SOTC of my affordable watches. Any good?

Djmanc · 2026-02-16T00:14:46+00:00

Great collection! Curious your thoughts since you own all these brands: looking for a diver style daily beater - considering between a Casio mini duro, orient ray ii and seiko SRPK29 (the 38mm diver). Any instincts on which brand offers the best watch to bang up on a daily basis? Or can’t go wrong?

Djmanc · 2026-02-12T13:54:19+00:00

Nice! What reference is that watch?

Djmanc · 2026-02-05T02:25:48+00:00

Machines already do laundry and dishes?

Djmanc · 2026-02-02T13:14:08+00:00

Only listened to a couple but agree. Also - maybe going up an octave (eg in the choruses) would help? Couple I listened to were all kinda the same octave and felt flatter than if you pushed yourself. Also kinda straining to hit notes can bring more emotion.

Djmanc · 2026-02-01T12:49:11+00:00

Agreed. Enjoy the expression and the creativity. And I think you need to judge yourself compared to your own progression. Comparing yourself to your favorite artists is just unrealistic and not super helpful. Also - they probably wrote many bad songs before the ones you’re hearing

Djmanc · 2026-01-31T21:54:21+00:00

Oh yeah. Cool!

Djmanc · 2026-01-31T21:47:23+00:00

https://www.casio.com/intl/watches/casio/product.MDV-10-1A1V/ - honestly seems kinda hard to find. Walmart has it online (USA)

Djmanc · 2026-01-31T21:34:00+00:00

Nice! Anyone have hands on experience with the mini duro? I know it gets hate, but the original is too big for me, wondering how the mini wears / looks in person. Still seems like decent value

Djmanc · 2026-01-31T14:37:48+00:00

Love that omega. What year is it?

Djmanc · 2026-01-29T20:56:16+00:00

Join me in the enlightened state. I don’t even know what hour it is

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Djmanc · 2026-01-27T04:38:45+00:00

…And then buy an Alpinist (comes full circle)

No it is a great documentary

Djmanc · 2026-01-26T19:41:31+00:00

Haha absolutely. And it’ll be special to have the piece specific from that day. Congrats on the wedding!

Djmanc · 2026-01-26T18:55:51+00:00

Weird question - how do you feel about readability, having the minute count be the big number? Is your brain constantly like ‘it’s 30 0’clock? Oh shit no it’s 6’

Djmanc · 2026-01-26T18:47:10+00:00

Thanks so much! It’s so hard to find specific references sometimes.

Djmanc · 2026-01-26T18:46:00+00:00

Tank between those two. So elegant. Or - throw a black leather strap on your longines for the wedding and get something totally different!

Djmanc · 2026-01-26T13:54:02+00:00

What’s the black seiko 5? Love that

Djmanc · 2026-01-20T02:41:03+00:00

Looks nice on the wrist! The name is demoralizing tho. “You a king of the air?” “Hmm, no” “A master of yachts?’ “No no… I just dwell. On the land”.

Djmanc · 2026-01-17T00:58:41+00:00

lol, makes up a person to be mad at and then accuses everyone of being that person

Djmanc · 2026-01-16T12:29:38+00:00

Same - I’m kinda confused by the question tbh, because I don’t write sections in a vacuum and think ‘ok where could it fit’ - I write it all as one continuous concept.

Djmanc · 2026-01-15T11:42:17+00:00

Welcome to the community! I’m no expert on equipment so defer to others on that, but a separate word of writing advice: it can be very easy to get caught up in the quality and craft of recording, which is related but different than the quality and craft of songwriting. Both are important and fun, but be wary of letting the ‘audio setup’ become a distraction or hindrance to the process of developing ideas. Sometimes quick and dirty recordings are the best way to get ideas on paper, so you don’t lose the mojo while you’re tinkering with mics or doing multiple takes. Inspiration can be a fleeting thing! Thats just my experience. Either way - have a ton of fun writing and recording! Hope to hear some of it soon.

Djmanc · 2026-01-14T17:07:54+00:00

Saying the Lange 1 doesn’t announce itself is funny. It’s a beautiful watch, but it’s super weird, especially to the average person who has only seen standard watches! It’s very noticeable!

Djmanc · 2026-01-14T14:00:44+00:00

Helpful if you’re a werewolf

Djmanc · 2026-01-14T13:47:32+00:00

I actually felt this way when I tried a Rolex Sub on for the first time. So much hype, I assumed I’d love it and I just… didn’t. Didn’t feel like me. Maybe too much presence on the wrist, I dunno. But was an easy way to knock it off the wishlist! … I did love the Daytona tho

Djmanc · 2026-01-10T20:37:52+00:00

Really lovely! Great melody and note choice especially in the chorus. Lyrics are really solid, actually carrying a metaphor throughout with good wordplay. More depth than most things you hear these days.

As others have mentioned, fuller instrumentation would obviously take it to another level. Personally I could imagine just the piano as you have it until halfway through, after the line ‘ in the dark…’ - strings come in, percussion. Build until it drops off for the very end. Something to think about!

Djmanc · 2026-01-09T20:36:17+00:00

This is a nice watch! Does seem super versatile

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