was there's a 60th anniversary watch on the site for 87k, the most expensive one there, however the movement ranged from -3 to + 5 seconds a day where as there are other watches with the spring drive movement which offered - or + 0.5 seconds a day. I realise the limited edition side of things will bump the price up but surely for that sort of premium you'd expect the best movement they produce to be part of it?
Slightly off topic but on topic, I was looking through the grand Seiko website and had a glance through the range. One thing I didn't get was there's a 60th anniversary watch on the site for 87k, the most expensive one there, however the movement ranged from -3 to + 5 seconds a day where as there are other watches with the spring drive movement which offered - or + 0.5 seconds a day. I realise the limited edition side of things will bump the price up but surely for that sort of premium you'd expect the best movement they produce to be part of it?
May well be tolerances in the movement as that one is likely completely made by hand whereas the others have machines components that are then finished by hand for the details?
Only guessing there but would make sense having seen videos before on how GS approach their craft in the higher end models.
Paper specs for accuracy are usually always worst case scenarios anyway though with all mechanical movements from the usual brands. Once assembled and adjusted/regulated by the brand they are often far more accurate and typically well within even COSC. I'd fully expect any GS to be as close to +1s a day as possible with little deviation in any condition in practice.
Only guessing there but would make sense having seen videos before on how GS approach their craft in the higher end models.
Paper specs for accuracy are usually always worst case scenarios anyway though with all mechanical movements from the usual brands. Once assembled and adjusted/regulated by the brand they are often far more accurate and typically well within even COSC. I'd fully expect any GS to be as close to +1s a day as possible with little deviation in any condition in practice.
I think it all depends on what your version of the 'best' movement is. If it was all about accuracy surely we would all wear quartz? Spring drive is unbelievably accurate and a technical marvel but there are plenty of watch enthusiasts who would prefer a pure mechanical movement. -3 to +5 is staggeringly accurate for a mechanical movement and it's a brand new in house caliber with (no doubt) exquisite finishing and some interesting technology. I'd be more than happy with it if I had that amount of money to throw at a watch!
Yeah that's what I was eluding to. You'd think that if you can get an automatic as close to the accuracy of a quartz then it'll cut down on the adjustments you'd need to make over the course of a week / month etc. Guess they both have merits in their own right. On the whole I'd be more inclined forking out that sort of cash if it the most accurate it could be.
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I think all watches should be solar quartz. Come at me.
Thanks for the suggestions. Placed an order for a few perlons from watch obsession. Should arrive by end of week.
I came across these on Instagram but never heard of the brand before.Changed the bezel on my watch for a slightly different look
I've hardly taken the watch off since I got it and it's still pretty accurate too, averaging around plus one second or 2 per day.
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It's a very small company based in Southampton ran by one guy.
They do have a website (hamtun.co), but I pre-ordered/purchased this one through Kickstarter at a reduced price.
Nothing to do with the movement in this case. That 87k special edition model you're looking at on their website is made of platinum and 18k yellow gold, hence the price.
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My new Junghans Max Bill Chronoscope
I've been after this for a little while and it's simply wonderful.
A few new straps to try
I'm liking the brown and tealy blue so far
My pictures aren't doing the watch justice so here are a few from the webs...
And that dome!
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/junghans-max-bill-chronoscope-watch-review/
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I've been after this for a little while and it's simply wonderful.
A few new straps to try
I'm liking the brown and tealy blue so far
My pictures aren't doing the watch justice so here are a few from the webs...
And that dome!
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/junghans-max-bill-chronoscope-watch-review/
..