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• dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s also approachably yet suspiciously cheap. I think I paid $20 for this close to 15 years ago, and Sinobi is apparently still at it making mechanical watches in the $30 range.

  This one does two things: Tells you the time, and does so while not needing batteries.

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  • sevon@lemmy.kde.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    All of those seem to be quartz and not mechanical.

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    • dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I just took a look. They do still make quite a few mechanicals but they have indeed shot up in price. $80-90 nowadays, it seems.

      My old one is definitely mechanical. I wind it up every morning.

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      • sevon@lemmy.kde.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That sounds like the right price range. Maybe yours was just massively discounted for whatever reason.

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