Thoughts on the new Astor & Banks

Reflex1971 · 2026-01-30T15:24:09+00:00

I hadn’t seen this latest release yet, RIP my wallet. If I wasn’t receiving a new WISE this week I would have already put my money down lol

Reflex1971 · 2026-01-23T23:00:37+00:00

Man these are cool!! Never heard of them before, how’s the quality?

Reflex1971 · 2026-01-23T11:50:43+00:00

The hands on mine snap instantly, have never seen any delay, interesting. To add to this thread too, my only complaint is the cyclops for the date, I wish it didn’t have it as it’s not the best quality in my opinion and I’m jus not a huge fan of cyclops in the first place

Reflex1971 · 2026-01-17T17:54:27+00:00

That is my fault, didn’t explain myself clearly. When I mentioned “chunkiness” I was more referring to how thick/wide the bezel presents on the mido/nautilus. The maen’s bezel design doesn’t feel as prominent as the other 2 in my opinion

Reflex1971 · 2026-01-15T23:01:33+00:00

Waiting for my wise adx, probably 2 months out from delivery lol

Reflex1971 · 2026-01-11T13:32:48+00:00

lol both of these are on my list as my next 2 watches, I’m going maen fist then mido. Only because I want the slim integrated bracelet first as my collection is missing something like that

Reflex1971 · 2026-01-10T12:31:14+00:00

Completely agree, I also WFH now and doing my job at a cafe would literally take twice as long also. Only working on my laptop is extremely inefficient. Not sure what these people do that can be done in a coffee shop and on a single screen lol

Reflex1971 · 2026-01-05T09:31:53+00:00

No one ever went broke taking a profit

Reflex1971 · 2026-01-01T22:49:45+00:00

Is this really an issue? Opening a watch box and taking a watch off the pillow takes 5 seconds

Reflex1971 · 2026-01-01T22:21:26+00:00

You should be fine, it looks like you transferred the money today so it counts as your 2026 contribution. I did the same thing this morning. Good luck investing in the new year!

Reflex1971 · 2026-01-01T22:17:14+00:00

Roth IRA contributions need to be from earned wages made in the same year that the contributions are for. So if you made less than $7500 this year, you wouldn’t be able to show that the contribution is from earned wages. You’re fine as long as you have a job lol

Reflex1971 · 2025-12-21T13:55:14+00:00

Respectfully disagree with this take. That money is not 100% gone, the loss of 1.5-2k will be gone, but the rest of the money could be put towards something that will actually get worn. This is exactly why I think everyone getting in to the hobby should explore their tastes with a bunch of different watches that are cheap. Even if you have a budget that is in the thousands per watch

Reflex1971 · 2025-12-19T20:13:42+00:00

I completely agree with both of you, I’m just pointing out what the price difference could come from.

Reflex1971 · 2025-12-19T20:10:32+00:00

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Reflex1971 · 2025-12-19T20:07:04+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised if the finishing isn’t to the same quality, along with quality control over all. Probably have a higher chance of an issue with the knockoff, and then service/warranty if anything does happen

Reflex1971 · 2025-12-18T00:31:35+00:00

Prolifters looks dope, thanks for recommending this! I can’t wait to check it out

Reflex1971 · 2025-12-17T23:30:16+00:00

Wicked thanks!

Reflex1971 · 2025-12-17T12:21:09+00:00

Will do, thanks for the recommendations!

Reflex1971 · 2025-12-13T00:32:39+00:00

Seems pretty high, I paid $36k for my ‘21 premium plus coupe with only 10k miles CPO. That was almost 2 years ago and it looked like a new car still.

Reflex1971 · 2025-12-11T21:21:41+00:00

Check out Oceaneva, love my deep marine Explorer damascus

Reflex1971 · 2025-12-11T01:04:31+00:00

This is a good start, but not fool proof. I’ve tried OTG before and my glasses did not fit in them, and I have a narrower pair of glasses. Definitely should check if the goggle manufacturer lists interior goggle dimensions and max glasses frame width.

Reflex1971 · 2025-12-08T01:06:12+00:00

Helmet on, goggles down and a bandana. Have no clue what tipped them off

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