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I suspect there is more to it. There are digital dive watches with pushers that are very water resistant and very cheap. Pricing also depends on marketing factors that are not necessarily related...

I posted this as a reply to a related topic but did not get any replies. I have an Aquastar Regate, probably the early version with the Felsa movement. I just got it back from the service facility....

I have a Aquastar Regate, probably the early version with the Felsa movement. I just got it back from the service facility. The repair guy claims that this watch has never been waterproof nor can...

Best wishes, hardly... I thought that the only requirement to participate in this forum is to be able to tell the time. Apparently, I was wrong. According to some, I have to agree with the majority....

The point was that there was a heated discussion in this forum about the two brands, largely emotional rather than rational. I tried to inject a rational argument, that the extended warranty is...

One does not dare ask a question. I do not want to hear anything, and I do not expect anything. I asked a question that I thought is fair after reading a spirited discussion in this forum.

Eddie...

Here are clips from posts of 2003 (identities omitted). Plenty of name-calling. If this is not bitterness, then I don't know what is:

From 29 Sept. 2003:



From 18-20 April 2003:

I spent the morning reading old posts in this forum full of bitter animosity. This animosity stems from comparisons of TF Broadarrow divers vs. equivalent CWC watches. Sorry for stirring up this...

It is interesting that two, independent watchmakers come up with the same concept at about the same time. It is interesting to see the results, and how they compare.

I notice that this watch looks similar to the Stingray, another 50 Fathoms homage. How do the two watches compare? Which one came first?

I would try myself if I knew what to look for. Bill has suggested that maybe the back is screwed on too tight. Would removing the back compromise the water-tightness? I don't know, my watchmaking...

http://students.ou.edu/G/Argyrios.Gerakis-1/blackwater1.jpg

The MMT Blackwater is a homage to the Benrus, a US military dive watch of the Vietnam era (historical information by H. Seung at...

"Disprove the facts" is a harsh term, "refining" or "elaborating on the fine distinctions" is more appropriate. BTW it took less than two minutes...

Both almonds and peaches belong to the rose family (Rosaceae). Prunus is the name of a genus, which is a finer distinction than family in the plant genealogy.

Functional mark? Bill told me that the unsigned crown (without the slot) is historically more accurate. All images of Benrus that I have seen on the web have unsigned crowns. Of course, they may have...

I like "fugly" myself :)

You have made my point, I couldn't say it more eloquently myself.



Please note that my terms are not judgemental. I am saying that expensive brands cash in on the image of military...

Why would Alpha pick a name so similar to the other watch company, Alphatime? Or is it the other way around? The even have the same logo (you guessed it right, an alpha).

007, a naval officer, wore military issue Sub A/6538 on Nato strap. I am not making stuff up, I lift it off other people's web sites (who make it up :) ).

I think it is fair to say that at least...

This sounds like a more or less rational procedure, which results in 400 USD (at most) for a genuine military-issued watch. My point is that consumers in the open market pay upwards of 1,000 USD for...

I served in the Greek army, which obviously was more frugal. Still, my point is that $400 is nowhere near what brand names charge for "military-style" automatic watches, i.e., upwards of 1,000...

My favorite is the Bond Submariner in Goldfinger with the vastly undersized strap.

Who are these expensive "military issue" watches for? When I was in the armed forces, we were not issued any watches. My timekeepers were cheap quartzes, a Pulsar and a fake Camel. They kept...