collin,
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I think I might switch to a mechanical watch.

mcphat,
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@collin Many affordable options here if you want to dip your toe into the idea: https://longislandwatch.com

collin,
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@mcphat cool! I have a Seiko 5 now. Thinking of maybe getting a Hamilton.

mcphat,
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@collin I wear an apple watch during workouts, that's it. No regrets.

collin,
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@mcphat trying to think of what size I want to go for. Maybe 38? My Seiko is a 37 and I feel like just a touch bigger would be perfect.

mcphat,
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@collin Such a personal preference thing! I got a seiko 40 or 42 and was convinced it was going to be too big (I had a 38 prior) and ended up loving it. Being able to try on first is ideal, but hard to come by.

I have a Hamilton Khaki Field that's 42. I could photograph it next to a seiko 38 if you want to see the side-by-side.

collin,
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@mcphat That would be awesome! I'm going to see if I can try both on. Maybe leaning toward 42. That's still going to be significantly smaller than a 45mm Apple Watch, I'm thinking, so I have that as a comparison.

mcphat,
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@collin and this is them all lined up.

mcphat,
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@collin here ya go. Tiny Seiko, Hamilton Field, Seiko Flightmaster, and Islander Diver.

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mcphat,
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@collin Oh! And here’s an Apple Watch Series 5 44mm as well.

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collin,
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@mcphat that’s extremely useful! It’s interesting how the series 5 and Hamilton looks similar on the table, but the Apple Watch looks way bigger on your wrist.

mcphat,
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@collin Right? So hard to get a sense of watch feel from a photo. :/

collin,
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@mcphat Definitely. I feel like 38 is a little small and 42 is maybe a little bigger than I want, but 40 seems to be a pretty uncommon size for the watches I'm looking at 🥺

mcphat,
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@collin if you can try one on somewhere definitely do. Lots of 42s that wear small, and lots that wear big.

mcphat,
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@collin Do it

hboon,
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@collin From an Apple watch? Why?

collin,
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@hboon I don’t know. Just to do something different. Maybe have fewer screens.

hboon,
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@collin I find that if you could go without your phone sometimes, on those occasions, just bring the watch out is really useful. And then of course the exercise, sleep tracking, alarms etc. It's small enough that I don't get addicted to it.

collin,
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@hboon I do like doing that sometimes as well! The only thing is that it sucks to not have a camera with you.

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