All About Watches

doghouse said:
Yeah, I'm more of a Swiss Alp kind of guy.
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Me too...

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Though you might have trouble ascertaining if it’s more than 5s fast or slow...
 
rdiaz said:
Yeah I've always owned quartzs. Can't really spend thousands, not even hundreds on mechanical watches... of course I don't see a problem with people spending thousands if they can afford it, but for me if it looks classic and nice and works well, it's good enough.
Haven't used a watch for a long time now anyways.
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I fancy a new watch for my holidays in May, can't really justify getting a really good one. Just one to entertain me for a couple of weeks. Quite like the look of the Seiko Sportura GPS, like a poor man's Omega Skywalker, well kind of:

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Pimpernel Smith said:
I fancy a new watch for my holidays in May, can't really justify getting a really good one. Just one to entertain me for a couple of weeks.
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So that is what it comes down to. The days of people owning a single watch which they relied on have long gone. Then there are the new items like a box to display all your watches and a device to keep all the automatic watches you don’t wear running.

Seems a lot easier not to wear a watch at all.
 
Kingstonian said:
Seems a lot easier not to wear a watch at all.
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Probably so, but I've worn a watch every day of my life since elementary school, so it would be hard to stop now.

I only tend to wear the same one day to day, and I've never sold one either, though I probably should.
 
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doghouse said:
Probably so, but I've worn a watch every day of my life since elementary school, so it would be hard to stop now.

I only tend to wear the same one day to day, and I've never sold one either, though I probably should.
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Maybe you could wear one on each wrist?
 
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Kingstonian said:
So that is what it comes down to. The days of people owning a single watch which they relied on have long gone. Then there are the new items like a box to display all your watches and a device to keep all the automatic watches you don’t wear running.

Seems a lot easier not to wear a watch at all.
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The exit watch is the ideal, but like any utopia it is a mirage. My grandfather had lots of watches, my uncle got them though. I don't have any male offspring, so I'm quite happy to sell my on when I get bored. And I do get bored. The worse thing I did was sell my Explorer and also give away, on the strength I had just bought the Explorer, my Omega Seamaster to the brother-in-law. Which a few posts back I drew attention to the error of my ways.
 
I always had a bunch of inherited watches of middling quality - kept time well enough and had some serious 60s / 70s charm, but none of them are that collectible, or ‘mine’ in the sense I would have gone out and bought them for myself. Sentimental value because of the male relatives who owned them, but mostly they sit in a drawer.

Never had any interest in a collection of watches i would rarely wear. When it came time to get a decent one for myself i looked at the usual suspects, Rolex, Omega etc. - even a VC - and settled on the GS as it was (IMO) as well or better finished and I liked the overall design. Also a good timekeeper, sturdy movt etc. - all the things you want in a watch you wear every day. So far very happy with it, like a devoted sararyman it works hard and does it’s job well.

Aside from that I have a Seiko diver (I got rid of my Sinn because it was a piece of shit that kept breaking down) that I mainly use - get this - when I’m in or on the ocean. Cant really see myself buying a new watch for a few years - possibly a gold dress watch to commemorate something worthy - and then I’m done.
 
prince nez said:
I always had a bunch of inherited watches of middling quality - kept time well enough and had some serious 60s / 70s charm, but none of them are that collectible, or ‘mine’ in the sense I would have gone out and bought them for myself. Sentimental value because of the male relatives who owned them, but mostly they sit in a drawer.

Never had any interest in a collection of watches i would rarely wear. When it came time to get a decent one for myself i looked at the usual suspects, Rolex, Omega etc. - even a VC - and settled on the GS as it was (IMO) as well or better finished and I liked the overall design. Also a good timekeeper, sturdy movt etc. - all the things you want in a watch you wear every day. So far very happy with it, like a devoted sararyman it works hard and does it’s job well.

Aside from that I have a Seiko diver (I got rid of my Sinn because it was a piece of shit that kept breaking down) that I mainly use - get this - when I’m in or on the ocean. Cant really see myself buying a new watch for a few years - possibly a gold dress watch to commemorate something worthy - and then I’m done.
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Yeah, I have one TAG that I keep for sentimental reasons (it was a gift), otherwise I have two Omegas (one of which is for.my son), two VCs and as of tomorrow a Rolex.

To be honest, I wear the VC Overseas every day. Everything else just sits. I really should get rid of my Seamaster. Having a collection in a box does nothing for me.
 
doghouse said:
Yeah, I have one TAG that I keep for sentimental reasons (it was a gift), otherwise I have two Omegas (one of which is for.my son), two VCs and as of tomorrow a Rolex.

To be honest, I wear the VC Overseas every day. Everything else just sits. I really should get rid of my Seamaster. Having a collection in a box does nothing for me.
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I doubt I would do this but if for some reason I was moved to shift all my watches and cash out for one watch, that VC Overseas would be a contender for me. It’s more money than I’d want to spend on one watch right now but it’s a lovely looking bit of kit and sits on the formal-casual threshold nicely. Not flash, but handsome enough for even a noob to surely realise they’re in the presence of greatness.

Still, I don't understand your post. You’re admitting that the VC eclipses all your others which are gathering dust unworn, then you tell us you’ve got a Rolex coming in tomorrow.
 
Great White Snark said:
I doubt I would do this but if for some reason I was moved to shift all my watches and cash out for one watch, that VC Overseas would be a contender for me. It’s more money than I’d want to spend on one watch right now but it’s a lovely looking bit of kit and sits on the formal-casual threshold nicely. Not flash, but handsome enough for even a noob to surely realise they’re in the presence of greatness.

Still, I don't understand your post. You’re admitting that the VC eclipses all your others which are gathering dust unworn, then you tell us you’ve got a Rolex coming in tomorrow.
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The Rolex was bought to commemorate Saban tying Bear Bryant for all time National Championships. It's more of a trophy than anything.

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The Overseas really did obviate the need for the other watches though. As I say, one is a keepsake, one is for my son. The Patrimony is my only dress watch. I probably should get rid of the Seamaster, but it's not hurting anything. Maybe trade it for a GS, since I've always wanted one.
 
doghouse said:
The Rolex was bought to commemorate Saban tying Bear Bryant for all time National Championships. It's more of a trophy than anything.

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The Overseas really did obviate the need for the other watches though. As I say, one is a keepsake, one is for my son. The Patrimony is my only dress watch. I probably should get rid of the Seamaster, but it's not hurting anything. Maybe trade it for a GS, since I've always wanted one.
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Kingstonian said:
The Ultimate “Exit Watch” - Chuck Feeney’s $9 to $15 plastic Casio.
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I met Chuck Feeney a couple of times, almost twenty years ago, when he made a massive donation to the university where I was working at the time.

He was so insistent that this name not be known, or linked, to the project that we weren't allowed to refer to him by name in any documents or when discussing the donation with anyone - we always simply called him "our American friend".

My impression, from the couple of times I met him, that Feeney is a wonderful, down-to-earth person - very friendly, very straightforward, no pretence, bluster, bluffing or airs at all. Really admirable - and yes, he carried his papers around with him in a plastic shopping bag. I can't remember what watch he was wearing, though.
 
formby said:
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Pure bling...

I approve...
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It is a bit more blingy in person than I anticipated, which I kind of like.

The watch I have closest in price and style is my Omega AT GMT Chrono. The bezel on this is platinum, so obviously a different style and nicer. The case and bracelet are basically a wash, pretty much nothing between them (also a reason I liked this Rolex as opposed to all the others, it's case is very Omega-like). The clasp, the Omega has a butterfly deployant, not even a competition there. I have no idea why Rolex persists with their archaic traditional clasp, it's probably the number one thing I don't like about them. The faces are very different, so hard to compare. One is very busy, the other very simple.
 
Pimpernel Smith said:
For the price range of those Prospex Black's you can't really go wrong. A definite maybe on my list for my holiday watch along with the Sportura GPS.
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Didn’t you say you had a MM300? What would a Seiko solar diver add over that for you as a ‘holiday watch’?
 
prince nez said:
Didn’t you say you had a MM300? What would a Seiko solar diver add over that for you as a ‘holiday watch’?
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When you're jumping up and down water slides with the kids or on the beach, I tend to end up scratching the bracelet and buckle. Hence I'm looking for a cheap and cheery watch I can bash with impunity and not worry about scratching it.

You have to remember my holidays are not hanging around the local bar on the marina sipping aperitif's before moving onto the local fish restaurant for a leisurely 4 hour dinner watching society meander by and the sun sets over the bay. Mine's the full on family activity all-inclusive nightmare and canteen all you can eat experience.
 
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