Gents Im in need of some watch help. Im looking to pick up a watch to wear when Im not at work. At work I wear a Casio G-Shock that puts up outstandingly well with the abuse it gets. However I don't really want to keep on wearing a watch on my off days while Im home that has been around sick people, potentially covered in bodily fluids, oil etc (yes I do clean it). The Orient Mako has caught my eye, and with the discounts offered I don't think I can beat the price, although Im a little iffy about buying something that I can't first try on. I've never dealt with mechanical watches though, only quartz. Will the Mako hold time well even if it isn't being worn every day? I don't want to be buying a watch that wont serve it's purpose if it isn't being worn every day. It seems the Mako is a pretty popular watch in these parts, so any advice from those who have dealt with them are much appreciated!
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The Mako is an automatic watch. It winds by your wrist movements. The power reserve is about 36 to 40 hours. Thus it will stop after 2.5 days of non-use. I really like this watch. You get plenty of watch for the money. Use "watchuseek50" for 50% off.
the Mako has a movement that only winds automaticly, it has no handwinding, so after around 45 hours standing still, the watch will stop, unless you buy a watch winder, the thing is, a decent watch winder is around 50-70 bucks minimum, its ok of you have a 600-800 buck hamilton or a omega thats worth a grand and some, but for a 150 buck orient mako, its a bit expencive,
you might want to look in to a kinetic, insted of a mainspring it has a capacitor that holds an electric charge, so it dosnt matter if you put it down for 2-3 days aslong as you wear it and charge it once in a while,
you might want to look in to a kinetic, insted of a mainspring it has a capacitor that holds an electric charge, so it dosnt matter if you put it down for 2-3 days aslong as you wear it and charge it once in a while,
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you have a choice of two watches...
you have a choice of two watches...
Wouldn't he be better with something like a Citizen Eco Drive? At least that can live off the ambient light. With the Kinetic you're suggesting something that needs motion as a solution for something that needs motion.
I own two mechanical Orient watches and have been very pleased with them. I don't think you will be disappointed in the Mako.
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An ecodrive would also be a good choice, and citizen dress watches are cheaper then seiko ones,
First of all, how big are your wrists? This will be a good determining factor of case size. For instance; I have 8 inch wrists and anything less than a 42mm looks a little disproportional (to me) on my wrist. I wear a PAM 113, which is a 44mm (which wears a little big for its size).
Look at aome of the Russian Watches at Russia2all.com. The Aviator is really nice, as is the Caspian Sea monster by Vostok Europe. Another great source if you like this type of watch is: http://www.specialopswatch.com/. These are military type watches, and I picked up a beauty (refurbished like new) for Z$300. It has some really interesting features like a charger for the face lights, that will provide sufficient light to read in complete darkness.
smirs is another online dealer of Russian watches which offers good prices on new Vostoks. I get a kick out of the military designs (tanks, jets, carriers etc.) on these dials; and as Vostok is a former supplier of Russian military watches they have the history to back them up.
BTW I used 'glow' as a code for my Mako last week and got 49% off plus a nice blue dial dress watch that my wife was happy to scoop up when she saw it
BTW I used 'glow' as a code for my Mako last week and got 49% off plus a nice blue dial dress watch that my wife was happy to scoop up when she saw it
+1 on the Russian. I have been researching vintage soviet era watches for the last week and it seems that some of them were actually pretty good. And they are cheap! I have just ordered myself a working vintage Vostok Military divers watch, shipped from the Ukraine for under $80.
If you are after something more dressy they made all sorts of different watches, some of them chronometer certified, and it is actually quite an interesting subject. They had the most diverse watchmaking industry outside Switzerland.
Yes, a lot of them you will have to hand wind. But, if you are only wearing it on the weekends that might be better than an automatic watch. Just wind it up on the Saturday morning and set the time, you are good to go.
Have a look here as a good starting point.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10
If you are after something more dressy they made all sorts of different watches, some of them chronometer certified, and it is actually quite an interesting subject. They had the most diverse watchmaking industry outside Switzerland.
Yes, a lot of them you will have to hand wind. But, if you are only wearing it on the weekends that might be better than an automatic watch. Just wind it up on the Saturday morning and set the time, you are good to go.
Have a look here as a good starting point.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10
I'd agree with the Citizen option.
Considering you will only wear it on the weekends, an Eco Drive won't wind down and need resetting.
Plus they make them in all styles and budgets.
Considering you will only wear it on the weekends, an Eco Drive won't wind down and need resetting.
Plus they make them in all styles and budgets.
WRT Mako accuracy:
I wear my watches 24/7. A habit I got into when my kids were babies and I just never went back.
I have worn my Mako for a week now.
It has lost two seconds over the past five days.
Right out of the box
I wear my watches 24/7. A habit I got into when my kids were babies and I just never went back.
I have worn my Mako for a week now.
It has lost two seconds over the past five days.
Right out of the box
