Hi all, I’m looking to purchase my first mechanical watch in the next couple of months and am seriously considering either the Hanhart 417 ES 42mm or Tudor Black Bay Chrono. I really love the reverse panda. The Hanhart is quite a bit cheaper than the Tudor but the Tudor has a few advantages such as 200m water resistance. Which would you choose?
The see through caseback is awesome for sure. My wrist is 18cm so I think the 42mm would work well anyways, but having less anti-magnetic properties worries me a little. Maybe it won’t be an issue. The watch looks great on your wrist 😃
Yeah it'll be fine; modern movements are already more anti magnetic than the vintage ones. Even if it becomes magnetized, it'll be easy to demagnetize yourself and most watch makers will do it for free. The closed case back is more historically accurate but yes, it's fun to see how a movement works. Get the 42mm then if you have the wrist for it then. I do enjoy Tudor s smaller dive watches though.
Btw I wear mine on a single pass RAF style NATO as a daily GADA. Here's a close up pic for reference. I guess this is modern vintage.
https://preview.redd.it/qooqle37g52c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d95417c05776f1ea98b7b57d28c17b04ad6b118
That’s good to know! I travel a lot and at times go through metal detectors quite a bit but it should be fine. I’ll definitely try out some different straps for variety. There’s a lot to know and I need to keep learning about it all. Appreciate your input
Airport security has little effects on watches. But the thing to watch out for is dropping them 😂 when taking them off when going through the metal detector.
But if you're doing the standard mm wave scan, I think you can keep them on.