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Orient 46943 vs Miyota 8215
hi pals, i own several watches using the Miyota 8215 movement, and so far so good, they are reasonably accurate, reliable, and bullet proof.but lately i have been looking at Orient watches, mostly the divers and wonder how does the Orient 46943 movement compares to the Miyota 8215 found on Invicta ProDivers.i'm no movt expert but looking at pictures the Miyota looks better to my eye but i may be wrong cuz the movement on my Aquaracer 500M is beautiful but i know is not better that the one on my Daytona.since both are made in Japan [as far as i know], and i want to buy a Orient Mako XL, to your opinion whats the better movement [materials, accuracy, reliability, durable] thanks a lot.

Movie watches
If you could own one watch that was actually used in a movie, which would it be? I would pick the Tag used in the first Bourne movie. I like the look of the watch and I would want to see if the insides are mush after all that combat. Plus it would be cool to have it as a movie prop.

One week and I am confused but delighted with my 15400
This thread may sound like the ramblings of a broken mind, but I am wondering if any have felt the same. I have now had my new AP Ro 15400 for a week, and am loving it more each day.Maybe my brain was off the mark but in my thinking the RO was a sporty dress watch, and subconsciously I always thought of it as a historical 36mm watch in the same spirit as a Datejust or other SS dress watches. I viewed the Offshore as the big sports watches in the AP family. Having worn the 15400 now for a week, and as you do, constantly looked at my 7.5in wrist I have come to the conclusion that the 15400 is closer in spirit and size to the ROO than a traditional SS dress watch.This is not bad thing, but I have finally realised that this is a big watch on my wrist! The black dial has really gown on me which like all AP dials changes colour from black to silver to grey depending on the angle and light hitting it.No scratches yet, and it has been on a mini holiday as well this week, so must be doing some

Chromalight suspicions. (Do you own both a omega and Rolex w/ blue lume?)
Chromalight is Rolex's patented lume which they love to taut as being the best in the industry. But did you know that the dirty secret behind Chromalight is that it's actually just superluminova!Now, the confusing part is whether it is literally just a stock version of SL or if it's a proprietary blend. Omega uses BG-W9, a stock mixture of SL and there's suspicion that Rolex is literally using the exact same or VERY slightly modified mixture but just calling it a different name (one they trademarked). Could owners of both watches chime in and even better, provide a side-by-side photo?Remember for the photo:-both watches should be in the same photo since photographic variations can distort an accurate comparison-Exposure time should be kept modest to prevent color blooming (it doesn't need to be super bright, just needs to show off the color accurately) + if you have an dSLR, ideally you could take images with multiple exposure times?-Charge time in both watches should be relatively e

Ok opinions are gonna vary on this one lol!
Here we go again.... ive got a AP Forged Carbon 44mm and just cant get attached to it. Maybe ive got buyers remorse based on a rubber/plastic/ceramic watch for alot of $$$$ and cant personally see the justification in it too.Its not my first AP and i dont dislike it but its just not doing it for me. I tried to do a deal on a RG 44mm but we just couldnt come to an agreement that i could say was a worthwhile deal.....I am also paranoid about the reliability after the issues i had with my AP SafariSo ive been looking around and not for anything in particular and this was offered to me last night.... A solid gold YMII full set 116688I will have to tip in a bit to do the deal(not enough to phase me)Now i know the YMII is not the most popular model on the forums here but i do like them (i had a TT YMII previously) and i miss having a PM piece in my ownership (ive had a gold sub/yachtmaster 1 and a DD previously)whats your thoughts on this as a trade?again i figure this will be a mixed bag of