The Under £200ish Watch and occasional Opera Thread! Vol2

The Under £200ish Watch and occasional Opera Thread! Vol2

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BenS94

2,478 posts

30 months

Thursday 19th September
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Veteran63 said:
This arrived today. Snazzy red, but with a mesh strap too for those that like that sort of thing. Not bad for a cheapy.



My girlfriend has bagsied it already, but I'll wear it to a work conference tomorrow.
I love that, very bold but somehow classy, just like a red Lexus SC430.....

Veteran63

277 posts

2 months

Thursday 19th September
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The new cheapie arrived today. If yesterday's was very red, today's is very Kermit.




Bobberoo

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40,280 posts

104 months

Thursday 19th September
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Veteran63 said:
The new cheapie arrived today. If yesterday's was very red, today's is very Kermit.



Ooooohhhh I like that.

WayOutWest

813 posts

64 months

Thursday 19th September
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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.





AlunJ

126 posts

169 months

Thursday 19th September
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Been lurking in this thread for a while now so only right I post up my new acquisition albeit a touch over budget at £220 from Goldsmiths but really surprised how nice these are.

WayOutWest

813 posts

64 months

Thursday 19th September
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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.



irc

8,082 posts

142 months

Thursday 19th September
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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



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Edited by irc on Thursday 19th September 21:25

Pebbles167

3,727 posts

158 months

Thursday 19th September
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WayOutWest said:
but I think it would look more casual, great in fact on a lonely Gulf Racing NATO I have knocking around.
The light blue one would look fantastic on that, I'm sure.

irc said:
Those Alkin watches look properly excellent.

irc

8,082 posts

142 months

Thursday 19th September
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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.




Bobberoo

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40,280 posts

104 months

Thursday 19th September
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AlunJ said:
Been lurking in this thread for a while now so only right I post up my new acquisition albeit a touch over budget at £220 from Goldsmiths but really surprised how nice these are.
Thanks for sharing, and welcome to the group.

irc

8,082 posts

142 months

Thursday 19th September
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AlunJ said:
Been lurking in this thread for a while now so only right I post up my new acquisition albeit a touch over budget at £220 from Goldsmiths but really surprised how nice these are.
£220 is within budget allowing for a touch of inflation ;-) Nice watch.

irc

8,082 posts

142 months

Saturday 21st September
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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


RSTurboPaul

11,195 posts

264 months

Saturday 21st September
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irc said:
AlunJ said:
Been lurking in this thread for a while now so only right I post up my new acquisition albeit a touch over budget at £220 from Goldsmiths but really surprised how nice these are.
£220 is within budget allowing for a touch of inflation ;-) Nice watch.
I love these, I've only seen one in the wild (the mint green version) and it stood out as something special.

I patiently await some monster sale where the autos become half price... tongue out

Veteran63

277 posts

2 months

Saturday 21st September
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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?

Bobberoo

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40,280 posts

104 months

Saturday 21st September
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Veteran63 said:
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?
At least it's not on a mesh bracelet.......whistle

Veteran63

277 posts

2 months

Saturday 21st September
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Bobberoo said:
At least it's not on a mesh bracelet.......whistle
I understand that they have their fans.

gregs656

11,229 posts

187 months

Saturday 21st September
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Veteran63 said:
How very dare you post a picture with the bezel on the piss?
In a sense, a rotating timing bezel can never be on the piss as it is correct in any position.

Veteran63

277 posts

2 months

Saturday 21st September
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gregs656 said:
In a sense, a rotating timing bezel can never be on the piss as it is correct in any position.
You can't really believe that, surely?
nuts

RSTurboPaul

11,195 posts

264 months

Sunday 22nd September
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Is this one of those 'everywhere is 'up' in space' things?

Pebbles167

3,727 posts

158 months

Sunday 22nd September
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I'd say that most people like to centralise their steering wheel after parking the car. I feel it's one of those things.