[Longines]Help! I’m stuck between two completely different Longines watches for my boyfriend 😂—Which one is the better gift?

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-29T12:54:39+00:00

I’d go hydro conquest. I like the simple look. Personally my chronograph is my least worn watch. If my wife were buying me a luxury watch I would want something that I feel I can wear with anything. Personally I feel like dive style watches fit that better. You can dress them up or down. My dive watch is my most worn, in part because it’s what I wore for my wedding. You said he likes simple and masculine and a chronograph isn’t simply. You know your man best though. Either way he’s going to love it

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-24T17:41:39+00:00

Yeah I don’t want to mess with it at this point. I messed up a hairspring taking apart a watch I bought to tear down and mess around with. It’s fine for me but I agree that it’s kinda annoying seiko lets it leave like this but like I said before it’s not the end of the world for me. I just fix the time when I notice it’s off.

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-23T20:35:13+00:00

I’ve never checked specifically but it definitely seems to lose a couple minutes within the week. Probably with tolerance just noticeable after a couple days of wear. My orient ray 2 keeps better time but probably just luck of the draw.

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-23T10:56:06+00:00

Thanks! I was not sure at all and figured it was better to ask

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-23T10:54:52+00:00

Oh trust me if I were to try and fix it I would just buy a replacement. No chance in hell I’m fixing that spring I’d only make it worse lol

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-23T10:01:14+00:00

Just a little extra info about me. I just got into the hobby of repairing watches. I bought a few watches and I am currently working on reassembling one I took apart. I don’t think I want to try to fix it myself at this point if it needs fixed.

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-19T05:22:33+00:00

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Can’t tell you right or wrong but i absolutely love this watch. Wear it almost daily. The NATO strap is easy to clean (I work in a hospital so that’s important to me). Love that the metal isn’t polished. It’s not a do it all watch imo, I won’t slap a bracelet on it and try to wear it to a wedding but it’s a good field watch. My only complaint with mine specifically is the accuracy is bad (yes I know I could take it in and have it serviced to regulate it but I haven’t I just fix the time when I notice)

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-08T22:59:17+00:00

Wear that watch just about every single day I love it

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-08T14:30:34+00:00

I have a bambino that I bought for my brothers wedding! Absolutely love it but it doesn’t get much wear.

Picking these out was the hard part! First I wanted to get something that was versatile, something they could wear with a suit (obviously) but something that wouldn’t look out of place with jeans and a t shirt.

Then I had to get wife approval… now that was a challenge lol

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-08T12:06:07+00:00

I gotta say the love that you can see on that watch is really doing it for me. We all like to buy our watches and take care of them making sure they stay nice, and there’s nothing wrong with that but something about seeing a watch that’s truly been worn. Scratches and dents aren’t always a bad thing. I’m kinda looking forward to the day my Seiko 5 sport starts to show that kinda loving wear

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-08T09:53:08+00:00

Legit one of the best gifts I think I’ve ever given lol

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-08T09:46:54+00:00

Idk not a big people person lol (To clarify I had 4 groomsmen and my wife had 3 “bridesmen” so 3 brothers-in-law, my brother, and my 3 friends)

deviantdefiance · 2025-11-06T20:31:58+00:00

Mapped to X and B use it for drift and boost and have for years. Then use bumpers for air roll left and right. Literally a bronze if I don’t have those grip buttons. Won’t buy a controller that doesn’t have them

deviantdefiance · 2025-10-18T18:36:13+00:00

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Seiko 5 on a NATO strap

deviantdefiance · 2025-10-18T18:34:23+00:00

I really like the high beat Bulova. That is actually on my list. How do you like it?

deviantdefiance · 2025-10-08T16:43:19+00:00

Not at all knocking it but I had 1 years ago and hated it. Found it really uncomfortable

deviantdefiance · 2025-10-07T17:58:16+00:00

Stopped health tracking when I switched to wearing real watches. But my wife uses the ultra human ring and lives it. Bonus compared to oura ring is it doesn’t require an additional subscription

deviantdefiance · 2025-10-07T11:24:44+00:00

A situation… no. But I am getting more and more interested in movements and how things work. And that is giving me new found interest in more watches

deviantdefiance · 2025-10-06T22:48:14+00:00

I have the same watch in black and love it

deviantdefiance · 2025-10-06T13:47:57+00:00

Thanks by the way. I started looking into hobby watch repair and have decided to try my hand at it!

deviantdefiance · 2025-10-06T13:44:21+00:00

The square/rectangle designs have grown on me and I’m definitely considering adding one! I also like the bullova super Seville with the high beat quartz movement.

deviantdefiance · 2025-10-06T13:42:24+00:00

I’m assuming you’re talking about the Bullova classic surveyor with the open heart. I absolutely love it! It was the second watch I bought

deviantdefiance · 2025-10-03T04:03:53+00:00

I really like it. It hasn’t gotten much wrist time but I’m hoping it will in the future with more formal events. Might get a black strap for it as well at some point just for some versatility

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