/fa/ - Fashion

>>15299631
I think they're realistic, but you can always get a better price on Ebay with less security. The belief is that a 'verified dealer' is a kind of guarantee that the merch is genuine, and if it's not, you can return for refund and shit. I've never bought on them before though (almost did the other day though), so I don't have personal experience. They wouldn't exist if they weren't legit though, not with the listings they have. For instance, with lots of the verified dealers, they own brick and mortar shops you can literally call up and speak with; that's far more legit to me than Ebay at times.

For the watches I know well, the prices are within the range that one would expect. But what precisely are you asking? (i.e. are you looking for a specific watch, or are you looking to compare Chrono24 with Watchuseek forums and Ebay?)

>>15299639
Do you have a trusty watchmaker who you can take it to get it looked at and possibly serviced? If you're buying a second-hand watch, always factor in a service into the price because if you want to wear it long term, it's best to have it serviced immediately upon receiving it, assuming it comes in the condition described.

Unless you can get a certificate of servicing from whom you buy it from (assuming it was serviced just before the sale). For example, I bought my Waltham from a brick and mortar shop; they claimed it was serviced 6 months prior to sitting in the shop; I took it to my watchmaker after buying it because the performance was shit, and he was aghast because obviously it hadn't been serviced and when it was, it was poorly adjusted. So, buyer beware AND buyer be-prepared.

>>14844740
The face is 'double sunk', which just means that it's cut once for the general center and then again for the seconds subdial. The hands are blued steel, and the dial is enamel.

One thing which is particularly wonderful about this pocket watch is that I have only found one pic on google image search that is identical to the dial; i.e a 24hour dial with red 5 minute markers and the low 18. It's not the most common dial at all, and likely increases the rarity.

Railroad grade watches were regulated to perform at a maximum of 30sec +/- per week, but mine right now is at +15 per day (!!), though that's only after one day. It's been sitting in the shop for the past 8 months they told me, so it could be just getting the thing going for a while and it might 'settle down'. I'm going to check the other orientations (crown up, face down, etc.) to see if there's any variation before taking it to a watchmaker. I've had a guarantee of service, but given how much obvious little bits of dust are in the movement I might have to take it back to them under their warranty and have them clean it, though in truth I'd rather take it to my watchmaker and have him look at it (but he's away at the moment).

>>14844754
I'm talking about mass production requirement, not specialist. You'll see far more mechanical watches in poor parts of China than you'll see on the streets of Chicago. Regarding specialist equipment, it's no different with me; when I dive, I use my Seamaster, but it's my secondary and not primary (primary is a Suunto dive computer). Granted, the Seamaster would have been perfect as a primary 50 years ago...but things change. Now it's a nice thing that reminds me of the past. Radiologists aren't the only ones who require specialist watches. Many people who work in hospitals use the Milgauss or the Omega Aqua Terra for their anti-magnetic properties.