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For me, forgettable/messy designs (the worst offenders of the logo-as-counterweight club), tritium tubes (half-life), crazy pricing given the brands competing in the same range, unfortunate name.
Certainly, what I perceive as cons are pros for others. That's why there's many types of watches. 🙂
I've been collecting for 24 years, and I've been back and forth, up and down a million times with respect to my collection from Timex and Casio to Rolex and Omega to AP and Lange.
The present-day micros that are worth it are those who are doing something you can't get from the bigger, historic brands, and are doing it in a quality way. There aren't that many such microbrands. The rest are insufficient substitutes without the brand equity for a young person to reasonably get back out of.
In the long run, you'll never regret having money in the bank, and you're unlikely to regret having that Omega on your wrist. I had a 14060 Sub in my 20s that I foolishly sold. If I could time travel...
They feel a bit overpriced at retail but are fun and accurate. The chrono buttons offer resistance and click on start, stop and reset. You'll likely want to swap the strap out. Yes, they're toys, but how is that different from any other watch? Just have fun.
You'll love the Black Bay, if you go that route. It's popular for good reason. The larger bronze version has 3-6-9 numerals, by the way.
I have both the SPB143 and the (much) nicer SLA043. I just compared them to a few field watches I have with full numerals, and I don't detect any difference in the speed at which I read the time. But I don't actually look at the markers/numerals, just the position of the hands. I have a Black Bay as well. The SLA043 is a finer watch, no doubt, but you do get that chunky hour hand on the Black Bay (and the different markers), which may help you.
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Love this thing!
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