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prod said:
Been looking at some watches, and I think these are my current candidates. They're all in the same price range (£500 - £600). I also loved the Mido Ocean star but it's double the price of these, so it's out for now. Anyway what do you guys think? I'm edging towards the Clemence as that's a local watchmaker here in the UK, and I love the look of it. Suggestions welcome!

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I like the look/styling/colour of the Clemence, get it
 
Jefferson D'Arcy said:
With apologies to the guy on here who has a real FXD.

I've been after a PVD or DLC, 'tactical' looking casual dive shtter for a while. Too many had bad orangey plongeur hands or cheesy text on the dial. I got this off Amazon US, handily with tax already calculated.

The MN strap isn't stretchy or all that good but this will do very nicely.

Those are lume blocks for the indices. Matt dial like my Pelagos with very decent printing.

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That's the perfect size for me and I love that look.
Do you perhaps have a link to it on Amazon?
 
 
Jefferson D'Arcy said:
Sure thing.

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What!?
That is amazing value, Titanium case, Seiko high frequency quartz movement, screw down crown and Sapphire Crystal.
I didn't realise it was titanium, that makes a watch very comfortable on the wrist due to the low weight.
Have you taken the back off to see what it’s like inside?

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airborne said:
What!?
That is amazing value, Titanium case, Seiko high frequency quartz movement, screw down crown and Sapphire Crystal.
I didn't realise it was titanium, that makes a watch very comfortable on the wrist due to the low weight.
Have you taken the back off to see what it’s like inside?

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Right?

It is mega light. To the point it feels a bit strange for me as it is barely there compared to what I normally wear. I might stick it on a rubber strap for a bit more feel than the faux MN it's on.

One of the best things is the blue lume. The lume blocks are legit.

I haven't even taken the sticker off the back yet :)
 
Jefferson D'Arcy said:
Right?

It is mega light. To the point it feels a bit strange for me as it is barely there compared to what I normally wear. I might stick it on a rubber strap for a bit more feel than the faux MN it's on.

One of the best things is the blue lume. The lume blocks are legit.

I haven't even taken the sticker off the back yet :)
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I've also had a few titanium watches over the years, I love being able to have to size/bulk without the weight.
Does your watch have the usual stampings on the caseback?
A review on Amazon says his caseback was blank which would make it look/feel a bit budget, albeit hidden from general view.

And how much slop is in the rotating bezel and how do the threads in the screw down crown feel?
 
airborne said:
I've also had a few titanium watches over the years, I love being able to have to size/bulk without the weight.
Does your watch have the usual stampings on the caseback?
A review on Amazon says his caseback was blank which would make it look/feel a bit budget, albeit hidden from general view.

And how much slop is in the rotating bezel and how do the threads in the screw down crown feel?
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It is blank yes.

Titanium isn't always that light. The original Pelagos is a beast of a thing as there is a lot of dense metal in the case and bracelet.

No slop on bezel it feels precise and positive but not weighty. Note this one is bidirectional and countdown denoted. If you buy direct from Watchdives you can choose if you want the countdown or dive configuration.

Crown feels like a normal quartz watch... a bit light to use. But being quartz it is fire and forget until you travel.
 
Thinking of getting the Solar Seiko next. No battery, no motion charging.

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Astron | Seiko Watch Corporation

The world’s first GPS solar watch. By connecting to the GPS network, the Astron adjusts at the touch of a button to your time zone and, by taking all the energy it needs from light alone, never needs a battery change.
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Binary_Bark said:
Thinking of getting the Solar Seiko next. No battery, no motion charging.

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Astron | Seiko Watch Corporation

The world’s first GPS solar watch. By connecting to the GPS network, the Astron adjusts at the touch of a button to your time zone and, by taking all the energy it needs from light alone, never needs a battery change.
www.seikowatches.com www.seikowatches.com
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Motion charging lasts for months though?

It’s probably a decent watch but chronographs are a waste of money in my opinion. The complications typically barely get used and then still near always eventually break because of some arcane rule like not resetting the timer while it’s counting or whatever it is that you forget the day after you have read the manual...
 
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airborne said:
Motion charging lasts for months, though?

It’s probably a decent watch, but chronographs are a waste of money in my opinion. The complications are typically barely used and still almost always break because of some arcane rule about not resetting the timer while it’s counting, or whatever it is you forget the day after you read the manual...
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Naked chronograph watches are a beauty to behold, the artistry can't be denied, but why I'm looking at getting a Solar watch. The trouble with them.
 
airborne said:
What!?
That is amazing value, Titanium case, Seiko high frequency quartz movement, screw down crown and Sapphire Crystal.
I didn't realise it was titanium, that makes a watch very comfortable on the wrist due to the low weight.
Have you taken the back off to see what it’s like inside?

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I'm impressed with these Watchdives watches - I have the WD183 Speedmaster Homage and it waaaay surpassed my expectations for the price. So good in fact I've ordered the Panda version as well.
 
Baise said:
I'm impressed with these Watchdives watches - I have the WD183 Speedmaster Homage and it waaaay surpassed my expectations for the price. So good in fact I've ordered the Panda version as well.
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Where are you ordering from direct from supplier or via AliExpress?
 
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