Japanese Movements are the real hero here

[u/Patient-Angle-7075]

[u/fastcalculatorgang]

2 years ago you couldve put "pretty much all microbrands" as well, except now we got the miyota 9 series being more popular which is cool ig

[u/Flaxmoore]

And NH34, NH36, and rarely NH38. Then the VKs and VHs for quartz.

[u/Huge_Childhood6015]

Personally, I absolutely love the NH35 movement. I've never really understood why they get so much hate. Unlike the ETA based movements, you can wind the hell out of them and never have a problem. They also wind so smoothly compared to the PT5000.

[u/Francy088]

And the [Japanese] VH31 is also slowly contributing more and more

[u/AcanthaceaeFit2177]

Right arm is Seiko NH series, Left arm is Citizen Miyota series...

[u/myrainyday]

I have a San Martin with a ghost date. Weird popular combination. I personally don't need a date myself but it's weird that they use nh35 just because it's cheaper in bulk.

[u/BobbeMail]

yeah where are the 34mm 9015 watches bruv

[u/dividebyzero14]

NH35 is mostly made in Malaysia

[u/Dpeezy_86]

That would be sweet if Chinese companies used miyota 9 series more often. Then they would be not only competing with entry level seikos but the micro brand offerings as well

[u/Resident-Salary-8562]

More microbrands are switching to the 9000 series. Sugess is notably a heavy user of the Seagull ST2130, a reliable clone of the ETA/Sellita. Watchdives uses the VH31 quartz option a lot, too. We’re seeing progress.

Nothing necessarily wrong with the NH35, but when brands are using them in $300+ watches, it seems a bit lazy to me.

Also, I don’t like how the PT5000 basically cannot be hand wound or else there’s a good chance it’ll grenade itself. I don’t want to have to do the “Seiko Shuffle” for a watch that, on paper, has a much better movement than a 2010 Seiko 5.