Watches.

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Guess everyone has a fav. I just got my new Timex expedition in the mail. I like the style of these watches and love the Velcro fast wrap band. This is for everyday wear at work. Batt. lasts forever in them. The band does wear down and break after awhile, but can be replaced with another. I do have a Movado that I never wear.

[trashmanssd]

I love the look of a watch and the beautiful precision of a watch but I cant stand the felling of it on my arm. I wear one out to diner in the summer with a short sleeve shirt only and after a few hours I want it off. I also wear one in Aruba so I can see what time it is as my phone gets turned off for the week.

[Rsurfer]

Bought my Rolex in 1972 and only cleaned once. Looses 1 minute every couple of months.

[Accumulator]

Still wearing/loving my Submariner, which I`ve had since `78, haven`t worn my Tudor backup since, gee....maybe the mid-90s.

I love the look of a watch and the beautiful precision of a watch but I cant stand the felling of it on my arm. I wear one out to diner..

I`m the same way about my wedding band, can`t stand the feel of wearing a ring so it`s basically just a special occasion accessory. Don`t mind my watch, but I still wear it so little that it runs down now and then.

I gather that cell phones are kinda replacing watches for a lot of people. Doesn`t seem as convenient as glancing at one`s wrist, but then some folks seem to check their phones pretty often anyhow.

[Older]

Still wearing/loving my Submariner, which I`ve had since `78, haven`t worn my Tudor backup since, gee....maybe the mid-90s.



I`m the same way about my wedding band, can`t stand the feel of wearing a ring so it`s basically just a special occasion accessory. Don`t mind my watch, but I still wear it so little that it runs down now and then.

I gather that cell phones are kinda replacing watches for a lot of people. Doesn`t seem as convenient as glancing at one`s wrist, but then some folks seem to check their phones pretty often anyhow.

A 70’s Sub— nice!

Do you want to sell that Tudor?

[Accumulator]

RSurfer- Ah, I see I`m not alone when it comes to still liking mechanicals.

[Bill D]

I have a collection of watches. I often wear a different one every day. Just got a battery in my Frederique Constant moon phase watch. I really need to find a better watchmaker to service my Cartier Santos. I sadly haven`t been able to wear it for a few years now. I pick out what watch to wear with my outfit often matching the dial with the color of my shirt.

[jatleson]

Mechanical is the only way to go. After my first big sale (software) I bought myself a Tag Carerra. Just had its first tune-up after 6 years.

[Desertnate]

I have a bit of a of a watch nerd streak in me, but I only own 2~3. None are very expensive and I collected them over many years.

I always wear one and feel strange without one. Growing up my parents were always very punctual and passed that along to me. The only way to stay on time was to wear a watch. When I joined the military, I was told two things I should NEVER be without were a watch and pen/paper...OK, so that`s really three things. That has stuck with me ever since.

RSurfer- Ah, I see I`m not alone when it comes to still liking mechanicals.

Mechanical is the only way to go. After my first big sale (software) I bought myself a Tag Carerra. Just had its first tune-up after 6 years.

I love mechanicals/automatics. Right now I have a Seiko SKX007 diver and a boutique brand pilot watch with a Miyota automatic movement which needs repair and hasn`t been worn for a while. The Seiko has been bang-on reliable for years. My quartz is a Bulova Moon Watch chrono, but even then the small seconds hand has such a high beat rate it almost looks like a mechanical in the way it sweeps around the small dial.

As life becomes more high tech and digitized, I appreciate the workmanship and machine nature of mechanical watches even more. I`ll also freely admit I prefer the smooth sweep of the seconds hand on a watch face to the step motion of a quartz movement.

[RaydiantDetail]

I own a few but never wear them. My nicest is a Baume and Mercier I had got as a gift for my wedding 5 years ago. Wore it for the wedding and its pretty much sat in the box since. My father loves watches and has passed down a few to me over the years that end up sitting in boxes as well which I will probably give to my son. He has a Rolex from my grandfather which will pass down to me when he passes on which I am sad to say will probably also sit in a box and I will give it to my son. I just don`t like the feel on my wrist since I am not used to it.

[jrock645]

I had multiple watches for a while but couldnt keep up with them. Only wore 1 or 2. Had a cheap automatic, liked it but it didnt hold real accurate time- it was a Seiko 5. Have a citizen i like but only wear my apple watch anymore.

[Concourswanna b]

I had multiple watches for a while but couldnt keep up with them. Only wore 1 or 2. Had a cheap automatic, liked it but it didnt hold real accurate time- it was a Seiko 5. Have a citizen i like but only wear my apple watch anymore.

I actually like having a watch on my wrist, most of the time. Not having one feels odd, like walking with an untied shoe. Three seems like the magic number for me: a Montblanc for nice occasions, a Victorinox for every day at work, and the Seiko 5 automatic for mowing the grass and "rough" use. I like that the Seiko is affordable, has the automatic movement, and has the Nato strap. The movement can be seen through its transparent case cover, too. The Montblanc is pricey, when it comes to service, new staps, etc. For some reason, Baume & Mercier piques my interest, as well as Shinola (those are a actually made in Detroit, I think). I don`t really need another watch, though.
Really though, Victorinox and Kenneth Cole watches have been the most hassle free to own.

[LEDetailng]

I actually like having a watch on my wrist, most of the time. Not having one feels odd, like walking with an untied shoe. Three seems like the magic number for me: a Montblanc for nice occasions, a Victorinox for every day at work, and the Seiko 5 automatic for mowing the grass and "rough" use. I like that the Seiko is affordable, has the automatic movement, and has the Nato strap. The movement can be seen through its transparent case cover, too. The Montblanc is pricey, when it comes to service, new staps, etc. For some reason, Baume & Mercier piques my interest, as well as Shinola (those are a actually made in Detroit, I think). I don`t really need another watch, though.
Really though, Victorinox and Kenneth Cole watches have been the most hassle free to own.

Same feeling. Since second or third grade I have probably gone less than 10 days in my life without a watch on my wrist. I feel naked without it. If it wasn’t for the wife and kids I’d probably take my watch over a phone as a “can’t leave home without it”.

I prefer my 5600 Casio G-Shock to my luxury watch. It works, is cheap, and I love simplistic design. It gains about 10 seconds a month. That drives me nuts.




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[Accumulator]

I... Victorinox and Kenneth Cole watches have been the most hassle free to own.

I have a little Victorinox desk clock that appears to be basically an electric wristw@tch movement in an angled base. The battery ran down and no shop in my area has been able to open the thing up to replace it. Seems utterly crazy to me...

I prefer my 5600 Casio G-Shock to my luxury watch. It works, is cheap, and I love simplistic design. It gains about 10 seconds a month. That drives me nuts.

Heh heh, oh man I just gotta chuckle over the above!

One man`s "simplistic design" is another (hm...older?) man`s "gee, look at all that stuff I`d have to figure out!"

And even if I didn`t let the Sub run down so often, its "Superlative Chronometer" (scare-quotes intentional ) movement has never been all that accurate, not since day one. So your noting a 10 second/month error...gee.

Most of the time my atomic clocks aren`t even that well-snyched unless I hit their RESETs frequently (which must be done in the exact right spot of a certain room to obtain a signal).

EDIT: Heh heh... the "wristw@tch" above is due to the Forum`s Inner Nanny thinking the letter "a" was making it a naughty word. Who`d have thunk it? Gee that`s setting the Vulgarity Bar awfully low, not that I`ve used that word in a few decades.

[trashmanssd]

Accumulator, My wedding band came of the day after the wedding 22 years ago and has not been on since. My fat sausage fingers don`t fit in it any more. I won`t wear it because of feel and also the dangers it brings at work. Don`t want a finger ripped off from getting it stuck on something.