World Affairs Brief, September 10, 2021 Commentary and Insights on a Troubled World.
Copyright Joel Skousen. Joel Skousen’s World Affairs Brief (http://www.worldaffairsbrief.com).

The most reliable watches are automatic or self-winding watches as invented by a Swiss watchmaker in the 1700s. They use an internal pendulum to wind the spring each time you move your arm. The Japanese watchmaker Seiko makes several reliable watches of this kind that are purely mechanical and still cost-effective. The Seiko 5 sells for around $100, is attractive but not flashy (depending on the model) and also displays the date and day of the week (calendar dates are another item to keep track of someday).

I bought a Seiko 5 a few years ago for 60$ on Amazon and it was a cool little watch for needing a temporary watch while my main one was in the shop, I ended up trading to Deliot on here for one of his fancy pens, I should see if it is still ticking.

I'm cheap, lazy, and my wife would kill me if I bought expensive watches.
I like Citizen (because of the Eco-drive), and some of the G-shock tough solar models. My non-work daily is a Citizen titanium armor, the smaller of the series. My work watches alternate between the recently discontinued Citizen Promaster Tough, a plain, basic but rugged watch, and an older Gshock mudman. Something that can take a bit of a beating if/when I have to deal with a violent resident. Those are also my wear in the woods and at the range watches.

I would get one of the titanium armor but the one I would want has two black links on the band that just kill it for me. And I can't bring myself to buy it and spend another $300 on a new band just to not have those. If it were a gift, then I'd get the band replaced because those two links just bother me so much. I did buy one, but returned it soon after because it just bugged me. I guess I'm picky.

G-shocks are Insanely rugged and also no battery changes to deal with. The GWG1000 has been calling to me lately.

There are a couple Tissots and Hamilton's that have caught my eye. And at the entry level luxury watch level the Rolex Milgauss, Explorer II, and Oyster Perpetual. I generally like the more plain watches without many complications.

If I somehow end up with stupid amounts of money to buy stupid expensive toys I might, but probably wouldn't, end up with something from one of the holy trinity. I don't find most of most of them aesthetically pleasing. The Royal Oak is probably the one that would appeal to me most. Maybe a Patrimony or Calatrava for wear with a 5k suit.

Love this

Vostok Amphibia are nice for the price.

I have a review in the review section of my Vostok(581826) it arrived DOA from an e-bay seller, lets see how everyone recovers.

I really like the style and finish

I would use eBay’s buyer protection and stop waiting for the seller to make it right. Get your refund and get another one. The ones I have bought on eBay work fine.

Ebay is good at resolving it, and it usually doesn't even need to go that far.
I've returned several items on Ebay that said "Buyer does not accept returns"
They all gave me a prepaid return shipping label (call tag) without any hassle.

What is that in USD?

$4,372.14

Forget Rolex, IWC... Longiene's (izzat how you spell it?)

If you want perfection:

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/202 ... -editions/

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