What time is it? Watches and horology

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Honestly I think if you can wait six months there will probably be a black colourway with light hands and indexes that doesn't have the accent colours. Or something else more to your liking. There'll surely be dozens of variants a year.

I went for the green though.

Jsut found this citizen that's quite nice. On amazon for £138 too

Just been made aware of this event in the Truman brewery next weekend, might be of interest to East-located watchengers:

https://live.watchpro.com/market/

Seems very microbrand-y, apart from Ikepod and Lorier I don't think I'd heard of any of the brands.

(edit: I knew Studio Underdog as well)

(edit 2: actually it all looks pretty naff)

Yeah I'm going to wait. Especially now I'm spending similar money to upgrade my skx013.

The extra features would be nice to have. But in reality I don't need a new one.

Green was a good choice. Nice and understated and doesn't look like you own an extensive BB gun collection.

Happy star wars day
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Peace , love and may the fourth be with you

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Anyone fancy a Certina for £500 posted?

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https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/

Nice.

Almost the certina I want...

Good find.

$5000, anyone? loooooool

That would look about right in a gift box from your gran with some lynx bodywash on Christmas Day.

Or sold on the counter of a petrol station next to the vape juice

I'll take one of these then an keep the change

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Given that watches are pretty much the epitome of miniature mechanism (this side of nanomachinery), can anyone tell me why the Swatch Skin (and Skin Chrono) is the exception proving the rule that nobody thinks more miniaturisation is better?

I find the ubiquity of chunky watches quite puzzling - watch companies can fire all the engineers and hire all the marketers they want, but that doesn't alter the size of anyone's cuffs. What gives?

The chunkiness is in large part due to modern movement design prioritising robustness, shock resistance and serviceability. People expect stuff to “just work” now. Longer power reserves and automatic winding are also a factor.

It’s also a longer term fashion thing. What people expect a watch to look like. At one point 36mm was considered a large mens watch, and now most companies see 40mm as a default average. There was a fad for ultra thin watches but it’s long since faded (though Bulgari are still breaking records) and now the luxury steel sports watch (the Rolex archetype) is probably the most popular design.

There are exceptions - eg Nomos make a number of smaller, slimmer mechanical unisex watches - but I’m sure a lot of blokes would consider them effeminate.

Not new (January) but only just seen this bronze 38. Nice i think and unbelievably good value

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I assume folk have seen this amazing breakdown of how a mechanism works?

That's a nice dial colour.
Makes it tempting to ask if they would put one into a titanium or stainless one.

@hugo7 let us know how the movement swap goes?
013 is my favourite watch, but even serviced the reserve is not enough.
Can't help with the mod choices, as I think I like the original most.

It’s a bit “woo military is cool” shit.

Yep, ten posts up from yours. :)

Zenith and JLC also make some lovely slim watches. I have a Zenith El Primero chrono that's only 10mm thick - pretty svelte for a chrono (though it is hand wind).

Would go well with @Retro_Bastard

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Had no idea they ever made a hand-wound El Primero (given the name refers to it supposedly being "the first" automatic chronograph movement).

Yeah, there are thinner watches on the market for sure. I honestly think that thinness is something that generates a lot of noise in the comments sections but probably doesn't affect overall sales all that much. Same thing as date windows. A vocal minority hates them, but many customers would never buy a watch without a date. Again, same with automatic winding.

Having said that, looking at the market I think there's a shift happening towards more choice. There are more options now for people who want something smaller / hand wound / without a date. The watch internet (by which I mean recent stuff like Hoodwinkee, Instagram, Teddy Baldassarre etc) and online groupthink is definitely changing what people are demanding from watch brands. But it takes a while for the brands to respond to that.

There are sellers on Etsy that make modded skxs with updated movement and crystal for under £250

I was looking at getting one from the link below, but never decided on options.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1115992577/vintage-watch-seiko-skx013-mod-divers?ref=share_v4_lx