Wrist check 2023

[964Cup]

Here's one I made earlier...

[Mezzanine]

Sporky said:

Just arrived today; you'll all hate it. JDM The Citizen, washi paper dial, titanium, eco drive with non-hacking hour and perpetual calendar, accurate to ±5 seconds per year so my first HAQ. Lots of lovely little touches like the hands being polished on one side of the lume, brushed on the other, and the indices and eagle logo floating above the dial.

I certainly don’t hate it.

I am very intrigued by these.

[carlo996]

[carlo996]

Sporky said:

Just arrived today; you'll all hate it.

I’m a big fan of the JDM stuff, that looks great.

[520TORQUES]

[Sporky]

I apologise for maligning my fine colleagues in this thread.

Really pleased with it. Lovely finishing, beautifully light, very under-the-radar. The dial is nicely textured but not over the top, much like my SARX055. There's another blue washi one but it has white paper and a tinted disc over it; I think this is a bit more variegated for want of a better term.

Taking links out of the bracelet is a bit fiddly - they're secured with double-screw bars. Took three days from Japan. I was very mildly concerned that a lot of the Internet says there's no international warranty, but that no longer seems to be the case.

[dimots]

Sporky said:

Just arrived today; you'll all hate it. JDM The Citizen, washi paper dial, titanium, eco drive with non-hacking hour and perpetual calendar, accurate to ±5 seconds per year so my first HAQ. Lots of lovely little touches like the hands being polished on one side of the lume, brushed on the other, and the indices and eagle logo floating above the dial.

Wouldn’t say I hate it, but I am absolutely nonplussed by Japanese bracelet and case design.

[AmitG]

JAGS said:

Just collected this today

Quite special

That is really lovely

Glashutte are very under-rated IMHO. I am glad that they haven't been discovered by the mainstream, because the prices are still sort-of reasonable and most models are readily available without having to buy Christmas gifts for your AD's kids.

There is a new PanoMatic Calendar model which includes an annual calendar function. I have my eye on either one of those, or a Senator Perpetual, for 2024...

[carlo996]

AmitG said:

JAGS said:

Just collected this today

Quite special

That is really lovely

Glashutte are very under-rated IMHO. I am glad that they haven't been discovered by the mainstream, because the prices are still sort-of reasonable and most models are readily available without having to buy Christmas gifts for your AD's kids.

There is a new PanoMatic Calendar model which includes an annual calendar function. I have my eye on either one of those, or a Senator Perpetual, for 2024...

Agree with this. The finishing is at a very high level, it’s not just great for the price, it’s ‘great’ Ever since I saw one I fancied the idea. There are obvious Lange overtones but it stands on its own and in certain aspects is more appealing, and not just financially.

[Badda]

dimots said:

Wouldn’t say I hate it, but I am absolutely nonplussed by Japanese bracelet and case design.

I doubt you’re nonplussed.

Uninspired maybe?

[Sporky]

I think nonplussed is valid. Unaffected, unimpressed etc.

I'd go with understated, but other points of view are valid.

[dimots]

Badda said:

I doubt you’re nonplussed.

Uninspired maybe?

Hmm I thought nonplussed made sense.

But you’re right it doesn’t inspire me. There’s something missing for me and I can’t always put my finger on it but they seem to be lacking in style and inelegant compared to the best from Rolex, PP, VC, Audenars Piguet etc…

[Sporky]

To be fair it was a small fraction of the cost of most of those.

[carlo996]

dimots said:

Hmm I thought nonplussed made sense.

But you’re right it doesn’t inspire me. There’s something missing for me and I can’t always put my finger on it but they seem to be lacking in style and inelegant compared to the best from Rolex, PP, VC, Audenars Piguet etc…

Bracelets I am with you, but Grand Seiko have Rolex beaten on cases IMO. I have always thought the Rolex case side profile is a bit slabby?

[Badda]

I feel the same about the cases and bracelets. I also agree that some Rolexes can look a little slabby but there’s a style and elegance to it that’s missing with GS and other Jap makers.

[dimots]

Sporky said:

To be fair it was a small fraction of the cost of most of those.

Yeah that’s a fair point, but the dials, finishing, and mechanical bits are equal to all the brands I mentioned. I don’t think it’s necessarily a cost issue.

[Sporky]

Ah - do you mean the general lines and so on?

I think I must like the Japanese aesthetic. I'm kit sure I really notice cases so much - I'll keep a more open eye.

[carlo996]

Inspired by the case debate, my best watch (technically) And Friday is space invaders…

Edited by carlo996 on Friday 29th December 21:44

[Sporky]

I'm very tempted by one of those to round out the Japanese titanium collection...

[carlo996]

Sporky said:

I'm very tempted by one of those to round out the Japanese titanium collection...

I can only say do it. Was under £200 and does everything well. I wear it more than any other watch as it's just 'right'. I've ordered a couple of straps for it....