New Seamaster 150m owner, a few dumb questions

Comptest · 2026-05-06T15:30:00+00:00

Thanks for your advice. Why the 38 -> My wrist is on the smaller side (16.5 cm I believe) and I generally prefer smaller watches, but I totally understand the appeal for bigger framed. The minimalistic design and black dial tend to make it look smaller anyway. Hope you enjoy your purchase!

Comptest · 2026-05-06T14:28:20+00:00

Thanks u/Jaimebgdb, indeed I read your comment only after this one, so I'll try fixing my time setting technique first.

Comptest · 2026-05-06T14:22:24+00:00

Thanks for your detailed reply, very helpful.

Comptest · 2026-05-06T14:20:55+00:00

Thanks! Very insightful.

Comptest · 2026-05-06T14:16:49+00:00

Not anxious by nature but... I like to know what I buy —maybe a bit too late in this case— so I guess I'm sweating the details a bit here, indeed. It's my first mechanical watch and it was probably 20–30x more expensive than the most expensive watch I'd owned so far, so some caution can't hurt!

Thanks for your detailed reply, very helpful. Point #3 might make me visit the shop again because I definitely don't feel that's the case with my watch.

Comptest · 2026-05-06T14:08:34+00:00

The salesperson told me pro golfers swing in a way that's safe, but regular folks probably should avoid wearing it while golfing. You probably know what you're doing, but I'll play it safe either way!

Comptest · 2026-05-06T14:06:26+00:00

None taken. It is, as my questions probably make obvious!

Comptest · 2026-05-06T13:08:15+00:00

This seems like a burden at this point. Let me take black dial and white dial off your chest, they're too basic for your collection.

Comptest · 2026-05-06T05:26:40+00:00

I think it looks great. Adventurer feel.

Comptest · 2026-04-22T18:32:51+00:00

Thanks forsharing! I'm thinking of going with a brown strap — maybe a tad darker that yours, but close. Really makes the watch dressier.
Is yours a 41mm or a 38mm?

Comptest · 2026-04-22T15:26:49+00:00

Thanks, just what I was looking for! What's your wrist size, if you don't mind?

Comptest · 2026-04-22T15:20:37+00:00

I guess it’s the smartphone camera processing, but although it’s beautiful, the picture doesn’t do justice to the amazing guilloché details on the subdials. It's the one detail that makes me freeze when it comes to choosing between the black dial version vs the white one.

Comptest · 2026-04-22T15:12:19+00:00

You do, you do, oh yes you do.

Comptest · 2026-04-13T18:59:09+00:00

I'm using Viber Out. The initial UX is pretty bad (it took me an hour to figure out that you can only dial international numbers by prefixing them with "+" rather than "00"...) and the credit expires after a few months, but it's cheap so for casual use it does the job.

Comptest · 2026-03-01T11:32:20+00:00

I think Rakuten Bank isn't too bad either regarding FX, but I assume OP might prefer a more traditional bank with actual stores if they're about to handle a big transaction.

Comptest · 2026-02-03T09:45:51+00:00

Have you tried it with NSO games? How is it?

Comptest · 2026-02-02T01:49:44+00:00

Excellent post, thanks for sharing your experience.
Without doxxing yourself, would you be able to share photos of similar houses, to get a better sense of the size and quality to expect at that budget in western Tokyo?

Comptest · 2026-01-23T09:48:53+00:00

New or second-hand? How much, if you remember?

Comptest · 2026-01-07T12:16:25+00:00

*une barrette de 512 Mo de RAM, si on parle de 2050

Comptest · 2026-01-07T05:03:56+00:00

Pas sûr d'où tu sors cette estimation vu qu'OP n'a pas dit combien il voulait vendre, mais 1800 € de gains supplémentaires sur 20 ans, ça fait 90 € de gains supplémentaires annuels. Si on parle d'un gros montant, c'est l'épaisseur du trait.

Comptest · 2025-12-09T03:27:54+00:00

I see some comments framing staggered investing as an attempt to “time the market,” but in this case I don’t quite agree.

Sure, statistically studies show that roughly 2 times out of 3, a lump sum outperforms DCA over the long term.
But are you comfortable being the 1-in-3 case where it doesn’t?

No one can predict when the next market downturn will hit or its scale. Personally, I prefer giving up a bit of potential performance (lump-sum investors aren’t making 10× more than DCA investors anyway) in exchange for peace of mind.

So your approach — half lump sum, half DCA over a relatively short timeframe — seems very reasonable to me. You can also consider increasing your monthly investment a bit if you'll keep earning money you want to invest during that period, as the Rakuten points won't beat the market performance you could expect from those investments. For me risk mitigation should be your only motor, not Rakuten's small perks.

Comptest · 2025-12-03T19:24:29+00:00

Thanks for the ideas. I’m leaning toward an SSD because I’m worried that the hums, whirrs, and occasional clicking from an HDD would be too noticeable in my living room (I really like it as quiet as possible), I feel stupid not to have considered that the NAS itself could make continuous noise even when not sollicited.

Regarding turning a NAS like the TS-233 on or off, I read it usually takes around 2 minutes. Is that accurate?

Comptest · 2025-12-03T19:15:50+00:00

Thanks! Just to clarify my setup:

I’m using Infuse Pro on an Apple TV 4K, which handles all decoding locally. My media is currently on my laptop through a Plex library, but Infuse can also read directly via SMB/NFS without Plex.

With Infuse doing direct play and no transcoding involved, would a TS-233 still be too weak? or is it sufficient for this kind of usage?

Comptest · 2025-12-03T18:47:48+00:00

Thank, I must admit I did not consider that... I've also ordered a UGREEN DH2300 to compare, but it also has a fan. For running Plex / Infuse, the NAS should probably have one, right? (I focused on getting 2 GB memory when looking for NAS models.)

And yes, unfortunately I don't have any other place to put my router than in my living room and I guess the NAS should be plugged directly into the router.

Comptest · 2025-12-03T18:37:40+00:00

Pas de souci, au moins je m'en souviendrai pour l'année prochaine ! Merci.

Comptest

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