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Fighting the Dunning-Kruger effect.
. . . My current favorite is my Citizen Blue Angel. A neat feature it has is automatic time setting.
If it syncs with the atomic clock in Colorado, WWVB, it may not be syncing much longer.
. . . My current favorite is my Citizen Blue Angel. A neat feature it has is automatic time setting.
If it syncs with the atomic clock in Colorado, WWVB, it may not be syncing much longer.
I have no idea how pawn shops can authenticate on the spot. For the newb, replicas are near impossible to spot and those rated "super replica" in a popular "homage" forum would take an expert to know. Anyways, I am still trying to authenticate my latest buy. I have not found anything in my watch that says fake. Some days I think mine is good but other days I have my doubts. I will eventually have a look at the movement but even those are being decorated to look genuine. Interestingly, the "homage" forums know more about year to year production changes than legit sites.
I've never seen one of the "super replica's" so I can't speak to them but for the rest, a jeweler's loupe is great for inspections. Like I said, if there are any flaws on that "Rolex", it ain't' real. QC is just that strict.
When I first got that gig, I said "great, I'll treat myself to a good watch." I bought a Citizen chrono which I had no idea how to operate. I called Citizen and said I wanted to order a manual. They took my name & addy, I said how much $, they said no charge. Been a fan of Citizens ever since.
Damn. I think my largest is 46mm and that seems way too big for my wrist.
I can't imagine 60mm!
At one point a year ago I was lusting after Fleiger style watches with the oversized onion crown. I still might pull the trigger some day they're so cool looking.
Rained out today so I'm home chilling and rereading this thread and I thought I would ask if anyone has a good economical suggestion for the highlighted above?
It is my birthday this month and while I bought a few watches this year I decided to go back to one of my favorite brands; Bulova. I used to collect the original tuning fork Accutrons but I sold my last one some years ago. In 2014 when they introduced the Accutron lls I really wanted one but they were selling at full price and it was too much, especially it being at the tail end of my watch obsession. Fast forward to this month and the Accutron ll line is changing names so the lls are being sold a lot cheaper. I cant stand oversize watches and some of the A-lls were pretty big. But last week I found the one below. At 41mm it hits the sweet spot for a dress watch for me. I never dress up anymore but I am getting a bit tired of all Divers, all the time. The 262KHZ movement sold under the Precisionist and 263KHZ names is not a tuning fork but it simply the most accurate movement outside the very rare and expensive thermo-controlled movement. It is accurate to within 3-4 seconds a year where regular quartz movements are rated at 3-4 seconds a month and mechanical movements to around 3-7 seconds a day. One feature the 262 has that is similar to the old Tuning Fork Accutrons is the smooth sweep of the second hand; no ticking. The old Accutrons were smoother but not by much.
Anyway, this one was a great deal through Amazon. I love the straight vintage looking lugs and solid link butterfly clasp on the bracelet.......simply excellent quality. The crystal has a slight dome to it and sticks a bit above the case to help with the vintage look. And nice for a dress watch is good lume on the hands. I bought an Orient Bambino 4 last week and I did not realize it had NO lume at all. Its not that I was going to take it snorkeling but a bit of help in a dim room is always welcome. Also the Bambino was just too big looking. They are around the same size as my 007 but since they have no bezel ring, the face is a lot larger and I dont like the look.........so I sold it within two days of getting it.
Bulova Telleride Accutron ll 262KHZ
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There is a Jaques Lemans watch at Savers for $59 appears to be a quartz Swiss Made.
Passed could have got it for $40. Not one of the nicer ones I saw on the net for sale.