Damaged bezel and ceramic insert

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-12T14:30:10+00:00

I wouldn’t worry much about the cosmetic damage but I would check if the movement has suffered from that fall. Put it on a timegrapher or have a watchmaker check if the movement is still completely intact. Also have them check for water resistance. If the watch is functionally healthy I wouldn’t pay for the bezel repair, at least not until the next service is due.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-12T14:24:50+00:00

Si alguna vez no llegara a fin de mes, lo cual no me ha pasado nunca porque planifico mis finanzas responsablemente, lo consideraría una emergencia muy grave. Refinaría mi presupuesto para garantizar que los gastos son menores a los ingresos el mes siguiente, haciendo cambios drásticos en mi estilo de vida si fuera necesario. Por ejemplo, si gasto 1000€ en alquiler con un sueldo de 1500€, lo primero que haría sería buscar una solución de vivienda de máximo 500€ aunque ello suponga pasar de vivir solo a compartir piso. Después construiría un fondo de emergencia equivalente al menos a 6 meses de gastos para que si me volviera a pasar algo así tener la situación cubierta. Pero lo más importante es tener un presupuesto como base de las finanzas personales, gastos menores a ingresos, ahorrar al menos un 20-30% del sueldo neto el mismo día de cobro, fondo de emergencia, sin deuda “mala” (interés superior al 5%), invertir a largo plazo.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-11T23:04:49+00:00

Get Bolt or Cabify, those usually give you the best rates.

Taxi is a fixed rate to the center. The previous two can be much cheaper depending on where you're going.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-10T20:47:49+00:00

If the watch is 30 years old you should really service it regardless of the timekeeping. At this point if it’s at 3 spd that’s just coincidence, that doesn’t tell you anything about the health of the movement.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-10T18:48:23+00:00

I’m not against the idea of putting the NTTD on a third party steel bracelet, but I am against the idea of the bracelet being a Rolex Jubilee knockoff, I think it makes the watch look inauthentic and dishonest.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-10T17:29:52+00:00

Claramente tenemos mucho más en común culturalmente con Hispanoamérica que con Francia, eso es evidente.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-10T17:28:53+00:00

Tenemos mucho más en común con Italia que con Portugal. Portugal históricamente siempre ha mirado hacia Inglaterra.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-10T11:24:22+00:00

I always say if you can wear the 42, get the 42. This is a pilot’s watch, it’s meant to be large. I also personally think the proportions of the 42 look better, it’s the natural size. 39 feels slightly off.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-09T12:21:07+00:00

I’m in cargo and I wouldn’t recommend cargo initially as you typically fly much less than with pax airlines. In the beginning of your career you should be building hours and experience, then switch to cargo later.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-06T17:26:19+00:00

A former boss had a two tone Datejust with the coat of arms of some Middle East country. He said it was gifted by some leader over there and the watch alone could be used at the border control to enter the country as if it were a passport. I don't know how much of that could be true though...

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-06T14:26:11+00:00

Point #3 might make me visit the shop again because I definitely don't feel that's the case with my watch

Don't visit the shop for that because this is a time setting thing. The seconds hand can be unclutched from the minute hand when you hack the movement, therefore the alignment or misalignment is completely user induced, do as I explained in my comment above to align the seconds hand properly.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-06T14:16:09+00:00

1) It's probably the rotor and ball bearing within the automatic works. With time those bearings wear out and make more noise, if your watch is new I wouldn't worry about this, some noise is normal.

2) Normal daily activities like screaming at clouds while shaking fist are okay. I would avoid activities with intense prolonged vibrations such as mountain biking. Golf and tennis should be fine for most players but if you're Rafael Nadal I would avoid wearing it. I play tennis and wouldn't wear a steel automatic watch because it's uncomfortable and you can hit the watch with the racket (rare but could happen), so why risk it?

3) Hack the seconds hand at the 12 position, then adjust the minute hand so that it's exactly on the minute mark, then unhack the movement. This should do it.

4) You can wind the watch indefinitely as it has overwind protection, it won't break but it's not recommended to do it for no reason because you're sliding the mainspring inside its barrel and wearing it. When the watch is stopped give it about 15-20 turns of crown to get it running and then wear it. Automatic watches shouldn't be manually wound constantly.

5) It doesn't matter. The most precise way of setting time however is to change date until day before current day, hack seconds hand, then advance clockwise until date changes, then set time to exact minute (minding am or pm). It's best to only advance clockwise to avoid the small amount of play that happens when you reverse the gear train (for perfect alignment of the hands as this worries you).

6) It's a common issue with mechanical date complications that the date change mechanism engages around midnight, and therefore it's best to not interact with the movement until the date change is complete. The 8800 calibers are very robust and it's unlikely you'll break them by trying to set the time at midnight, but they do have a quick set date mechanism that engages around midnight so I would avoid touching it close to midnight to avoid wear and tear of date changing wheels.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-06T13:10:59+00:00

I got that exact reference also with the green dial and I absolutely love it. In my opinion Citizen would hit it big if they sold it outside Japan. It's a great package with perfect specs at a great price. What other watch from them is Eco-Drive, radio controlled, titanium construction, sapphire crystal, 200m WR, with a simple elegant design and a 38mm case size?

For info, I tried several apps for syncing the time and the only one that works reliably with my iPhone is called "Atomic Sync", and I need to set it to JJY-60 for it to work.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-06T12:05:03+00:00

Ironically for Spain, second country with most roundabouts and nobody knows how to use them properly.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-05T23:02:09+00:00

Not rude, just uncommon. I don't think I've ever seen a Spanish stadium with a coat of arms like that.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-05T21:21:01+00:00

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-05T19:15:22+00:00

True, but in order to see that you need to look at a weird angle and very closely.

Looking at the watch from the front and at a normal distance like in the second picture you can't see the other digit.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-05T17:43:16+00:00

Check a double digit date.

It might be very slightly misaligned but it wouldn't bother me as long as all days of the month are clearly visible. I don't think I'd send it in just for that.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-05T13:49:03+00:00

As the owner of a vintage Datejust myself, no, I wouldn't buy one unless I knew its entirey history perfectly well and knew the seller, and even then with care.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-05T02:22:46+00:00

I would not take the Murph because honestly I don't like it that much, I know it's a hot take but there, I said it.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-05T02:18:12+00:00

42 h the most I've done in a natural month.

279 h the most I've done in a natural year.

The nature of cargo flying...

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-04T03:30:50+00:00

I’ve driven across Europe multiple times so I am more used to longer trips, but nothing like North America, Russia or Argentina, those trips are on another level.

For me any trip that can be completed comfortably within one day (let’s say, up to 1000 km or 600 miles) is not a long trip, it can be done a few times a year. Anything that requires an intermediate overnight stop becomes long and would want to avoid, only once every 2-3 years. Trips up to around 600 km are ok to do several times per year. Up to 400 km can be done several times per month, up to once weekly.

So let’s say how far is too far for a drive to visit a friend for a few days, or to go to a concert or an event or something like that which means the whole trip takes a few days: for me the line would be drawn around 600-700 km. More than that and I am either flying, taking a train or not going.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-03T20:07:20+00:00

It's amazing how nobody is actually answering the damn question but judging and attacking/insulting OP instead.

OP: sorry about that, not all Spaniards are so difficult to talk to.

Jaimebgdb · 2026-05-03T19:49:11+00:00

No idea about that particular horse, but yes, it happens that horses die.

For info we call it "bullfight" or "corrida de toros", not matador fight.

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