I'm looking to pick up my first automatic wristwatch after wearing a Casio AE-1000W for the last several years. I have a Dalvin manual wind pocket watch and bought my wife a Seiko Presage automatic, and I feel like making the leap for myself.
I'm looking for something that is more utilitarian, with a strap instead of a bracelet, and the same size or smaller compared to the Casio. The quality of the movement is most important to me, closely followed by build quality and durability. I have it narrowed down to a Timex Expedition Capstone, a Timex Expedition Field Post Titanium, a Seiko Automatic 5 Sports, and an AVI-8 Flyboy Wingman Worldtimer. I don't know anything about the AVI-8 brand, and any help would be appreciated!
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roserose56@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 93d
AVI-8 sells mostly pilot watches, which in my opinion are beautiful ones. Most of the watches have mechanisms on them(from what I have seen), which means are no different from other watches in that market(micro-brand).
Be careful because they also sell quartz ones . I just checked and I do see Airmaster GMT Automatic, 3775A Automatic and Wingman Worldtimer GMT Automatic.
Any particular watch from AVI-8 that you like?
Fratelo has done a hands on ln 2775A automatic. https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-the-brand-new-avi-8-cvrt-3775a-automatic/
JakeSparkleChicken@retrolemmy.com · 2 pts · 93d
Thank you! The Wingman Worldtimer is the one that I'm looking at, but I think I'm leaning more towards the titanium Timex. Shock resistance is an added benefit, as is the tougher construction. Not that I do anything too adventurous, but I am one hell of a klutz. The AVI-8 sure is a pretty watch, though!
roserose56@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 93d
So let's do a bit of a dive, because beauty can be one factor, but mechanism does the job.
The wingman has a Seiko instruments NH34 mechanisms, with 41 power reserve, anti shock, Central hours, Central minutes, Central sweeping seconds, GMT and a date window at 3:00 o'clock.
The miyota caliber 8215, has 42 hours power reserve, and shock system.
See here for more information. https://calibercorner.com/seiko-caliber-nh34/ https://calibercorner.com/miyota-caliber-8215/
JakeSparkleChicken@retrolemmy.com · 2 pts · 93d
That is an amazing site! Thank you so much for the links!
JakeSparkleChicken@retrolemmy.com · 1 pts · 90d
Thanks again for all the help! My Timex Titanium field watch arrived today, and I'm unbelievably happy with it! It is almost exactly the same size as the AE-1000W, is comfortable to wear, and seems to be keeping accurate enough time. It looks like it may have gained about 3 seconds over the last 6 hours, and +12 seconds a day is well within the advertised +20/-40.