# Watch Crew: What to buy? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 23, 2007, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295 "2007-08-23T08:38:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 54
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1061 "2011-10-17T06:50:32Z")
I really like my Oris and Hamilton. My buddy continues to offer to buy my Hamilton since I got such a good deal on it and rarely wear (wear the oris a lot more). But with another black strap to the mix I might actually consider letting him have it. I don’t think you can go wrong with either. I just suggested the Hamilton X-Mach to a friend. Can be had for around a G. [http://www.carbonfibergear.com/hamilton-x-mach-a-serious-timepiece-with-hypersonic-soul/](http://www.carbonfibergear.com/hamilton-x-mach-a-serious-timepiece-with-hypersonic-soul/) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1062 "2011-10-17T06:55:36Z")
X-Wind is probably my favorite Hamilton… If one popped up while I was looking for my Williams F1, I probably would have gotten that instead. Bing is right about the Valjoux 7750, That movement is exactly the reason why I think Oris and Hamilton are great choices. ---
**Author:** ![roast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roast/32/5498_2.png) [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1063 "2011-10-17T11:45:26Z")
OK, if I see under movement “Number: Oris 676, base ETA 7753” is that an iteration of Valjoux 7750? I’m a bit lost there… ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1064 "2011-10-17T11:50:33Z")
> [@roast](#): > > OK, if I see under movement “Number: Oris 676, base ETA 7753” is that an iteration of Valjoux 7750? > > I’m a bit lost there… > **[JoinWatch.com is for sale | HugeDomains](https://www.hugedomains.com/domain_profile.cfm?d=joinwatch.com)** > > Find your domain name at HugeDomains. Start using this domain right away. If you are ever questioning the movement type, google is your friend. The reason that Oris has it’s own movement number is due to dial configurations and/or chronograph features. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1065 "2011-10-17T21:09:56Z")
i dont have enough experience to know what the changes to the movement are but i have to reiterate that my speedmaster scares me when it gets wet… my ORIS XXL i would use to block a bullet and expect it not to lose a second 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1066 "2011-10-23T21:14:04Z")
> For all you Slickdealers that want to look like high rollers, Jared’s lost their Rolex affiliation, so they are closing out their remaining inventory. > I went by the Knoxville Jared’s today just for kicks and was stunned to see how much a Rolex cost. But if you’ve got money to spend and are dieing for a Rolex, they have their high end models marked 40% off. > So instead of dropping $38,950 on a white gold Daytona, you can pick one up today for a mere $23,370. [http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3456958](http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3456958) Might be worth looking if you are in the market ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1067 "2011-10-24T13:31:27Z")
Recommendation in the $50-$75 range? Invicta from Amazon or something else? Nothing digital and no silver band/bracelet things. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1068 "2011-10-24T20:18:12Z")
this is not the thread for you 🙂 ---------- Post added at 11:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:15 PM ---------- > [@BigRon](#): > > [http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3456958](http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3456958) > > Might be worth looking if you are in the market i dont understand how a simple post like that gets 12 pages in a day… and none of the dudes know what these things go for anyways. if i were in the area i would check it out but i wont be for a while. 40% off Rolex is very very good. best you can get up here is 22% off near the holidays and only on flat stock. not on daytonas. Still, a good used daytona in gold is under $12k and they dont go down in value from there… that would be a better pick up than a $23k one. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1069 "2011-10-25T11:07:38Z")
for 50-100, just find something that you like the way it looks… It’ll tell time just fine, and can only depreciate so much ;). also, who cares if you scratch it up etc. ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1070 "2011-10-25T11:28:27Z")
I don’t know where these guys are allowing 44% of Rolex models. As far as I knew Rolex themselves were very VERY strict with enforcing flat pricing evenly through the distributors. I tried getting two or three seperate dealers to knock even $200 off, just to say they did and they all told me to go fuck myself. Maybe the lack of Sub’s (supply vs demand) is different than an explorer or daytona. :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![EvoMR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evomr/32/7186_2.png) [@EvoMR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvoMR)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1071 "2011-10-25T12:18:50Z")
**Still, a good used daytona in gold is under $12k and they dont go down in value from there… that would be a better pick up than a $23k one.[/QUOTE]** Find me a WG Daytona for sub $12k then. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1072 "2011-10-25T20:14:07Z")
i posted a picture of one a couple pages back didnt i? wait no, that was the yellow gold with diamonds… but i did mention he had a white gold daytona on leather for ~$12k or so… also posted the link to his website i believe. Harmony House Jewellers in Grimsby ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1073 "2011-10-25T20:19:03Z")
> [@ieatpaint](#): > > Recommendation in the $50-$75 range? Invicta from Amazon or something else? Nothing digital and no silver band/bracelet things. I’m sure you could find one in here that you like… [http://dynamitetime.com/](http://dynamitetime.com/) ---
**Author:** ![EvoMR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evomr/32/7186_2.png) [@EvoMR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvoMR)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1074 "2011-10-26T04:45:27Z")
> [@bing](#): > > i posted a picture of one a couple pages back didnt i? > > wait no, that was the yellow gold with diamonds… but i did mention he had a white gold daytona on leather for ~$12k or so… also posted the link to his website i believe. Harmony House Jewellers in Grimsby Was it on bracelet? ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1075 "2011-10-26T16:21:31Z")
> [@bobbyg1243](#): > > I’m sure you could find one in here that you like… > > [http://dynamitetime.com/](http://dynamitetime.com/) Thanks. It’s going to be covered in paint and replaced annually, so I can’t justify anything more expensive. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1076 "2011-10-27T17:24:21Z")
Still waiting… Hopefully it is worth the wait. Anyone know Polish? Trying to track a package in a language you know nothing about is tough. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1077 "2011-10-29T13:25:50Z")
![http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc404/ronoversiii/0b143a36.jpg](http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc404/ronoversiii/0b143a36.jpg) Just left the post office, so how do you set this thing? It winds but does not seem to let me pull the crown out to set it. I don’t want to force anything. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1078 "2011-10-29T21:39:18Z")
> [@EvoMR](#): > > Was it on bracelet? no, leather ---
**Author:** ![roast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roast/32/5498_2.png) [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1079 "2011-10-30T08:06:13Z")
I checked out a local Hamilton dealer, I liked a few of the watches they had… I haven’t made a purchase yet… ![http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11479603/IMG_20111021_180513.jpg](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11479603/IMG_20111021_180513.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/1080 "2011-10-30T15:23:23Z")
Figured out the watch. Nail set at the 25 minute mark. Pull it out and turn the crown. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295.md?page=53) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295.md?page=55)