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Post by jamestkirk on Sept 16, 2020 11:22:25 GMT
Today I had to think: Once I was only craving bronze watches, now I own already 3! Wow! So second day in a row, this time my first bronze watch. This American one was actually cheaper including VAT and handling costs from the mailman, then my Chinese Chrono with all the discounts I had!
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Post by russmurray on Sept 16, 2020 11:31:57 GMT
My refreshed TST arrived yesterday afternoon, so it's a no-brainer for the wrist today...  |
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Post by John Lind on Sept 16, 2020 11:38:57 GMT
Nice red dial Johan!  Invicta Reserve Pro Diver Chronograph - ETA 7750 My only Invicta - it was the price and the ETA 7750 inside. Not impressed with the build quality for what's supposed to be their flagship "Reserve" line. Edges against the wrist are too sharp. I had to slightly chamfer and radius them, especially on the bracelet. Screw links are great, but the screws and threads on this one are poorly made. Lume wasn't particularly impressive. Orient, Seiiko, and Wing (Android/Aragon) do a better job. No big deal breakers or I'd have sent it back, but there's much that could have been done better. That said, unlike many "desk diver" chronos, the pushers have real screwdown collars on them, versus the faux collars found on nearly all chronos (that have collars around the pushers).  Lume isn't impressive. Seiko, Orient, and Wing (Android and Aragon) do much better than this . . .  |
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Post by jeffhargrave on Sept 16, 2020 12:39:34 GMT
Morning all! Decided to go with the Dan Henry 1964 Evil Panda today.  |
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Post by marsss25 on Sept 16, 2020 13:33:48 GMT
My refreshed TST arrived yesterday afternoon, so it's a no-brainer for the wrist today... That looks totally bada$$! |
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Post by marsss25 on Sept 16, 2020 14:19:54 GMT
Today I had to think: Once I was only craving bronze watches, now I own already 3! Wow! So second day in a row, this time my first bronze watch. This American one was actually cheaper including VAT and handling costs from the mailman, then my Chinese Chrono with all the discounts I had! That bronze looks great! Today is brought to you by the letter “z” or “zed”   |
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Post by marsss25 on Sept 16, 2020 15:27:07 GMT
Nice red dial Johan! Invicta Reserve Pro Diver Chronograph - ETA 7750 My only Invicta - it was the price and the ETA 7750 inside. Not impressed with the build quality for what's supposed to be their flagship "Reserve" line. Edges against the wrist are too sharp. I had to slightly chamfer and radius them, especially on the bracelet. Screw links are great, but the screws and threads on this one are poorly made. Lume wasn't particularly impressive. Orient, Seiiko, and Wing (Android/Aragon) do a better job. No big deal breakers or I'd have sent it back, but there's much that could have been done better. That said, unlike many "desk diver" chronos, the pushers have real screwdown collars on them, versus the faux collars found on nearly all chronos (that have collars around the pushers). Nice chrono, John |
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Post by marsss25 on Sept 16, 2020 15:27:44 GMT
Morning all! Decided to go with the Dan Henry 1964 Evil Panda today. Über cool! |
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Post by kentbetts on Sept 16, 2020 16:51:09 GMT
A high-beat Zodiac.... mind blown. Very cool. Popular sushi take-out restaurant in shopping center near Bangkok.  |
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Post by marsss25 on Sept 16, 2020 16:56:30 GMT
A high-beat Zodiac.... mind blown. Very cool. Thank you, Kent. Some nice stuff on your table as well |
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Post by jamestkirk on Sept 16, 2020 17:01:56 GMT
My refreshed TST arrived yesterday afternoon, so it's a no-brainer for the wrist today...   |
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Post by jamestkirk on Sept 16, 2020 17:13:45 GMT
Nice red dial Johan! Invicta Reserve Pro Diver Chronograph - ETA 7750 My only Invicta - it was the price and the ETA 7750 inside. Not impressed with the build quality for what's supposed to be their flagship "Reserve" line. Edges against the wrist are too sharp. I had to slightly chamfer and radius them, especially on the bracelet. Screw links are great, but the screws and threads on this one are poorly made. Lume wasn't particularly impressive. Orient, Seiiko, and Wing (Android/Aragon) do a better job. No big deal breakers or I'd have sent it back, but there's much that could have been done better. That said, unlike many "desk diver" chronos, the pushers have real screwdown collars on them, versus the faux collars found on nearly all chronos (that have collars around the pushers). Lume isn't impressive. Seiko, Orient, and Wing (Android and Aragon) do much better than this . . .  I'm glad even the buckle is in the same good bronze mixture. Lume on my Invicta isn't impressive either, the somewhat higher priced Chinese watches have much better Swiss lume material, at least that what they advertise with. And that's close to Seiko class. There is only one that comes first place with Seiko and that's my Germasian Army Watch Germany (and all it's brothers and sisters from the same factory with so many other names). |
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Post by jamestkirk on Sept 16, 2020 17:17:44 GMT
Today I had to think: Once I was only craving bronze watches, now I own already 3! Wow! So second day in a row, this time my first bronze watch. This American one was actually cheaper including VAT and handling costs from the mailman, then my Chinese Chrono with all the discounts I had! That bronze looks great! Today is brought to you by the letter “z” or “zed”  |
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Post by jamestkirk on Sept 16, 2020 17:19:41 GMT
A high-beat Zodiac.... mind blown. Very cool.  |
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Post by russmurray on Sept 16, 2020 17:53:16 GMT
My refreshed TST arrived yesterday afternoon, so it's a no-brainer for the wrist today... Thanks Johan. As faux tunas go, this one kinda works, eh? |
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I'm glad even the buckle is in the same good bronze mixture. Lume on my Invicta isn't impressive either, the somewhat higher priced Chinese watches have much better Swiss lume material, at least that what they advertise with. And that's close to Seiko class. There is only one that comes first place with Seiko and that's my Germasian Army Watch Germany (and all it's brothers and sisters from the same factory with so many other names).