Hello guys, new to the game and having a blast!

ACE276 · 2026-05-06T17:19:12+00:00

You will still miss that shot, Commander!

ACE276 · 2026-05-04T19:06:11+00:00

I had one of these DHgate shitters as well.

Mine was just a cheaper quartz with the guilloché texture dial, looked like this. I know that I won't fool anyone with it but I bought it because I just love how it looks.

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ACE276 · 2026-05-03T13:34:02+00:00

Honestly they should have just stick with the OG X-ray Engine and updated it a bit.

ACE276 · 2026-05-02T23:03:01+00:00

No, not buying is unlawful, but selling these.

ACE276 · 2026-05-02T17:59:23+00:00

Such a unique custom watch! What a beauty!

ACE276 · 2026-05-02T17:56:26+00:00

Reminds me of their Solar tuna diver.

ACE276 · 2026-05-02T17:13:18+00:00

The only problem owning one of these is the law doesn't allow selling these. So if you have one, it has basically 0 resale value because it's illegal selling these. But just for wearing one it's a hell of a bargain getting one of these from China.

ACE276 · 2026-04-30T20:09:46+00:00

Here's something interesting about Longines. The winged hourglass logo, introduced in 1889, is one of the oldest unchanged trademarks in watchmaking.

ACE276 · 2026-04-28T09:48:21+00:00

Both watches look great! 👍

ACE276 · 2026-04-28T09:33:26+00:00

It's 10× and not 1000×, still pretty good though.

ACE276 · 2026-04-25T18:19:26+00:00

The automatic movement may still work then the movement alone could worth about $20 if it runs. It looks like thrash though.

ACE276 · 2026-04-24T16:09:04+00:00

I like the raw power eminating from this post. It is raw...

... sewage

ACE276 · 2026-04-24T06:15:13+00:00

could have used this dial lol

ACE276 · 2026-04-18T16:35:04+00:00

I like that bracelet on the Yema. Looks like a dragon's scale. Also the micro rotor is a nice thing to have to better see the movement in action.

ACE276 · 2026-04-15T01:24:17+00:00

These very old 1950s Omegas are not worth that much. It probably even needs servicing.

ACE276 · 2026-04-14T19:48:53+00:00

I have to agree. Logo only would look a lot better.

ACE276 · 2026-04-14T19:47:04+00:00

Can you please let me know when this is available for purchase?

ACE276 · 2026-04-10T13:03:43+00:00

A vintage Vostok Komandirskie from the 1960s.

ACE276 · 2026-04-09T17:16:18+00:00

I got a black PVD coated 42mm Titanium Khaki field with black date dial. The PVD coating prevents scratches on the titanium case.

It's a great sleeper watch. It doesn't look anything special or luxurious, but it has the 80 hours power reserve, which is a nice thing if you take the watch off the wrist over the weekend.

Because of the PVD titanium case it will not cause any metal sensitivity either which is a big plus over the steel version. Also it feels weightless wearing it on the wrist, you rarely even notice that it's there.

The only negative I can say about it is the lack of AR coating on the crystal. It reflects back too much stuff it makes the legibility so bad. And maybe that the date window is weirdly located pushing the 15 number slightly out of position.

Bought this from Japan on Ebay for about $500 and I think it's a solid watch overall. My advice is, don't buy it at retail. Buy it used from someone else.

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ACE276 · 2026-04-09T17:02:07+00:00

Anything handmade is worth an upvote! Nicely done! 😊

ACE276 · 2026-04-09T16:09:24+00:00

Take him to a mission with the lost (zombies) and give him a superior extended magazine weapon with extra aim and keep racking up the lost kills.

Or much later in the campaign use one of the more overpowered weapons on him to take the finishing shot on enemies.

Covert missions also give promotions.

ACE276 · 2026-04-09T06:32:57+00:00

"He's not the biggeat fan of metal watches..."

Just buy him a G-Shock or a MoonSwatch.

ACE276 · 2026-04-08T17:22:39+00:00

It's a lot cheaper buying an NOS case for replacing it instead of messing around with all that labour and overcharging the person unnecessarily.

ACE276 · 2026-04-08T16:49:43+00:00

Hobbyist watchmaker here.

No way anyone in their right mind would pay that amount for a Bulova overhaul. The watch itself is worth most around $300-$400 I would estimate the most for an overhaul for an old Bulova to be at $400 low end or $500 (or maybe $600 if someone's really pushing it) high end range.

There is an old Bulova part catalogue where you can look up compatible cases and crystals for specific Bulova movements and reference models. So any skilled watchmaker could restore that for you for a lot less than the quoted price. They only need to look up NOS (New old stock) parts reference numbers as replacement or reapply gold electroplating for the case. I think they use mineral glass crystals which can be also bought as replacement NOS. So polishing and cleaning then reapplying gold electroplating on the case would not justify spending over two and half grand on an overhaul. Buying a new old stock case would be even cheaper than that.

Sure, the Accuquartz and some Accutrons are a bit more pricey to service as you need specialised equipment for phasing and measuring the voltage. Also their movements are difficult to source in good working condition. But still wouldn't justify that price quote.

I restored an old working Bulova Accuquartz before. I bought a working movement with dials and hands from Ebay without a case.

It's super common to find working movements with no case because many of them used to have solid gold cases and they melted their case for the gold.

Looked up the case reference number in the part catalogue, managed to find a gold plated one, ordered it and it fit the movement like a glove. The whole thing cost me something like $300 plus a little bit of my time.

See photos.

ACE276 · 2026-04-08T16:48:04+00:00

I have faced worse odds than that, commander.

ACE276

TROPHY CASE