Wristwatches, watches and watch-like gadgets

[Virtual Blue]

I have the Casio F91-W that OU posted above (as I've mentioned a few times) and it is a boss watch, but the light _is_ crap. I think I might buy another digital, but one which you can actually see in the dark.

I use the timer really frequently on it for cooking - I like dial watches but they can't compete there.

what EF said and plus, if you like analogue then get one!
watches can be for various things.
a dress/ utility/ running/ diving/ hiking/ skydiving and those that just tell the time.

talking about digital watches, i really liked this one.
it's the same one Cage used in that awful fuck of a film - Bangkok Dangerous.

 

[Virtual Blue]

my dream watch...

 

[ExtraRefined]

my dream watch...

I totally fail to understand the appeal of the Aquanaut, and the Nautilus isn't much better. £10k for a stainless steel sports watch, and people mock Rolex for the price of the sub!

Now their complicated dress watches, that's a different matter

 

[Virtual Blue]

That dress watch is from another world.

As for the Aquanaut, I love the non-complicated look and is far less extreme when compared to a Rolex.
Anyway, Patek is a step above the Rolex In that its less popular and pretty much unknown in the mainstream...I can always dream.

 

[Virtual Blue]

BTW - what do you think of Longines' Column Wheel?
In particular this one -

I've been keeping my eye for one (not sure about buying brand new cos Longines tend to depreciate too much)...

 

[gentlegreen]

I've just been reminded of an idea I once had for a bacteria or lichen-based wristwatch - concentric rings with the organism (the choice of which determining whether the timescale would be hours or years) being started in the centre ...

 

[Virtual Blue]

I've just been reminded of an idea I once had for a bacteria or lichen-based wristwatch - concentric rings with the organism (the choice of which determining whether the timescale would be hours or years) being started in the centre ...

won't watches decay through age anyway?
i mean look at my dad's Seamaster from the 60s (posted earlier), it has signs of spotting...

good idea though!!
got me thinking of radioactive watches from the 40s/50s.
http://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/luminous.htm

 

[ExtraRefined]

BTW - what do you think of Longines' Column Wheel?
In particular this one
I've been keeping my eye for one (not sure about buying brand new cos Longines tend to depreciate too much)...

Is that a vernier scale on the chrono seconds hand? If so I think it's AMAZING, because I've had a soft spot for vernier scales ever since I first got an arc-second reading off a spectrometer.

 

[Virtual Blue]

Is that a vernier scale on the chrono seconds hand? If so I think it's AMAZING, because I've had a soft spot for vernier scales ever since I first got an arc-second reading off a spectrometer.

Yeah it is.
Inspired from the Longines in the 60s.

I read that this watch is cutting edge stuff....
You sound like you understand the point of the vernier scales, can you explain?

It's just this is the only chrono I like at the moment.
Unusual.
Been looking at it for months.
The design is real cool and I respect Longines' history, like them a lot and like their Heritage/ Column Wheel line.

 

[Epona]

I just want a wrist device that will teleport me back to my ship

 

[Virtual Blue]

I just want a wrist device that will teleport me back to my ship

you mean like this?

i saw this one again today on my train into Farringdon...on a bloke wearing a suit!
FFS!!!
it's so urrrrrggggggghhhhhhhh....

first the glycine and now this fuckin' Diesel.
i'm seeing this more and more but obnoxiously large watches seems to be in fashion for whatever reason...

 

[ExtraRefined]

This too shall pass.

 

[Winot]

I made the mistake of getting a Glycine Incursore for a sports watch. Big mistake - looks good but far too large at 47mm (and I'm 6'4"). Have now bought a Sinn instead - much more comfortable to wear at 42mm.

 

[Virtual Blue]

i don't think big watches will pass.
i've been noticing more and more people wearing them Armani watches with the brownish (ceramic?) bracelet.
Seems hideous to me. And these men wear these huge fuckers with their suits - just screams for attention.

oh man, there are so many superior watches for that price ( <£400).
if fashion (Armani, Diesel) and technology (Samsung) dictates the future, we're going to see even bigger watches on the increase.

 

[ExtraRefined]

i've been noticing more and more people wearing them Armani watches

 

[Virtual Blue]

tru dat.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Some nice watches on here but still not convinced to wear one. Even the coming plethora of 'smart' watches are going to have to be pretty fucking awesome to get me to wear a watch again...

 

[Virtual Blue]

I been looking at GMT/ dual time watches as I maybe travelling more into differing time zones.


Seen this going in the used market for about 250ish with 3 years warranty left (new it's about £625).

I like the look of it but really unsure about the date window and bezel.
Or the fact it's maybe huge on the wrist.
Or the fact that if I was to resell this, I maybe in a lost.
Resale ratio for these 'affordable' watches is nowhere as good as other cheaper brands.

Any opinions?

 

[ViolentPanda]

I been looking at GMT/ dual time watches as I maybe travelling more into differing time zones.


Seen this going in the used market for about 250ish with 3 years warranty left (new it's about £625).

I like the look of it but really unsure about the date window and bezel.
Or the fact it's maybe huge on the wrist.
Or the fact that if I was to resell this, I maybe in a lost.
Resale ratio for these 'affordable' watches is nowhere as good as other cheaper brands.

Any opinions?

I like it, except for that date window. Love the trident detail on the tail of the second hand!

 

[editor]

I like this watch (but not the sky high price)

http://www.damaskousa.com/damasko-dc66.asp

 

[Virtual Blue]

I like it, except for that date window. Love the trident detail on the tail of the second hand!

Yeah the trident hand is one of the features that make the watch.
Unsure of the wave dial now...too Omega like.
And the Christopher Ward logo, I can't seem to wear another man's name for a watch.
(Christopher Ward, I mean who the fuck is that? Is he the Ted Baker of the watch world?).

Give this a miss now I think.

 

[editor]

Problem: I've has this watch about 8 years, which is pretty good going considering the ease in which I generally break 'tough' watches, but this one has managed to render itself useless. The way the watch works is that if you select dual time or an alarm from the mode dial at the bottom, the hands physically move about.

The mode dial no longer lines up to the markers and the crown has become so easy to knock that the watch now regularly either points to the wrong time or the alarm time, or some random chrono setting. So I no longer have any confidence that the thing is telling me the actual time or not - which is a pretty big failing for what was a £175 watch!

The glass is also scratched to fuck which makes me wonder if it's even worth trying to get it repaired. I do like the look and functionality of the watch but seeing as I can probably get a decent s/hand one for £100 on ebay, do you reckon it's worth sending it off for repair? I don't imagine Citizen's repairs are going to be cheap.

 

[Virtual Blue]

It depends on your budget but I'd would just buy a new watch.
You should also consider that Eco Drive battery cells don't last forever and die after (approx) 10 years.

£175 over 8 years = £22 per year.
That's tremendous value. Time to buy a new one.

 

[Virtual Blue]

My next project...just bought the dial from HK.
The watch is a pretty damn cheap Seiko...can't wait to do my first mod!

 

[editor]

It depends on your budget but I'd would just buy a new watch.
You should also consider that Eco Drive battery cells don't last forever and die after (approx) 10 years.

£175 over 8 years = £22 per year.
That's tremendous value. Time to buy a new one.

You persuasive person, you!

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

I have a pocket watch thing but it's stopped working. i opened it up and saw it's a piece of crap inside. i'm tempted to see if i could get the movement replaced but i don't know if it's worth it

 

[Virtual Blue]

I have a pocket watch thing but it's stopped working. i opened it up and saw it's a piece of crap inside. i'm tempted to see if i could get the movement replaced but i don't know if it's worth it

Your pocket watch probably works but needs a service!

 

[Virtual Blue]

You persuasive person, you!

From your spec, looks like you want an durable and functional watch.

http://www.watchshop.com/mens-seiko-chronograph-watch-sndd69p1-p99956433.html

Citizen's Eco drive vs Seiko's Kinetic.
Close call...but it should last you for years.

 

[editor]

From your spec, looks like you want an durable and functional watch.

http://www.watchshop.com/mens-seiko-chronograph-watch-sndd69p1-p99956433.html

That's missing two key features I want in a watchL a rotating 0-60 bezel and luminous numbers on the dial. Oh, and solar/kinetic power. I can't be arsed with sending watches off for battery changes.

 

[Virtual Blue]

That's missing two key features I want in a watchL a rotating 0-60 bezel and luminous numbers on the dial. Oh, and solar/kinetic power. I can't be arsed with sending watches off for battery changes.

That's a challenge!

£300 budget?