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This one is a Seiko SKX that I've had since 1997.

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I picked up a second well worn SKX recently, and I made a few modifications this weekend. The dial and hands are pirated from a Seiko field watch, and the movement is upgraded to an NH36A with hand winding capability. The olive NATO band adds to the military theme. I have a new bezel insert and chapter ring ordered and should have them in a few weeks.

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Anybody interested in a Movado similar to this one(it might be the exact same one, I'm not sure). I got it for Christmas several years back from my grandpa and I have never worn it. I'm pretty sure that it's a 42mm?

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This one is a Seiko SKX that I've had since 1997.

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I picked up a second well worn SKX recently, and I made a few modifications this weekend. The dial and hands are pirated from a Seiko field watch, and the movement is upgraded to an NH36A with hand winding capability. The olive NATO band adds to the military theme. I have a new bezel insert and chapter ring ordered and should have them in a few weeks.

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Seiko makes some nice stuff, especially their automatics....but, as you might guess from my cars, I'm a eurosnob. The Swiss really know how to make a watch.


The marketing fucks at Facebook obviously guessed wrong on my tax bracket though.....I've been getting ads for the new A Lange & söhne model......that runs $75k
 
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Seiko makes some nice stuff, especially their automatics....but, as you might guess from my cars, I'm a eurosnob. The Swiss really know how to make a watch.


The marketing fucks at Facebook obviously guessed wrong on my tax bracket though.....I've been getting ads for the new A Lange & söhne model......that runs $75k

Offer them your Land Rover and then start a thread titled "I made a really absurd offer on a watch".
 
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Seiko makes some nice stuff, especially their automatics....but, as you might guess from my cars, I'm a eurosnob. The Swiss really know how to make a watch.

The Swiss obviously know their business. As much as I like some of them I cant imagine paying the kind of dollars they command. I dont have the disposable cash, but even if I did...
 
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The Swiss obviously know their business. As much as I like some of them I cant imagine paying the kind of dollars they command. I dont have the disposable cash, but even if I did...
Everyone has different priorities.....some of us are just fucking retards with an Amex...

I'm keeping my eyes peeled, I want a fucking deal....hell, a good deal on a black bay isn't a lot more than I spent on the Airman.
 
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Everyone has different priorities.....some of us are just fucking retards with an Amex...

I'm keeping my eyes peeled, I want a fucking deal....hell, a good deal on a black bay isn't a lot more than I spent on the Airman.

I'm just lucky that an expensive watch isn't my addiction.

Which Black Bay version are you looking at?
 

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I'm just lucky that an expensive watch isn't my addiction.

Which Black Bay version are you looking at?
Not real picky, looking for a good deal, just has to be a 41mm.
 

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I nearly went off track this morning. Someone on WUS posted a breitling superocean II for $1250. I missed it by about 10 minutes.
 
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I love nice things and hate cheap crap. I do, however, have a balancing threshold that tends to serve me well.


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$79 SightMark vs $450 Aimpoint : I bought a $180 Vortex Strikefire 2.

Watch
$10 Armitron vs $2000 Tudor: I bought a Luminox 8800 for $200

1-4 Illuninated Optic
$50 Centerpoint vs $1000 Zeiss: I bought a Black Spider BSO-1 for $300
 

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I love nice things and hate cheap crap. I do, however, have a balancing threshold that tends to serve me well.


Red Dot
$79 SightMark vs $450 Aimpoint : I bought a $180 Vortex Strikefire 2.

Watch
$10 Armitron vs $2000 Tudor: I bought a Luminox 8800 for $200

1-4 Illuninated Optic
$50 Centerpoint vs $1000 Zeiss: I bought a Black Spider BSO-1 for $300
Nothing wrong with any of the choices you made. Nothing wrong with the higher end choices either.
 
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For anyone curious, this is what a ~$75k A Lange & Söhne watch looks like....


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Not surprising, but it's hard to see $75k there. I was surprised to see that Rolex has a few over $65k.
Some of the old Rolex Subs have gotten astronomical.

If you really want sticker shock, check out the Patek Phillipe line.
 

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Fuuuuuuuuuuuccccccccckkkkkkkkk.....
This bitch is sexy. Has the original Tudor distressed leather band on deployment clasp and a Rubber B band and is pretty much brand new...
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MassDrop has the Glycine Airman DC-4 for $599. Not cheap, but half the Amazon price.

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/glycine-airman-dc-4-automatic-watch
Glycine is an underappreciated brand. They are a legit Swiss watch company and build some neat stuff. You can also pretty regularly find them for deals like that.

That one specifically would irritate the hell out of me with a 12 hour primary time and 24hr GMT hand.....

I'll probably be throwing my combat sub up on here if I get the black bay. The combat sub was my daily before I bought the Garmin and just doesn't see a lot of use any more .
 
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And this is what poor decisions in my life looks like
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