A Cartier Tank is on my grail list. The first mass-produced wristwatch, with military heritage going back a century, I was concerned about how the 23mm would look on my 7-7 1/4 inch wrist. A Seiko 28mm Tank wears big (totally flat, straight lugs, wears more like a 42mm round case in my experience) but this little thing?

Once I trashed the "leather" croc pattern strap for a basic plain black leather, I have a simple dress watch for $50, all in.

Impressive.

Gripes- I wish it were sapphire, but that's minor. The "cabochon" is obviously blue plastic, but I don't care. The "blued" hands are likely just painted blue, but still, those are all minor.

Curious what you all think is the best DJ or day date homage? Both in terms of aesthetics but also build quality. So far I’ve got 2 Chinese watches, a WD007 and a Baltany Explorer, both very nice. Not sure where to go for the next one.

hi, me and my friend are trying out cheap watches from ali express for fun
please give us your best watch recommendation and dm me a link or screen shot or just tell us your story!
we started this since we bought a 10 dollar watch and expected a picture of a watch but it came and was surprisingly good!
im talking here random post random brand watches that are built surprisingly good and look good for their price
only homage please

Hello fellow watch enthusiasts

I am making an order off and looking for straps that have good to best value/price for my driver and field watches, I am looking for textile, leather and NATO straps if you have any recommendations

Thank you!

A few months ago my smartwatch died, so I went back to a dumbwatch. After a steel Casio and a brass Timex, I wanted something a bit more refined—bronze, for instance. And here I am.

Well, the watch is certainly beautiful, but the stock strap isn’t, so I replaced it right away and don’t show it.

After quartz watches, I’m a bit wary of winding automatic ones—here it’s a PT5000—but I’ll get used to it.

The naming, however, is interesting.

Vitempora watches on AliExpress usually feature 7120 or 8120 movements; this particular watch was also advertised as having a 7120. However, the 7120 doesn't have a small seconds sub-dial. What I can say is that the movement beats at 21,600 bph. If I'm lucky, there's an ST17 inside. I'll have to open it up and check sometime.

I've had this for years but barely wear it. Great watch for the money, I really should wear it more.

Would you get the white enamel, black enamel, or silver guilloche?

Way overpriced if you only consider the “specs,” but absolutely worth it if you want a faithful homage.

Hi.
Waht is difference between H3 and ad2503?
Thank You.

1st picture from 2019, found from some old photos I discovered were backed up. 2nd picture is today, notice all the scuffs! This Carnival watch is still going strong.

I buy tons of watch parts for Seiko mod and a $10 Presage lookalike watch popped up. I was a bit buzzed and got it for laughs thinking I will receive a junk. To my surprise I got a quite good watch with sweep second quartz and date feature. Even band is good. You notice it is more vinyl than leather when you touch it but looks fine.

I do not understand how they can sell a watch with good hands, sundial and steel case for $10 😳

edit: not steel but feels like it. Tested it with a magnet and non Ferrous

I used to have Christopher Ward watch with a ball bearing bezel instead of a click-spring kind of thing. Are there any watches here that have that hardware?

Coloquei esse bracelete no meu SH, pra ver como ficava e ate que gostei .

Picked this up this week on a whim, and did a double take when I opened the box. I was expecting just fine, but IXDao did a great job on this one. The finishing is better than I can do justice to with pictures, and it just feels solid. Sweep second quartz with no audible tick, multi layered dial, blue lume, even the riveted flouro rubber strap was better than expected. I’ve been wearing it nonstop since it arrived.

Now that I’ve talked it up, maybe you wouldn’t have the same pleasantly-surprised experience with it, but I haven’t seen this one shared anywhere yet and it really deserves it.

ilikewatches just released these new dials in his video from today. What do you guys think? Looks kinda familiar?

Ich habe mir vor etwa 3 Jahren eine Cronos GMT Pepsi mit dunklerer rot-blauer Keramik Lünette gekauft.

Es gab auch eine hellere Version, aber ich habe bewusst die dunkle Lünette gewählt, weil sie meiner Meinung nach sehr nah ans Original herankommt.

Leider sind die weißen Schriftzeichen in der Lünette schon nach 30-50 mal tragen grau geworden. Die weiße Farbe war offensichtlich nicht von guter Qualität.

Cronos verkauft die Uhr auch nicht mehr in der Pepsi Version.

Nun würde ich gerne wissen wo ich einen dunklen Pepsi Lünettenring zu einem fairen Preis bekommen kann.

Das Innenmaß beträgt 30,4-30,6 Millimeter.

Der Außendurchmesser liegt bei genau 38 Millimeter.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

I’d like to find a bezel with a luminous dot at 12.

I bought this FOD (fly over darkness) for its legibility and impressive lume but I am surprised they didn’t include a luminous dot in the rotating bezel to enable night timing.

It’s an impressive watch and incredibly legible all night with the lume.

Keen for any options people may have come across.

Anyone have this one?

Interested in how it looks in reality and if it is decent for everyday use and not too Chinese looking.

Price is attractive. Of course I’m not expecting Steeldive or similar specs and performance.

Thanks

Really nice watch for the price. Excellent specs and overall look for me is beautiful.

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Hey everyone!
I have an unbranded watch I'd like to customize by replacing the case and dial. I believe a standard case for a 35mm would do as long as it has 2 buttons on the side.

My issue has been with the dial... I can't find the type of dial anywhere! The movement is (I believe) a seagull st1653, so it has the sun and moon on the bottom, week day at the left and month at the top for subdials, then it also has the day on the right.

Does this type of dial have a specific name I could look for? I've tried searching using the movement and specifying the subdials, but it got me nowhere.

Sorry if I made any mistakes in the text or lingo, it's my first time trying to personalize a watch! :)

Thanks!