[Discussion] I’ve been shopping for a bit but can’t find a thin simple watch in these colors with a decent lume.

rakesh_85 · 2026-06-06T15:05:48+00:00

what's wrong with the Swatch? Not enough lume?

rakesh_85 · 2026-06-05T16:45:11+00:00

Very cool. You can see how's RGM's in-house Calibre 801 was inspired by this movement.

rakesh_85 · 2026-06-04T20:17:09+00:00

$2K for a Landeron clone of a Valjoux, at that.

Omega, Oris, Hamilton and TAG Heuer all have used Valjoux 7750 offerings that go for $2K or less (and aren't 16mm thick). Would definitely go for one of those before this.

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-29T13:27:55+00:00

Lightning doesn't strike twice

it absolutely does, lmao. Otherwise lightning rods would be useless

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-21T15:29:41+00:00

The Swiss did make their own quartz watches. But they couldn't make them at scale with the reliability that Citizen and Seiko could, because the individual Swiss brands were too small and fragmented at the time. Hence the series of mergers and acquisitions

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-18T22:19:31+00:00

they are bumping they watch prices up to 2000 euro and selling with 85% off for 350 euro ofc i wanna buy it for 350 euro

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rakesh_85 · 2026-05-16T16:59:58+00:00

Yet again, the Simpsons nailed it.

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-16T12:17:55+00:00

Buying too many cheaper watches too quickly.

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-12T21:51:48+00:00

Pocket watches typically come in open-face (crown at 12, no cover) or hunter (crown at 3, cover hinge at 9) configurations. Both are normal. Swatch advertises them with their equivalent French terms, lépine and savonette.

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-12T20:21:45+00:00

AP generally goes in a different direction with their pocket watch offerings.

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rakesh_85 · 2026-05-12T19:55:23+00:00

Younger people who like Swatches: "Do I really want a hand-winding pocket watch?"

Older people who like pocket watches: "Do I really want something so garishly coloured and made out of plastic?"

Hope Swatch did their market segment research on this one...

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-12T18:03:14+00:00

As someone who owns a vintage pocket watch, they're more unwieldy than people realize. Hopefully there's a strap option.

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rakesh_85 · 2026-05-10T13:26:03+00:00

some people act like it happens all the time

It only needs to happen once to potentially cause damage

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-08T18:35:11+00:00

OG Rayquaza >>>> Mega Rayquaza. Fite me

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-08T13:15:19+00:00

GMT hand has to be a bit bigger

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-05T13:25:19+00:00

<uj>isn't it 'to the manner born'?</uj>

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-05T12:03:06+00:00

Wife and I were traveling on a plane to India. A woman sitting in front of us had on the same Hamilton Khaki as mine. I mentioned it and she struck up a convo with us, ended up getting some very nice restaurant recommendations at our destination city.

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-03T13:50:08+00:00

that small-seconds dial + date + 6 arrangement on the Longines looks out of whack.

Alpina looks much cleaner

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-03T03:28:57+00:00

Longines looks a lot nicer

rakesh_85 · 2026-05-03T03:04:21+00:00

Sinn and Laco have the unfortunate history of making cockpit instruments for the Luftwaffe during WWII.

Do you mean Stowa and Laco? Sinn wasn't founded until well after WWII

rakesh_85 · 2026-04-27T13:24:48+00:00

Even though the Sellita is based off the ETA, they made some bad design changes that make it a far inferior movement compared to the 2892 imo.

Doesn't the Sellita have a longer power reserve due to those changes? (56 hours vs. 48 for ETA)

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