True Kronos
A jam feature packed watch can be a gem
Hope you pull this off
Almost ashamed to say my $10-12 skeleton watch I bought from Deal extreme before they started using DX is now my most weared watch
I like it, responses are good.
I got a second watch I keep running in case I want to use it.
My wife had it made by a jeweler, it has a blue dial matching a lapis lazuli seal ring I gave her that in turn matches the ring with my family crest seen on a darker stone through lapis
(Like this but our crest it different just for the idea:
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She won’t tell me how much she paid for it but I know the jeweler and all is in the several Ks stock.
For me a watch is like jewellery not a tool. I gladly bang the heck out of a “Browning” knife working but when it comes to dressing up it is either no brand or a real brand (hence the hating on a Omega logo ripoff ) but I must say I prefer no branding at all, it feels like being a walking advertisement.
A special branding for a groupbuy ia OK though.
(And funny story a friend who collects watches and has them insured because of their value now has ordered several skeleton China watches lol every time we went out people commented on my cheapie where his real Rolex/Chopard and what else didn’t get a second glance
He told me recently he now wears a skeleton mechanical watch with gold inner playing to board meetings and get compliments. ROFLOL, he was so frustrated before now happy
They look nice and all. However I am more than pleased with my cheap ($25 in 2011) Timex Indiglo. I just replaced the battery a few months ago, for the first time.
I still have a Seiko (in a drawer) I used to wear all the time. For some reason I kept cracking crystals. Haven’t had that happen with my cheapy.
But those examples look very nice. I won’t buy one though. However, I will likely put the dollars into f’lights. :money_mouth_face:
+1 on JamesB post. I would pay for one of those . I swear by my Orient watches. I just don’t see how big names can charge whatever for a watch. I was looking at a TAG but really?- it’s stainless with a rubber band for almost 3K. That’s bs but people buy them just for the name I guess.
If I ever did spend big money on a watch it would be the Omega Speedmaster. Like the one that NASA chose to go to the moon.
Edit: I’ll take one of that first pic with the tritium. Looks nice. Auto wind please.
I like the Pepsi and the yellow one, but I’m not keen on those ribbon bands. And unlike Sir The Miller (anyone with a seal ring obviously has a ‘Sir’ title) I want as much tritium on those suckers as possible. If you can trit those bad boys out I’m in for 2.
42mm is actually a great size, and 44mm is okay too. 47mm is too large. My opinion, of course.
I completely agree about Orients guys. They are worth way more than what they cost, which is not common. I love all of mine.
I voted custom but that is a lot harder to achieve. I also don’t know what end result will be. And I prefer trits since I have a few watches with great lume already.
Quartz is fine. I used to be all auto but have relearned to appreciate the easy no-fuss quartz.
My wife gave me the Carnival for my birthday a few months ago — white face, silver case, green trits. Great watch — just wore it last night. All the trits aren’t necessary, but they look sharp. It was $80 at AliExpress.
Five years ago she gave me a Rolex Submariner (Kermit version) after catching me admiring it in our jeweler’s case. Another great watch with a classic look. Both of these Kronos options are winners.
Those “ribbon bands”…lol…are known as NATO straps. They are very popular, very comfortable, very rugged, and much more secure than standard Stainless bracelets or leather bands.
Anyhow, NATOS are going to be an optional adder at this point, so not necessary for you to get the “ribbon bands”.
And yes, I would like to have as many T100 trits as possible without breaking the budget. Thanks for stepping up for two!
That is a complete unknown at this point. Most mod parts are for watches that are already in existence, like the Seiko SKX and it’s predecessors. Case sizes on those are 42mm…so probably not compatible. The homage will be a larger watch, hence larger dials, bezels, chapter rings, etc….so mod parts might not be readily available. There are some people modding Invictas, Vostoks and other brands…so those parts may fit…but no guarantees…of course.
It is kind of relative, but generally speaking, 44mm is considered on the large side, especially with those with wrists at 7” or below. And besides, there is big…and there is Invicta big