The difficulty to service this watch is highly exaggerated.

Yes, it’s more difficult to service as it’s almost two movements.

But here is the reality: your almost never need to service the chronograph module.

Because it’s separate the gears are basically never used unless you engage the chronograph which you would do only a couple of minutes a day at most. Compared to regular chronographs where at least a couple of gears are always active as they at least share the s”seconds” gear.

So when this movement needs service the watch maker can simply service the eta 2892 base instead of the module, and just put the module as is back on top. This was said to me by a high end watchmaker with 10 year experience in repairs.

And then there is also always the option of replacing the module instead of servicing it. This module has been used by breitling, anime and nerdier, longines, even tissot has had a couple of chronos over the years with this.

So I wouldn’t worry that much about it

Yes.

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I have a Mido Seastar that cost the same as my Seiko SPB 143.

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The Mido uses a powermatic that is within cosc.

The Seiko SPB loses 25 seconds per day.

It’s awfull

Movado is an overpriced brand so chances are you might actually end up getting him something nicer

Nice tactic “oh no, I wasn’t taking a photo of you, I was just photographing my watch”

Watch enthusiast generally like mechanical movements, and they are regarded as more “luxury” than quartz watches, wether that is true or not is a different thing. But they are definitely more…“renonwed”.

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That’s why the automatic costs more.

A swiss definitely. A tissot or Hamilton could work (specially because you can get them new with a discount).

I’d not, a another Seiko, maybe a more field watch style

I think more than bashing GP specifically, he was bashing when you purchase a watch that you didn’t really wanted for a long time, you just camee across suddenly in a place you were going to leave and you purchase it in the heat of the moment, but it wasn’t really a piece you had really wanted for a long time. Just an impulse buy.

Good brand. Lugs too long, Too many closed caseback watches. Therefore no buy.

Mido baroncelli heritage moon phase

People have this stupid notion that watches in the 500-1000 will not be lifetime.

Guess what? That Rolex GMt 1655 from 40 years ago that cost 35k now? It used to cost 200 usd.

Adjusting for inflation it costed around 800$

And guess what? It had way worse manufacturing quality than any modern watch, and it still works.

I own it and it’s one of my most used watches. Better quality than my tissot that cost double

I mean that casio has to go.

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But also, what do yu think about the Aikon? Would you recommend it? I like it but think the retail price is too expesive for what it is