Watches and Hinderers

If you can get your hands on the Zenith El Primero movement Daytona, that is a real plus. I had a Movado Sub Sea El Primero and it was an amazing watch, that movement was a work of art and at 36,000 bph, man did it hum.
 
My watch collection pales in comparison to most here, but I thought I'd share anyway. I've only ever bought the Seiko actually, and wore it everyday for years. The other three have been gifts- the two Citizens being by far the most frequently worn. The metal bracelet Citizen is my everyday watch, the leather one is my dress watch, and the other two are rarely ever worn anymore. One of these days I'll save up and get myself a higher end watch, but in the mean time I'm relatively satisfied with these. Plus I have no idea exactly what I want in my next watch.

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NjHart said:
My watch collection pales in comparison to most here, but I thought I'd share anyway. I've only ever bought the Seiko actually, and wore it everyday for years. The other three have been gifts- the two Citizens being by far the most frequently worn. The metal bracelet Citizen is my everyday watch, the leather one is my dress watch, and the other two are rarely ever worn anymore. One of these days I'll save up and get myself a higher end watch, but in the mean time I'm relatively satisfied with these. Plus I have no idea exactly what I want in my next watch.
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Same here. While I do love the watches posted here, I just have a hard time paying that much for a watch. I currently have two Seiko Monsters and three G-Shocks (and a Panerai homage, but I don't really count that one), and I already know my Christmas present from my folks, a Citizen Eco-drive shock proof titanium, which will probably kick my orange Monster off my wrist.
 
I figured I will contribute, although the pics are horrible and have no Hinderers in them... I own two watches at the moment. and


And obligatory Hinderer content:
 
MRaymond I also have a Khaki Hamilton automatic keeps great time. Great pictures BTW, wish I had as much arm hair left as you, testing too many Hinderers for sharpness, now smooth as a baby's ass!
 
Final Option said:
MRaymond I also have a Khaki Hamilton automatic keeps great time. Great pictures BTW, wish I had as much arm hair left as you, testing too many Hinderers for sharpness, now smooth as a baby's ass!
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Mine keeps pretty good time also. It runs about +3-4 seconds per day which is pretty good for a non COSC auto as far as I am concerned. I like the pilot watch style. It came on a metal bracelet which I promptly replaced with the leather strap, much better now. At 46MM it is a bit big with the bracelet. As far as the arm hair, I think it is a bit much but it is how I was made:) Thanks for the compliments:)
 
MRaymond said:
It runs about +3-4 seconds per day which is pretty good for a non COSC auto as far as I am concerned.
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COSC versus non-COSC is essentially meaningless. It all comes down to how well a watch is regulated and a COSC certification of how the movement ran (under extremely specific conditions) prior to being put in a case is at best a mediocre proxy of that. Many high end brands don't even bother submitting their watches for certification since their internal standards are higher (IWC being one ready example).
 
That makes sense. It is just nice to know that a $700.00 Hamilton with an ETA 2836-2 movement can perform almost as well as some autos with a MUCH higher price tag.

JP Chestnut said:
COSC versus non-COSC is essentially meaningless. It all comes down to how well a watch is regulated and a COSC certification of how the movement ran (under extremely specific conditions) prior to being put in a case is at best a mediocre proxy of that. Many high end brands don't even bother submitting their watches for certification since their internal standards are higher (IWC being one ready example).
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MRaymond said:
That makes sense. It is just nice to know that a $700.00 Hamilton with an ETA 2836-2 movement can perform almost as well as some autos with a MUCH higher price tag.
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Given a really good regulation (which happens when you have a movement serviced by a high quality independent), your Hamilton will perform better than many extremely expensive watches.

Really though, I wear any watch at most once a week so if it's under +/-60 seconds a day I'll never notice. Also, watches that lack a second hand (or have one that doesn't hack) are so liberating! You never need to worry unless it's really slow or fast.
 
When I was 8 years old a collector told me that the difference between a good Swiss watch and a great Swiss watch was very little, as they are both Swiss watches. It makes complete sense, as most of the price for the highest end (i.e. PP, VC, AP, etc.) is in the fit, finish and complications. I will put a cal 561 Omega against just about anything out there, and that is far from a "high end" movement. There is a reason that so many firms use "base" movements.
 
My Omega has been on my wrist since the day I got it. Never comes off and it has been dead on accurate from day #1.
I enjoy the dependability and ability to withstand abuse.

I'm noticing a common thread:
Hinderer Knife
Hinderer Pen
Omega Watch
HDS light
Toyota Truck
Glock Semi/S&W revolver
Jeans, Fleece, Merrells

Simple, well made, well engineered - Dependability :)
 
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The heavy oyster 93150 bracelet comes with the wetsuit extension, and come on all Subs and SD. Some GMT and Explorer II came with the 91350 and some came with the lighter oyster bracelet with the standard fliplock or a regular clasp.
 
JP Chestnut said:
I'm looking at the clasp on my GMT2 right now - it's slightly shorter than a Sub clasp.
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The clasp of the 14060 is probably longer due to the extension (see answer above) plus the 4 rigging holes ,bracelet P/N 93150 end links P/N 501.
 
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