Hello!! I want to help me between the smp and the p.o. I like the waves in the dial of the smp more. Generally i find the smp more attractive than the p.o. I tried them both and i found the p.o (43.5 version ) a little bit heavy and chunky. Which watch is 'better' in terms of quality? Thank you in advance for your answers!
Hello. Because as i see it has a little bit better movement, and i didn't know which is better in quality
Hello. Because as i see it has a little bit better movement, and i didn't know which is better in quality
Hello. Because as i see it has a little bit better movement, and i didn't know which is better in quality
The PO 8900 movement is not better than the SMP 8800 movement. In my opinion anyway and I've owned both.
The 8900 has a slightly longer power reserve--5 hours more. But in real life this difference is unnoticeable. The 8900 has a jumping hour hand that allows you to move the hour hand without hacking the seconds and minute hand. This sounds like a cool feature but in real life it's not. You will rarely use it unless you travel across time zones frequently. And the downside is that you lose a quick set date feature that is present on the 8800. The 8900 can be a real hassle to change the date. Plus, it's a thicker movement. You could offer me the exact same watch except one with the 8900 and one with the 8800 and I would choose the 8800 every time.
And the 8900 has two barrels which makes it a more sophisticated movement imo.
As with the aforementioned depth-rating pi$$ing contest, these big advances in accuracy and power reserve (etc) are largely for show and marketing. Not to say they aren’t real, but for most users, they shouldn’t influence a decision in a comparative analysis.😀
