This Grand Seiko watch was recently acquired during a trip to Japan. It stands out for its dark blue dial of fascinating depth that captures the light from different angles, creating subtle and elegant reflections, as well as its case cut with a billhook. Its simplicity is its strength: three hands powered by the Quartz 9F caliber, nothing more, for perfect readability and a refined design. The finishes, of unparalleled precision, reveal the excellence of Japanese watchmaking, where every detail is taken care of to perfection. With such a level of quality at an affordable price, this watch embodies the very essence of accessible fine watchmaking, combining refinement and precision.

A real slap in the face of finishing touches

Well this is not my first watch far from it, nor my first diver, on the other hand a watch that gives me so much pleasure, this has rarely happened, and yet I love my watches ;) I will not give the specs again it is useless because you must already know them if you pass by here, on the other hand what I can tell you is that despite these 39mm on my 21.5cm wrist and well it is not at all ridiculous. it is a bodybuilder with finishes worthy of the greats. I took it with the Newton as caliber, because I have no doubt that in 30 years it will be a collector's item. ;) Otherwise it is really very pleasant to wear despite the knack that you have to take to put on the bracelet, on the other hand this bracelet is really great because depending on the heat of the cold the setting is a delight, a kind of micro adjustment. This Mi GMT MI Diver bezel is ideal for me because I set it to the time zone of my best friend in Melbourne, it's super practical. A real diver and a real brand that I think will go far.

53-03 The Purist

Some will see a Royal Oak like and they will be right! it is undeniable the attractions of this watch that we can compare. However it is a reissue of the 70s, from Nivada, superbly faithful.
The impeccable finishes, undoubtedly a downside on the bracelet and the endlink, otherwise it is very comfortable
Be careful with the dimensions of the small because indeed it is given for 37mm in diameter, but me who wears a big watch it is very good, so be careful with the small chicken wrist.
And finally it remains to talk about the dial ... or rather no I let you admire the reflections and gradients, a killer that make it a very special watch.

NIVADA F77 Smoked Blue

A very grand title to finally be only a ghost
It is also this aspect that attracted me to her.
Square but curved watch, it is suitable for large wrists, (chicken wrists abstain)
It imposes itself by its size, its shape, its style, its color and of course its movement
Valjoux caliber, we will inevitably feel it on the wrist.
Sapphire crystal front and back
Very modern finishes of the dial which I hope you will be able to notice in photos.
The black PVD coating goes away with the years so you have to be careful of friction.
The comfort of the bracelet is unique, it is a real asset to this watch.
Watch of my 40 years I can only love this beauty, even if finally I wear it little because it does not really go everywhere


Pontos Carré Full Black Chronograph

Well here is my little Grand Prix, it's a Jump hour, really atypical, worthy of the 70s. This brand no longer exists to my knowledge. It's a watch that doesn't really have much financial value. The movement is a manual movement, not of great quality, and even quite low-end. However, the finish of the dial with this blue, the discs of the same color (like what more than 50 years ago the manufacture managed to do it ;). and the case, yes the case makes all the charm of this grand prix, I call it the cube but the proportions are perfect, with an alternation of polished and brushed. It is light and portable. It is without a doubt one of my favorites in my collection and probably the one that didn't cost me an arm and a leg.

Jump hour "le cube"

We are far from these last very interesting releases with the PRX in particular.
To travel a little more with this little bit of history that Tissot tells us with this SeaStar from the 70s. I would say that this watch is a candy from the past, with a dial that exudes decades gone by. A patina on the dial that here pulls as much on the green as on the beige or even champagne at times.
So it is certain that many here will see only an uninteresting bit of the past, and I dive into it as if to try to find out what this beauty could have lived.
A heart beating with a precision that could make the recent ones blush, an incredible lightness a diameter of the time. Nothing great and yet

Tissot SeaStar Automatic

This little Omega has been part of my collection for a while now, and is not really new. Case called Jumbo for the time with its 38mm a domed plexi glass 
This nugget has 2 particularities, the first being its tuning fork caliber, which gives it its nickname of bumblebee caliber, because it purrs like a bee. The second particularity and this one is linked to my watch, is its dial called spider, we are not going to lie to each other it is a dial defect that flakes or rather cracks over time, it gives a spider web effect which depending on the angles of the light is visible, or not. We like it or not, but think well that if it is mine and well personally I love it


Omega Geneva F300

Small Quartz Chronograph that has everything of a great one.
Indeed this unpretentious watch with its Swiss quartz caliber has an unfortunate tendency to have a resemblance to well-known chronographs. And yet it has nothing to do with it!
40mm watch (it's my wife's favorite), Steel case that alternates between polished and satin. The horn to horn is quite short, the bracelet is surprisingly very comfortable. I like to change the bracelet on my watches, this one has never had the right as long as it is comfortable.
The dial is undoubtedly its strong point. 3 sub-dials of the chronograph, large date at noon with perfect integration
The hands are not treated with super luminova, it's a bias, you either like it or not.
Water-resistant to 100m which makes it a real sports watch
Too bad this version was never made to accommodate a mechanical movement, because the design really deserves it.


Maurice Lacroix Miros Chronograph

"Tank" Miros a real Dresswatch
Last ML to arrive in my collection, I must admit that I fell under the spell of this dresswatch which takes up the codes of the famous Tank. Indeed the rectangular case the silver railway the Roman numerals, you would really have to be blind not to see the similarities, and yet ... between the layout and design of the dial the integration of the date, the ML manuf movement makes it a very unique watch. I only wear it very little now and my wife much more than me, because yes its size and shape make it a unisex watch (despite my Tanos wrist) an ultra contained thickness and a shine in the sun from the case and its dial make it a superb watch for flashy occasions. Brand far too underrated which according to the models are worth a spotlight.


Miros Automatic "Tank"

I'm not going to go back over this watch because almost everyone knows it. I tried it, loved it, and completely embraced this beauty. And quartz seems much more legitimate to me because of its history. It has become a real toolwatch. It does everything, from skiing to commuting. The steel bracelet is very comfortable. I also have the leather one, which is more for winter and between us it changes look. That is to say that I have almost 2 watches. It took me a while to buy it because I was really hesitant, and I don't regret it at all. Top finish, comfortable for my big wrist.

TISSOT PRX Quartz 

Here is a small neo vintage chronograph equipped with a Seiko Meca Quartz. The finishes are very well done, the contained diameter and thickness also, the change of bracelet suits it well too. No small seconds which can justify the meca quartz. In limited edition this beauty is declined over time and the desires of their manufacturer, who are not French, but who use a story telling to make us believe it. A point which precisely denotes is the tachymeter scale in Miles which does not correspond with the image which wishes to give of it. We can note superb details with the white chrono hands with the orange tip which with this slate dial touches just right. The applied indexes are of the most beautiful effect

Slate Heritage Chronograph

This watch is not one of my favorites and yet...
It has everything a great watch has, polished and brushed steel, 12-sided bezel, integrated bracelet, simple and effective sunray dial, hour and minute hand, just to make us forget that it is a quartz (very appreciable, it must be recognized.
But its advantage is its thickness, which must not exceed 5mm
Be careful with its diameter because it exceeds 42mm, I know that it exists in smaller ones for women.


Delphin Quartz

Here is one of my 2022 favorites, Bought in a numbered Blue edition, I literally fell in love with the photo, Titanium case, dimensions, dial, index hands, domed glass, there was only one detail that I didn't like, the bracelet, in fact it's not my style. I put it directly on Nato at first, then on engineer steel. and indeed, the steel bracelet would suit it very well, however you have to find one, and if possible with the end links but Baltic does not offer it yet. Otherwise the watch is perfect, precisely no false notes.

Aquascaphe Titanium, Almost too perfect

A typical watch from the 70s, this Sicura Diver is as rare to find as the wait I had to wait to get it.
In its original condition, it needed a good polishing on the case and the bracelet was not original, so I changed it and got a two-tone Jubilee to honor it.
It must be admitted that its mechanical movement with manual winding is not a lightning bolt of war, in fact it is rather low-end for the time. However, it is still running after 50 years. Precision being secondary to me, I don't mind winding it up and setting the time when I wear it.
The hesalite glass is quite fragile, but superbly domed which gives it a crazy charm.
The dial is champagne with applied indexes without Lum. A fluted bi-directional bezel with 15min indications, which absolutely does not make it a Diver, as its name indicates... But hey.
It is undoubtedly one of the least expensive of my watches and yet its assertive character and its shape which combines Tool Watch and diving watch particularly successful for the time surely makes it one of my favorites.

Sicura Diver... or almost!

It is an aviator type watch because it has a diameter of 42mm
Which suits me perfectly for me and my Tanos wrist
The dial is really well finished, the integration of the date and day are superbly done
The blah-blah is interesting in its integration too (the kind of detail that pleases)
The polished domed 316L case makes it almost a dresswatch
The crown takes up the aviator type codes big crown (NBY logo)
Classic Miyota movement well decorated without being stunning either
Slightly domed sapphire crystal which follows the case, a pure detail! The back is also sapphire
For the LUM, I will not say non-existent because there are some on the half-skeleton hands and on the 3-6-9 o'clock noon indexes
A negative point the leather strap on the folding clasp is really not good quality I changed it immediately so you will not see it. The box is really not great, besides it's just a poorly finished felt case so I won't talk about it.
Forced to note that I have nothing to say about the quality and of course the design which for me is simply a perfection of originality


Air Commodore

I was looking for a skeleton watch with a Swiss movement, because I like watch movements, a Swiss movement was the holy grail of what I was looking for, but the price is often around €2000, it's not so easy to seize the opportunity, you think about it several times. Luckily I found this watch at a very very interesting price, I ordered it straight away. It meets my expectations, seeing the movement in action is really very interesting and this watch can be worn with multiple bracelets, with a leather one to give it a dressy side, and a Nato for the sports version. Everything suits it, it is accurate to +20s/day, the movement turns as it should, it's perfect. Maybe the date would have been a plus in the movement complication but it would have been a little hidden. Very happy with this watch bought at a very good price.

Skeleton watch for movement enthusiasts

My GMT titanium diver, this EDOX Class One Diver watch is a model designed for divers, offering water resistance up to 500 meters (or 50 ATM/bar). As a dive watch, it is equipped with features suited to this environment, such as a readable dial, luminescent hands and markers, and a screw-down crown. It may also include a unidirectional rotating bezel to track dive time. The materials used are generally corrosion-resistant, such as stainless steel for the case and bracelet, and sapphire for the crystal, in order to withstand salt water and pressure.

EDOX Class One Diver 500m

I bought this Edox while looking for a watch from my year of birth that meets several criteria: from 1977, mechanical, with tritium, typical 70s design. The orange gradient (one of my favorite colors) is superb. The design of the case is typical of the 70s. Mounted on a beautiful black alligator strap from ABP, it is an elegant watch that gives me great pleasure. Excellent price-pleasure ratio since I paid only 70 euros for it.

the watch of my birth year

La marque SYE [Start Your Engine] a &eacute;t&eacute; cr&eacute;&eacute;e en 2020 par Arnaud Pezeron &agrave; c&ocirc;t&eacute; de Paris en France. La marque inaugure le Sport Tailoring au poignet. Elle propose des montres sport-chic de caract&egrave;re, fiables, ludiques et abordables inspir&eacute;es de l'univers de la m&eacute;canique auto-moto. La gamme comprend deux mod&egrave;les distincts, la <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/sye/mot1on_automatic_24">SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 </a>et la <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/sye/mot1on_chronograph">SYE MOT1ON Chronograph</a>.
Cette marque embarque une innovation sur le changement du bracelet disponible en acier ou en cuir. La montre n'offre aucun espace entre le bracelet et la boite d&ucirc; &agrave; l&rsquo;absence de cornes, ce qui am&eacute;liore son confort et sa portabilit&eacute;.
<h2 class="p1">Combien co&ucirc;te une montre&nbsp;SYE&nbsp;?</h2>
La gamme SYE comporte deux mod&egrave;les disponibles sur le site de la marque : La SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 est propos&eacute;e &agrave; partir de 750&euro;. La SYE MOT1ON Chronograph est propos&eacute;e &agrave; partir de 599 &euro;.
SYE est ind&eacute;pendante et produit plusieurs centaines montres par an tous mod&egrave;les confondus. Pour choisir une SYE qui vous correspond le mieux, les avis clients Dialicious sont une pr&eacute;cieuse ressource pour &eacute;valuer chacun des diff&eacute;rents mod&egrave;les &agrave; travers l'exp&eacute;rience r&eacute;elle des clients.
Consultez le <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/top/les_meilleures_marques_de_montres_francaises">Classement des meilleures marques de montres fran&ccedil;aises</a> dont SYE fait partie.
(Mise &agrave; jour Novembre 2023)

The brand SYE [Start Your Engine] was created in 2020 by Arnaud Pezeron near Paris in France. The brand is introducing Sport Tailoring on the wrist. It offers sporty-chic watches with character, reliability, fun and affordability inspired by the world of car and motorcycle mechanics. The range includes two distinct models, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/sye/mot1on_automatic_24"> SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24</a> and the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/sye/mot1on_chronograph"> SYE MOT1ON Chronograph</a>.
This brand has an innovation in changing the bracelet available in steel or leather. The watch offers no space between the bracelet and the case due to the absence of lugs, which improves its comfort and portability.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a SYE watch cost?</h2>
The SYE range includes two models available on the brand's website: The SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 is offered from &euro; 750. The SYE MOT1ON Chronograph is offered from &euro; 599.
SYE is independent and produces several hundred watches per year, all models combined. To choose an SYE that best suits you, the Dialicious owners' reviews are a valuable resource for evaluating each of the different models through real customer experience.
Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_french_watch_brands">Ranking of the best French watch brands</a>, including SYE.
(Updated November 2023)

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