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[–] sdujour77@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Shhh! That's exactly how Rolex, Omega, etc. regulate their watches. It's the industry's dirty little secret.

[–] murdock-1@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Looks great. Congrats on becoming a watch-maker.

[–] slagathor_zimblebob@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As the title says, I dropped my Pilot Pioneer from about waist height onto asphalt and dinged the crystal real good at 3 o’clock. I don’t really mind that because I think bruises match the military aesthetic anyway, but I was worried about the movement. I’ve been tracking it for the last few days and it is coming in at +3s/day. I’ve heard people brag about the accuracy on their Hamiltons but mine never really achieved anything better than just inside spec (+/- 12-15s per day). I guess all it took was a force to knock it into COSC standards.

Pictured here on a whiskey shell cordovan strap which I think is a terrific combo.

[–] unlucky_tempura@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Don’t you mean METAS since it’s still cased up? :p

[–] Quaaid@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Was going to specifically ask about the strap, looks fantastic. Where'd you get it from? It fits the Hamilton aesthetic perfectly.

[–] Rolls-RoyceGriffon@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I accidentally magnetized my watch and now it runs +2 seconds from -12 second per day haha

[–] Tae-gun@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

That's a relatively time-efficient method of getting into COSC spec lol.

[–] e67@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you call this style of case? Turtle? Cushion?

[–] slagathor_zimblebob@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I believe cushion works, maybe even tonneau

[–] e67@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

What do you call this style of case? Turtle? Cushion?

[–] Shepinion@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

That’s funny I had a similar experience with an ETA 7001 I own. Was running +-4, then +30 (not magnetized), banged it and now +5-10. Should I bang it again? michael Scott TWSS

[–] ArtChance5057@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I dropped my Seiko on the tile and it stayed within Seiko spec at +25/d.

[–] Value_horology@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

What a fantastic model from Hamilton! Looks great in blue with the brown strap 👏

[–] solobowl86@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Cool! But COSC is more than just sec/day. Unless people are testing their watches in all of the conditions that COSC does, the term shouldn’t be used. You have an accurate watch now, which is great by itself!

[–] sseerrsan@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It could also work as a torniquet in case you chop your arm off.

[–] slagathor_zimblebob@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I like my watches snug

[–] Iamretarded-@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nice watch and strap. But what really intrigues me is the car. That looks like a nice car. What car is it?

[–] slagathor_zimblebob@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Ha I assure you it’s nothing special. It’s an A4 that’s turning 7 in a few months. She’s the first and only car I’ve ever bought and I love her almost as much as my watch. Especially the brown interior

[–] totally_interesting@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

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[–] judahrosenthal@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Looks super sharp. That strap is the bees knees.

[–] Shabhal@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Lovely strap. What’s the brand?

[–] shackledtodesk@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

And here I'm going to out my other obsession by pointing out the cocoa brown leather interior in a late model Porsche nearly matching the watch strap.

[–] Mrspaceman468@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Does that mean it's accurate to within a second, twice a day?