Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Inexpensive GPS Watch


Around $100
Water Proof

Garmin FR10 $129
Waterproof 50m

Review on DC Rainmaker

Inexpensive Mechanical Chronograph



Less than $200
Good Quality
Support if breaks



Alpha Daytona, $152
Seagull ST19 movement
Screw down chronograph action
Case: 39mm case
Dial : chronograph hand at 3 o’clock, second hand at 9 o’clock, 24-hour follow at 6 o’clock
3 ATM water resistent
Bracelet: Solid stainless steel presidential style (hollow endlinks)
Weight : 128g
Watchuseek Thread Alpha Daytona



Ticino MS9650, $250 ?

42mm (not including crown) 
Solid brushed 316L stainless steel 
Screw down crown with 3 gaskets
Quick set date function days of the month 
Two push buttons operate the stop watch 
Top button starts/stops the chronograph 
Bottom button resets the chronograph 
Hi-end 29-Jewel automatic stop watch movement with date 
Left sub-dial, sweeping seconds 
Top sub-dial are minutes 
Bottom sub-dial are hours 
Large second hand only operates when stop watch is activated 
Luminous hands and hour markers 
Unidirectional rotating bezel 
Genuine leather strap with signed steel buckle 
Sapphire crystals front and back 
49 Hour Power Reserve
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Ticino 44mm, $279
Case: 44mm all brushed solid 316L stainless steel, screw down display back with mineral crystal, Non screw down crown as per original pilots of the era 
Case Height: 13.8mm 
Dial: Sterile black with Swiss C1 Superlumious material Hands Black trim with Swiss C1 Superlumnious material 
Movement: Segull TY2903 hand wind 30 minute chronograph and 24 hour military time, 48 hour power reserve 
Strap: 4mm Thick premier soft calf leather with white stitching and rivet reminiscent of old pilot watch design 
Crystal: Hardened Mineral crystal slightly domed 
Functions: Hour, Minute second, Large second hand for stop watch second counter with fly-back reset, Left sub-dial your standard sweep second hand, Right sub-dial 30 minute register when chronograph button is pushed. The Lower sub-dial is 24 hour military time counter Top pusher: start and stop chronograph Bottom pusher: Reset chronograph
Watchuseek Thread




Size: 41x10mm excluding crown
Weight: 95 grams Moon-phase: genuine moon-phase complication at 6 oclock
Date: date of month display at 12 oclock
Second hand: sweeping second hand dial at 9 oclock
Stopwatch counter: 30-minutes stopwatch counter at 3 oclock
Bracelet: genuine leather
Clasp: butterfly deployment
Crystal: Sapphire
Case material: premium stainless steel
Waterproof: 5ATM Calibre: ST1908, manual-winding mechanical chronograph






Seagull 1963, $389
Case: Polished Stainless
Movement: Seagull ST19 19 Jewel chronograph
Dial: Antique silver with black indexes and gold markers
Lens: Domed Acrylic Case
Back: screwdown display
Dimensions: 38mm
Crown: 7mm x 2mm Push/pull
Thickness: 14mm
Lug Width: 18mm

Worn & Wound about 1963
Worn & Wound Thread about chronographs 
Seagull ST19 vs. ST25 

Seeking affordable automatic chronograph