FS: Watches!

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Oh. And updated with a couple other watches and lowered prices.

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Shinola Chrono and Hamilton sold.

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How does it wear? I love my 175 and it's gotten some compliments and I love the way it wears. But I had an SNZH55J1 and had to return it because it wore a lot larger then the dimensions would suggest. Same with my Monster.

It wears great on every strap I've thrown at it. The case is only 42.5mm wide and a little over 45 long if you count the lugs. It's not heavy or bulky. Even the OEM jubilee bracelet is fantastic to wear, but I like busting it out on one of my NATOs or a leather strap every now and then. It could probably stand for a regulation now at this point, it's about 8-10 seconds a day when I wear it regularly but I think that's still well within normal spec of the 7S26 (-20 - +40s / day). The lume on that watch is by far the best out of all of those I have owned, even my former Oris diver :thumbup:

[Ginger]

More watches added. Sold watches gone.

And Lee, I'm going to buy... nothing. I'm going to actually start wearing the few watches I decided I really, really wanted to keep instead of just looking at them sit on my dresser. I have a habit of buying expensive things and then not using them because they're too nice. Which is dumb. So, on with using things.

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That SKX is nearly identical to mine and it's a fantastic daily watch at that price. Would be a good score for someone here.

And I hear you man! I have so many that get so little wrist time, so I've started to wear the rotation more now!

[Ginger]

So, everything but the Shinola is gone (well, that and I decided to keep the Pepsi after I put it on a different strap).

Anyway, since this is the defacto watch douche thread now I also figured I'd share my Seamaster service experience. A wave dial Seamaster Professional was my first nice automatic watch. I got it for a bit cheap because it had already been sized down and there weren't any extra links. I didn't realize that the wave dial was kind of special when I got it, but I guess beginner's luck. After a few months, I started to have some small issues. The 1109 movement that was in these in the first year or two of production had problems reaching full power reserve. Mine got to the point that it would stop ticking overnight. I also replaced the spring in the clasp since it was kind of weak. After noticing some inconsistencies in the printing on the date wheel,I wanted it fixed (and was a little nervous I'd gotten taken for a ride). So I decided I wanted to be 100% sure about it's authenticity, and have the wear and tear from previous owners cleaned up.

So I dropped it off at the Omega Boutique in Tysons over the summer. The staff was super nice, spent a bunch of time with me, and said they'd be in touch. I got a few status updates over the next month or two, and then got a note yesterday that it was ready to be picked up. The staff remembered my name, asked how dad was doing since I'd brought him with me when I dropped it off, etc. Pretty nice experience for people in a place where five or six ten thousand dollar watches a day to remember me for spending a couple hundred bucks. Keeps great time now, looks worlds better than when I dropped it off (even has new hands), and of course I can rest easy about whether it's a fake. From the look of the parts I got back, they did some major updates.

If you're a watch nerd, I think sometimes these services aren't great. The wear and fading that get cleaned up at a factory service, to them, are worth something and they don't want them replaced/polished out. I'm not that, though, and at a minimum none of the wear on it had any meaning to me since I didn't do it. It's not cheap, compared to an independent watchmaker, but I basically got back a new, factory certified watch. I probably won't be going to buy a new watch from them any time soon, but I wouldn't hesitate to after this.

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Wow they did a great job and those hands look fantastic. That definitely looks like a pretty big overhaul. I'm in the same boat as you actually, I am properly anal about keeping my pieces as swirl-mark and nick free as I can...to the point where I've found I've adjusted my movements and stuff to avoid nicking them on doors, etc. Especially when you fly as much as I do it can be really hard but I've got it down to a science ha. I do see the allure of a vintage piece, but to a point. Like I personally wouldn't intentionally shell out new-Rolex+ money for an old Submariner with scratches all over the case, but if I could find one that was a safe queen and had natural aging / lume yellowing? Yeah that would be awesome.

Looks great!