[kwkarth]

Just picked up one of these puppies;

I'll make some pictures soon.

 

[slick]

Oh man, I am getting excited now, I just got word my watch came in and will be shipped to me tomorrow. I just can't wait, I haven't been this excited about a watch before

BTW, some great stuff guys, I really like yours kwkarth.

 

[Lindy]

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Originally Posted by kwkarth /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've got a lot of catching up to do in this thread! That Seiko is very nice looking!

Hey, Mr. Coffee!!! Good to hear from you.

That Seiko 5 automatic is really not very expensive compared to some of the fine time pieces in this thread, but it was a cheap, fun way to get my first automatic. I've only had it for a few days now, but I really like it. It's a bit heavier and larger than my previous watches, but it's really cool.

I got mine at overstock.com for $84 after an 8% new customer discount:
Link: http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Wat...3/product.html

21jewels.com has it even cheaper ($73 plus free shipping), but they're in Singapore. I can't vouch for them since I haven't done any business with them.
Link: http://www.21jewels.com/productsdeta...tproducttype=8

 

[kwkarth]

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Originally Posted by slick /img/forum/go_quote.gif ... BTW, some great stuff guys, I really like yours kwkarth.

Thanks. It's a pretty cool watch. Displays time in three timezones simultaneously, mechanical alarm, has double barrel mainsprings, one for the watch and one for the alarm, autowinds both the watch and the alarm. It has a nice retro look that I like.

 

[kwkarth]

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Originally Posted by Lindy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey, Mr. Coffee!!! Good to hear from you. That Seiko 5 automatic is really not very expensive compared to some of the fine time pieces in this thread, but it was a cheap, fun way to get my first automatic. I've only had it for a few days now, but I really like it. It's a bit heavier and larger than my previous watches, but it's really cool. I got mine at overstock.com for $84 after an 8% new customer discount: Link: http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Wat...3/product.html 21jewels.com has it even cheaper ($73 plus free shipping), but they're in Singapore. I can't vouch for them since I haven't done any business with them. Link: http://www.21jewels.com/productsdeta...tproducttype=8

Thanks!
That Seiko is a really cool looking watch, and the price is awesome!
I just roasted a freh batch of coffee tonight! Can't wait till tomorrow morning to try some and see how it turned out!

 

[slick]

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Originally Posted by kwkarth /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks. It's a pretty cool watch. Displays time in three timezones simultaneously, mechanical alarm, has double barrel mainsprings, one for the watch and one for the alarm, autowinds both the watch and the alarm. It has a nice retro look that I like.

Wow, thats a complicated watch! You gotta get some pics of it up. I really like the croc strap, looks different than others that I have seen, can't put my finger on it.

Congrats and enjoy

 

[music_man]

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Originally Posted by MuZI /img/forum/go_quote.gif Those numbers seem high, movados re-sell for $300-$500.

i was talking about concord and ebel not movado at those prices.
the movado company owns concord and ebel. two of the oldest swiss watch houses. they were once very respected. then they started making dress watches instead of utility watches.

check prices on the net. they do get heavily discounted but not as much as these stores. i still don't know if those brands are any good right now though. i like the prices (at the lower end).

music_man

 

[Canman]

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Originally Posted by immtbiker /img/forum/go_quote.gif OK, thanks for the info. I thought that it had to do with the minerals, let's say "Quartz", which gives off a natural cycle of 60 htz which is perfect for minutes and seconds, and the hours use a gear ratio to tone down the hourly cycle to 24 times a day. I figured that the more jewels there are, the more accurate the 60 cycles are for time portrayal. All speculation on my part.

Aaron, you are a trip!

The "Jewels" in a mechanical watch are real or synthetic rubies which are used as bearings in the most active moving parts of the watch. Rubies work well as bearings due to their hardness (second to daimond).

In a battery watch, the movement is timed to 1 Hz by a standard crystal oscillator circuit (typically quartz is used as the crystal). This is the same thing as the "clock" that times the digital integrated circuits in a CD player or computer. The resonant frequency of the crystal can be tuned depending on the cut and size of the crystal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_oscillator

 

[kwkarth]

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Originally Posted by slick /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow, thats a complicated watch! You gotta get some pics of it up. I really like the croc strap, looks different than others that I have seen, can't put my finger on it. Congrats and enjoy

Thanks.

The strap on mine is black, but otherwise the same. I like the look of the brown one too, so I'm going to order a brown strap for it as well. The Jeweler said it would be no problem to get one.

 

[immtbiker]

That's what happens when it takes you 6 years of college to get a 2 year degree (seriously, but part time at night).
One of my engineering professors taught us that quartz was used (obviously in quartz, not mechanical watches) because it gave off a perfect frequency of 60 times per second.
The rest, I fabricated in my own twisted "wanna-needa know" mind.

...and why are they "jew"-els, not "christian"-els. Is this a "all jewish people are jewelers" sort of joke?

 

[Aevum]

im kind of a classic,
my every day workhorse is a 2005 Tissot TXL Chrono,
my fancy dress is a 1980 Longines Ultrachron, which is currently spending its 8th month in the shop becuase of a problem with the automatic winding mechanism, but then again, its 1 year older then me,

and then, theres a black sheep...
1990 Omega Seamaster multifunction, a watch i love, but i hate what i had to suffer for it, gift from my dad, but considering the suffering he made me pass, im not sure i can wear it with a clear concience.

 

[JadeEast]

My daily watch is Big E Elgin 25 jewel auto that I picked up 2nd hand and has a nice sweep no numbers and keeps pretty good time. It's from some time in the seventies and has a nice case styling that I have become quite fond of and I have yet to see another. I'm at work so no camera.

The Seiko 5's that people have been talking about I think are like the grado sr-60s or 80s of the watch world. They get you most of the way and for some people they all they would ever need or want. Of course that being said most likely if you're reading this on head-fi you're probably not one of those people (or not going to be one for long).

 

[kwkarth]

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Originally Posted by immtbiker /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's what happens when it takes you 6 years of college to get a 2 year degree (seriously, but part time at night). One of my engineering professors taught us that quartz was used (obviously in quartz, not mechanical watches) because it gave off a perfect frequency of 60 times per second. The rest, I fabricated in my own twisted "wanna-needa know" mind. ...and why are they "jew"-els, not "christian"-els. Is this a "all jewish people are jewelers" sort of joke?

An engineering professor told you that? Oay Vey! Sounds like he should have been schlepping burgers instead of electrons. He couldn't have been much further off the mark.

 

[kbasanti]

i got a DKNY watch that i bought from thailand when i was on vacation..cant find it on the net..

 

[Aevum]

yea, dont get "designer" watches, especialy in shadey retailers,
when you buy a tag, a zenith, a rolex, an omega, its a watch built around the movement, go to patek philippe, its a movement built around an inspiration,

the designer watches ? DNKY, tommy, polo, whatever, those are just a watch made to fit the corporate franchise and they dump any movement inside, if you´re lucky, its a decent japanese seiko or casio movement,