Here’s a 37mm Garrison that should be just about ideal for your wrist size:
https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/BM8180-03E.html

Here’s one on my 6.5" wrist:

https://preview.redd.it/xx3f0sggc84c1.jpeg?width=719&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2617f0e4cd0d1e921163b836036580d8af826b67

Plus, it’s sold from Amazon Japan as opposed to some random shop just selling through Amazon, so that’s probably a good sign.

Everyone’s describing the effect without having named it yet: “Diminishing returns”

That sounds funny when you know that actual moon dust is just the worst ;)

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/The_toxic_side_of_the_Moon

Wait, so you took a photo of your PC screen… instead of just taking a screenshot ON the PC and uploading it from there?

Maybe they will transition completely away from the use of electronics in order to appeal to owners who want to be able to tinker.

Unfortunately, that would be impossible due to safety and emissions regulations. That would also set them back immensely in terms of reliability.

I love the dial texture. I had a Fossil chronograph about a decade ago, blue/steel like that, but this one looks much nicer.

The Casio gave me basic training flashbacks.

Mechanical is the classic timekeeping technology that goes back centuries. There’s no electricity involved. Power comes from the gradual, metered release of a wound spring. There are two flavors: manual, in which you have to wind it yourself to “recharge” that spring, and automatic, where moving the watch around (as in, wearing it) does the job. Automatics also have a manual wind function as a “backup.” Both kinds needs periodic servicing to stay in tip-top operation.

Quartz is battery powered, and accounts for the vast majority of watches in the world. When voltage is applied to a quartz crystal, it vibrates at a very regular and specific frequency, and that’s the basis of keeping time. *Objectively* it’s better than mechanical in every way- more accurate, almost zero maintenance (a cheap battery change every 2-5 years), no user action needed to keep working day after day, and cheaper.

So why do people still buy mechanical watches if they cost more but are worse at their job, while also being so much more work? Everyone has their own *subjective* reason but it’s usually rooted in an appreciation of craftsmanship, beauty, tradition, etc. To me it feels like having a little piece of history, the culmination of centuries of precision engineering.

BTW I’m pretty new to the hobby, but they say the best way to learn something is to try to teach it, so y’all let me know how I did ;)