Jump Hour Watches

[cyfa2809]

i dont wear watches persay but im considering one as i really like a certain design
been looking at the stauer jump hour watches but read a review which wasnt too favourable and at that price its even less interest from me
so a cheap decent jump hour watch. im no big watch fan so doesnt have to be fancy movements or whatever but need sto be functional and durable.
and styles permitting

 

[FMJ]

Re: Watches

and at that price its even less interest from me

The Dashtronic is $99 @ Stauer's site. That's not exactly expensive as watches go.

 

[Stick Legs]

Check online for Automatic Seiko divers watches, look like Rolex Submariner but are only around the £200 mark and keep better time!

Stainless steel, water proof, no battery.

 

[gibbleking]

i use seiko automatics diver type....currently wearing 30 year old rare citizen divers watch with sweep hand....ooooh nice...i used to own a watch called the naviter depthmaster issued only to us navy special deep sea rescu waterproof to a 1000 meters...(ididnt know this at the time and soldit for150 quid...turns out its worth nearly 20 times that)......im not bitter... :?

 

[David B]

Check online for Automatic Seiko divers watches, look like Rolex Submariner but are only around the £200 mark and keep better time!

Stainless steel, water proof, no battery.

I've got a bog-standard Seiko 5 stainless automatic, was a Christmas present about 3 years ago. Brilliant watch, unlike a lot of self-winders it does actually keep time extremely well (have had Sekonda and Citizen automatics in the past, neither was much cop). Some jewellers reckon that the only self-winder with a better movement is a Rolex itself!

David

 

[Neil]

Check online for Automatic Seiko divers watches, look like Rolex Submariner but are only around the £200 mark and keep better time!

Stainless steel, water proof, no battery.

I've got a bog-standard Seiko 5 stainless automatic, was a Christmas present about 3 years ago. Brilliant watch, unlike a lot of self-winders it does actually keep time extremely well (have had Sekonda and Citizen automatics in the past, neither was much cop). Some jewellers reckon that the only self-winder with a better movement is a Rolex itself!

David

Seiko 5s (7S26 movement) are good solid movements.

Accuracy isn't always their strongest point - so if your's is, that's a good thing.

Good eyesight, a steady head, and mucho patience are needed if you need to correct them... (sigh)

 

[David B]

Seiko 5s (7S26 movement) are good solid movements.

Accuracy isn't always their strongest point - so if your's is, that's a good thing.

I wasn't aware of that, sounds like I've dropped lucky! Only time I've had it go awry is when I haven't worn the thing for a couple of days, which is to be expected I guess!

David

 

[Neil]

Seiko 5s (7S26 movement) are good solid movements.

Accuracy isn't always their strongest point - so if your's is, that's a good thing.

I wasn't aware of that, sounds like I've dropped lucky! Only time I've had it go awry is when I haven't worn the thing for a couple of days, which is to be expected I guess!

David

I don't want to paint them as hopelessly inaccurate - they're not - and this is normally a setup / calibration thing, anyway.

They just don't tend to be as accurate as quartz watches, and often need a bit of fettling to get them spot on. Again, that's not really a flaw as such, I suspect not much goes on in terms of calibration before they're sold.

And yes, compared with, say, Kinetics, or solar watches, mechanical autos don't tend to stay wound anything like as long without activity.

Good, solid, robust movements, though, that are often used and supplied for use in very basic, rough and ready conditions, and they fair well. Well thought of, better than many would think, especially at their price point.

 

[rosstheboss]

Obvious innit?!?!

http://www.retro-watches.co.uk/

 

[cyfa2809]