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| Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 04:48 pm |
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soopah Guest
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Relativity wrote:TheGreenManalishi wrote:Very much a crossroads decision for you Ralf, my opinion is this, you have the best sub $500 watch in the market ,which has the Miyota movement, the Sea Devil. I believe the Moray has the same pricing as the Barracuda and the Sea Devil. True, with a switch to ETA movements in the latest two designs, the Megalodon and the soon to be named GMT, prices have jumped up a bit. I'm sure that at some point Ralf may offer a quartz based watch or a Chinese/Japanese automatic based watch. That said, he may continue to make new watch designs with ETA movements, if that is what the majority of his customers request. For myself, I would only be interested in a perpetual type quartz movement, either solar (e.g., Citizen Eco-Drive) or mechanical (e.g., Seiko Kinetic). You don't have to like or buy every single Benarus watch (though I'm sure Ralf and Steve wouldn't mind if you did!). :)
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| Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 05:02 pm |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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I would like to educate a few of you as to what this eta 2836 modified/GMT is....1st of all eta does make a 2836 which is a day/date version of the 2824-2....they do not however make a eta 2836 modified/GMT and never have...check their catologue....to the best of my knowledge as well as other experienced WIS whom I learned this from and some research the 2836 modified/GMT is a Asian modified movement used for years in Replica watches...do a google search of "eta 2836 modified/GMT" and see for yourselves ... it is not known to be the most dependable of watch engines.There is one well known Swiss company that does modify the eta2836 and that is Azimuth due to the very complex cases and designs they use with unusual hand displacements :) ETA makes a GMT movement which is the eta 2893 and it is considered the best....it comes in 3 variations...elabore or top grade....chronometer grade and COSC all 3 being leagues above even the 2824 or 2836...and as Ralf said costs more that the above mentioned GMT . I know Ralf being the great guy he is and a WIS just like us is not trying to make any profit on the movement end as many others do using this fine movement and once again I have to say that $650. is a sweet deal on a well known,well made Benarus with the eta 2893 movement powering it....for that I say Thank You to Ralf as he has once again brought the members of this forum what looks like it will be a exceptional watch at a more than fair price! 
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| Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 05:12 pm |
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slinky469 3T WIS 
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oagaspar wrote: I know Ralf being the great guy he is and a WIS just like us is not trying to make any profit on the movement end as many others do using this fine movement and once again I have to say that $650. is a sweet deal on a well known,well made Benarus with the eta 2893 movement powering it....for that I say Thank You to Ralf as he has once again brought the members of this forum what looks like it will be a exceptional watch at a more than fair price!I agree that $650 Is an awesome price for this watch but after paying for the moray and now the Megalodon I just cant afford another $650 watch I would love to have this GMT but at the higher price I cant do it but at the lower price i could swing it.
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| Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 05:42 pm |
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soopah Guest
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slinky469 wrote:I agree that $650 Is an awesome price for this watch but after paying for the moray and now the Megalodon I just cant afford another $650 watch I would love to have this GMT but at the higher price I cant do it but at the lower price i could swing it. Once you get your two Benarus watches, figure out which one you can't live without, sell the other one, then use the cash for the GMT! :) I bought the Barracuda and the Sea Devil and I am now in the same situation. I have deposits down on the Moray and Megalodon, and I will get the GMT, too. I will likely let the SD PVD Lume dial go soon, catch and release. But I won't let anyone have my Barracuda! If the Megalodon doesn't fit me then I will consider letting that go, too. But I'll take a chance on it! The Moray looks like a winner that I won't want to part with, and the GMT is looking the same way to me. I don't have a GMT watch yet, so this will likely be the one.
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| Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 06:06 pm |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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slinky we are all in the same boat Buddy ....if I am correct we are looking at more than a few months down the road before the GMT is even put into production....the Megalodon is 5 months away as it is .... I'm selling some watches that get no wrist time to add to my Benarus fund.hand6.gif I am a huge fan of Benarus and enjoy collecting 1st runs of watches by many companies let alone what I would consider a up and coming watch company like Ralf/Benarus yourock.gif
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| Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 06:18 pm |
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TopGun 3T WIS
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Let's see... Sea Devil PVD - $550.00 Stainless - $500.00 Moray PVD - $400.00 Stainless - $350.00 Megladon PVD - $650.00 Stainless - $600.00 GMT 2893-2 - $650.00 2836-2 - $500.00 Quartz - $300.00 Having a true Swiss ETA GMT - Priceless!!
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| Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 06:46 pm |
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slinky469 3T WIS
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oagaspar wrote: slinky we are all in the same boat Buddy ....if I am correct we are looking at more than a few months down the road before the GMT is even put into production....the Megalodon is 5 months away as it is .... I'm selling some watches that get no wrist time to add to my Benarus fund.hand6.gifOscar your right i keep forgetting that it is down the road a bit and I too am a HUGE fan of Benarus so I think i will do the same and flip some of my dust collectors so i can enjoy another fine Watch from Ralf.
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| Posted: Thu May 21st, 2009 09:59 pm |
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badern 3T WIS
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Quartz for me as i noticed that my autos have been collecting dust recently. I still change my watches daily (or a few times a day) but most of them end up being quartz watches(my bevy of tunas). The only regular auto that i use is the Barracuda and my SD. I like this GMT idea as well as i too do not have a true GMT AND divers watch. So quartz for me and if its cheaper thats better too hand6.gif
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| Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 04:14 am |
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Remember2 3T WIS
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oagaspar wrote:I would like to educate a few of you as to what this eta 2836 modified/GMT is....1st of all eta does make a 2836 which is a day/date version of the 2824-2....they do not however make a eta 2836 modified/GMT and never have...check their catologue....to the best of my knowledge as well as other experienced WIS whom I learned this from and some research the 2836 modified/GMT is a Asian modified movement used for years in Replica watches... Are you sure about that?!? If I recall correct, Zinex uses a 2836-2 GMT for the "Trimix". I pretty much doubt that Joe (founder) would use anything cheaply modified?!? I know they might have them specially made - but maybe Ralf has something simular up his sleeve?
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| Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 04:44 am |
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Parabola 3T WIS 
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Don't think the Moray is as cheap as that I think mine was stainless steal one was $400 on the preorder price... Last edited on Fri May 22nd, 2009 04:44 am by Parabola |
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| Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 06:39 am |
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djgg 3T WIS
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Why not have a Quartz and a Auto ? David
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| Posted: Fri May 22nd, 2009 07:08 am |
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Camiel 3T WIS
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djgg wrote: Why not have a Quartz and a Auto ? Im guessing thats because quartz and auto require different cases (i guess?), different hands and different movements of course. That basically means that of everything you order, you order less, because you're giving two different options. Since certain parts are custom build, they probably have fixed costs attached to them, which means that the more you order, the lower the overall cost of that item would be, since the fixed costs are more spread out. Not sure if its the case ofc, might be a bit far fetched, but that would make sense in my eyes. Last edited on Fri May 22nd, 2009 07:09 am by Camiel |
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