Tudor Black Bay 58 vs Orient Ray II

After seeing the Tudor Black Bay 58 on social media I had to go into an AD and see one for myself. Went to the closest AD and found one on their nato strap, tried it on, and fell in love! But I did not buy it on site. I had to try it on the bracelet before pulling the trigger.

Plenty of room to slip in the strap. It just feels fine on my smaller wrist worn just snug (I wear watches on the inside of my wrist). I prefer a 22mm size strap. Not overly large to give me crown/crown guard pinch

In the end, for me, it felt more my style than a sub and has a bit more unique character to it. My favorite element is the contrast between the matte dial and the gilt shiny hands and marker surrounds.

I really liked the deep blue on the dial and bezel, and how it was sort of an homage to the Submariner but had its own original look to it.

I love the design and attention to detail this watch has, plus the fact that if you change the strap to a brown leather or even fabric it can be matched with more casual wear. Tudor Black Bay 58 - After getting deep into the watch addiction, I knew this would be my first "expensive" (at least for my standards) watch. Funny thing is, it was an impulse buy as I found it at Athens International Airport when visiting home last year. It had just gotten in and they only had this single piece

) One is to have a reflection free Sapphire Crystal instead of Mineral Crystal, 2.) A crown that was slightly larger to manipulate when using to change settings, manual winding, and screwing in and out, 3.) polished and relief logo watch back which is easier to clean, 4.) The Black Dial Ray 2 could use a little texture to contrast the Bezel, 5

In terms of watch for dollars, it's a terrible bargain. It's obviously great in resale terms, but I don't wear watches for the next owner. I'd take a lightly used Pelagos or Planet Ocean (both around $4k) before spending my money on a Submariner. Or a BB58 if it fit my wrist

**Orient Ray II Watch**: I wanted a watch that wouldnt look out of place at a wedding or as an everyday watch and wouldnt break the bank...

A lot has been said about this one but it really is close to perfection. Timekeeping wise this is the most accurate mechnical watch I've owned, in a week it had gained 4 seconds which is really awesome.

Of course, I wish it was covered by sapphire crystal, but it's just the price that I have to take into consideration. 2. The movement is more accurate than I expected. As the testimonies go, I figure this particular movement is quite durable and precise

Perfect travel watch. I take this and this watch only on all of my overseas travel – functional, robust, don’t have to stress about banging it up, don’t have to worry about it getting stolen.

Having said that, I've been wearing Orients with mineral crystals for about five years now, with no scratches, and I'm a clumsy oaf with my watches, so it must be a pretty hard surface. 3. Bezel: As mentioned, bezel on this model is a deep, inky black, with minute numerals crisply rendered in a SS tone. The Ray's bezel is a 120 click version

my take: the everyday watch gotta have a date, preferably day/date, *at least* 100m water resistance, crazy comfortable to wear, good in every outfit (unless you have a particular watch for dressy occasions). anything from Sinn is a good idea, but you can also look at the Tudor Black Bay 58, if you don't own it already. oh and Yema makes some excellent divers that are usually in the 1k bucks range.

***SKX013, Orient Ray/Mako II, Richard LeGrand Odyssea Mark III (Pre-Ordered, currently not released)***. I really like an easy to use screw-down crown, awesome bezel action, hacking/handwinding.