What time is it? Watches and horology

http://wornandwound.com/review/time-spec-seiko-7a28-raf-gen-1-chronograph/

It may not be as good as a Grand Seiko quartz movement (not much is), but I'll bet the movement in this Ballon Bleu is leagues ahead of the 50p quartz movements you find in some TAGs and Breitlings.

Apart from anything else, it's the right movement for the job. It's difficult to get an automatic movement into a thin, slim ladies' watch. You might fit a hand-winder in, but what does the buyer actually want in her watch? A lot of people can't be arsed setting the time every day or so, and they certainly can't be arsed getting it degaussed or regulated every time it gets magnetised. For these people, quartz is the right choice. For the others, Cartier do plenty of mechanical watches.

My sister and my dad both have quartz Cartier Tanks - one is a slim ladies watch, the other is a thin, compact chronograph. Neither could take a mechanical movement, they have to be quartz.

Thats it. Quartz can be the best movement for the job in question.

I don't think I'm going to rest until I have Sinn UX for example.

I've got the RAF Gen 2. Lovely watch!

I want the Gen 1 to complete the set.

Is that quartz??

Yeah, that's a good point. I stand corrected.

Yes, filled with oil.

Yo Dawg. Love the sub texted sub dial.

Looks like Eurostile too - even better!
https://typesetinthefuture.com/2014/01/31/2001-a-space-odyssey/

Time and a place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSIMVnPA994

Cheers. Unfortunately they seem to be considerably more expensive than I was hoping.

Agree that that Cartier does seem a bit pricey for what you get, but then again I feel the same about a large number of the nice watches posted here.

Then again, if Citizen decide to rerelease my current watch with a chrono that can work for more than an hour*, I'd be willing to shell out a bit more.

* Maybe someone here can tell me why this is a thing. Is it linked to solar charging? (I know that sounds ridiculous that there's a link.) I've got two Seikos with what seem to be pretty much identical movements, the non-solar (7T62) chrono will keep ticking on past the 60 minute mark until it's stopped, whereas the solar (V172) stops once it hits 60 minutes. Same goes for the solar Citizen (Eco-Drive H800).

I realise that looking for in depth quartz movement knowledge may be asking a bit much, but just curious if anyone has any idea why the difference. It seems that it would have to be an intentional design to have the chrono stop at the 60 minute mark.

New daily

That's the brand that saved Breitling after it went tits up in 1979.

Having slagged off quartz I would still jump on a Ray Mears Citizen if it popped up at the right price... Perfect utility watch...

that smooth bezel looks ripe for scratching

Is that a watch for the hard of seeing? The numbers are fucking huge. Dislike.

I'm sure Ray could skin me, dry me out and turn me into a water-tight canoe with my chod as a bowsprit.

But not in that watch.

I'm a big fan, I wear the lookalike as my daily. I'd like a sapphire for it really.

Did you sell the Tudor?

Should be meeting with the prospective buyer when I'm back in London next week... I'll keep you posted...

Thanks.

Black G-Shock arrived this morning.

I'm happy.