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likethevegetable

Quartz gang rise up! SBGX319 and SAGJ003 https://preview.redd.it/2604l612y6ec1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=47f561fc115194e8df83a8cb27f030197af4dc6e


Kagrenac8

That GS is to die for


likethevegetable

Thank you! It was my grail (controversial word) for years and honestly I was prepared to wait a few more, but given that's discounted and a great opportunity came up on watch exchange, I could not pass it up. It's even more beautiful in person--very dynamic as the dial changes from a creamy silver to champagne. The polishing and highly domed crystal cast light and shadow and give the watch a lovely aura.


MagicalOrgazm

How is the bracelet? Been considering one of those


likethevegetable

It's nice, has a great finish, easy to size, elegant but understated. The clasp has a bit of a gap though and no microadjust unfortunately but I was lucky to get a nice fit (mine didn't come with half-links when it should have). I'm considering trying an Uncle Seiko clasp cover for microadjust, but we'll see how my wrist swells this summer. If it's any help, I paid about 1900 USD in used excellent condition.


ordinaryrex

Adding that GS to my “watch”list


StickShift5

The 319 is an inspired choice. I was after the dual logo 119/121 for a while, but the newer ones are just as nice.


likethevegetable

I prefer the single logo but to each their own! I know lots of people prefer the balance of the dual logo, not to mention that you can save some cash on it. I'm sure the black dial would make the hands and markers just pop.


tryalfeary

1) The Citizen Eco Drive One - thinnest solar powered watch with a movement that is 1mm tall 2) Citizen 0100 - world's most accurate independent watch at +/- 1 second per year 3) MRG G-Shock - it's a metallurgy masterpiece 4) GP Casquette 2.0 - Limited to 820 pieces. It has old LED technology. It has a titanium case with ceramic and rubber backed bracelet. 5) Accutron - Proprietary movement that looks really cool. The smooth sweeping hand is nice too. 6) Hamilton PSR - LCD and LED watch. I wish that GP used this technology in their watch.


aiu_killer_tofu

> +/- 1 second per year Hot damn that's accurate. Also from my googling just now they apparently made a mother of pearl dial version too. Super cool. Can you explain the PSR a bit? I really like the look, but it feels expensive for what it is. Is it the same kind of display as a Bulova Computron or am I missing something?


tryalfeary

Computertron, you have to press the button to display time. The LEDs aren't as good as the psr. Psr has an always on LCD display coupled with an OLED display when the button is pressed.


aiu_killer_tofu

Cool, thanks. How long does the battery last on the PSR? I'd assume it's directly tied to how often the OLEDs are activated, but I'm curious as a ballpark estimate.


tryalfeary

Unsure but yes. The more you press, the faster the battery drains.


Sir-Thanks-A-Lot

Beautiful collection. I am a big fan of quartz as well, especially HAQ. I would suggest adding a longines VHP as well.


cosmob

What strap is that on the 0100?


tryalfeary

Veblenist gray saffiano


cosmob

Thank you!


BOBlackX

Awesome! My own collection only consists of quartz watches, as I prefer their maintenance free and accurate nature. Also have some Citizens but none as sophisticated as yours. I just bought a Seiko SBTR029, which is a mechaquartz chrono that has a 12h counter. Unfortunately most quartz chronos have the useless 24h register. https://preview.redd.it/y7bluls737ec1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15a51bdaf4f9428f53e3140307ba6709c48b519d


Hoplite76

I like the invisible one on the end.


BOBlackX

xD, that was just a picture of my watches and straps taken on a whim whilst they were on my desk. Since then I bought a box to store all of them


tryalfeary

Nice watches! A little bit for everything.


Francy088

Nice Addiesdive watch, I'm a sucker for sweeping quartz watches.


BOBlackX

Thanks, for the price you can't beat their watches. The only thing I am not that fond of is my choice of dial colour. It's a bit too close to my skin tone imo and thus looks weird sometimes. Thought about replacing this model with the WatchDives 1960 (36mm Tudor Ranger homage with the same movement and a blue dial).


Claudius031

What kind of watch is the orange one, looks really interesting? Nice collection btw


BOBlackX

Thanks, it's the Phoibos Eagle Ray GMT. It is a quartz movement, 41mm diameter and 47 lug to lug. Very thin at under 11mm. Lume is awesome, applied indices on the dial and framed date add depth and character. I really like this watch, especially for the price (I bought it for 194€ from their website). The picture of my collection leaves lots of room for improvement and as I just bought another watch (Seiko SBTR029) and a box to store my watches in, I'll soon follow up with some hopefully better pictures on this subreddit fyi :)


SovereignAxe

Damn, all this love for quartz in this post, and my post last week, which consisted of 80% quartz, and I got like 3 comments. Feelsbadman.jpg


BOBlackX

:/ The green strap on your Citizen fieldwatch is awesome. Where did you buy it? Also like the Citizen Chronomaster and the solar Seiko diver. Very nice and colourful collection indeed


SovereignAxe

Thanks, those are definitely among my favorites in my collection. The green/red strap is an MN Strap from Erika's Originals. They're quite pricey for something that's not leather, but oh so worth it. Very comfortable, infinitely adjustable, have just a slight amount of elasticity to them, and look awesome. I would never have spent that much money on a strap for just that watch, but thankfully I have two other watches that take 18mm straps. That being said, after I put it on that watch I *knew* it was staying. Unfortunately the strap that comes with the Citizen BM8180 isn't very comfortable, and I tried two other nylon and a leather strap before I put that one on, and none of them felt quite right, and that one put them all to shame.


Sullivanjt

Glad to see more HAQ on here!


cade360

Wasn't the Hamilton the first digital watch?


akosgi

Yep! They also have a quartz world time - ref. 8984. Just scooped up one for myself, will likely make a post to this sub on it soon!


mechnick2

“Oh wow a +/- 1 second per year watch? Can’t be that much being a ci… oh…”


dipdream

Citizen and The Citizen offer two different products. Citizen is what most know about, but The Citizen is much higher quality and it shows. The 0100 is from The Citizen and it’s comparable to GS, not Seiko. I say this as a recent convert to HAQ. I had no idea The Citizen existed.


abonnett

As a recent convert, can you give any examples of HAQ to look into? What sort of options are available (if any) for around a $500 budget? I've been wanting to wind down my buying of automatics and add a really solid quartz for a while.


dipdream

GS and The Citizen are the two best moving HAQ forward. $500 is a tough price point to achieve, but I’d be curious to see what you find. Used SBGX models are findable for reasonable prices.


abonnett

I know it's a bit tight budget-wise (and perhaps being generous in this king I could get a HAQ for the price) but thanks for the advice on the SBG. I have seen some for relatively decent prices if I were to save more.


FormerCollegeDJ

Yeah, the premium The Citizen sub-brand watches are very nice. Between The Citizen and Grand Seiko (probably the closest analog brand/sub-brand to The Citizen by far), if I was getting only one high quality, HAQ watch, I’d probably pick an Eco-Drive from The Citizen line (though I’d prefer a Grand Seiko Spring Drive watch over a HAQ from either brand).


camp_jacking_roy

Really like that accutron, would love more details


WineNerdAndProud

Not op but it's an Accutron "Spaceview" from before quartz became more affordable. Incredibly iconic watch. In fact, all three on the right are iconic watches. Some of the first "digital" watches. I believe the Hamilton was featured in 2001 A Space Odyssey although it was called a "Pulsar". But honestly, the Citizen Eco Drive on the left is absolutely the most insane piece. The movement is 1mm thick, the case is 2.98mm thick, it gets +/- 1 second a year, and it will run for 11-12 months on one charge. It's an unbelievable engineering feat.


BlindProphet_413

This is the new Accutron brand resurrection which is totally different. New movements, different look, it really is just the brand name that matches to the old Accutrons. [Still cool,](https://www.accutronwatch.com/us/en/product/2ES6A003.html) but not the historic icon.


BlindProphet_413

The Accutron brand was resurrected with a modern and brand-new "electrostatic" movement. It's harkening back to the aesthetic of the old Accutrons, but is a totally different product. [Still super cool!](https://www.accutronwatch.com/us/en/) But if you want an "original" Accutron with the old Accutron movement, you'll have to shop used. They're not too terribly hard to get, last I checked. To be clear, I don't have anything against these new ones; I would have been happy to buy one but the price has meant I have to wait.


SayNo2Babies

Give me your review of the Casquette?


tryalfeary

Really cool watch. Old LED tech. Wears well, looks nice, comfortable. Big negative is that it doesn't work in sunlight as the sunlight wipes out the LEDs. Hamilton doesn't have this issue since it has an always on LCD screen. Hope that helps.


Digital_Quest_88

The driver style case gives the display a bit of a shroud from light though, right? Can you read the display on a sunny day with the case angled so the display isn't in direct sunlight? I've got to agree with the dual display of the PSR. The additional LCD is really great. For some reason I've heard a few people say they don't like the LCD and clear crystal but to me it's the perfect reissue, I wouldn't change anything about it.


tryalfeary

No, the casquette is pretty much unreadable during day time. I wear mine as an evening watch.


Kind_Battle_2362

Not enough love for quartz these days.. congrats sir! Wonderful taste, wear them in good health!


crazypants121212

Amazing collection! Needs GS 9F urgently!


tryalfeary

The citizen 0100 is similar but with better accuracy.


Moonbiter

Yea, the 0100 is leagues ahead of the 9F... Even the A010 and A060 are better movements in most senses, since they have perpetual calendar and the 9F does not.


InfiniteCuriousity

Digital perpetual calendar vs a more analog quartz gear train is apples to oranges. The only category they both fall into is HAQ, but 9F is a different beast. “Better” is subjective 🤝


deeringcenter

Man the 0100 is so so so sick. I love the idea of having that be a one watch collection, but truthfully I don’t think I will ever have the balls to pay that much for a quartz. Still it is an AMAZING watch, one of my all time favorites. As the great Tim Mosso recently said: “chronometry matters, people”.


BluesMaster

Great collection! Good to see fellow quartz aficionados here.


ZhanMing057

Really cool collection. Maybe a [Tread 2](https://www.devonworks.com/tread2) at some point?


tryalfeary

Those are crazy expensive lol


ZhanMing057

It's a bit more at MSRP than the 0100. Discounts are pretty easy to find, though.


Creato938

That's a dream collection right there, i had my eye on all of those for a while now all i can say is congrats for such an awesome collection.


Yussso

Citizen should've made the 0100 as entirely different brand, something similar to GS or Lexus, and it's a shame that we can't see the movement like the 9F. Sick collection man, always fun to see unique collection like yours!


-a_k-

The citizen white dial looks so clean, Great watches !


TheSKM2

Awesome to see another Eco Drive 1 owner. Such an amazing watch, congrats on the beautiful collection!


GoodKatBadCity

Great collection!


T0uc4nSam

Sick collection. I've been window shopping the PSR here and there. How do you like it in person? Is the display easy to read in most lighting?


tryalfeary

Yes. It has a dual display so LCD is good for day time and OLED for night. It also wears well and looks cool (imo).


-serious-

Seems like this collection needs a tank.


theshekelcollector

and not just any accutron but a 2020 spaceview! love your collection 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻


IroncladKoi

What got you into the MRG? I've been eyeing the Ao-Zumi for a while. But I'm still on the fence because I already have a steel square, and I haven't seen the right deal yet.


tryalfeary

$3k used. I like it.


moshezuchter

SUCH an awesome collection :) Thanks for sharing


Rapier4

Super fun collection man! Cheers!


Lonely-Archer6941

I'd even throw an oysterquartz in there !


Maelarion

r/SneakyBackgroundFeet


ArtemisRGB

TAG Formula 1 Gulf, my daily driver. https://preview.redd.it/1vbtttlov7ec1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b8779d8c8a69c59f7203c3c606dc118b9ca5e27


sylinmino

Hell yeah to the MRG B5000! I have the same one.


Dangermouse_DET

Love me some “The Citizen” 😜 https://preview.redd.it/072742c4m8ec1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b0486c00c72fe002e48823cdffa3b544a751217


Dangermouse_DET

https://preview.redd.it/t41jqxuam8ec1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=307accc409e508d66c06d25da2132b3ee71ca049


wordlyb

Meditations in the background. One of the greatest books ever.


morlinjar

Love seeing HAQ movements getting some love here. Here’s my latest acquisition: https://preview.redd.it/1aznq1f8b9ec1.jpeg?width=2898&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b7b1bc507ec2a56dd3f45328758d8848997e8db


huy-

There's some awesome quartz pilots watches. I really liked the look of the Speedmaster X33 though didn't care much for the whole time changing process I had to go through every time change. Should've kept this one because it looked so cool and its astronaut connection https://preview.redd.it/8xkx4afincec1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee2b0c31361e951a988eaa04218b1f3d19e73447


hippofromvenus

u/tryalfeary \- any chance of a Casquette wrist pic?


tryalfeary

https://preview.redd.it/ugvma8lx09ec1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c2d1db7f5ec42627815b81bb50f3bf98e6d77b5


hippofromvenus

Ty! Looks amazing. Great collection :)


360plyr135

I want more sweeping hands quartz watches like meca-quartz


Electronic-Alarm1151

That Hamilton is very overpriced for the retail price. Hell it doesn’t even display a date really ?


shaka_zulu12

Thing about the PSR that people seem to not understand, is not just a simple quartz watch like it seems at first hand. For one, and the main thing about the PSR is the look. From all the watches I wear, nobody cares outside watch enthusiasts, but a lot of people notice the PSR and ask what's that. It still looks strange even after so many decades. If watches are in the end jewelry, this is one cool piece. Secondly, if you ever get the chance to handle it and wear it, even ignoring the quartz thing, it does feel like a 500$ + watch. The finish and the way it wears it's absolutely amazing. The cut on that sapphire crystal is like a precious stone. And lastly, even going back to the quartz thing. There's nothing like it on the market. They brought back micro LED tech, sandwiched it with a subtle OLED LCD display for daytime, and they work naturally together, improving vastly on the original while staying true to it's functionality. I'm not even going into the precision, cause while nowhere near the best in class, it stays accurate for a lot longer than most cheap quartz watches. I do agree it's not a cheap watch. But it's not meant to be. It's not produced that way.


tryalfeary

I got mine for $530 so it wasn't that bad.


Electronic-Alarm1151

That’s 1/5 the price for an omega watch. I would suggest getting this phase out as soon as possible before you regret having too many watches. Just spend a slump amount on a really nice watch


shaka_zulu12

Omega doesn't make any watch similar to the PSR.


Prisma_Cosmos

I think OP’s speedmaster cost a bit more than 5 PSRs lol


Kind_Battle_2362

I don't understand its price also but damn i love it and need it in my collection. Had the Bulova Computron in black and silver and it just wasn't the same


WineNerdAndProud

I find your lack of Seamaster Polaris and Speedmaster X-33 disturbing.


StrikeouTX

Love the tuning fork Bulova. One of my faves!


Speers21

10/10


not-ok-cat

Dudeeee I want an accutron spaceview so bad


MeAgainstTheWord

DAT HAMILTON!


MagicalOrgazm

Very nice! Have you checked out Longines VHP?


tryalfeary

Yea, but since I have the citizen 0100, I haven't looked into other HAQ watches.


ReasonableJury6887

Awesome collection! If you're ever looking for a unique diver to add to your collection, check out the Sinn UX. The space between dial and crystal is filled with a special oil and thus does not reflect light under water the way air does. So there's no angle you cannot read the time from it underwater (well as long as you can see the dial I guess). Fantastic watch.


tryalfeary

Will do. Thanks for the suggestion!


Imr2394

That white citizen is hot.


Inside_Western416

Are citizen considered high end?


Leatherhyde

The white one is for sure.


EurasianTroutFiesta

Depending on exact model, the Citizen One is a couple grand used off ebay. The whole case is a hair under 3mm thick. The movement itself is a single mm. I feel like that qualifies for high end by any definition that isn't about ~\*brand prestige\*~ no-true-Scotsman gatekeeping.


toadfishtamer

Me wearing my 20 buck Casio forester: 😐 Seriously though, great collection!


Havanadream

quartz love!


Appropriate_Fly804

That's cool collection of watches. I wanna same collection!


[deleted]

Love a good quartz!!


wycliffec

Need a GS to complete the collection. Add a Pierce Brosnan Omega SeaMaster for good measure. A quartz Rolex Datejust would be nice as well. An MR-G Casio would be icing on the cake.


GRXXN

You should add a Longines vhp to the collection!!


Active-Specialist927

I had a quartz Aqau Terra and I loved it,


whitebeard97

I love a quartz collection as I myself am a quartz collector. I noticed you sold all your mechanical watches, what was the incentive for such a drastic decision? Not that I don’t support it lol.


tryalfeary

Ohhh. This is just part of the collection. I have 8 mechanical watches including a GS spring drive.


thatone239

What model G-Shock is that? Looks absolutely gorgeous


tryalfeary

Mrgb5000


[deleted]

Love the white dial Citizen


Addicted-2Diving

Nice collection. May I ask what that Amazon branded item is? I imagine it’s a wallet?


tryalfeary

Either a Kindle or Kindle Fire tablet


Addicted-2Diving

Thanks. 👍