If you find some extra cash in the sofa cushions...

[Chan Tran]

And it's only good for 2 conditions, sunny and heavy overcast?

Yes. That's why I said it's for the "Triangle" crowd.

 

[xkaes]

They already sell tiny meters for a lot less. They are designed to fit into "flash" shoes, bit I assume the companies also sell wrist bands for them, as well. Maye they also sell watches as accessories for their meters!

 

[Mr Flibble]

You can always print one of these.....

Exposure-Mat - Free Light Meter

Exposure-Mat - The free downloadable Exposure Meter for photographers, Camera Collectors and Cinematographers

expomat.tripod.com

 

[MTGseattle]

Now to justify the price may I ask where is it made?
And they granted a pattent for that thing?

designed and assembled in Los Angeles. Movement is Japamese.

 

[Chan Tran]

designed and assembled in Los Angeles. Movement is Japamese.

OK so it does somewhat justify the price as I don't know any watches assembled in the USA.

 

[warden]

A Sunny-16 Watch

(PRE-ORDER) Obscura — Nodus Watches

Estimated delivery is late June 2025. This product is subject to our pre-order policy . Designed with Beers and Cameras for analog photographers and built to thrive both in the field and on the wrist, the Obscura is a fusion of horology and photographic utility. Whether you're capturing fle

www.noduswatches.com

They're going to do fine with this watch I predict. It's made in collaboration with real people that use film cameras and get together for "Beers and Cameras" which sounds like a lot of fun actually. The watch is honestly priced for a Japanese movement and US assembly, and it looks cool too.

Many mechanical watches have silly complications that mostly just look cool, or perform some esoteric function nobody really needs, so that's not new. The main thing, as a piece of functional jewelry, is whether or not you like the look and the messaging.

 

[Chan Tran]

I can't figure out still which 2 LV values they chose to put on the watch.

 

[Pieter12]

I can't figure out still which 2 LV values they chose to put on the watch.

You are obviously not the target audience, so it doesn't matter. And plenty of watches are made in the USA.

 

[mtnbkr]

Weird exposure calculator aside, it's not a horrible price for the specs, though the Seiko movement is a bit on the low end for a $600 watch (the movement costs $62).

One of my hobbies for a while was building watches. I'd buy the case, movement, crystal, dial, hands, etc and assemble it into a functioning watch, then tune the movement for as much accuracy as I could. I'm wearing one of them right now. Seiko is a good source of affordable, yet quality movements and there is a lot of aftermarket support for the other parts to fit those movements.

And plenty of watches are made in the USA.

Do you mean assembled? I'm not aware of many US-made movements.

Chris

 

[Chan Tran]

You are obviously not the target audience, so it doesn't matter. And plenty of watches are made in the USA.

Give me some examples? Also I am curious to know which 2 LV values they used.
Well they used LV15 and LV12. And of course I am not the audience because it targets the "Triangle" crowd.

 

[Pieter12]

Give me some examples?

Shinola, RGM, Weiss, Devon, Waldan all made in the USA with US movements. Plus many more assembled in the US with Swiss and Japanese movements.

 

[pbromaghin]

Sorry, but I am an old fart. What "Triangle" are you talking about?

 

[Pieter12]

Sorry, but I am an old fart. What is this "Triangle"?

ISO, aperture, shutter speed?

 

[mtnbkr]

Shinola, RGM, Weiss, Devon, Waldan all made in the USA with US movements. Plus many more assembled in the US with Swiss and Japanese movements.

Shinola: I'm personally not a fan of Shinola's designs and I generally avoid quartz movements. But they are made in America with America-source movements.
RGM: Swiss-sourced movements per their website.
Weiss: Nice looking but priced in the mid 2k range.
Devon: Ugly and as expensive as a good used car
Waldan: Good price but quartz.

My personal tastes run toward smaller watches with clean designs and a mechanical movement (automatic or hand-wind). The stereotypical example would be a Rolex Oyster Perpetual.

Chris

 

[Pieter12]

Shinola: I'm personally not a fan of Shinola's designs and I generally avoid quartz movements. But they are made in America with America-source movements.
RGM: Swiss-sourced movements per their website.
Weiss: Nice looking but priced in the mid 2k range.
Devon: Ugly and as expensive as a good used car
Waldan: Good price but quartz.

My personal tastes run toward smaller watches with clean designs and a mechanical movement (automatic or hand-wind). The stereotypical example would be a Rolex Oyster Perpetual.

Chris

Nice to have your opinions about the watches, but the question was about US made watches and movements, not looks.

 

[pbromaghin]

ISO, aperture, shutter speed?

The Edinburgh Triangle?

 

[warden]

RGM: Swiss-sourced movements per their website.

RGM's higher end models use their own movements, designed and made in PA. Expensive for sure, but pretty sweet too.

 

[reddesert]

Some of these domestic watchmakers should take the vast fortunes they have amassed by selling expensive mechanical watches and turn them into small fortunes by taking up camera repair.

 

[BHuij]

Honestly if I was a watch guy, I'd consider buying this. It's a nice looking watch with very unique extra functionality.

If someone made a watch that had an (accurate) built-in spotmeter, I'd seriously consider spending $650 on it

 

[warden]

Some of these domestic watchmakers should take the vast fortunes they have amassed by selling expensive mechanical watches and turn them into small fortunes by taking up camera repair.

Or camera making, even better! Similar clockwork skills after all.

 

[Chan Tran]

Sorry, but I am an old fart. What "Triangle" are you talking about?

The triangle crowd is the people who worship what they call the "Exposure Triangle" and they think it's really about exposure. All they think about is which combination of aperture/shutter speed/ISO to choose for a given exposure but not about which exposure. Like with the watch you only have 2 exposures to choose from but they don't care. The want to find the combination.

 

[pbromaghin]

The triangle crowd is the people who worship what they call the "Exposure Triangle" and they think it's really about exposure. All they think about is which combination of aperture/shutter speed/ISO to choose for a given exposure but not about which exposure. Like with the watch you only have 2 exposures to choose from but they don't care. The want to find the combination.

Funny, but even though I've read it many times, I never really think about the exposure as a triangle. The ISO just seems to be the given in the equation - the context, if you will.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I will buy two of them, one for each wrist so that I can constantly compare them to see which one is correct.

If you use one ,you'll always know what the correct exposure is. If you use two,you van never be sure.

 

[MTGseattle]

Honestly if I was a watch guy, I'd consider buying this. It's a nice looking watch with very unique extra functionality.

If someone made a watch that had an (accurate) built-in spotmeter, I'd seriously consider spending $650 on it

I imagine using a watch-based spot meter would lead to some interesting gestures/poses.

 

[loccdor]

I imagine using a watch-based spot meter would lead to some interesting gestures/poses.

Spiderman's web shooting device comes to mind somehow.