I have two autos: a Hamilton Khaki King Scuba I bought in 2008 with money my grandma left me and a Seiko Monster Dracula I bought whenever they came out. I seldom wear the Hamilton anymore but I wear the Seiko pretty much every day so it is always wound.
I owned one self-winder (as they were then called). You usually have to pay handsomely for them and they still can't match quartz in terms of accurate time-keeping. I can still appreciate them on their own level, but I prefer to channel my funds on other things these days.
Out of my depth here, well, 'cuz of my example, and really didn't think it warranted a new thread, yet this was Automatic Watch-related, so here's Gear Patrol's run-down of automatic watch movements, of which I have no experience. Don't intend to hijack the thread, yet is there any agreement on a ranking for these? Is there a best or favorite one for a watch to incorporate? Or is it just a matter of preference?
The ETA-2824 is generally considered to be a very good movement, robust, time-tested, accurate and “Swiss”! The Japanese movements are also highly regarded by most, the 9015 (Citizen) has a very strong following and the NH35/36 (Seiko) movements have been in millions of watches. No wrong choice here, as it mainly comes down to the price point of the watch you’re buying and the country of manufacture.
What a stunner... this was one of the best dials grand Seiko has done. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I disagree and based on my own and many others' experience would advice to stay away from watches with STP movements inside. (One of which I have on my wrist while typing this, paradoxically). Other than that, a matter of preference (or no preference). ETA 2824-2 and it's clones are probably a little more refined than Seiko 4R35 (NH35) or Miyota 9015, but it's coming at a cost of them 'not liking' hand-winding (which I consider a design fault, really), and thus a tiny bit less protected against an inexperienced user.
It was the first watch that made me throw caution to the wind and get onboard the GS bandwagon. Been about 5 months and I have zero regrets! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I specifically didn’t mention STP movements as I have no experience with them. I’ve owned the others and do agree that there isn’t a ton of difference in performance. The ETA have seemed more accurate but I think they can all be regulated to near COSC performance if that’s important, it’s not to me.
Yep, sorry. My mind went: what the article lists => 'no wrong choice', and that triggered my protest.
