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The joy owning of a well worn dive watch. What is your favorite?
October 14, 2023, 09:05 PM
1s1kThe joy owning of a well worn dive watch. What is your favorite?
You would think it was my Submariner or my Planet Ocean.
My $400 Seiko Mini Tuna gets the most wrist time.
October 15, 2023, 02:23 PM
stickman4281s1k, the dial on that Seiko is spectacular! I can see why you wear it often.
I was incredibly fortunate to pick up a Doxa Sub 800 Ti (full titanium) which also has tritium on the hands and dial. Even though the watch is 15 years old the tritium is still QUITE visible at night. I would rank it at the level of Seiko lume after two-three hours of total darkness.
These are not impossible to find but are also not exactly easy to find either. I’m so lucky I got a Sharkhunter variant (black dial) which is my personal favorite. It’s been worn a bit and loved by its previous owner but should still have quite a bit of life left in it.
It didn’t come with any extra links so I was thrilled when it fit my wrist. The clasp can adjust to expand about 10mm so if I do gain some weight I should be ok.
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October 15, 2023, 02:37 PM
1s1kquote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
1s1k, the dial on that Seiko is spectacular! I can see why you wear it often.
I was incredibly fortunate to pick up a Doxa Sub 800 Ti (full titanium) which also has tritium on the hands and dial. Even though the watch is 15 years old the tritium is still QUITE visible at night. I would rank it at the level of Seiko lume after two-three hours of total darkness.
These are not impossible to find but are also not exactly easy to find either. I’m so lucky I got a Sharkhunter variant (black dial) which is my personal favorite. It’s been worn a bit and loved by its previous owner but should still have quite a bit of life left in it.
It didn’t come with any extra links so I was thrilled when it fit my wrist. The clasp can adjust to expand about 10mm so if I do gain some weight I should be ok.
I think Seiko has some of the best dials in the industry. I really like the Doxa’s but have never bought one. Having a large wrist that might be one of my next.
October 15, 2023, 02:39 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by Tejas421:
Lots of nice looking watches here. Now tell me, what is the deepest you’ve been?
About 80-85 feet. And that titanium Planet Ocean in my previous post was with me.
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October 15, 2023, 02:41 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by TexasScrub:
Omega SMP
Great watch! Is that black or blue?
October 15, 2023, 02:43 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by 1s1k:
I think Seiko has some of the best dials in the industry. I really like the Doxa’s but have never bought one. Having a large wrist that might be one of my next.
There's a lot of great watches here. Doxa is one of my favorites, even though I don't own one.
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October 15, 2023, 02:44 PM
BB61I have one. It is a limited edition Citizen I got from Dave a few years ago. Both the case and band are titanium. It is remarkably light for its size.
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October 15, 2023, 02:45 PM
TigerDorequote:
Originally posted by konata88:
I’m saving up for a PADI diver from seiko. Maybe someday I can post a modest picture here.
The cool thing about watches and watch-collecting; there are great watches at all price points and watch lovers find them all fascinating.
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October 15, 2023, 02:59 PM
TexasScrubquote:
Originally posted by TigerDore:
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Originally posted by TexasScrub:
Omega SMP
Great watch! Is that black or blue?
Black face. Black leather strap.
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October 15, 2023, 03:16 PM
P250UA5Not well-worn, but worn often, my Monster, courtesy of vthoky.
Here with the rest of the 'fleet' some currently inop...
The Enemy's gate is down. October 15, 2023, 05:03 PM
stickman428That’s a great collection P250UA5!
One of my most cherished watches in my collection was given to me this past summer by my uncle. It is a Seiko 7002 that earned quite a bit of honest wear during countless hours in machine shops and boat engine rooms all around the world.
It has one of the most unique and probably the longest sub text on the dial of any Seiko in my collection. The text stretches from 4:30 all the way to 7:30!
It reads: “7002-700X R (Daini Seikosha logo) Mov’t Singapore Dial Japan Cased Hong Kong”
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October 15, 2023, 05:44 PM
vulrathquote:
Why does someone who doesn’t dive recreationally own divers?
Duh.
Because they're cool.
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October 15, 2023, 05:56 PM
P250UA5quote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
That’s a great collection P250UA5!
The Movado & Fossil are dead. The Fossil hasn't been worn in over a decade, was a gift from my wife when we were dating.
The Movado was a college graduation gift from my dad, needs a battery.
Haven't worn the SNK since getting the Monster.
The Citizen gets worn on occasion, but rarely, again supplanted by the Monster.
Been wearing the CZ a lot, lately & it'll get a full week of wrist time when I leave for a dove hunting trip later this week. Dusty environment, field work & shotguns probably wouldn't do any favors to the Seiko.
The Enemy's gate is down. October 15, 2023, 05:56 PM
stickman428Why do I like divers?
I like them because the bezel rotates. It’s handy for grilling.
The stout water resistance and fact that divers are generally tough as nails is also attractive.
And they do look pretty darn cool so there is that.
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October 15, 2023, 06:07 PM
ElToroMy son expressed interest in wearing an analog watch. So i meant him my SKX009 Japanese made seiko. Told him it’s discontinued and a cult classic. What they go for now compared to what i paid is a crime. Told him he better not lose it.
October 15, 2023, 06:20 PM
P250UA5quote:
Originally posted by stickman428:
Why do I like divers?
I like them because the bezel rotates. It’s handy for grilling.
The stout water resistance and fact that divers are generally tough as nails is also attractive.
And they do look pretty darn cool so there is that.
It wasn't that it was a diver, I just liked the look of the Monster, then I found the Samurai & need to add one to the group.
The Enemy's gate is down. October 15, 2023, 06:26 PM
1s1kquote:
Originally posted by BB61:
I have one. It is a limited edition Citizen I got from Dave a few years ago. Both the case and band are titanium. It is remarkably light for its size.
Spectacular! I love the crystal.
October 15, 2023, 06:27 PM
fischtown7Hands down my favorite and I wear it 80 percent of the time, Tegimented Submarine Steel from Thyssen Krupp, it has yet to show a mark. Nitrogen filled case with two copper sulfate capsules inside to deal with moisture.
October 15, 2023, 06:31 PM
1s1kquote:
Originally posted by P250UA5:
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Originally posted by stickman428:
Why do I like divers?
I like them because the bezel rotates. It’s handy for grilling.
The stout water resistance and fact that divers are generally tough as nails is also attractive.
And they do look pretty darn cool so there is that.
It wasn't that it was a diver, I just liked the look of the Monster, then I found the Samurai & need to add one to the group.
Great choices. I’m on a bit of a Seiko kick myself. I kind of did it backwards. A good friend of mine told me that Seiko is the gateway drug of watches. They have everything from a $300 watch to a $10k+ watch so it’s a good starting point.
I started with expensive watches and just recently started falling for a bunch of Seiko’s.
October 15, 2023, 06:33 PM
Rick LeeI sold my Sinn U2 after 15 yrs to finance my first Rolex. But I think I'll grab another U2 on my next trip to Germany.
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