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ED61
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Apr 15, 2019
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At this price point I don’t think you’ll not find a better new watch tried and try Seiko great watch for the money you could pay this much for a single bracelet link on some brands every collector should own a Seiko diver imo
brianekern
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Apr 15, 2019
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ED61Not sure about that. Phoibos makes a dive watch for a similar price and it's actually a true dive watch. All the reviews I've read have said it's very high quality for the price.
ED61
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Apr 15, 2019
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brianekernA true diver for under $150 i don’t know i love divers i have too many in fact but I think it all comes down to a matter of personal preference Seiko has been around for quite a while a legible bezel and water resistance is all you need you may be right by the way what movement does phoibos use
brianekern
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Apr 15, 2019
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ED61300m quartz diver for $120 and 1000m quartz diver for $180. If/when my Casio diver kicks the bucket I'll probably spring for one of those 2.
Edit: It looks like they've changed up their product lineup a bit since I last checked. They used to have a 300m automatic diver for $180. Looks like their automatics are more expensive now.
Edit: At any rate, I don't think automatics make much sense at such a cheap price. The service cost is about the same as buying a new watch. It's a nice novelty but better left for expensive pieces of wrist jewelry. I'll take a well made cheap quartz watch over a cheap automatic any day. I can at least change the batteries in them myself.
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ED61
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Apr 15, 2019
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brianekernNow where talking apples and elephants i wouldn’t entertain a quartz watch and a Seiko automatic for comparison again personal preference
brianekern
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Apr 15, 2019
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ED61Here's my second edit to my comment:
At any rate, I don't think automatics make much sense at such a cheap price. The service cost is about the same as buying a new watch. It's a nice novelty but better left for expensive pieces of wrist jewelry. I'll take a well made cheap quartz watch over a cheap automatic any day. I can at least change the batteries in them myself.
And to add on to that, I have a Seiko SKX007 that needs a service and I just have zero desire to pay the service fee since it's damn near as much as the watch. It takes me 2 minutes to change the battery in my Casio diver and that battery costs me 45 cents. It's why I'm still using it and the Seiko is just collecting dust.
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ED61
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Apr 15, 2019
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brianekernI wouldn’t service a $23 movement and that would be a nh36 hacking and hand winding i do the swap myself in about 45 minutes
ED61
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Apr 15, 2019
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brianekernEnjoy your casio my friend I loved my casio also before I started collecting watches
brianekern
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Apr 15, 2019
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ED61That's still pretty expensive when compared to a battery. I guess if the novelty of an automatic is that important it's worth it but I just don't see the point in them on a cheap watch.
ED61
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Apr 15, 2019
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brianekernCheap watch it may very well be but none the less it’s a watch not a waterproof computer on a rubber strap
brianekern
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Apr 15, 2019
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ED61Who knew computers look like this?
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brianekern
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Apr 16, 2019
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I know enough to know the difference between a watch and a piece of jewelry. They both might tell the time. However your thousands of dollar Tudor tells the time worse than my $40 Casio. Which is why yours is a piece of jewelry and mine is just a watch. So yes, I will enjoy my Casio. Enjoy your jewelry.
ED61
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Apr 16, 2019
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brianekernYou’ right you are a true watch collector my bad I’ll get rid of my jewelry and use my iPhone
brianekern
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Apr 16, 2019
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Hopefully you find one that isn't too bright. Otherwise I'm sure he'll recognize a rich snob when he sees one and ask for double the retail price.
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