My favourite watch is my cheapest
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Okay so i have a few respectable mid-watches (IWC Pilot, Seamaster P, Geneve, JLC & similar chronographs etc).
A few years ago i bought a cheap Pulsar perpetual at a clock fair without huge forethought following the demise of my very attractive Junghans Solar as a hack for gardening & car maintenance purposes etc until the ceramic dial shattered.
The Pulsar was a £10.00 tide me over bash & forget type watch - i latterly saw they are only £25.00 new!
I now find myself wearing this more of the time & despite what i do it seems indestructable mechanically & cosmetically. Its run solidly for several years although SH without winding or battery needed. It keeps perfect time, ideal weight & size for my wrist, attractive solid brushed alloy case, unscratchable glass, black illuminated dial & date. I have fitted a bespoke chunky leather brown strap & TBF looks considerably well above its price point.
My other watches although worn & loved unsurprisingly require frequent maintenance often expensive, less accurate, less reliable, damage easier, even the quartz versions have a limited life in comparison.
Convince me why i should keep them - probably same argument buying a TVR not a Corolla ........
A few years ago i bought a cheap Pulsar perpetual at a clock fair without huge forethought following the demise of my very attractive Junghans Solar as a hack for gardening & car maintenance purposes etc until the ceramic dial shattered.
The Pulsar was a £10.00 tide me over bash & forget type watch - i latterly saw they are only £25.00 new!
I now find myself wearing this more of the time & despite what i do it seems indestructable mechanically & cosmetically. Its run solidly for several years although SH without winding or battery needed. It keeps perfect time, ideal weight & size for my wrist, attractive solid brushed alloy case, unscratchable glass, black illuminated dial & date. I have fitted a bespoke chunky leather brown strap & TBF looks considerably well above its price point.
My other watches although worn & loved unsurprisingly require frequent maintenance often expensive, less accurate, less reliable, damage easier, even the quartz versions have a limited life in comparison.
Convince me why i should keep them - probably same argument buying a TVR not a Corolla ........
Barchettaman said:
I got this for my 15-yr-old son for £40.
The wave dial and applied indices could grace a much, much more expensive watch and not look out of place.
Obviously the bracelet is a bit rattly (and the bezel is fixed) but he doesn’t seem to mind.
The bezel became fixed on mine too after I dripped some peach juice on it. The wave dial and applied indices could grace a much, much more expensive watch and not look out of place.
Obviously the bracelet is a bit rattly (and the bezel is fixed) but he doesn’t seem to mind.
I have some pricier watches and some very cheap ones, they're all loved but a couple of my cheapest watches are real favourites.
Recently acquired a few Vostok Kommanderskie manual wind watches, they're £40 a pop and they're interesting, well made and interesting. Plus if one gets bashed up it's not the end of the world.
I like having a bit of both so I wouldn't be looking to move mine on but often the cheaper watches get the most wrist time.
Recently acquired a few Vostok Kommanderskie manual wind watches, they're £40 a pop and they're interesting, well made and interesting. Plus if one gets bashed up it's not the end of the world.
I like having a bit of both so I wouldn't be looking to move mine on but often the cheaper watches get the most wrist time.
I've been going a phase recently of looking at watches, even adding to a basket and then pulling back. Sinn, Damasko, CW, Rado, Muhle and so on....so many that I want, a random assortment as I haven't bought a 'nice' watch in years and have an urge to scratch the itch.
The challenge is justifying the outlay. My most worn watches are G shocks and a variety of cheap Citizens, Seikos and Hamilton's. Nearly 2 years of WFH and no need for formal office attire means dress watches hardly see any wear.
The challenge is justifying the outlay. My most worn watches are G shocks and a variety of cheap Citizens, Seikos and Hamilton's. Nearly 2 years of WFH and no need for formal office attire means dress watches hardly see any wear.
My daily Tissot needed a spruce up. I bought a Casio from Argos for £11 as a temporary every day. Black dial/ white hands including full sweep second. Simple time only.
Replaced the battery once over 6 years. Still going well.
I also have a Buren Intramatic heirloom that needs a new strap.
My previous daily workhorse was a Seiko bought 2001 but buggered it up by “ drowning” it.
Replaced the battery once over 6 years. Still going well.
I also have a Buren Intramatic heirloom that needs a new strap.
My previous daily workhorse was a Seiko bought 2001 but buggered it up by “ drowning” it.
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