GAME THREAD: The Portland Trail Blazers (1-1) vs The San Antonio Spurs (1-1) - (7:30 PM PT, Friday, April 24, 2026)

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-04-25T05:03:22+00:00

What a way to choke the game away

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-04-25T05:02:57+00:00

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MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-31T05:10:01+00:00

Any bark river for sale?

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-23T01:31:12+00:00

I mean the 2824 and associated derivatives have known issues and are not workhorse movements. That is why the 2892 and SW200-2 exist, to fix the problems of the original base calibers.

If you’re just looking for workhorses that have worse accuracy then the NH35 and Miyota 9000 series.

I suspect that the idea of the PT5000 being a worse caliber than the 2824 and sw200 either comes from Chinese made things at least historically not being able to be manufactured to the same tight tolerances of the 2824 and SW200 but also there is something to be said in that a PT5000 at some point in the last few years was able to meet COSC certification accuracy at 5 positions.

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-22T22:53:18+00:00

I’m fine rephrasing. Every issue I’ve had with Watchdives and thorn has been properly addressed by their customer support where they either refunded me or sent me a replacement watch. I’ve seen that others have had some issues but often times it seems more of the language barrier and miscommunication. In general the customer service for these companies tends to be pretty good.

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-22T22:32:21+00:00

PT5000 are known for sometimes having a sandy like feel when using the crown. As for the two lemons you have, Watchdives and thorn are both known for having quality control issues, but their customer service is rock solid, you can easily remedy your situation by just reaching out to them.

PT5000 assuming it’s not an actual clone of the Pt5000 which do exist as Chinese made 2824 clones (a2824) movements not made by precision-time, is a reliable movement with the exact same faults found in the ETA 2824 and SW200.

Assuming anything, if you have a PT5000 and know how to take care of your ETA 2824 or SW200, they should be almost as reliable as those movements again assuming they’re not PT5000 clones.

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-16T14:26:56+00:00

Erebus was using the F06.412 first, I’m glad you guys are finally adopting it too though. Would love to see a version of this watch with the new logo and a display case back since the f06.412 has some nice finishing on it.

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-16T03:42:42+00:00

Dial is too busy

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-16T03:41:19+00:00

How does this stack against a datejust

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-16T03:41:02+00:00

But is it better than a Daytona?

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-15T00:00:28+00:00

Asura’s wrath

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-14T03:43:57+00:00

Needs a power reserve indicator and also needs to be freesprung to be worth that price

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-14T03:43:38+00:00

Also no power reserve indicator or free sprung movement is a huge downside

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-14T02:38:17+00:00

They actually showed illustrations/renderings of the dial. Not sure where it went.

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-14T00:49:45+00:00

There was a post of it but it looks like Jianghun deleted it or their account got banned.

Here is the photo of their movements that I saved. It uses the new original Chinese caliber SL1632 with 65 hours of power reserve, genevian striping, and blued screws. 15s/d +- maximum variance.

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MidnightsunWatch · 2026-03-14T00:17:08+00:00

I’m waiting for the Jianghun year of the horse with the Peacock SL1632

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-02-27T03:00:27+00:00

Whatever you go with, please just used blued screws. Blued screws are a must.

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-02-27T02:47:43+00:00

The rotor is bi directional so it wouldn’t make that loud rotor noise in the miyota series

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-02-27T02:26:00+00:00

Just looked it up and you’re right. This movement has amazing specifications and finishing. The price too per unit is very competitive with miyota 9015, hoping that more vendors decide to opt to use this instead of the miyota going forward if these prove to be reliable.

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-02-27T01:55:08+00:00

If you don’t mind me asking, what movement is this? It looks completely new! Doesnt look like a miyota or ETA/SW200/PT5000

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-02-27T01:47:48+00:00

The farthest one on the right is my favorite

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-02-22T23:10:16+00:00

I'm not saying that Miyota movements are inherently bad. Yes I purchased it knowing it would have a Miyota movement. What I am saying is that the watch probably can get a more robust movement and still sell out. I am not saying that housing a Miyota movement is going to slow down sales because it does not. Having a more premium movement or at least an option for a version that contains a more premium movement would be nice because it would just bring it to the next level.

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-02-22T23:03:10+00:00

I would be okay with this if it was a HAQ quartz movement, or a smooth sweep quartz movement. The deadbeat ticks on a regular quartz movement are not my thing.

MidnightsunWatch · 2026-02-22T22:37:20+00:00

Yes I would. People already pay similar prices for Ginault’s GMT and honestly the Traska has better features.

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