August 29, 20187 yr Wearing the Santos, today. I love this watch so much that I wonder why I have other watches. Of course, this is my sentiment whenever I put on most of the others... There is something about the Santos, though. I also doubt whether I should have gotten the large. I bet I'd be doubting getting the medium, if I had gone that way, too.
August 30, 20187 yr The Santos has always been a great looking watch and the newer options are no exceptions. Medium...LOL HS
August 30, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, HemiSam said: The Santos has always been a great looking watch and the newer options are no exceptions. Medium...LOL HS This is my “Big C” watch.
September 3, 20187 yr Thoughts? Good looking watches. Quartz... And a lot of Explorer. I do like the size. HS
September 4, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, HemiSam said: Thoughts? Good looking watches. Quartz... And a lot of Explorer. I do like the size. HS I would wear one of them. I'm not sure I'd buy one, though, if that makes sense.
September 4, 20187 yr The GS Snowflake (spring drive) is a beautiful one. However, the 2018 model has gold colored indexes and hour/minute hands, which i found a bit too gaudy for my taste. The GS Diver (also spring drive) is another beautiful watch. Sadly, both are out of my price range.. One general question on automatic/mechanical time pieces - how anal are you guys when it comes to accuracy?
September 4, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Rossliew said: The GS Snowflake (spring drive) is a beautiful one. However, the 2018 model has gold colored indexes and hour/minute hands, which i found a bit too gaudy for my taste. The GS Diver (also spring drive) is another beautiful watch. Sadly, both are out of my price range.. One general question on automatic/mechanical time pieces - how anal are you guys when it comes to accuracy? The regular snowflake still exists, and is of course the superior version (SBGA211) The gold-index version is a separate model (SBGA259) Though i really like the dial on the snowflake, i'm not too keen on the shape of the case. i prefer the more angular cuts of the other case designs... which is partly why i have a SBGH001 instead i'm not to anal about accuracy, but i prefer a watch where i can forget about adjusting it for a month or two without it getting too bad. so i guess i'm happy as long as its off by less than 5 minutes after two months.
September 4, 20187 yr Nice one there that you have! Simple, clean lines and great accuracy. How do you find the hi-beat to perform in terms of accuracy?
September 4, 20187 yr The last year it's been pretty spot on most of the time, i guess around +/- 1,5 sec a day. the only reason to adjust the time is to set the correct date once in a while.
September 4, 20187 yr Nice. I should start saving up for one. Really like the Snowflake. And if I strike the lottery I'd go for the one with the 8 day power reserve too ?
September 6, 20187 yr Seiko did a wonderful job on maintaining my GS. Here is the clean bill of health!
September 7, 20187 yr That's great! Did you end up sending it to a Seiko owned center, or one of the Seiko certifieds?
September 7, 20187 yr That's great! Did you end up sending it to a Seiko owned center, or one of the Seiko certifieds?I used the SCA Service Center in NJ. This is the second piece I got back from them and they paid a lot of attention to detail. For example, they replaced worn screws in the band and realigned the crown so when tightened its pleasantly orientated.
September 7, 20187 yr 14 hours ago, bjarnetv said: start saving! GS lives up to the hype Stop tempting me! Lol
September 12, 20187 yr Accuracy of new watches: 117610LN, a watch that is several years old and hasn't been serviced since new: ~+1 sec per week. Seriously. That is either on my wrist or on the watch winder. Cartier Santos (a brand new watch): +1-3 sec per week. Again, seriously, with it either on my wrist (which has been a lot) or on the winder! New Speedmaster: I can't quite tell, as I need to set it each time I wear it (too many watches!), but it seems to be about... drumroll... +1-3 sec a week. Man, modern mechanical watches rock.
September 12, 20187 yr 42 minutes ago, EdipisReks1 said: (too many watches!) But, when you get down to just one watch and wear it every day -- dings and schmutz happen. Think I'm going to start building up a rotation again.
September 12, 20187 yr 5 minutes ago, Hopstretch said: But, when you get down to just one watch and wear it every day -- dings and schmutz happen. Think I'm going to start building up a rotation again. I'd trade most of what I have for that. What a monster piece! Better with every scratch, just like how the best tuxedo is something handmade, Italian, with the occasional moth hole. Edited September 12, 20187 yr by EdipisReks1
September 12, 20187 yr A "Rotation" of watches.I see what you did there.https://www.thewatchforum.co.uk/index.php?/topic/47037-what-is-the-collective-noun-for-watches/
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