Happy Birthday wle, very nice gift there, wear in good health.
Adahn, maybe not your style(dont know) But for excellent value, tough as old boots, check the russian watches out called vostok. Lots of different ones, but $50 or so gets you a new automatic. They can go to several 100 bucks, some chronos etc. But bang for buck, little different, worth a look.
Does anyone here have experience with the dual-time/GMT Vostoks? They are super cheap for an automatic with GMT complication (and are actually depth rated unlike Parnis/Corguet).
I dont, but i will be adding a vostok to my little family at some point. There are some really nice watches, bang for buck though………hard to beat. There is a little history there to, they moved in the 2nd WW and still produce from their plant. Yes proper rated, own auto movement which they supply other manufacturers with. They make for the russian military, so will be tough n doubt.
Depending on budget as they can shoot up some, some of the chrono’s are very smart. But your starting to go to and past the $300 mark. No doubt your getting a lot more for your money still.
I saw GMTs going for <$100 USD on Meroma, that’s why I was wondering if it’s actually just a slaved 24hr hand vs independent GMT. Don’t fully trust the translation in the product descriptions
Afaik Vostok are automatics. There are dedicated threads over on the watch forum for these pieces on watchuseek. Might be worth a bit of reading up, also on Vostok mods. They are reputable , nothing I would say dodgy with the brand. Sellers however is another matter , buy the seller is a well known term.
Meroma is a legit dealer for them. After a bit of sleuthing they are just 24hr hands that match the main hour hand, but the 24hr bezel allows for the same use. Now to decide on which one I want…