The new Serica 8315 Chronometre - Probably not a GMT for everyone and that makes it more compelling for me
Glad to have gotten the new Serica 8315 GMT Chronometre a bit earliernthab expected. I decided to go Destro with left hand drive crown to go full out on the uniquely quirky GMT design and further differentiate it from my 5303-1.
So far so good. It's been running great and having the reliable Soprod C125 GMT movement in it, it's solid and without any crown issues, of course. The C125 is a GMT movement that has been around for quite some time and something that's been used in Lorier, Baltic and Steinhart to name some other brands off the top of my head that have had it.
Not going to post any direct link to it here. But, I do have a few videos about this new GMT on my YouTube channel already. If interested to see more of this in video format, simply ask me for a link. My guess is that will be ok rather than me straight out posting it in the description.
I couldn't seem to reply or add a comment to the Welcome post. So, I'll just do it here. Name is Wing. Just a simple watch enthusiast just like the rest of you here, I imagine. Figure I'd drop first w...
Great looking watch! I love how it’s a no-date GMT - only one I know of off the top of my head. Curious if you experienced any issues with the crown? I know there were some reported issues with the Soprod movement in the diver.
Great looking watch! I love how it’s a no-date GMT - only one I know of off the top of my head. Curious if you experienced any issues with the crown? I know there were some reported issues with the Soprod movement in the diver.
Nope. The 5303 is using a relatively new Soprod Newton movement which has that fidgety crown issue.. uh, "feature".
This 8315 GMT Chronometre uses a tried and true Soprod C125 GMT movement. No crown issues. And, it is chronometer grade in the 8315. I know Lorier uses it in their GMT, I think Baltic as well. If I'm not mistaken, at one point even Steinhart used it in some of their Ocean One GMTs. It's a very good reliable GMT movement that's been around for quite some time.
Nope. The 5303 is using a relatively new Soprod Newton movement which has that fidgety crown issue.. uh, "feature".
This 8315 GMT Chronometre uses a tried and true Soprod C125 GMT movement. No crown issues. And, it is chronometer grade in the 8315. I know Lorier uses it in their GMT, I think Baltic as well. If I'm not mistaken, at one point even Steinhart used it in some of their Ocean One GMTs. It's a very good reliable GMT movement that's been around for quite some time.
Thanks very much!
Thanks very much!
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How do you find reading the bezel to track the second timezone? Given Serica have opted for a 12+12hr bezel rather than the usual 24 hour bezel, do you sometimes find you've read off the wrong "10 o'clock"?
It's using a Soprod C125 GMT movement which has been used in a variety of watches for quite some time. Caller.
How do you find reading the bezel to track the second timezone? Given Serica have opted for a 12+12hr bezel rather than the usual 24 hour bezel, do you sometimes find you've read off the wrong "10 o'clock"?
It's the same thing as a more typical bezel that reads 0-24 hrs. It's simply showing you the 12-hour equivalent in AM and PM, but it's still 24 hours (12 hours of AM and 12 hours of PM).
As you see it on the bezel, "Ante Meridiem" (AM) is 0000 or 2400 (0/24). And, at the opposite end is "Post Meridiem" (PM) is 1200 (12). Very intuitively, AM hours are all the numbers clockwise from AM. PM hours are all the numbers clockwise from PM.
For me, no, never read wrong. It's pretty easy.
For those of us that are used to GMT watches, reading 24 hrs format isn't that hard and may come just as easily. But, if you think about it, most people generally tell the time in 12 hour format with an AM and PM to specify which time of day it is exactly. So, in practice, this 12+12 bezel design should be even more natural to tell the time of another time zone. Don't have to do the slight conversion from 24 hours to 12 hours AM or PM in your head.
It's the same thing as a more typical bezel that reads 0-24 hrs. It's simply showing you the 12-hour equivalent in AM and PM, but it's still 24 hours (12 hours of AM and 12 hours of PM).
As you see it on the bezel, "Ante Meridiem" (AM) is 0000 or 2400 (0/24). And, at the opposite end is "Post Meridiem" (PM) is 1200 (12). Very intuitively, AM hours are all the numbers clockwise from AM. PM hours are all the numbers clockwise from PM.
For me, no, never read wrong. It's pretty easy.
For those of us that are used to GMT watches, reading 24 hrs format isn't that hard and may come just as easily. But, if you think about it, most people generally tell the time in 12 hour format with an AM and PM to specify which time of day it is exactly. So, in practice, this 12+12 bezel design should be even more natural to tell the time of another time zone. Don't have to do the slight conversion from 24 hours to 12 hours AM or PM in your head.
Never thought of it this way. For me, a thing that threw me off about the bezel design was having AM and PM descriptors in the middle of each day/night hemisphere, somehow suggesting that each section was actually AM and PM. But now that you mentioned this, I can see how this might work.
Never thought of it this way. For me, a thing that threw me off about the bezel design was having AM and PM descriptors in the middle of each day/night hemisphere, somehow suggesting that each section was actually AM and PM. But now that you mentioned this, I can see how this might work.
Yes, I think the am/pm in the middle of the 2 color sections respectively I think throws off some initially when looking at the design. Most, upon first glance, want to assume all the black section was AM and all the white was PM.. but, that wouldn't make sense.
Both AM and PM share daylight and night hours, thus, it does make sense AM starts in the middle of the black section (night time) and ends in the middle of the white section (daylight). And, conversely, PM begins in the middle of the white section (daylight) and ends in the middle of the black section (night time).
Once this fairly natural concept sinks in, it becomes easy to read this bezel.
I'd add that unless it's a particular time of the year and you live closer to the extreme poles, the amount of daylight and night time hours the bezel represents should make sense and applicable to most of the world.
I was just checking this one out over the weekend. It’s a great looking watch and I think Serica has done another good job here.
Would love to see the video review you’ve done for this!
If it came on a bracelet, I'd buy it. I love the watch, but I'm a bracelet guy.
I was just checking this one out over the weekend. It’s a great looking watch and I think Serica has done another good job here.
Would love to see the video review you’ve done for this!
Haven't done a review yet. But, have a few videos posted on it.
https://youtu.be/Qvy4teXtq3I
https://youtu.be/OB28w1TS3mU
https://youtu.be/F8oMC6rBu7k
https://youtu.be/g4ujsyCtWXU
https://youtu.be/Zj-St82hquU
If it came on a bracelet, I'd buy it. I love the watch, but I'm a bracelet guy.
Supposedly one may be available in the summer for those who have purchased the 8315. If you have the 5303 like I do, that mesh bracelet can be fitted to it. You can see it in my video here
https://youtu.be/F8oMC6rBu7k
Gotta say this watch has really turned my head. I saw your video (KhronoKraze) awhile back -- nice job! -- and completely agree with your enthusiasm. After seeing countless largely interchangeable (particularly diver) microbrand offerings, Serica's unique design language truly distinguishes itself. I really think this 8315 is their best yet.
Gotta say this watch has really turned my head. I saw your video (KhronoKraze) awhile back -- nice job! -- and completely agree with your enthusiasm. After seeing countless largely interchangeable (particularly diver) microbrand offerings, Serica's unique design language truly distinguishes itself. I really think this 8315 is their best yet.
There's nothing super amazing about this GMT. But, I find something special about it and I really enjoy Serica's unique aesthetic design and approach to differentiate it from the very crowded competition in the microbrand space.
I'm getting crown issues with x2 Soprod C125 watches. In both cases, after setting the GMT hand, it doesn't disengage during crown screw down so turns another hour or so. Do you have this issue with yours? Is there a known work around? Many thanks!
I'm getting crown issues with x2 Soprod C125 watches. In both cases, after setting the GMT hand, it doesn't disengage during crown screw down so turns another hour or so. Do you have this issue with yours? Is there a known work around? Many thanks!
Never had an issue. I can't add more info as I've sold it a while back