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Got my first ever watch, aside from super cheap ones. I am very happy. (discuss.tchncs.de)
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I used to wear watches on my right wrist but had to change to the left as using a mouse all day is awful with a decent watch on. Guess it’ll take a while to get used to it.

Edit: I just noticed that by complete chance I took the image when the seconds were at 0. I did not plan that.

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[-] Guadin@k.fe.derate.me 6 points 4 months ago

Great looking watch. Congratulations!

[-] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 months ago

Thanks. It seemed like a sensible entry point to possibly a new addiction.

[-] CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

I love seiko watches. I dream of a grand seiko spring drive.

[-] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago

Those look great, but holy is the price a lot more.

[-] wfh@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Seiko in general has gone up in price a lot in recent years. The cheap and cheerful Seiko 5 were killed and resurrected as a mid-range sub-brand, and mid-range (like Presage etc) are now pushed twice the price they were a few years ago. There are no entry-level mechanical Seikos anymore.

Orient seems to be the last true Japanese manufacturer that still offers sub-$150 mechanical watches.

[-] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago

Thanks for mentioning Orient. Never heard of them but they have some beautiful watches.

[-] wfh@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

You're welcome :) I love Orient and own a couple, and they also have some stunning pieces in their mid-to-high end Orient Star range.

[-] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah I was drawn to this one

Now I want it I should curse you lol.

[-] Copernican@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I bought my Seiko snk803 on Amazon for like 66 bucks 10 years ago. Why is this watch now showing up as a 200 dollar watch? Why did the prices go up so much?

[-] wfh@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Because they're out of stock now.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The engineering of the spring drive movement is actually pretty insane. It’s mechanically-powered, but uses a quartz regulator (mechanically powered via a very tiny generator) to keep perfect time, and uses inductive braking to adjust the speed of the hands super accurately. It’s a bit of an engineering marvel, to be completely honest. More details, if you’re curious.

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