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Re: Zombiefied [Re: SkunkHunter] #424377 08/18/10 08:38 AM
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My submariner needs a new band but I AM NOT gonna pay the prices they want for one.

oooo a submariner. what kind of band are you looking for? the Orient i have is the Blue Mako, which is a dive watch.


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Titanium (Stock Belt) For material
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Analog display system
Sapphire glass windshield (anti-reflective coating)
One shock-resistant construction features 20 atmospheric pressure waterproof / Tough Solar (mass solar charge system) / received signal: JJY (Japan); 40 kHz (Fukushima bureau) / 60 kHz (Kyushu bureau), BPC (China); 68.5kHz , WWVB (USA); 60 kHz, DCF77 (Germany); 77.5kHz, MSF (UK); 60 kHz / needle position automatic compensation, Full automatic / World Time: 29 world cities (29 time zones, daylight saving time setting function) + UTC time display, time city home features replacement / Stopwatch (1 / 20 second, 24 in total, split function), Battery charge warning function, Time display Date / Timer (in Set: 1 minute, set up to: 24 time, measured in one second elapsed time measured after a set time (24 hours total) with) / Time Alarm
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Dimension Case size: 50.7 × 46 × 13.1mm (height x width x thickness)
Weight: 111.4g
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Looks like full automatic from that.

It is only sold in Japan, but youcan get it from Rakuten (Japanese Amazon) for about $2,500.

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Toney, being solar/battery powered I would think it would have to be quartz. Personally I don't like electric watches. Self-winding or manual for me.


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thats awesome. thats not a bad price for what you are getting. ive seen other brands with the same materials that go for twice that much.


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Toney, being solar/battery powered I would think it would have to be quartz. Personally I don't like electric watches. Self-winding or manual for me.

from the specs JJ posted it looks like its automatic.


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Toney, being solar/battery powered I would think it would have to be quartz. Personally I don't like electric watches. Self-winding or manual for me.

These new Casio quartz movements are top of the line though. They have an individual "motor" for each hand. Not one gear in the entire watch. The only moving parts are the hands and their shafts. They haven;t been out for very long, but I am willing to bet time will prove they have staying power.

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Naturally I would like to have the standard submariner rolex band, but If I could find one that looks like it/would fit, I wouldn't loose any sleep over it.


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Toney, being solar/battery powered I would think it would have to be quartz. Personally I don't like electric watches. Self-winding or manual for me.

from the specs JJ posted it looks like its automatic.

It is both, automatic and quartz. The solar part makes it automatic, and the quartz part makes it more accurate.

Wikipedia entry for automatic quartz
Such movements aim to provide the advantages of quartz without the environmental impact of batteries.

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I'm not dissing the QUARTZ movement/accuracy or anything, just don't like the aspect of having to replace a battery. MAYBE if it was totally solar/light powered, I wouldn't mind so much.


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I'm not dissing the QUARTZ movement/accuracy or anything, just don't like the aspect of having to replace a battery. MAYBE if it was totally solar/light powered, I wouldn't mind so much.

I have had a solar powered casio for 15 years and haven't had to replace a battery. I promise a winding watch will need maintenance before mine does. They don't use batteries. They use capacitors. When is the last time you heard of a capacitor needed replacement?

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Wait a sec. It's a Quartz watch and isn't powered by electricity? NOW I'M REALLY confused.


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NOW I'M REALLY confused.

Yes you are. It is powered by electricity. However, the fact that is automatically recharges via solar power makes it an automatic quartz.

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