it does look the same, even the ‘stainless steel ’ stamp is the same font
right now they seem to be at // Price:GBP 20.38 // Approximately US $26.20
they make any watch look good…though that citizen is pretty to start with…
yours has picked up dirt and scratches, just like mine, and it still looks good…
i would be leery of a black one though, would probably show scratches too much
My edc for 25 years.
Been down to 140’. Down on most every sport diving wreck off south Florida. Almost pulled off my wrist by a huge jack I speared in my rookie days of spear fishing. Getting a little old looking but keeps on ticking.
Last year its main spring broke so had an estimate from Rolex for $1500 for a repair and 5 year cleaning it has never gotten. Brought it to the Seybold jewelry Building in Miami, found an old Russian guy that had worked for Rolex with Rolex certificates on his wall. He did a cleaning and mainspring for $250 while I waited and watched. There are a lot of little tiny parts in that watch, I was surprised he got it all back together again, I never could of done it, even if my life depended on it. He even checked the calibration and said it was within 1 second. To me it seems to lose a minute a month…
Yes the black will no doubt scrape off, no matter how much care , swirls,scratches happen in abundance. There is another from HK which is excellent value, a real chunk! 6mm thick, stainless and i was that impressed i bought 2(around £20 iirc and again on ebay, UK watch shop for around £80. It does add some heft!
Can see how chunky compared to the other engineer II
It’s funny because I pulled the trigger and ordered one a couple of days ago.
I was amazed by the super engineer 2 every time I saw it but at that price I could easily double the value even of my most expensive watch.
Wow, that’s quite impressive! :+1:
I guess it weights at least twice as much as the “SE2”.
It certainly adds weight, especially over the jubilee bracelet they came with. But i kind of like some heft in my watches, know its there type of feel .
Speaking of old watches, I purchased the Tag Heuer 25 years ago. I recently sent it in for service because the date was getting stuck in between days every once in a while. Some parts were replaced, and everything internally was cleaned. I had them replace the battery and seals as well. The service wasn’t cheap because it was an authorized service center. It was well worth it since I purchased in Las Vegas in 1992 while I was at my best friend’s wedding. I hope to have it for the rest of my life.
I’ve never had a plastic resin band get smelly, and I’ve had, and still have Casio G shock watches dating back to the early 90’s. That said, my bands never lasted more than a few years at best.
Coming from you, the master watch collector, I say thanks. The Tag is very important to me because it marks an important time in my life. Being still young and my best friend getting married. BTW, all of us who went to the wedding are from New York. We all flew out to Las Vagas and stayed at the Mirage Hotel for a week. We all had the best time of our lives.