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Old 16 September 2002, 11:35 PM
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One of my manual watches is an Oris BC3. It's not anywhere as nice as either of my Omegas but is a cheap indestructible watch. It's been mountain biking, swimming, worn when building sandcastles etc, and has never missed a beat.

In short, a good quality watch, which to some eyes is plain, to others simply understated. I've had mine for around 3 years, maybe 4, and in that time it's been kept running virtually all the time (though only worn 3 days a week or so)and is extremely accurate. Tends to be accurate within a minute per week, though this varies.

I've replaced the rather unattractive metal strap with the Oris rubber strap (cost around £40) which is much better.

Can't remember what I paid for the watch - around £250 IIRC. The low price (compared to some of my others) means that I treat it a watch rather than jewellery, which is as it should be.

Rather bizarrely, I bought it from an Australian website!

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