What watch do you wear?

Chewie said:
First thoughts and photos below.

- Definitely a wow! effect when you take it in your hands and look at it
- It feels extremely light and easy to wear and yet it has an unmissable presence on the wrist
- The readability is top notch, zero problem telling the time in any ways you might look at it
- The movement while not highly finished/decorated is lovely to look at
- Bracelet loosk and feels quite agressive, in a nice way
- Lume doesn't disappoint, subtle in how it matches the skeleton dial but bright and effective enough to provide good readability in dark conditions
- The titanium is much more greyer/darker then I thought, a little bit surprised from that perspective as I expected it to look a bit more clearer/shinier
- It's a fingerprints magnet because of the unbrushed/unpolished titanium material :D
- Not a fan of the "Lift" text on the bracelet clasp




Will definitely need your photographic talent Mrk to do justice to this watch! ;)
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Lovely watch. Always have a love for titanium watches. That would tick my box but out of my price league. I didnt even pay that for my last car!
 
That is rather nice, agreed on the LIFT text on the clasp though, how odd that is, I'd expect it to say ORIS as I imagine anyone buying watches like this knows exactly how a fold over clasp works in the first place. Titanium does appear to be a fingerprint magnet, I recall my Pelagos being prone to it and that was light satin/brushed Titanium! It appears the Helson 38mm Titanium model and Spinnaker's Tesei are bead/sandblasted Titanium though and even more grey which actually look really good for everyday tool watches. Granted no skeleton movement views but for raw case/bracelet finishing, they're right up my street.

Hand wound movements though, consider me a new fan. Previously I'd never have considered one as it seemed tedious having to hand wind but after this Coniston, I'd definitely add another as long as it had a display back with nicely decorated parts to look at :D
 
A manual mouvement is always desirable but yes it has to be pleasant to look at :D

Couple of additional points on the ProPilot X:

- The 12.5mm thickness while not setting any records is great and definitely contributes to make the watch nice to wear on the wrist.

- 10 days power reserve for a manual watch is really appreciable. Actually from what I could gather in practice it even goes up to 12 days but past the 10 mark the movement accuracy is no longer guaranteed to follow the official Oris specs

- Lume confirmed as Superluminova BG W9

- A bit disappointed to find out that the watch has an invisible date. What I mean is that the crown has a second position to set the date which obviously doesn't do anything as this model does not have one. I suspect that it is purely a cost saving based decision as Oris intend to use this movement in the future for other models which will have a full dial and so a display date. Considering that this is their flagship watch and so considering the price they as for I do find it to be a cheap move (of course it is not something mentioned in their PR material / specification or instructions manual).
 
Supposedly it is inspired by an airplane seat belt buckle release, yes.

Still don't like it on the bracelet of a watch, looks silly in my opinion :rolleyes:
 
Ghost positions in the crown are quite common where you have the option to delete the date window on the dial or it comes with no date by default. Only a few movements actually have no date complication inside and as such, no ghost position (Miyota, ETA and a bunch of others have specific models). In a £6k watch however I'd have expected no ghost position as what costs savings are involved in an already expensive piece!

The 10day reserve is impressive and probably one of the best of any mechanical watch I think? A quick look shows it's beating at 21,800 so a bit slower sweep than the smoother 28,800 but less energy consumed = more power reserve and with the size of that movement it makes sense :cool: I can't imagine that movement being put into watches much smaller than that really due to the dimensions involved.
 
Yeah, definitely a cheap move to leave a ghost position at that price.

I think they played smart with the beating speed as it has only a small seconds the difference is not really visible compared to 28 800. Don't know if is the best regarding the power reserve but it certainly the longest I've ever come across, especially considering that in practice it is close to 12 days. The previous best I've seen and owned was the manual P5000 calibre from Panerai which sits at 8 days.

I'm pretty sure this movement will be re-used in a future Big Crown model and if you look at the series most of them are either 44 or 45mm so that would work.
 
Oh yep for sure, a sub seconds hand doesn't matter if it's beating fast or slow as the sweep isn't noticed so a win win really.


Just seen this Gentry vid on another small Stowa and he's right (vid popped up on my feed thanks YouTube lol), our tastes change as time goes on. Just 18 months ago I'd have never looked twice at watches like these but the more I now see them the more I like them and want them. There's something about the Roman numerals and classy style, and in that smaller case size again. Think it's pretty clear now that whatever I get next is almost certainly from Stowa.
 
Chewie said:
Yeah, definitely a cheap move to leave a ghost position at that price.

I think they played smart with the beating speed as it has only a small seconds the difference is not really visible compared to 28 800. Don't know if is the best regarding the power reserve but it certainly the longest I've ever come across, especially considering that in practice it is close to 12 days. The previous best I've seen and owned was the manual P5000 calibre from Panerai which sits at 8 days.

I'm pretty sure this movement will be re-used in a future Big Crown model and if you look at the series most of them are either 44 or 45mm so that would work.
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Not 'the best' for a manual by a number of weeks (we're talking silly money and I assume the sort of thing you're only invited to buy), but it's very impressive at the price point. But don't be too distracted by it - a long power reserve doesn't mean it will maintain accuracy over the entirety of the discharge of its mainspring(s). It's a useful feature in an annual calendar, or a triple date or at least a movement with a date as it means you don't have to faff around setting those very often. But on a time only watch, I'm not sure it is anything more than a big number to impress.

And impress it does.

I don't get why they couldn't work a date into that dial? It looks an ideal candidate for a partially exposed date ring.
 
I just searched through the whole catalog of automatic watches on watchshop, no budget in mind and all I could find I liked was these 2

https://www.watchshop.com/watches/hamilton-jazzmaster-automatic-watch-h32705581.pdp

https://www.watchshop.com/watches/mens-fossil-flynn-automatic-watch-bq2384.pdp

The Hamilton I only partially like, not a fan of the numbers and definitely not the strap (less of an issue as I could buy a new one) but the design is nice

Are Fossil any good as I really like the look of it ?

Or you can spec me something similar, my only requirements are I want a watch I can stick on my wrist and never have to faff about with so it needs to be waterproof too in case I go swimming, no faff = no date (not until we have 31 days in all months) or silly timers, I just want it to tell me the time and be reasonably accurate and be able to glow in the dark and be automatic/kinetic, budget £1 - £1500
 
Minusorange said:
The Hamilton I only partially like, not a fan of the numbers and definitely not the strap (less of an issue as I could buy a new one) but the design is nice
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considering how short the leather strap was on my hamilton thinline you'd likely need to buy one anyway... I know I've got an 8inch wrist, which is on the larger size, but it was like an inch away from even touching, most others at last fit me on the last hole lol.

Are Fossil any good as I really like the look of it ?
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I wouldn't personally say they are bad per se, but they're more on the budget end if you get me.

Or you can spec me something similar, my only requirements are I want a watch I can stick on my wrist and never have to faff about with so it needs to be waterproof too in case I go swimming, no faff = no date (not until we have 31 days in all months) or silly timers, I just want it to tell me the time and be reasonably accurate and be able to glow in the dark and be automatic/kinetic, budget £1 - £1500
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https://www.midowatches.com/uk/swis...nical-skeleton-limited-edition-m0326054741000 maybe, you seem to like skeleton watches, might be a little harder to find in the UK though, for some reason mido isn't hugely available here (part of swatch group). Mido also do some 'transluscent' dials too, actually Christopher Ward has their new diver with a transluscent dial that would fit in the budget, although I can't comment on quality/customer service etc personally for either.

You might want to give us a little more info on what you'd use the watch for etc because there are a LOT of £1-1500 watches out there.
 
Minusorange said:
I just searched through the whole catalog of automatic watches on watchshop, no budget in mind and all I could find I liked was these 2

https://www.watchshop.com/watches/hamilton-jazzmaster-automatic-watch-h32705581.pdp

https://www.watchshop.com/watches/mens-fossil-flynn-automatic-watch-bq2384.pdp

The Hamilton I only partially like, not a fan of the numbers and definitely not the strap (less of an issue as I could buy a new one) but the design is nice

Are Fossil any good as I really like the look of it ?

Or you can spec me something similar, my only requirements are I want a watch I can stick on my wrist and never have to faff about with so it needs to be waterproof too in case I go swimming, no faff = no date (not until we have 31 days in all months) or silly timers, I just want it to tell me the time and be reasonably accurate and be able to glow in the dark and be automatic/kinetic, budget £1 - £1500
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Take a look on Watch Finder - they are one of the best sources for quality pre-owned watches.
https://www.watchfinder.co.uk/
 
Minusorange said:
I just searched through the whole catalog of automatic watches on watchshop, no budget in mind and all I could find I liked was these 2

https://www.watchshop.com/watches/hamilton-jazzmaster-automatic-watch-h32705581.pdp

https://www.watchshop.com/watches/mens-fossil-flynn-automatic-watch-bq2384.pdp

The Hamilton I only partially like, not a fan of the numbers and definitely not the strap (less of an issue as I could buy a new one) but the design is nice

Are Fossil any good as I really like the look of it ?

Or you can spec me something similar, my only requirements are I want a watch I can stick on my wrist and never have to faff about with so it needs to be waterproof too in case I go swimming, no faff = no date (not until we have 31 days in all months) or silly timers, I just want it to tell me the time and be reasonably accurate and be able to glow in the dark and be automatic/kinetic, budget £1 - £1500
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That is a reasonable budget and for it they are lot of decent options available to you. Based on your quite simple requirements I think it will purely come down to personal preferences so difficult to recommend you a particular model.
 
Not really a watch person but I'd like to get a nice one that could be worn regardless of the occasion - my idea of that would be something like this I think:

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Thoughts if anyone has them? I prefer more understated and a more simple face design, those chronographs with lots of dials don't appeal.
 
mrk said:
Oh yep for sure, a sub seconds hand doesn't matter if it's beating fast or slow as the sweep isn't noticed so a win win really.


Just seen this Gentry vid on another small Stowa and he's right (vid popped up on my feed thanks YouTube lol), our tastes change as time goes on. Just 18 months ago I'd have never looked twice at watches like these but the more I now see them the more I like them and want them. There's something about the Roman numerals and classy style, and in that smaller case size again. Think it's pretty clear now that whatever I get next is almost certainly from Stowa.
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100% agreed, taste change is definitely a thing when it comes to watches. A few years ago I hated dial with roman numerals and last year I bought a Cartier Santos that I absolutely love :D
 
Josh

Classic watches, will last a lifetime...and you can mix the syle up by swapping straps for different occasions.
Also check out the Seamaster, Blackbay 58, Submariner and hydroconquest for similar styles.
 
Josh said:
Not really a watch person but I'd like to get a nice one that could be worn regardless of the occasion - my idea of that would be something like this I think:

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Thoughts if anyone has them? I prefer more understated and a more simple face design, those chronographs with lots of dials don't appeal.
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The Planet Ocean is a nice watch but be aware that it is quite "chunky", especially in terms of thickness (15.7 mm if I remember correctly).

In the world of diving watches and if its style works for you I would recommend the Tudor Black Bay 58.
 
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