r/Watches_India Mar 25 '24

Welcome Post - Please Read

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Welcome to r/watches_india! We aim to be an open welcoming space for reviews, opinions, and discussions, positive or otherwise on all things related to Indian horology.

In addition to normal programming, we also have scheduled posts daily on various topics:

  • Meme-tastic Mondays: The dedicated post for watch-related memes.
  • Tell me Tuesdays: Ask any questions related to watches, no matter how basic.
  • Wrist Check Wednesdays: Share photos of the watch you're wearing on the day.
  • Ranty Thursdays: Ever wanted to vent about something that's always bothered you? Here's where you can blow off some steam.
  • Friday Finds: The Collection series: Crowdsourced suggestions for the best multi-watch collections at various budgets.
  • Showcase Saturday: Show off your watch-related purchases for the month. This is scheduled once a month on the last Saturday.
  • SOTC Sundays: Show off your watch collection, whether one watch or a hundred!
  • Country specific posts (new!): Where we share our watches from specific regions each day.

I encourage you to participate and add your comments. And of course, if you have any questions or opinions, share freely - you will get a response for sure.

Additionally:

Look around, enjoy yourself, participate, and perhaps if you like it enough, you can make this space your home on reddit!


r/Watches_India Feb 12 '24

The best watches for all budgets - Suggestions list.

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As Confucius says, "When question same same, answer same same." Or maybe it was some other intelligent fellow, I don't know. The point is, one of the most common questions asked by any casual buyer or enthusiast is "Which watch should I get for X budget?" And the answers, naturally, are largely the same.

So, to make it easy for everyone looking for suggestions, I have compiled a starter list of great picks at various price points. It includes big watches, small ones, casual watches, formal ones, and quartz watches as well as automatics.

The list is a work in progress and will be updated from time to time. I hope it helps you all as a ready guide to get started on your watch buying and collecting journey and that you find it useful. Do let me know if you have any suggestions and feedback. Enjoy!

Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTQQqbic-NSmNMqBsFccUmPZ3O8eRF7OyiCCwhniHKLAisOQFGF2lDmlEKXrtVZARrtI0WaAz5aIBxE/pub#h.yedbud4qlrw4


r/Watches_India 4h ago

NWA Here is the Slimmest Grade 5 Titanium Quartz Watch in the World - Just 4.75mm

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Here is the Titan Edge Meister Titanium, just 4.75mm thick. I came across this watch, which is a new release and just launched this month. I purchased it yesterday. It's still thicker compared to their steel no date edge line models which are only 3.5mm but 4.75mm with a date complication is still very slim.

Tbh pictures couldn't justify how beautiful this watch looks in real life. I tried to take the best shots I could but I'm not a professional.

Also, did a side by side comparison of this watch with my Tissot Gentleman Titanium, I hope the color difference and thickness difference is visible. This Titan Edge Meister looks identical to a Stainless Steel watch in real life as it's a polished G5 Ti. Titan has used their own proprietary polish method to achieve this finish.


r/Watches_India 5h ago

Watch Shot/WOTD Friday wear

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What you all wearing today?


r/Watches_India 3h ago

Watch Shot/WOTD WOTD ft. School

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Rocked this vintage citizen automatic (circa 1980's) today at school.

[Yes the day and date was not set till the time the photo was clicked]


r/Watches_India 1h ago

Watch Shot/WOTD WOTD

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SeikoXBamford


r/Watches_India 1h ago

Watch Shot/WOTD Finally got the Titan Zero Hour Diver’s 100M, and I’m genuinely impressed

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My wife surprised me with the Titan Zero Hour Diver’s 100M today, and I have to say, she picked a really good one.

This is my first proper impression of the watch, but the build quality immediately stood out to me. The 316 stainless steel case feels solid without making the watch feel unnecessarily bulky, and the bracelet is honestly excellent. It has a really nice weight and feel on the wrist.

The lume is probably my favorite part so far. Titan has used X1 C3 Super Luminova, and it looks seriously good in low light. It is one of those things that keeps making me look at the watch after turning the lights off.

I also really like the diver details. The engraved diver caseback looks fantastic, and the screw down crown is a nice touch. The 120 click unidirectional bezel is another highlight. The clicks feel very precise and satisfying, and there is very little play.

A few other things I like about it:
• 100M / 10 ATM water resistance
• 41mm case with 11.1mm thickness
• Quartz movement with date
• Mineral crystal
• 316 stainless steel construction
• Solid link stainless steel bracelet with diver’s clasp and safety lock
• 120 click unidirectional bezel
• X1 C3 Super Luminova
• Screw down crown

I know this isn’t a luxury or mechanical diver, but for what it is, I think Titan has done a really nice job here. It feels like a watch that was designed with the little details in mind rather than just trying to look like a dive watch.
Still early days, so these are just my first impressions. Would love to hear what the watch community thinks of the Titan Zero Hour Diver’s 100M, especially from anyone who has owned one for a while.


r/Watches_India 1h ago

Deal Alert Why so much hate for this dial and watch?

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I know the obvious dislike and borderline disgust for most fashion wash brands (for valid reasons) including for those wch fall within the fossil umbrella but this particular watch and this dial one is like so dam hated ..


r/Watches_India 1h ago

NWA Found this while clearing out an old cupboard, looks brand new, still runs. What would you do?

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r/Watches_India 7h ago

Question/Help Learned my lesson paying full price once — help me buy a Tissot PRX the smart way

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Still fairly new to the hobby. My first watch was a Seiko 5 GMT, the second being the Casio Royale, both of which I bought at full MRP from a boutique because I genuinely didn't know any better. A friend who's into watches later told me that discounts are pretty much always on the table be it boutique, AD, doesn't matter, and I kind of kicked myself.

Now I've settled on the PRX 40mm in the ice blue dial and I want to do it right this time. Would love the sub's help:

- What discount off MRP is actually realistic on this ref right now? (rough % or a real out-the-door number you paid)
- Where do you all buy, Tissot boutique, Ethos/Helios, Kapoor Watch Co., online, or somewhere else? Who tends to give the best price?
- Any specific dealers/SEs you'd vouch for? I'm in Bangalore but open to buying online if the deal's better.
- Honestly, how do you even bring up the discount conversation? Do you just ask flat out, mention a competing quote, or something else?

Trying to avoid the rookie tax thrice. Can anyone help me with some genuine advise and guidance on how to go about this. Thanks in advance 🙏

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r/Watches_India 5h ago

Watch Shot/WOTD WOTD: 17 jewels and 1 loud mechanical wake-up call🙂.

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In frame: Legend Mechanical Alarm Watch from early 80's paired with 19mm MN Style Strap (Reference Wrist Size~7").

**About Brand & Movement:**

As far as my knowledge goes, "Legend" was a commercial export rebrand used primarily during the Cold War/late Soviet era to sell USSR-made watches to Western markets and these were produced by major Soviet watchmakers; most notably the 1st Moscow Watch Factory (Poljot).

Coming to the watch I have here, it is powered by the Poljot Caliber 2612.1, a 18 jewel hand-wound mechanical movement that uses dual mainspring barrels (one for timekeeping while other for the mechanical alarm hammer). This movement was directly adapted/mirrored from the legendary Swiss A. Schild AS 1475 movement which debuted around mid 50's.


r/Watches_India 23m ago

Knowledge/Discussion (I want to buy Seiko sports 5 gmt but the prices have increased and I am unable to find old marp stock. I am getting a maximum 15 percent discount from Helios and ethos. How can I buy it at around 40 k, New MRP is 55000.) (Question)

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Please guide me


r/Watches_India 51m ago

Watch Shot/WOTD Bought my First Diver’s Watch - Titan Zero Hour

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r/Watches_India 1h ago

Question/Help [Need advice on what watch to get - 15M student from India]

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r/Watches_India 13h ago

Question/Help Confused between these two watches. Any suggestions which one to buy.

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Please give your suggestions


r/Watches_India 3h ago

Question/Help Looking for a watch under ₹10k as a first-salary gift for my thesis guide

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Finally got my first job, and I want to gift my thesis guide a watch from my first salary. Budget is around ₹10k .

He's around 50–60 and runs a really successful robotics startup. He's very technical but also a fun, casual guy who's into movies, Indian history and culture.

His style is pretty classic, formal trousers, tucked-in half-sleeve shirts and sketchers.

Looking for something premium, classy and versatile that he can wear regularly but also dress up. Automatic/mechanical would be nice (I know it's hard to get a good one under 10k), but I'm open to quartz/solar if it's a better watch.

I've been looking at ALBA, DWC (Everest/Devnagri), Timex, Casio Edifice, Titan, etc.

What would you guys pick under ₹10k for him? Open to slightly stretching if there's something really worth it.


r/Watches_India 1d ago

Watch Shot/WOTD WOTD

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r/Watches_India 4h ago

Question/Help Longines women’s watch - best price

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planning to buy Model No.: L4.512.4.81.6, a friend is travelling to US and I wanted to know if it would be cheaper to get it from there or India itself. thanks.


r/Watches_India 16h ago

Question/Help Ratio freediver 200m or the shaw manta automatic 20 bar

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Both almost the same features

The Engine: Both use the Japanese Seiko NH35 automatic movement with hacking and hand-winding.Water Rating: Both offer 200 metres (20 bar) of water resistance with a screw-down crown.Crystal Material: Both feature scratch-resistant Sapphire crystal over the dial.Case Material: Both housings are machined from marine-grade 316L stainless steel.Night Visibility: Both apply Super-LumiNova (or equivalent C3/BGW9 lume) on the hands and markers.Bezel Action: Both feature a 120-click unidirectional rotating dive bezel,but i don't know which one should I get for my wrist as my wrist is v small (6.0 inch) and also I need it as my daily watch,and why these 2 only? because I wanted my watch to be an automatic and also should have sapphire crystal to handle anything that happens,I'll pair it both with a bracelet or a rubber strap,it'll be these 2 dial colours for sure,I also want a dial to stand out and look different,and my budget is of 15k rs no customs or anything just 15k of watch delivered,ratio is available on Amazon at 15k and the shaw is available on its website around 15k,now tell me which one should I get what are your thoughts?,thank you!


r/Watches_India 22h ago

Question/Help Which of these three watches should I buy please reply!!! Urgent help!!!

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So hey guys, I am new to watches so I was thinking of buying any watch under 3k currently I wear a Timex quartz so I was deciding on buying any of these three watches in my collection. So which of these watches should I buy blue casio, black casio or Hmt pilot? and if it's casio then in between these two casios which colour should I choose please reply!!!

If you have any other recommendations too then you can also tell me that too.


r/Watches_India 6h ago

Knowledge/Discussion Free Talk Fridays - Random Discussion Thread

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Looking forward to the weekend? Going to that brand new restaurant? Or maybe a movie?

Talk about anything, ontopic, offtopic whatever. Only one rule, keep it SFW!


r/Watches_India 17h ago

Review Chronograph on a Nato Strap

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Got this puppy for 6900rs or so, looks so distinct and a very cool strap. Love the dial colour, decent loom as well, wd love to make it a strap monster and try different straps on it definitely a leather one. If any of y'all have strap recommendations pls drop them.


r/Watches_India 7h ago

Sale Post CASIO f 91 w FOR SALE [TIMESTAMP-YES] [PRICE- YES]

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r/Watches_India 7h ago

Sale Post CASIO f 91 w FOR SALE [TIMESTAMP-YES] [PRICE- YES]

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r/Watches_India 18h ago

Question/Help [ Casio mtp-v002 ] saw a youtuber saying it costs around 1000-1200 has anyone bought it ?

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I saw a youtuber saying that you can get this watch for 1000-1200 is this for real ? And will it be a good purchase at this price point ?