If I had my way I would maybe upsize this one but not by much. I think I would be ok with the screw-down crown on a manual wind watch but I've never had one before. The thing I would definitely change would be to replace the mineral crystal with sapphire. I think you could maybe even make a case for acrylic but mineral seems like the wrong choice to me. Otherwise I like it. As far as the Dan Henry being too small, well....I don't really feel that bad for you. You already have a great looking panda chrono with that Dryden which I think I remember is 42mm. Overall, I think sizing was definitely in your favor a few years ago but the trend seems to be towards smaller sizes.cel4145 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2019 1:37 pm(sigh)yinzburgher wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:54 am Serica, a new company based in France, is producing a watch that takes its inspiration from the "Dirty Dozen" military watches of the 1940s. It will be called the W.W.W., after "Wrist Watch Waterproof" a specification for all military watches issued by the British Ministry of Defence at that time. The first 500 watches, referred to as the WMB Edition, will come with the hand-winding ETA 2801-2 movement. They are available for $540 and delivery is planned for September of this year.
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Model: SERICA W.W.W.
Edition: William Brown
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds and hacking mechanism
Material: Stainless Steel 316L
Size: 37.7mm (without the crown), 46.5mm lug to lug
Lug Width: 20mm
Case thickness: 10.85mm
Domed hardened mineral crystal
Crown: Screw-in crown
Case Back: Screw-in stainless steel case back
Dial: Lacquered, Black or White with painted numerals
Markers: Superluminova
Hands: Alpha or Broad Arrow (hours) and Dauphine (minutes)
Caliber: ETA 2801-2 or Sellita SW210-1 manual-winding mechanical movement
Power Reserve: Approximately 42hrs
Water-resistance: 100m / 330ft
Straps: Smooth calfskin US Military type leather strap (Made in France) & Nylon NATO G10
Country of manufacture: Switzerland
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How come every new release watch I see on here lately that I like has a dial that is too small for my XXL wrists?
Must be a worldwide conspiracy against those that are wrist circumference challenged!
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You all had your chance! Back in 2015 when I began really getting into watches it seemed like everything was 42mm. Those of us with wrists like tween girls are really happy to see the trend beginning to reverse.
I wish that watch were 38mm?
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I understand there is a plastic surgeon who does butt augmentations who will also do wrist augmentations.
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These are finally in stores and on ebay for anyone interested. I don't see the blue with yellow anywhere but the green with black and blue with orange are all over.yinzburgher wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:28 pm New colors are coming for the Bulova Oceanographer "Devil Diver" and I'm excited. I know plenty of people will be disappointed or even upset about the use of Miyota's 8200 series movement in an almost $800 watch. But here is my hope. Bulova seems to be releasing 2 or 3 new colorways and from what I can tell none of them are limited production. So the increased availability (supply) coupled with that fact that many enthusiasts say they won't buy watches with this movement (demand) could help bring these prices down well below $300 by later this year or next year. Then my only problem will be which colorway ➡➡➡ I have no problem with the movement and feel it has a very solid history of reliability. These models aren't up on Bulova's website currently. Only article I could find so far is from ABTW. Scroll right for a closer look at all 3 colors. Which is your favorite?
Brand: Bulova
Model: Oceanographer Devil Diver
Dimensions: 44mm diameter, 14.55mm-thick
Water Resistance: 200 meters
Case Material: Stainless steel
Crystal/Lens: Sapphire
Movement: Miyota 821D
Frequency: 3 Hz
Power Reserve: 42 hours
Strap/Bracelet: Stainless steel
Price & Availability: $795
Picture of the previously released Oceanographer.
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https://www.bulova.com/us/en/product/96B321.html
https://www.bulova.com/us/en/product/96B322.html
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I wish that watch were 38mm?
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Directly on the heels of a successful pre-order for their first bronze diver, Yema is launching a pre-order for the first automatic GMT version of the iconic Superman dive watch. Yema used the same development process for this watch on their CoLabs site, taking input from their fans and customers to help design the watch. You may notice some similarities to a more well-known icon.
YEMA SUPERMAN HERITAGE GMT
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Details/Specifications
Model: Yema Superman Heritage GMT
Case Material: Brushed 316L Stainless steel
Dial: Matte Black with Super-LumiNova C1
Bezel options: Blue/Red, Black/Red, Blue/Grey
Dimensions: diameter 39mm, lug width 19mm, thickness 13mm
Crystal: Domed Sapphire
Water Resistance: 300 meters
Crown: Screw down with locking bezel feature
Movement: ETA 2893-2 automatic
Strap/bracelet: Steel bracelet
Price: $1,499
Expected Release: Pre-order July 22; shipping in November
Availability: 300 total; 100 pieces of each colorway
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Details/Specifications
Model: Yema Superman Heritage GMT
Case Material: Brushed 316L Stainless steel
Dial: Matte Black with Super-LumiNova C1
Bezel options: Blue/Red, Black/Red, Blue/Grey
Dimensions: diameter 39mm, lug width 19mm, thickness 13mm
Crystal: Domed Sapphire
Water Resistance: 300 meters
Crown: Screw down with locking bezel feature
Movement: ETA 2893-2 automatic
Strap/bracelet: Steel bracelet
Price: $1,499
Expected Release: Pre-order July 22; shipping in November
Availability: 300 total; 100 pieces of each colorway
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Hmmm...I really like the Eiger. And I'd like the Matterhorn black PVD, but with the white instead of gray for indices, numbering, hands, etc. like the Rushmore. I guess it's the Eiger, then. Will you order one for me, Boourns?Boourns wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:39 amYup.
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https://www.boldrsupply.co/collections/expedition
That Eiger is full lume. :drool:
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There's not much in the way of new info here, but Watchonista has a short write-up and a few pictures of this.yinzburgher wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 6:03 pm There is a new colorway coming soon to the Seiko Prospex "MM200 / Baby MarineMaster" line-up. This one features a green dial with gold-accented hands and indices. The only image I can find at present is the one posted by SeikoWatchUSA IG a couple days ago.
Seiko Prospex 200m Diver Ref. SPB105
Case Material: Stainless steel with Diashield scratch-resistant coating
Dial: Green with gold accents
Dimensions: 44mm
Crystal: Sapphire
Water Resistance: 200 meters
Crown: Screw down
Movement: Seiko 6R15 automatic
Strap/Bracelet: Steel bracelet
Price: $1,050
Expected Release: Fall 2019
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Fratello Watches: The Haven Chilton – A New Chronograph from the Midwestyinzburgher wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2019 11:49 pm There is a new microbrand called Haven coming out of the Midwest US with a very unique offering. Their vintage-inspired Chilton chronograph features a newly developed Sellita hand-wound chronograph movement, twisted lugs, a 3 register yacht-timer design with either a decimal scale or pulsometer scale depending on which of the two color dials you choose. The Chilton can be ordered form the Haven site for $1799 with shipping beginning in August.
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Specifictions
Diameter: 37.5mm
Lug to lug: 47mm
Lug width: 18mm
Dial: Blue dial w/ decimal scale or White dial w/ pulsation scale
Height: 13mm including domed crystal
Material: 316L Stainless steel with a titanium case back
Water resistance: 30m
Movement: Mechanical hand-winding Sellita SW510M ***
Frequency: 28,800 beats per hour, or 4Hz
Power reserve: 58 hours
Strap: Steel bracelet w/ quick-release clasp and choice of leather strap
Price: $1799 USD
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***A Sellita SW500 is basically a clone of the ETA / Valjoux 7750. The Sellita SW510 is a SW500 modified for an arguably more aesthetically pleasing 3,6,9 subdial formation. The newly developed Sellita SW510M (M for manual) hand-wound chronograph movement is basically a SW510 modified to remove the automatic winding mechanism (get rid of the rotor). So this subdial layout may be different, but it sounds like this is more or less a clone of a Valjoux 7760? Also, look for another upcoming article/review from Fratello Watches.
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I like the case shape. And the size and price are both reasonable. If I was a buyer, I would definitely be going for the white/lume dial too.
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Blue and White look really good, IMO. The black/gray might be hard to read? I think my fav is still the original Fuji:
I wish that watch were 38mm?
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Wondering how long it will take the Timex Group to make a fuss about another watch with ‘Expedition’ on the dial.
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I still respect boldr enough to come up with their original design,though their model names aren’t that creative
The brand that I cannot respect is Gruppo Gamma,they’re copying Panerai and Ennebi but making it dangerously close to fake territory...yet they still insist that they only paying homage to Rolex...
The brand that I cannot respect is Gruppo Gamma,they’re copying Panerai and Ennebi but making it dangerously close to fake territory...yet they still insist that they only paying homage to Rolex...