The Under £200ish Watch and occasional Opera Thread! Vol2
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irc said:
After much wavering between a Spinnaker Spence, Alkin Model 3 and Orient Mini Triton, I finally pressed buy on the Orient.
Plus points. (in no particular order)
Unlike the other two it squeezes into the "200ish" category at £218. Ordered from Amazon but vendor is Watch Nation in Chester. Watch this if buying from Amazon for some reason the top hit is always an Italian vendor with mixed feedback. Watchnation is in the alternate sellers. Funnily on WatchNation's website the identical watch is selling at £445. I presume at some point they got a deal on a batch of these and sent some to Amazon to sell and that batch sold out on WatchNation.
A proper watch brand if that matters
In house movement.
Sapphire crystal - unlike Seikos at this price point.
4 o'clock crown. OK personal preference but I prefer it.
No day window. I prefer no date watches but this is next best. One less thing to set when getting it out the watch box.
Bold easy to read face.
Good lume (according to reviews anyway).
A bit of a bargain? The higher RRP actually looks genuinely higher. For example, aside from WatchNation, Long Island Watches, USA, list it as $100 off at $415.
The bracelet looks identical to my Orient Kano. So I know it works for me. Maybe not top drawer but better than some Seiko.
MInus points? Only possible is that it is a big watch. 43mm diameter which is just OK for me with a 7 1/2" wrist. Not too bulky though at 13mm thick.
Good shout, I was looking at that exact model at one point but, as you say, 43mm is a tad too large for some of us.Plus points. (in no particular order)
Unlike the other two it squeezes into the "200ish" category at £218. Ordered from Amazon but vendor is Watch Nation in Chester. Watch this if buying from Amazon for some reason the top hit is always an Italian vendor with mixed feedback. Watchnation is in the alternate sellers. Funnily on WatchNation's website the identical watch is selling at £445. I presume at some point they got a deal on a batch of these and sent some to Amazon to sell and that batch sold out on WatchNation.
A proper watch brand if that matters
In house movement.
Sapphire crystal - unlike Seikos at this price point.
4 o'clock crown. OK personal preference but I prefer it.
No day window. I prefer no date watches but this is next best. One less thing to set when getting it out the watch box.
Bold easy to read face.
Good lume (according to reviews anyway).
A bit of a bargain? The higher RRP actually looks genuinely higher. For example, aside from WatchNation, Long Island Watches, USA, list it as $100 off at $415.
The bracelet looks identical to my Orient Kano. So I know it works for me. Maybe not top drawer but better than some Seiko.
MInus points? Only possible is that it is a big watch. 43mm diameter which is just OK for me with a 7 1/2" wrist. Not too bulky though at 13mm thick.
More for the Orient-curious here - three reviews of the new Stretto
Did Orient Just Release Another Affordable Classic? - Just One More Watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7GyKZdRgV0
ORIENT Just Destroyed The Seiko Speedtimer - Top Tier Ticker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0laecN7QVZg
Orient's New Chronograph Could Be Their Sexiest Yet...(Stretto) - In The Loupe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4uK3waRhjs
I am tempted by the sky blue face one, and taking advantage of whatever the best discount code is to get it at or under thread budget.
A dressier looking chrono design than I'd normally go for, but I think it would look more casual, great in fact on a lonely Gulf Racing NATO I have knocking around.
Did Orient Just Release Another Affordable Classic? - Just One More Watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7GyKZdRgV0
ORIENT Just Destroyed The Seiko Speedtimer - Top Tier Ticker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0laecN7QVZg
Orient's New Chronograph Could Be Their Sexiest Yet...(Stretto) - In The Loupe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4uK3waRhjs
I am tempted by the sky blue face one, and taking advantage of whatever the best discount code is to get it at or under thread budget.
A dressier looking chrono design than I'd normally go for, but I think it would look more casual, great in fact on a lonely Gulf Racing NATO I have knocking around.
My Orient arrived this evening. Very happy. Photos and reality are not always identical.
Regarding size. Although near identical to my Orient Kano at a 43.5mm or so wide case I think it wears a touch smaller because of the black face versos the red Kano. Really nice smooth bezel action.
All 12 spaces now filled in my watch boxes. Top 5 in the next pic. Maybe a one in one out policy going forward. Top candidate to go is a black face Cadisen dress watch. Nothing wrong with it but I just don't wear it
Regarding size. Although near identical to my Orient Kano at a 43.5mm or so wide case I think it wears a touch smaller because of the black face versos the red Kano. Really nice smooth bezel action.
All 12 spaces now filled in my watch boxes. Top 5 in the next pic. Maybe a one in one out policy going forward. Top candidate to go is a black face Cadisen dress watch. Nothing wrong with it but I just don't wear it
Edited by irc on Thursday 19th September 20:49
Edited by irc on Thursday 19th September 21:25
Pebbles167 said:
Those Alkin watches look properly excellent.
Nice build quality. On the LH one for example the hour marks look like black paint in that pic. I fact it is a sandwich dial. Those markers are holes in the upper dial with a black dial underneath. So rather than raised applied indices they are holes. The lume is full face as well as the hands.Excuse the blurry pic but is shows it more or less.
irc said:
AlunJ said:
£220 is within budget allowing for a touch of inflation ;-) Nice watch.I patiently await some monster sale where the autos become half price...
irc said:
So got the Triton sized. One link removed was enough. Wears well. Running at around 7s a day fast which is acceptable.
Only minor issue was it was a bit awkward getting the crown screwed back down after setting. I'll see how that goes. I think it will be getting a lot of wrist time
How very dare you post a picture with the bezel on the piss?Only minor issue was it was a bit awkward getting the crown screwed back down after setting. I'll see how that goes. I think it will be getting a lot of wrist time
Veteran63 said:
irc said:
How very dare you post a picture with the bezel on the piss?
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