The Wrist Watcher

A Commonman's Guide to Quality Wristwatches

Friday, August 19, 2011

Five Benjamins

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The question: "How much do you have to spend before an affordable [watch] is comparable to a more expensive watch?" This was pos...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Movie Night: How a Watch Works

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I love this old movie, produced in 1949 by the Hamilton Watch Co. It explains perfectly the basic operation of mechanical watch movements. ...
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Loafing at the Mall

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I took my daughter and her friend school shopping this week and, at loose ends for a couple of hours, browsed watches at the mall. I never d...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Chinese Skeleton #3

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I just received my third Chinese skeleton watch, this time from DealExtreme , a Wilon model 968-1. It's a fairly large watch (42mm) on ...
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Monday, August 8, 2011

Cuffs

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Wearing a watch with a long-sleeved shirt is problematic for me, and I wear long-sleeved shirts most of the time. I have 8.5 inch wrists, q...
Thursday, August 4, 2011

Took Lemonhead for a Walk Tonight

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My most expensive watches I rarely wear, and therefore my Seiko Kinetic 200m diver (SKA367P1) almost never leaves my watch drawer. But I dec...
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Monday, August 1, 2011

Elgin Skeleton Watch: Round Two

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I sent back the DOA Elgin watch I received about two weeks ago, and the seller refunded my money. But he also sent me a replacement. I ate...
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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Hai Fuyate!

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Yes, a third Fuyate has landed. These Fuyate watches may be churned out of the same junk watch factories as all the other bottom-feeding Ch...
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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Fuyate #2

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I received another direct-from-China watch, once again branded Fuyate. I've found several Fuyate-branded watches on eBay that are more ...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Beobachtungsurhen

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I made mention the other week of WW2-era aviator watches, the most classical and pure examples being those used by the Germans and called B...
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