Watches

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Just bought the GWM 5610U-1C. It was a tough decision choosing between the DW5600 and this, ended up choosing this because the atomic time keeping is cool.

However, I'm a tad annoyed that the time doesn't perfectly match with time.gov and time.is since the atomic sync doesn't account for time propagation, so there's like a fraction of a second delay that's noticeable. Other than that, the watch is fantastic and has most features I would want. (I wish it had barometer and altimeter stuff, maybe even compass, and dive rated so I can press buttons underwater)

I am planning on buying a jays and kays 22mm adapter, and thinking of a nato and a perlon strap for a GWM 5610u. Thinking either crowns and buckles or CNS, but I hear crowns and buckles is better so I might shell out for the extra cost.

What nato strap do you use? Any recommendations?

Just got it! Super excited

New watch. Seiko 5 SNKL45 with sapphire crystal and regulated movement. Only 4 secs fast a day

Looking for a watch with a less busy dial than my edifice, while maintaining the same functionality. Multiple pill alarms and countdown timer are important to me, and I do love solar and multiband.

Personally I like the field style dial of the m100(right), but I like the case and dial size better on the m170 (left).

Thoughts?

I wanted a Rolex yellow OP when it came out, waited for a year for it but then it got discontinued. I changed my 'reservation' to a DJ41 green mint. Waited 2 years for that and I guess the market cooled and I'm allowed to buy one. But should I? I really have a hard time struggling to know if I want the watch because I like it, or just because I've waited so long for it and it was a very wanted item during the pandemic. It might be a bit too big for me, but it's a sturdy good watch, but it might be too flashy, but it's a classic, but it's a lot of money... Anyways I still have a few days to decide. Not sure if there's a solution to make a choice I won't feel icky about later on. "Should/shouldn't have gotten it".

My brand spanking new Casio F-105. It is only less than a day, but I like it so far. 😘

Last time I wore a digital watch was decades ago.

Here's the electro-luminescent backlight. Can you tell I'm not used to take photo in the dark? 😅

Beautiful watch, had the black 25th anniversary model (which looks good, I just never wore it because of its illegible screen) but this one is a keeper.

I recently had the urge to get a fun, colorful summer watch. But I can't justify the expense of even a beautiful, beautiful Tsuyosa right now, so I built my own for less than 70€ :D

Built around a Seiko/SII NH35, all parts (case, bracelet, dial, hands) sourced from Aliexpress. Fit and finish are OK (I'd say a bit below pre-reboot Seiko 5), but these are very cheap parts anyway.

I "branded" the dial by experimenting with toner transfer. It looks like shit up close, but at wrist-length, it's fine.

I silenced the cheap-ass, rattly-as-fuck bracelet by thoroughly soaking it in bike chain grease.

Wrist shot: https://i.imgur.com/iIiJCwW.jpg

Morning walk on the Boulevard with my 24,5 years old Seiko kinetic

I used to wear watches on my right wrist but had to change to the left as using a mouse all day is awful with a decent watch on. Guess it’ll take a while to get used to it.

Edit: I just noticed that by complete chance I took the image when the seconds were at 0. I did not plan that.

LOCAL

Another luxury watch store opens in S.F.’s Union Square: ‘The visibility is huge’

Breitling has joined Union Square’s luxury watch boom with the opening of a new boutique, the Swiss company’s first in San Francisco.

The 1,400-square-foot store at 299 Post St., by the northeast corner of Union Square, opened last month. Breitling spent upward of $1 million to build out the space, previously occupied by Johnston & Murphy, and signed a 10-year lease, said Thierry Prissert, president of Breitling USA.

“I think it’s an amazing corner,” he said. “The visibility is huge.”

The loft-inspired design has brick and metal finishes, historic photos from the 140-year-old Breitling’s past and a prominent outdoor sign that spans three stories. An indoor display shows off a motorcycle, which is part of Breitling’s collaboration with Triumph Motorcycles. The two brands created a matching set with a limited edition motorbike and watch.

It’s one of four new watch stores in the critical Union Square shopping district, which is struggling with retail vacancies but still home to numerous luxury brands. German luxury watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne opened a few months ago at 140 Geary St. Kerns Fine Jewelry is also opening a Rolex store along with a Patek Philippe store in two adjacent retail spaces on Post Street.

Luxury sales surged during the pandemic, and Prissert said Breitling benefited with watch sales more than doubling in the last three years. However, the last six months have seen a dip, which he attributed to inflation and other economic challenges. Breitling is owned by private equity firms Partners Group and CVC Capital Partners and doesn’t disclose exact earnings.

Breitling began planning the store about 14 months ago and wanted to open in December 2023. But San Francisco’s notoriously complex and lengthy permitting process resulted in the May opening. Prissert said he supports streamlining the permitting process, something that Mayor London Breed has also called for.

Prissert, a Frenchman who has lived in the U.S. for 25 years, recalls his first trip to the U.S. was a West Coast jaunt that included San Francisco. He remains bullish on the city, despite much-reported problems around office and retail vacancies, homelessness and crime.

“Some believe it’s risky. I don’t share that view,” he said. “I believe San Francisco will remain a landmark in the U.S.” and a top-five tourist destination in the country.

“We think of Breitling in the long term, not the next six to eight months,” Prissert said. He said the city’s strong demographics mean there is a desirable customer base and noted that crime is “not a Union Square issue, it’s a countrywide issue.”

The San Francisco store is the 38th Breitling store in the country, with additional ones planned in Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina, Minnesota and Florida.

The flagship Union Square store stocks Breitling’s entire watch collection, which ranges from watches costing around $3,500 to $70,000 gold timepieces.

Prissert said the company creates watches for “air, land and sea,” and the store reflects that. There are watches made of steel, titanium, diamond and gold materials.

Prissert said he wasn’t aware of Phillipe Patek and Rolex’s nearby expansion plans when signing Breitling’s lease. But he welcomes more watch stores in the area.

“I think it’s positive. It creates a destination,” he said.

Although many people now carry a digital clock in their pocket, thanks to smartphones, Prissert said there’s still interest in analog watches. He credits another of Breitling’s new Union Square neighbors, Apple, for helping sustain interest through its Apple Watch.

“The wrist is real estate” that customers are now used to looking at, Prissert said.

I'm looking for a summerwatch from a microbrand. It needs to fit with shorts and t-shirts and be colorful and feel loke summer. I think the Studio Underd0h Pink Lem0nade fits the bill, but I don't want to wait for another drop and delivery.

What do you think would fit the description?

Seiko SNKL47

-56 seconds a week. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.watchaccuracymeter.app

Seiko kinetic SKJ243P1

Seiko 5 SNKL47