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Viper
30th October 2009, 20:27
whats soo special about a watch having 'co-axial' movement that it adds nearly a grand to a watch?
BenSilverSaxo
30th October 2009, 20:32
I dont know, but i like mine;)
furiomike
30th October 2009, 20:32
i think its a different method of escapement. kind of what makes it tick. its different because it shouldn't wear out as quickly. more complicated than the standard method which is like a wheel that moves a pendulum or another (balance) wheel.
BenSilverSaxo
30th October 2009, 20:34
Quartz watches - the second hand moves in a ticking movement. Best get a youtube video to explain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAZcjz9FPk4
Co-Axial watches - the second hand sweeps round the face of the watch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2JvReUPjsA

Quartz have batteries and co-axial are charged by a weight in the watch that turns on a pivot and winds the watch up. Meaning that the watch requires no battery.
White-VTR
30th October 2009, 20:48
they all the same tells the time :)
blackie_2k5
30th October 2009, 20:53
co-axial? that mean i can plug into my stereo, nd blast sum wkd beats init!!
Viper
30th October 2009, 20:58
hmmm

not really worth the extra monies then...

cheers for googling it for me :D
BenSilverSaxo
30th October 2009, 21:01
hmmm

not really worth the extra monies then...

cheers for googling it for me :D

No it is.
JamesR
30th October 2009, 21:07
Nuclear clock ftw :D
webby
30th October 2009, 21:24
would somebody be able to reccomd some nice watches id like one for my 21st i just have no idea about watches. im not going to buy it for myself lol
Viper
30th October 2009, 21:34
would somebody be able to reccomd some nice watches id like one for my 21st i just have no idea about watches. im not going to buy it for myself lol

omega sea master y0

thats what i want
BenSilverSaxo
30th October 2009, 21:36
Omega seamaster. Its the only one tbh. Just dont get the quartz.
Mark51
30th October 2009, 21:46
Quartz have batteries and co-axial are charged by a weight in the watch that turns on a pivot and winds the watch up. Meaning that the watch requires no battery.

yep thats what mine does, its mint as it never looses time as its constantly going. however, im sure its the movement of you wearing the watch that moves the weight that 'charges' the battery
Viper
30th October 2009, 21:50
Omega seamaster. Its the only one tbh. Just dont get the quartz.

why not?

yep thats what mine does, its mint as it never looses time as its constantly going. however, im sure its the movement of you wearing the watch that moves the weight that 'charges' the battery

kinetic energy innit Mr Mod
Mark51
30th October 2009, 21:57
kinetic energy innit Mr Mod

Yes Thomas, i thought someone at Uni would know this shizzle
Viper
30th October 2009, 22:01
Yes Thomas, i thought someone at Uni would know this shizzle

lol. doing business though, cant say they have taught us anything about energy though ;)
Mark51
30th October 2009, 22:04
time is money!
BenSilverSaxo
30th October 2009, 22:06
yep thats what mine does, its mint as it never looses time as its constantly going. however, im sure its the movement of you wearing the watch that moves the weight that 'charges' the battery

Yeah as you move the weight pivots round winding the watch.

why not?

kinetic energy innit Mr Mod

Because its like buying a Porsche boxster, its a poor mans 911.

Spend the extra £700 and get the real deal.

Also kinetic watches are different, they have a battery that is recharged by the movement of the wearer. You can leave them for 6 months and they still keep the time, whereas an automatic would stop.
Viper
30th October 2009, 22:17
yeh, but £700 is a fuck of a lot though isnt it..

especially on top of the price of the normal one!
BenSilverSaxo
30th October 2009, 22:37
For something you will have for your whole life i would say its worth it.
Barry123
30th October 2009, 22:54
Because its like buying a Porsche boxster, its a poor mans 911.


I said that to the then Head of Toyota F1 a few years ago... his reply...

'If you've driven the two then you're a prat for spending the extra £40k'

If a boxster is good enough for the head of Toyota F1 it's good enough for probably most of us.

anyway, I know what you mean dude... at the end of the day you can buy a watch from argos for £20 that'll do the job, but then again you can spend £2k on a ring and all it does is fuck all. At least a watch crosses that divide between jewellery and function.

That said I'd never fucking buy one.
mtpagey
31st October 2009, 08:01
Omega seamaster. Its the only one tbh

whats so special about that one? :wacko: doesnt look much to me :n:
craig180
31st October 2009, 09:11
whats so special about that one? :wacko: doesnt look much to me :n:

Excellent build quality. Almost perfect time keeping. Genuine waterproof (if you're into diving) and relatively exclusive.

I have a few watches and one of my faves is a £30 one from next lol

only problem is it's not accurate. And before any one says how can you comment when you own a 30 quid effort, I also have a 1998 rolex submariner date and several good quality citizen and Accurist watches as well as others.

Why spend a lot of money on anything when you can buy all you will ever need from tesco???