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Fortuna Chronometrie Automatic Watches
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Fortuna watches are precisely crafted in Germany. With a slight retro lean, they harken back to the golden age of the 1950s, when sporty, bold watches could be found on the wrists of big-time stars and common folk alike Read More
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Watchyoutalkingabout
Oct 9, 2019
I like the green dial version, but naming the watch Chronometrie seems to have been done to get a word similar to chronometer on the dial, at least in my mind.
p3shku
10
Oct 11, 2019
WatchyoutalkingaboutWell I think the name confusion is to blame on Drop. The company is called Fortuna Chronometrie. The watch is from their Taurus line and each dial combo has a name (eg. Blue dial here is called NILS, green - CLIFF, black - ROBIN)
Aleskb
449
Mar 2, 2020
i don't believe an NH35 has what it gets to be rated "chronometer", even if adjusted proper. The movement isn't stable at all, its precision varies from week to week, and from position to position, quite significantly so. There's never been, to my knowledge, a COSC or similar certified 4R35, and there's a reason to this. I'd even doubt that statement coming from a 6R15, and the 4R is lower end, with more plastic components used.
digitalborg
124
Oct 9, 2019
150 bucks for saphire and auto with 100m wr? I think its a excellent deal! Don't you?
Cheers
watchme
110
Oct 9, 2019
This watch is about as German as the "brat" I had at Wienerschnitzel last night!
Aleskb
449
Mar 2, 2020
Overall a decent looking timepiece, even though I don't find anything particularly exciting to it I can see why it may speak to others.
What I can't see and hate though, is the use of terms such as "chronometrie" on a watch equipped with an NH35, wich is as far of a "chronometer" movement as one can get. Just write bloody "automatic" if you need to place some text there!
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Aleskb
449
Mar 4, 2020
"Chronometrie" is rather a French word, and French being my mother tongue, I know it doesn't mean "chronomoter" but the term is, at best, confusing even to French native speakers like me. I don't believe 1/10th of a second that this was not intended by the designer to give it some sort of quality related marking, without having to assume a blank lie by writing "chronometer". I mean come on, a Seiko 4R35 movement...
Aleskb
449
Mar 4, 2020
I'm not sure the blame is on MD though, as I believe they didn't design nor produce this watch? I'd rather place it on the Fortuna company owner who took the decisions on using such language. But again, what can one expect from someone who creates a company that assembles watches that cost 150 USD, and names it "Fortuna"? How about he justs adds the drawing of a diamond on the dial and call it the "millionaire" model? :)
Ok, enough shit-talk, other than that the watch doesn't look bad though, and the NH35 is a workhorse. Just not a pur sang! :p
JohnnyCredit
469
Mar 1, 2020
I don't believe these are made in Germany, because on the Fortuna website the more expensive models have " MADE IN GERMANY" on the dialhttps://fortuna.watch/collections/taurus-automatic
JohnnyCredit
469
Mar 1, 2020
Not saying it's a bad wstch or necessarily a bad deal, but if the Made in Germany aspect trumpeted in the listing is important to a buyer, I don't think this model qualifies. (My understanding is that a movement from another country isn't a disqualifier, but it would still need to be cased in Germany.)
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TipsyMacScotchslurpen
379
Mar 2, 2020
JohnnyCreditOh, I agree. The first thing I did when I saw the "precisely crafted in Germany" claim in the Overview and the lack of any markings on the dial to that effect is go searching the 'net for the NH35 movement. A lot of old, generally lesser-known, German or Swiss watch companies have had their names bought up by companies that are now making watches with cheap Chinese mechanical movements. I always kinda cringe when I don't see "Swiss Made", "Made in Germany", or "Japan" on the dial of a watch whenever I see an ad for one that is advertised as having been "made", "designed", or "crafted" in one of those countries. In this case, it appears that the watch is assembled in Germany from mostly German parts (by cost), but uses a Japanese automatic movement.
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Leftybfhrgg
43
Oct 10, 2019
$150 for a NH35 auto(with hacking and hand winding) sapphire crystal, signed crown, display back, 100m WR.
This seems like a no-brainer if the look works for you.
I’m just starting to get into watch modding, what I don’t know could fill a stadium, but I don’t think I could buy the parts for that price.
NH35-$45to$60
Sapphire crystal-$30
Display back-$30
Signed crown-$30ish?
Case-??
Strap-$20 to $40ish??
Esslinger sells a DIY watch kit with this movement but it’s only 30m WR and no sapphire crystal for $200
I’m not a fan of the white but it’s got me thinking I might pick one up and swap the dial.
MarPabl
1088
Oct 12, 2019
LeftybfhrggYeah get it this is a good deal ✅ and for the price you can mod as long as you want without further worries
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