The vibe of the look 🤓

How do you create a poll like this? 🤔

Did anyone actually read this? I just scrolled for all the memes lel.

Fellow Paneristi here. I own the Luminor Marina and I’m looking to add a second Pan to my box eventually. The light beige dial you’ve selected above is the exact Radiomir model I intend to get when that time comes. So all I can say is that you have great taste 👌

But there’s no right or wrong answer here. At the end of the day just get what makes you happy and don’t look back 😎

I own this exact one! So cool to see someone else has kept it for all these years 😎👌

My deepest condolences, brother. I’m also 31 years old and can’t imagine what your son or family went through. This watch is now priceless and should serve as a reminder that you were both the light in each other’s lives. Rough waters might still be ahead for you, but just know that you’ll get through them—and everyone here at Watch Crunch will always be your rudder to guide you through it all.

So I’m by no means an expert at this either, as I’m still finding my own way to weight different movements. However, my understanding so far is that a lot of it has to do with reputation and prior usage. Both of which only come with experience.

A Miyotawhatever movement might be preferable to a Powermaticsomething because an experienced watch collector will be able to recognize what other watches house either a Miyota or Powermatic movement. And if those other watches are known to be robust and excellent, then there’s a pretty good chance that the watch housing this Miyota or Powermatic is also likely to be robust and excellent.

Sure, you can look at the case back of any see through watch case back to admire the tiny gears and springs, the details, the finishing, etc. That all matters, too. But really, at the end of the day I think you’re buying certain movements because they’re known in other watches to be dependable.

It’s sort of like buying a car. Sure, the color, shape, interior all matter in your purchasing decision. But you’re buying a Honda over a Maserati because Hondas are known to be dependable. They have easily replaceable parts, they service well, etc.

Now, granted, I think there’s a lot of commonality between a movement’s reputation and the brand’s reputation itself. Rolex has such a great reputation not just because of its historical prestige, but because the brand is known to make a damn good watch, regardless of whatever movement is inside the case.

So I think if you’re unfamiliar with the brand, the type of movement used inside of it should give you a pretty good idea of how dependable the engine driving the car is. Has it been used in other stellar cars? Yes? Then you’re good to go.