Automatic watches accuracy

Another forum I use has The Watch Appreciation Thread, or TWAT for short

Just wait until the motorbike thread gets bumped!

My 2013 Tissot, it was a present for doing something for someone.

OK so I decided to do some prototyping. I can't stand movements with rotor noise that is audible in a quiet room (e. g. working at my desk at home). Or so I thought; I never owned a non-silent watch before. Also, I wanted to scratch that Submariner look itch.

Long story short: I ordered a Tisell Diver, a so-called "homage" watch (i.e. a close replica without the Rolex logo), for €260. Without that god-awful cyclops! Gets good reviews online. And it has a movement with above-average noise, so if I can tolerate/get used to that, I should be fine with other, high-end movements.

Nice comparison shot I found online:

First impressions of the Tisell are very good, feels solid. Cons are some sharp edges, bracelet is a bit rattly, clasp feels cheap and the date change crown position is easy to miss. But a watch with a ceramic bezel, sapphire glass with AR coating on the inside, and a bracelet with glidelock for €260 is great value.

I love that watch, i kinda wish I’d got that instead of the white dial version

We visited an Omega Boutique yesterday and I tried on the Planet Ocean, Seamaster 300 and Seamaster Diver 300M.

The Planet Ocean in 39.5mm was weird; its dimensions are off. It is way too thick for its small diameter. And the 43mm one is just a huge hockey puck. The Seamaster 300 is quite nice. The GF was blown away. But I'm not a big fan of the vintage style and the fauxtina, and it looked and felt like it didn't adapt to the wrist nicely.

The Seamaster Diver 300M in black with two-tone Sedna gold and the rubber strap was just gorgeous. The sales rep held it up to the cuff of his white dress shirt, and that combo was just absolute killer. I didn't like the bracelet; not because of the two-tone blinginess, but its size and the lack of taper makes the watch look even bigger on my small wrist, and it looks a bit 90s to me. But even if I'd get it with the rubber strap, I would probably replace that with a black leather strap anyway.

I'm still not entirely sure about the size, although I think I can (barely) pull it off:

I'd look at the Brietling Super Ocean Heritage. Black and Gold bezel with the black strap.

I've had the Tisell Diver for nearly three weeks by now:

• Visually it is a very close match to the Submariner. It is a great way to scratch the itch from a looks point of view and to see how I like the design after some time has passed.
• Finish is nowhere near a real Sub of course, but it punches above its weight for a ~£200 watch.
• Tisell lets you choose if you want the cyclops or not, thank God.
• The bracelet is a bit shit. The clasp has the Glidelock system, but it is hard to operate. I also have it set to the smallest position all the time, as there are not enough links to remove and the clasp is not wide enough to accomodate the first tapering link. Also, the end links are very loose and get jammed on the bezel all the time, which then makes the bezel hard to turn.
• The Miyota 9015 movement is not bad accuracy-wise, but a bit noisy.
• It's probably going to be my designated beater watch, it should be quite robust with its ceramic bezel and sapphire glass.

Looks right at home on your wrist.

You can say the same about almost any other watch style, pilots don’t need to calculate fuel burn on their watches any more and when was the last time a racing driver used a chronograph?

For me it's man jewellery, so looks are probably the biggest part of deciding which watch to buy. And if that happens to be a diver, so be it.

Can you buy that stupid omega swatch yet or what? Ive got a bit of cash burning a hole in my pocket.

Another g-shock it is then.