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Everytime I browse the latest posts in this thread, I'm reminded to get the battery replaced in my watch. I've only been meaning to do it since the 1st page...
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You should probably get a nice automatic that doesn't need a battery! :D
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Excellent. You happy with it Nige?
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Yep. Quite a different watch for me. All my others are tool watches. This is the fist dress type one. Well at least since I was a kid.
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DexterPunk wrote:You should probably get a nice automatic that doesn't need a battery! :D
It's one of those watches that is meant to charge the battery with your movement. But when you don't wear it for a year, they tend to go flat :rofl:
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Nigel wrote:Yep. Quite a different watch for me. All my others are tool watches. This is the fist dress type one. Well at least since I was a kid.
Still the best "bang for buck" quality watch on the market. If it was Swiss it would cost $1500+.
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There's a whole range of JDM's with that movement. And a lot of them are just gorgeous watches. This one is the cheaper of the lot, and I can only think that it's because it's a little more basic in design, but that to me is exactly why it's nice.
It helps to highlight the little details. I love the little diamond on the end of the second hand, and the font style used on 'Automatic'.

This for example is about $930 AUD on sale from Seiya Japan, same movement, and I don't actually think it's as nice.

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The sarb033 hasn't been off wrist since I bought it. Part of that is the horween strap, and the other is the watch size. It's just sitting really comfortably on wrist.
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How's the accuracy going? I can't fault mine. I don't wear it long enough at a time to ever notice a gain/loss.
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Can't fault it. its lost 35 seconds in 11 days there a bouts
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Interesting that it's actually lost time, usually they gain.
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Most of what I've read says that 6R15Cs lose time until you service them. Then they really start to sing. But I'd live with it for a year if you wear it regularly. It's still bedding in.

Losing that much time is apparently quite normal.
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I'm pretty sure mine doesn't lose time. I'll have to check


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Ok did a better test. Ie not from memory.

+5 in 3 days, so a little over 1.5 seconds a day. Happy with that.
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Yeah that's excellent.


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60th anniversary Presage Automatic *drool*

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DexterPunk wrote:60th anniversary Presage Automatic *drool*

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2500 euro for a non grand seiko is gettin up there! It'll be tempting though. I would like to buy my first real luxury watch this year.


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I subscribe to this channel, mostly for the unique presenters:



I'm loving the new Fortis Aeromaster steel automatic.

http://www.fratellowatches.com/fortis-b ... ent-619764

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Was looking at the fortis watches again the other night. Some of those flight watches are lovely


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The watches Channel is interesting.
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Looking at my next watch. These are leading the way at the moment.
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Ok so decided to buy a clock and strap it to my wrist.

Strap is rubbish but the movement is ok. Seiko hand-winding and hacking. Feels a little plasticy but for $150 it's pretty good. Would have been pissed if I had paid full price. $400 + is way way too much for it.
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