What time is it? Watches and horology

Feel like there’s just a lot going on + big non?

I kinda like it but it's big for the wrist. Did you try the other one on?

I swear it doubles in size when you point a camera at it. SPB147 does the same.

Headline in the FT: "Chinese investors pick luxury watches over houses"

https://www.ft.com/content/a9a34f94-9a49-4938-ae9e-ec4e6d2f4838

"China’s once enthusiastic property investors are turning their attention to luxury watches as a better store of value in the face of slowing economic growth and President Xi Jinping’s intensifying campaign against housing speculation.

The shopping spree, said experts, has contributed to a 40 per cent surge in China’s imports of Swiss watches in the first 10 months of this year even as the broader economy cooled off."

No experience with Oris but I would say the finish of the fine lettering isn’t great.

The fact the finest parts of the “o”s are missing usually indicates a redial or worse on vintage omegas.

It bizarrely look so much bigger, look almost 42mm (and I’m a fan of the 62mas)

Thanks!

I think that’s all watches and phone cameras isn’t it. From a distance and IRL watches always look smaller than in our amateur wrist shots.

How does the difference in finishing between the SPB and SLA feel to you?

awesome watch but does look a tad big on your wrist in that pic

How does the difference in finishing between the SPB and SLA feel to you?

Hard to describe. The SPB looks 'flat' in comparison. I think that's more to do with the SPB design intention rather than a lack of finishing though. I don't have any issue with how the case, hands and indices are finished on the SPB but the bezel is a bit wanting. It's probably like the difference between a Sub (deep! shiny!) and a BB58 (matt, modern, subdued). I do fundamentally prefer the SLA / 62MAS design - the larger face, slimmer bezel, box sapphire is just much, much nicer to look at.

https://g-shock.co.uk/gw-b5600dc-1er

G shock early sale is on. Not masses yet but this is a banger

Sometimes Che would wear a Sub and a Day-date at the same time. Nobody knows why he did it. He didn't really need different watches for different time zones because he also had a GMT. But maybe he preferred the clarity of separate dials. Or he was just showing off. More pics here https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2010/05/rolex-revolutionary-fidel-castro-no.html

I do the same, because my Sub is my favourite watch but I need the Day-date to remind me what day of the week it is. But I wear them on different wrists and they're fakes.

I'm thinking about getting someone to put a Day-date movement and dial in my Sub, so I can finally have a sort-of Sub with weekday. It would work. I have some pics somewhere.

Edited: misunderstood

I'l try again...

Do watches from manufacturers/factories have vastly different batteries to those from high street/side street battery replacement outfits?

Idk. But I bought some batteries for a card reader and they're dead after one use.

From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs?

I can't remember the brand names but last time I was looking for one I seem to remember that you can buy the same brand as the OEM ones for Tag Heuer at least so probably other manufacturers too. I can't imaging the manufacturer would have some secretly longer life batteries. I've replaced the one in my Tag twice, each one did somewhere around 5 years or 6 years. I've had the watch since December 2006, think the first replacement was 2011/2012, then sat for about a year and got replaced again last year.

Hearing aids battery sometime last me 3 weeks or 3 days.

I’m guessing it’s similar to watch batteries.

I'l try again...

Do watches from manufacturers/factories have vastly different batteries to those from high street/side street battery replacement outfits?

I'd be asking for a battery from a well-known manufacturer.

There are batteries and then 'there are proper batteries'. It's all to do with milliamp Hours really.

So, yes. I'd ask for a battery from a recognised brand.

So I'm with my aging father and he's now suggested he's interested in a new watch. Sounds like he finally wants a good watch for himself as he's in his last stage of life.

So I thought I'd ask the hive mind! You guys come up with some great suggestions!

He's fussy, but this would be a good start. He's looking for

1. 38mm - thin wrists (not like his son's gorilla arms)
   
2. analogue (not digital)
   
3. doesn't mind if it's quartz
   
4. with a day / date complication without the need to update 30/31 or 28/29 for Feb (so would it be a perpetual calendar if its quartz?! Would quartz be best? ). He wants something that let's him know what day it is.
   
5. With up to 5k budget (but obviously being older would prefer less if possible).
   
6. Yellow gold preference
   
   

I don't know quartz... And don't know 38mm 😂

What's ppls thoughts? I don't think he'll care too much if the type font is wrong either (sorry guys)...

(so would it be a perpetual calendar if its quartz?! Would quartz be best? ).

Perpetual calendars tend to be quite expensive complications for mechanical watches. Combined with gold means my first thought is it's got to be quartz.

Yup. Agreed.

He's happy to have a quartz watch. But not sure if it needs to specifically be a perpetual calendar if it's quartz as it should automatically accommodate for all that being quartz.

The important part of that is that he'd like to know both day and date.

So if he's happy with a quartz, what's people's thoughts?

You know what chrono24 has good filters, so that might be a good place to start to ID what options there are.

For eg I did a quick search and this Mont Blanc came up.
https://www.chrono24.co.uk/montblanc/heritage-spirit-perpetual-calendar-mens-watch-110715--id20556369.htm

The problem I think you'll run into is size. Citizen have loads, but there all like 44mm. https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/5276438/Citizen+Eco-Drive+Perpetual+Calendar+Men%27s+Bracelet+Watch/

Might be worth just double checking whether he really do mind having to set date or not, as this limit the choice of day/date watches severally.