I recommend the Timex expedition north field post solar 36 mm! It's a great watch, that I wear almost everyday. Also it is surprising scratch resistant with a sapphire crystal. https://www.timex.co.uk/expedition-north-field-post-solar-36mm-eco-friendly-leather-strap-watch/Expedition-North-Field-Post-Solar-36mm-Eco-Friendly-Leather-Strap-Watch.html?dwvar_Expedition-North-Field-Post-Solar-36mm-Eco-Friendly-Leather-Strap-Watch_color=Stainless-Steel-Brown-Black&cgid=#q=Timex%2Bnorth&lang=en_GB&start=1
Thanks for the help, I haven't got a price from Timpsons yet for the 6R movement but they say it would come with a 1 year warranty and a service for a mechanical watch starts from £85. Yes I will definitely look around, I went to Seiko first assuming that they would be the best for servicing a Seiko watch. But I was not a fan of having to send my watch away as it could get lost in the post.
Hi Santana, thanks for your comment. The movement is a 6R15 and the watch to me has sentimental value as I got it for my 21st birthday as a gift from my family. So I definitely want to keep it running. To me the reason I like mechanical watches is that I view them as non-disposable, something that can be repaired over and over again and passed down and to replace a movement seems wasteful. Otherwise, it makes more sense to buy a cheap digital watch. I like for my watches to at least tell me what the time is roughly. But at the moment with my Seiko watch it stops for a significant time period and starts again when I am wearing it. I take your point about watch movements that cost little to replace and that it makes more sense to replace the movement. Have you ever taken a watch to be serviced? Or do you mainly replace the movements yourself? I am a bit inexperienced in this area as this will be the first watch I have taken to have serviced. Do you have a local watch maker or would you send your watch away to a big company?
Hi, I got it when it first came out and got lucky that it was still in stock.
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