What time is it? Watches and horology

Friday

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Just to illustrate what I mean, this is an ETA 2824 as you receive it from a factory:

This is the 2824 in a Tudor black bay

The big con about all of this, is that there isn't much difference at all in terms of timekeeping between a well regulated base movement and an elabore or even a heavily manufacturer modified one.

Barely leaving the house, not wearing a shirt and spending half the time either washing my hands or doing the washing up seems to have changed my choice of watch:

(Admittedly the compass and altimeter aren't getting much use.)

And they have a smiley face 😀

Today’s turtle duties

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On topic when talking about overpaying for stock movements - it’s a Bremont day today.

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My favourite Bremont.

Very nice indeed.

Superior in-house movement

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Been a busy morning for the postman... three old friends back from Mr Freese, and something Blue

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A constant favourite...

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Cor that Pelagos has seen some abuse ;)

Nice! I put a plain Hirsch rubber strap on mine though think I prefer yours? What strap is that? Seiko?

There are several different grades of each ETA movement. For the 2824 there are four grades:

STANDARD GRADE: This grade is adjusted in two positions, specified with an average rate of +/-12 seconds per day, with a maximum daily variation of +/-30 seconds.
ELABORATED GRADE: This grade is adjusted in three positions, specified with an average of +/-7 seconds per day, with maximum daily variation of +/-20 seconds.
TOP GRADE: This grade can be adjusted in 5 positions, specified with an average rate of +/-4 seconds per day, with a maximum daily variation of +/-15 seconds.
CHRONOMETER: This grade, unlike the others, is always serial-numbered
as a result of the requirement of the certification authority. It is
also the grade that must meet strict standards prescribed by the COSC
(Contrôle Official Suisse des Chronométres - Official swiss
chronometer testing institute)

Differences between the Grades Of The ETA 2824-2
STANDARD GRADE AND ELABORATED GRADE
Mainspring - Nivaflex NO
Collet - Nivatronic
Balance - Nickel gilt
Hairspring - Nivarox 2
Balance Staff - Epilame-coated
Shock protection - Etachocs
Pallet Stones - Polyrubies, Epilame-coated
Hairspring heat treatment - Etasable

TOP GRADE AND CHRONOMETER GRADE

Balance - Glucydur gilt
Collet - Nivatronic
Mainspring - Nivaflex NM
Shock protection - Incabloc
Hairspring - Anachron
Balance Staff - Epilame-coated
Hairspring heat treatment - Etasable
Pallet Stones - Red ribbies, Epilame-coated

The main reason manufacturers are moving away from ETAs is because they got bought by the Swatch group who are restricting supply of parts and thus controlling who can/cannot service a watch. If Tudor can no longer service their own watches in-house it fucks their brand. Swatch Group knows this.

Source

Cartel investigation

It's inexpensive Meyhofer Atlantis natural rubber strap from watchbandcenter.

So sad mine got nicked :(

And in the real world, there isn't that much timekeeping difference between a well regulated standard and a top.

It's all about the feels.

@Tenderloin what's in your IWC? An sw300 or sw500?

That's a bummer, I'm sure I'd feel the same if I lost mine.

Freesagos ;p

Pilot or Portugieser?

Baller answer

Have not stopped wearing this since I got it really love it. So comfy.

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I decided to perform a highly technical movement test, inspired by this threat, which constituted shaking a watch up and down.

Seiko - pronounced, slightly rough rotor noise
Omega - much more refined, quieter rotor noise
Rolex - basically silent
Garmin - beeping noise when I received an email mid-shake

Didn't realise you had a geezer!

Yeah boi!

I dont think either uses a Salita but not exactly sure how to find out...