What watch for £50

26,263 posts

180 months

Saturday 25th November 2017

pessimal said:

anyone got any ideas how to stop the second hand so i can set the time accuratly on it, or do i have to let the thing run flat to do that?

cheers

I shouldn't bother. They are not accurate enough to make that worthwhile. Mine gains a couple of minutes a week.

ZesPak

24,427 posts

196 months

Saturday 25th November 2017

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I shouldn't bother. They are not accurate enough to make that worthwhile. Mine gains a couple of minutes a week.

That's pretty poor! I have two Seiko 5's, neither of them deviate more than 10sec/day.

26,263 posts

180 months

Saturday 25th November 2017

This new one is less accurate than my last, but I reckon 2 mins a week isn't too bad for a cheap auto.

ZesPak

24,427 posts

196 months

Saturday 25th November 2017

CharlesdeGaulle said:

This new one is less accurate than my last, but I reckon 2 mins a week isn't too bad for a cheap auto.

I'm not saying it's bad for a cheap auto, I'm just saying my experience with Seiko 5's has been better.

26,263 posts

180 months

Saturday 25th November 2017

ZesPak said:

I'm not saying it's bad for a cheap auto, I'm just saying my experience with Seiko 5's has been better.

I agree - my last one was a 5, and I bought the exact same one to replace it, but it's not as accurate.

76,352 posts

282 months

Saturday 25th November 2017

ZesPak said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I shouldn't bother. They are not accurate enough to make that worthwhile. Mine gains a couple of minutes a week.

That's pretty poor! I have two Seiko 5's, neither of them deviate more than 10sec/day.

You're lucky. They're not COSC-certified so +/- 30s a day is acceptable for a Seiko.

76,352 posts

282 months

Saturday 25th November 2017

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Hoofy said:

Here's the complete list of Gigandets if anyone is interested. I think they're doing a Sekonda? https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?srs=189...

Some of them look pretty decent for the money. Plenty to choose from anyway!

Yeah, I was thinking that. Not tried any, though. They're an old watch company, too.

76,352 posts

282 months

Saturday 25th November 2017

edthedead said:

Just ordered one of these

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

For under 3 quid how bad can it be??

Fake chrono sub dials?

ZesPak

24,427 posts

196 months

Saturday 25th November 2017

Hoofy said:

You're lucky. They're not COSC-certified so +/- 30s a day is acceptable for a Seiko.

Really? I have 3 automatic Seiko's in total, wouldn't be happy with that!

the_engineer

317 posts

177 months

Sunday 26th November 2017

Just ordered a Snk809 on a bracelet for £49 - nicely under thread budget.

Looking forward to its arrival. Will wear it as is for a while and then let the nodding begin when I get bored smile

76,352 posts

282 months

Sunday 26th November 2017

ZesPak said:

Hoofy said:

You're lucky. They're not COSC-certified so +/- 30s a day is acceptable for a Seiko.

Really? I have 3 automatic Seiko's in total, wouldn't be happy with that!

? If you want COSC guaranteed then buy a COSC watch for £1k+.

If you're getting +/-10s a day, consider yourself lucky. They're not designed to be that accurate.

romeodelta

1,119 posts

161 months

Monday 27th November 2017

Just ordered this bit of retro, erm, chic?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-Collection-Digital-...

S6PNJ

5,182 posts

281 months

Monday 27th November 2017

pessimal said:

anyone got any ideas how to stop the second hand so i can set the time accurately on it, or do i have to let the thing run flat to do that?

cheers

You can't, it doesn't have the 'hacking' facility. You either need the next range up or just live with it as it is.

Mr_C

2,441 posts

229 months

Monday 27th November 2017

S6PNJ said:

You can't, it doesn't have the 'hacking' facility. You either need the next range up or just live with it as it is.

You can if you very lightly turn the crown backwards

ambuletz

10,734 posts

181 months

Monday 27th November 2017

romeodelta said:

Just ordered this bit of retro, erm, chic?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-Collection-Digital-...

I'm contemplating getting one of those. either that or the silver one. for the same reason as you, that retro chic. would pair well with a rolled up denim shirt and black jeans. the only time i'd ever really look at it is if I'm not at work (or sat at my desk). beats taking your phone out your pocket to check the time.

26,263 posts

180 months

Monday 27th November 2017

ambuletz said:

romeodelta said:

Just ordered this bit of retro, erm, chic?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-Collection-Digital-...

I'm contemplating getting one of those. either that or the silver one. for the same reason as you, that retro chic.

Retro, yes. Chic, no way.