Thrak 08:28 PM 11-30-2009
53mm goodness man! Its like wearing a dinner plate on your wrist!
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s15driftking 09:04 PM 11-30-2009
Originally Posted by Thrak:
53mm goodness man! Its like wearing a dinner plate on your wrist!
thats how i roll bra!!
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s15driftking 09:04 PM 12-03-2009
Sauer Grapes 10:42 PM 12-03-2009
MikeyC 11:16 PM 12-03-2009
That reminds me a lot of my Breitling (except black and the bezel looks like it came off a Bently series watch)
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Is that one of those homage watches you guys were talking about at one point?
Also, what's with everyone's obsession to paint things black these days? First I saw cars with black wheels (yuck! looks dirty to me). Next I see cars with flat black paint (REALLY stupid looking if you ask me). Now black watches?
I will say 20 years ago when I was 13 I had a black and gold Seiko that I LOVED. The black paint chipped off SO fast. I was so mad.
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s15driftking 07:38 AM 12-04-2009
Originally Posted by Sauer Grapes:
what, no pics of it on?
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Sauer Grapes 04:00 PM 12-04-2009
Originally Posted by MikeyC:
That reminds me a lot of my Breitling (except black and the bezel looks like it came off a Bently series watch)
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Is that one of those homage watches you guys were talking about at one point?
Also, what's with everyone's obsession to paint things black these days? First I saw cars with black wheels (yuck! looks dirty to me). Next I see cars with flat black paint (REALLY stupid looking if you ask me). Now black watches?
I will say 20 years ago when I was 13 I had a black and gold Seiko that I LOVED. The black paint chipped off SO fast. I was so mad.
The watches that are pvd, aren't painted black unless they aren't truly pvd. Pvd is a chemical process and it shouldn't come off easily, if at all. IIRC
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MikeyC 07:31 PM 12-04-2009
Originally Posted by Sauer Grapes:
The watches that are pvd, aren't painted black unless they aren't truly pvd. Pvd is a chemical process and it shouldn't come off easily, if at all. IIRC
That's good to know that PVD watches are more durable than my old Seiko. I still don't understand why everyone wants everything to be black. Maybe it's my low intellect but I like shiny things.
:-)
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wayner123 10:03 PM 12-04-2009
Here is a good write-up on PVD process:
http://replicawatchfaqs.blogspot.com...eposition.html
It is supposed to make a watch less apt to corrosion. It's being used more frequently in diver's watches but has made it's way into fashion watches for the "black out" look.
Most PVD watches do not look as shiny black as s15driftking's. IMO the better looking PVD watches have a sort of sandblasted treatment done first. The one that s15driftking almost looks ceramic (which some watches have been made from and Rolex has been using ceramic in it's bezel's). Stuhrling's seems to have a few models which are made to look like other popular makers, Omega, Rolex, Breitling, Hublot, etc. So I can understand the comparison.
s15driftking is your quartz or automatic? And does the 53mm measurement include the pushers and crown? I ask because it does not look that large on your wrist.
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mosesbotbol 05:59 AM 12-05-2009
Originally Posted by wayner123:
Here is a good write-up on PVD process:
The one that s15driftking almost looks ceramic (which some watches have been made from and Rolex has been using ceramic in it's bezel's). Stuhrling's seems to have a few models which are made to look like other popular makers, Omega, Rolex, Breitling, Hublot, etc.
It loooks like the watch is anodized.
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smitdavi 04:38 PM 12-06-2009
Just picked this up this past week. I now have the bracelet version and the strap version. It came with a canvas strap but it was really uncomfortable and didn't adjust well. Decided to buy a Hirsch strap to put on and now I absolutely love this watch. Fairly cheap and just a great watch.
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larryinlc 06:50 PM 12-06-2009
Alright, I can see that some of you guys are way bigger than me. 53mm would look pretty silly on my small wrist. Here's my biggest watch at 37mm. A Bvlgari Solotempo.
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Larry
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mosesbotbol 07:26 PM 12-06-2009
Originally Posted by larryinlc:
Here's my biggest watch at 37mm. A Bvlgari Solotempo.
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Unique styling of the 12 and 6 hands.
:-)
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s15driftking 07:29 PM 12-06-2009
Originally Posted by larryinlc:
Alright, I can see that some of you guys are way bigger than me. 53mm would look pretty silly on my small wrist. Here's my biggest watch at 37mm. A Bvlgari Solotempo.
Larry
it was 53 with the crown, maybe closer to a 47mm.
I personally wouldn't wear anything smaller than 43mm because it would look just plain silly on my big wrist. That is a very cool design regardless.
And to MikeyC, the Stuhrling i bought isn't an hommage to any particular breitling although after further examination it does look like it robs a bunch of characteristics from several different brietlings, the bezel resembles the Bentley 6.75 for sure. Maybe all the breitling influence is why i like it so much.
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s15driftking 10:05 PM 12-08-2009
Lucky_Hippo 06:51 AM 12-09-2009
Originally Posted by smitdavi:
Just picked this up this past week. I now have the bracelet version and the strap version. It came with a canvas strap but it was really uncomfortable and didn't adjust well. Decided to buy a Hirsch strap to put on and now I absolutely love this watch. Fairly cheap and just a great watch.
Nice looking watch!!! Citizen makes some of the best bang for your buck watches on the market today IMHO.
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Thrak 11:51 AM 12-10-2009
Originally Posted by Lucky_Hippo:
Nice looking watch!!! Citizen makes some of the best bang for your buck watches on the market today IMHO.
I said the same thing a few pages back!
:-)
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gettysburgfreak 12:37 PM 12-10-2009
you like flossing that Breitling
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smitdavi 03:38 PM 12-10-2009
Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak:
you like flossing that Breitling
lol, I just about said the same thing
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s15driftking 04:24 PM 12-10-2009
Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak:
you like flossing that Breitling
not as much as Ludacris does...
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I take pics of it alot because it is by far the prettiest watch i own.
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