If I am looking for a decent mechanical with a power reserve, which are the good movements I should be keeping an eye out for?
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Movement for mechanical power reserve?
- Thread starter Mendel272
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Lets see...ALL automatic watches HAVE power reserve. Period. Some Chinese ones last 2 hours, better ones (like Swiss manufacture movements...) can go up to 8 days on a single wind. It would help if you narrow your selection to:
1. Brand you are interested in (such as PAM)
2. Model or a range of models you are interested in
3. Then ask people what movement options are out these for that selected brand range...makes it a LOT easier to answer.
PS: some models come with just one option (manual wind Asian Unitas, for example), others can have variations depending on a maker of reps...such as cheap-arse generic 21J or an Asian copy of Swiss ETA...Even within these there will be variations too - such as low beat UNITAS, high-beat UNITAS, platinum-plated UNITAS, engraved high-beat platinum plated UNITAS, painted low-beat nickle plated UNITAS, high-beat UNITAS with low cannon pinion, high-beat UNITAS with H3 cannon pinion and so on so forth...
1. Brand you are interested in (such as PAM)
2. Model or a range of models you are interested in
3. Then ask people what movement options are out these for that selected brand range...makes it a LOT easier to answer.
PS: some models come with just one option (manual wind Asian Unitas, for example), others can have variations depending on a maker of reps...such as cheap-arse generic 21J or an Asian copy of Swiss ETA...Even within these there will be variations too - such as low beat UNITAS, high-beat UNITAS, platinum-plated UNITAS, engraved high-beat platinum plated UNITAS, painted low-beat nickle plated UNITAS, high-beat UNITAS with low cannon pinion, high-beat UNITAS with H3 cannon pinion and so on so forth...
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Korn, he means a power reserve indicator mate.
The UN Diver's are probably the cheapest and most common with a PR. Very few folk have had issues with these.
Are you after a dress watch. sports, chrono model, what?
The UN Diver's are probably the cheapest and most common with a PR. Very few folk have had issues with these.
Are you after a dress watch. sports, chrono model, what?
Agree Col - UN blue surf is a cracker!
Other working PR I have are IWC BP, 7 days Portuguese, some panerais, ... Lots of choice around
Other working PR I have are IWC BP, 7 days Portuguese, some panerais, ... Lots of choice around