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is there anyone out there....

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....who'll be willing to help a german guy getting a sweet automatic watch by Maratac!?
If so please help my poll to become a drop.
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/Maratac-Automatic-Watches2
Greetings from germany :)
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BarbarossaThe1st
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Jun 15, 2017
I have to say that i'm not very familiar with al the movements and stuff but after your comments i googled the 8215 cal. and altogether the opinion on most of the people is, that it is in general a good middle class movement but a watch with this cal. shouldn't cost you more than 200 to 250 bucks. So since I'm not glued to any brand I search a watch which fulfills these points: - automatic movement, in the best case with the option to hand wind. - water resistant minimum up to 100bar/10ATM, in the best cas up to 200bar/20ATM and I don't know if it's standard at this water resistant levels but a screwed crown would be cool. - see through bottom(not extremely necessary if the other point ar fulfilled) - stainless steel or any other premium steel like titanium and for gods sake no polished/chrom finish, best case matt finish. - in the best case the watch body is made out of one solid peace
Do you guys think this all together is possible for around 500 to 600 bucks?
BF_Hammer
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Jun 19, 2017
BarbarossaThe1stIs that possible for $500 - $600? Yes it is, and for a good deal under that also.
It is not that the Miyota 8215 is a bad movement. I already have 2 watches with cal. 82xx movements that I am happy with. But the newer cal. 9015 is that much nicer and not really that much more expensive to put in a watch. The 9015 adds a hack feature and operates at a higher beat-rate. The 82xx series movements also have a reputation for stutter in the seconds hand, but my 2 watches never suffered from that problem. That is why I was encouraging you to hold out for the upgrade if CountyComm gets around to requesting another production run from Maratac.
A couple of recent massdrops you should have been considering with your specifications were the Orient Mako II and Orient Star Classic. They both were offered for under $300 with Orient's newer hacking/handwinding movement. The Mako II was under $200 actually. https://www.massdrop.com/buy/orient-star-classic-automatic-watch https://www.massdrop.com/buy/orient-mako-ii-automatic-watch
Of course I remember now some comments now about not shipping to Europe, so I apologize if these did not enter your consideration for that reason.
idoc72
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Jun 15, 2017
I'd also recommend a model with the 9015 movement. I've had the Maratac SR9015L for about a year and love it - wear it almost every day. Gains less than 5 sec per day. Heavy duty!
BF_Hammer
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Jun 14, 2017
You really want that Miyota cal. 8215 version? I personally would hold out and see if CountyComm brings in another batch of the cal. 9015 powered version. I have the SR-3 which has the 9015, and I personally would have a hard time justifying purchasing another watch with a Miyota 82xx movement.
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