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memtkmcc
33
Apr 28, 2018
I have submitted a ticket to alert them about possibly misconfigured drop. Both the limit and the price doesn’t look real at this stage.
rahulny
19
Apr 28, 2018
memtkmccwhy not the price? this seems like the most popular drop, 330+ within 12 hours !
memtkmcc
33
Apr 28, 2018
rahulnyThe price is below the cost of this movement. It doesn’t make much sense to sell quality ETA with custom rotor for less than even the cheapest and outdated Miyota 8. This price makes sense for some quality quartz watch, but not for ETA. It’s a mystery to me. I hope it’s not just human error.
McJimmis
157
Apr 28, 2018
memtkmccWhat does the automatic mean in a watch? Im pretty clueless on watches.
Pandaman1232
2
Apr 29, 2018
McJimmisIt means that it isn't charged by a battery (quartz) or by winding (mechanical) it is charged by your movement. So when you move your wrist it charges the watch. Heres a great video that shows how it works on a Patek Philippe 5180. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eMTWX07eY4&t=0s&index=47&list=WL
McJimmis
157
Apr 29, 2018
Pandaman1232Thanks for the video! I had no idea non battery watches could do this on their own. So if you don’t wear the watch for a week would you just manually wind the watch by hand?
memtkmcc
33
Apr 29, 2018
McJimmisYes, but note that some watches have movements without the hand-winding capability, so you may need to keep them in the "winder" to simulate wrist movements and to avoid having to set the time and date each time you want to wear the watch. If you like some automatic watch, always make sure it supports hand-winding and even better "hacking the second", so the second hand stops when you set the time. Not all watches have this.
memtkmcc
33
Apr 29, 2018
McJimmisOh, one more important thing. When your automatic watch has a date window, never set the date between 9PM and 3AM, or you could break the watch. Also never completely wind up the watch manually. Just give it perhaps five turns, so it can start, and then allow the rotor to keep winding it with natural movements of your wrist. Enjoy!
McJimmis
157
Apr 29, 2018
memtkmccI just watched an online video and the 9-3 was brought up. There’s much more to this than I would have ever expected. Crossing my fingers on this drop to see how it goes. Not sure if there is an error or not with the drop. It‘s a very nice looking watch to me so I’m hoping it works out. The only watch I’ve ever had was a Nixon when I was younger and the front glass it broken out so I haven’t done anything with it in years. I’m not even sure if it was worth fixing back then.
memtkmcc
33
Apr 29, 2018
McJimmisThis watch here could be an excellent start for you. It has a great movement/mechanism, quality components, Swiss Made, has hacking and hand winding, etc. everything at almost unbelievably low price. Fingers crossed!
boozed
297
Apr 29, 2018
memtkmcc"It doesn’t make much sense to sell quality ETA with custom rotor for less than even the cheapest and outdated Miyota 8." Genuine Miyota 8000 series movements start at about US$50 in individual quantities.
"When your automatic watch has a date window, never set the date between 9PM and 3AM, or you could break the watch. " This is also true for quartz watches, depending on how they control the date change.
memtkmcc
33
Apr 29, 2018
boozedOf course, but I meant watches with Miyota 8, not just the movement in this case.
McJimmis
157
Apr 29, 2018
memtkmcchopefully monday when they get back in the office theyll update or you can confirm for us everything is good to go.
Softcore
80
Apr 29, 2018
memtkmccI've read customer reviews and some complained about the longevity of the watch, people on Amazon wrote the watch didn't last more than 2 years. The 38-hour power reserve is typical for unmodified movements iirc. At this price range and without any warranty these might be just refurbished units.
McJimmis
157
Apr 29, 2018
SoftcoreIf the were refurbished i would hope they would list them as such but I don’t know much about Massdrop.
memtkmcc
33
Apr 30, 2018
memtkmccMassdrop support replied to my request and confirmed that this drop is real, just the limit wasn’t set properly. But they will fulfill all captured orders. Yay!
boozed
297
May 19, 2018
memtkmccAhh, fair enough.