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Post by harbormaster on Mar 7, 2024 19:54:04 GMT -8
Not sure this is a good hobby for people like me. By that I mean a person of limited means and wealth. In December of 2023 I was gifted a Bulova Lunar moon watch as a gratuity for services. Recently I bought a Mariner Bulova from Amazon and I wasn’t as jazzed about it as I was the Moon Watch. As I studied more it seemed Bulova isn’t have the following of Seiko and so I asked in another forum about the two brands. A fellow there directed me here I begin my quest of learning.
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cd_god
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Post by cd_god on Mar 7, 2024 20:00:12 GMT -8
I started with Bulova and Accutron 25 years ago and also found that there was no online "fans" even back then so I switched to collecting Seikos after I stumbled upon the old Network54 forum in 2001.
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Post by dapellegrini on Mar 7, 2024 20:30:10 GMT -8
Welcome! Bulova might be the cat's pajamas... but Seiko is the bee's knees.
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Post by inboost on Mar 8, 2024 8:23:58 GMT -8
harbormaster, welcome to our forum! You've come to a great place to learn and receive help from us as needed. You can really work this hobby from so many different levels and build it as you find the need and the funds to do so. Simply changing watch bands and batteries will give you some pride of ownership and capabilities to help others too. Changing watch bands and bracelets is a lot like putting new wheels on an old car. Sometimes it makes it a whole new experience! Looking forward to seeing that bulova and maybe others in our daily WRUW posts!
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Post by wx on Mar 18, 2024 7:30:46 GMT -8
I’m with you that Bulova seems pretty underrated despite having produced some iconic watches, be it from their archive of Accutron watches from the 60s, or the newer models like the Luna Pilot that runs on a Citizen quartz with insane accuracy.
Granted a couple of their designs are a bit far out, but I’m still looking forward to what they have in store for us in the future.
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Post by trilo on Apr 7, 2024 23:32:12 GMT -8
Welcome! Watches and watch making have been mystified over the centuries, for no good reason. I'm happy (to some sadly?) to break it, and say that there is nothing special to it really. It's simply as any other hobby, the more you learn, the more you know, the more you practice the better you come. For me this has been a liberating experience, I hope it is to others aswel! Repairing basic watches is really about just doing it, nothing special there. There are more demanding cases, where special expertise and years of practice is required (tools and skills) and pieces one should stay away without the above mentioned (knowing your limits is also a sign of experience), but mechanicals without any added complications (such as day/date) and simple Quartz pieces are quite easy to repair after some practice (roughly a year or 10 pieces). I also want to say that no matter how good you become, even after years you will see parts going ballistic and find yourself breaking parts, what a humbling experience we desperately need in our modern way of living! Basic tools can be bought roughly for 200€ over a period of time (that's what I did). You will gradually learn what you need. You wont get all the tools or the best ones out there (I'm still using my modified chinese screwdrivers), but you'll get the job done when it comes to the basics of watch repairing. Collecting is also quite low cost in the end, when you have patience. One can find great examples for 50€ or below (especially Japanese) and there are watches for everyone out there, all shapes, sizes and colours! And to add, there will always be another one And lastly, you are in the right place! No snob culture here, stricly watch idiot savants (WIS), who are interested in watches and horology (both quartz and mechancial), rather than boasting with the price (don't get me wrong on this one, you get the gist), how one has to wear their time piece etc. etc. nonsense which has nothing to do with loving watches! You will find that we embrace almost everything in here (except rude behaviour and lies) and appreciate both high end and low end. We are also forgiving (I have personally experienced that) and we allow people to grow and learn in a safe environment (this is what I have experienced aswel). BUT I have to say that we do like our established brands/manufacturers, quality and most of all Japanese (it's Wristsushi afterall) simply because I think people here are practical, and appreaciate the quality in engineering and aestethics that will last around for generations to come. Still, we wont frown upon any watch as long as it's meaningful to YOU. Sometimes the story makes anykind of watch special! I personally started with low means (while a student) and now I have a collection of some 30 odd pieces, with an avarage price of 50€ or less per piece. I have learned with watch collecting, that the phrase "Good things come to those who wait" holds true! Shortly, feel welcome, please present and show any time piece you have and don't be afraid what others think*! *simply because no one really knows what others think, and to assume what others think, is simply reflecting your own thoughts through others, which makes no sense because they are your own thoughts and you can't know what others think. You are in one of the best communities there is out there! Welcome!
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