Wristwatches, watches and watch-like gadgets

[craigxcraig]

2 watches - first is my Bremont Alt1-C which is quite unique in that its a very limited release and you have to have been in a particular military unit. My other watch is a military issue CWC, issued to me in 1992/3. Love both though the Bremont is by far my fave.

 

[ExtraRefined]

I've got quite a few... wearing a Tissot perpetual calendar today (photo clearly not from today)

This really only gets worn if I'm going to the office by train rather than bike, and will probably get swapped for a birth year submariner for my birthday this year

Traser big date chrono, easily the most practical and bulletproof. It's taken a few knocks in various bike offs (hence why the rollie doesn't get worn riding) but I think it just addsd to its charm.

And the grandad watch to complete my tweed hipster outfit. Citizen Eco Drive Solitaire.

I've also got a few digital ones that I only wear working out. Oh, and a minute repeater obviously.

 

[gentlegreen]

 

[Frances Lengel]

Never wore a watch - I don't like adornments being on me IYSWIM - Plus they get in the way of the fisting. Unless you've got a depth watch, I suppose. Half the time at least I leave my phone at home as well.

 

[gentlegreen]

I tried a couple of slightly blingy watches, but at the end of the day I need something cheap, tough and lightweight.

 

[Spymaster]

My dad had a 1960s Milgauss.

Bastard gave it to my nephew.

 

[silverfish]

Seiko prospex mastermariner at home (darth tuna)
G shock with big hand and little hand at work

 

[underurnose]

i dont wear a watch or jewelry because of job.

i do have 3.
one in the car casio digital.
one old wind up that is just a wind up its never really kept good time.
one i bought but never wear as strap has perished. i would only use it after hours and didnt like it on my wrist.
i learnt to do without when i started working and dont miss it.
heaps of ways of knowing what time it is.

 

[Greebo]

It's been years since I last wore a watch; they got in the way, water got in them, or they got bashed against things. But my main reason for not wearing one is that the buses around here are more than frustrating enough without being instantly able to tell exactly how overdue the one you want is.

I carry a cheap mobile and that's good enough for keeping track of time without it making me overanxious.

 

[Spymaster]

But my main reason for not wearing one is that the buses around here are more than frustrating enough without being instantly able to tell exactly how overdue the one you want is.

So many people seem to function without a watch, Kris is one. I bought her a nice watch xmas before last and I think she's worn it half a dozen times.

I feel a very definite absence on the rare occasions that I forget to put mine back on. A lot of people use their phones but I don't comprehend time in the same way ... I think. I like to be aware of the time constantly, so probably glance at my watch every half an hour or so, and my actions, broadly speaking, fit the time. Other (less anal) folk only check the time when they've got a schedule to keep, so an occasional squint at a phone when necessary will probably suffice, but I've noted that people without watches are often the least punctual/organised!

 

[Greebo]

<snip> Other (less anal) folk only check the time when they've got a schedule to keep, so an occasional squint at a phone when necessary will probably suffice, but I've noted that people without watches are often the least punctual/organised!

My decision to no longer use a watch was an attempt to remove at least one source of stress. As for timekeeping, I tend to be early (except when overcompensating) and my organisational ability is extremely fluid but effective.

 

[dylanredefined]

found it on the floor of the drill hall when tidying up comfy and has a light all i need.

 

[weltweit]

The only time I take my watch off is when I am in the bath.
I know that my mobile also tells the time (and my PC) but I would be lost without my watch.

 

[kebabking]

because it was free...

mine is all horribly scratched and has lumps missing, but i'm amazed that a) it has survived this long, and that b) i haven't done my usual trick of leaving it on a train or something...

 

[ExtraRefined]

because it was free...

mine is all horribly scratched and has lumps missing, but i'm amazed that a) it has survived this long, and that b) i haven't done my usual trick of leaving it on a train or something...

G10s are great, I need to get one at some point. Eddie at Timefactors is talking about making one with tritium tubes.

Of course the ultimate issue watch is of course...

Now worth about £50-100k, although I imagine the chaps who've got them probably earnt them.

 

[danski]

Nothing special but I like it and that it looks smartish and not too blingy.

Oh, and regarding a metal strap and hairs - man the fuck up
nah, same happened to me but I wanted to keep wearing this watch and over time I think they were all pulled out as it's no longer a problem

 

[Athos]

G10s are great, I need to get one at some point. Eddie at Timefactors is talking about making one with tritium tubes.

Of course the ultimate issue watch is of course...

Now worth about £50-100k, although I imagine the chaps who've got them probably earnt them.

I just don't get the Rolex thing. I don't think I've ever seen one that I'd wear if you gave it to me.

 

[editor]

This is my current watch. £150. Tough, light, made of titanium and glows fabulously in the dark!

 

[Meltingpot]

I spent £80 on a new steel Tissot Seastar automatic back in 1995 (it was reduced from about £220), and it's still going.

Apart from that I've got four other watches (too many perhaps) which cost me £20 or less each; a Kahuna Gnarly surfer's digital watch, which I got new, and three more I got secondhand; a Seiko SQ quartz with a gold plated case and champagne dial, a Timex Ironman digital, and a Casio Waveceptor radio-controlled watch (also digital).

 

[tony.c]

I always used to wear cheap plastic digital watches. I need to wear a watch to know when it's break time and finishing time at work. But they gave me a Rotary watch (cost about £80 in 2001) after 20 years service which I am still wearing 12 years later.

 

[Orang Utan]

G10s are great, I need to get one at some point. Eddie at Timefactors is talking about making one with tritium tubes.

Of course the ultimate issue watch is of course...

Now worth about £50-100k, although I imagine the chaps who've got them probably earnt them.

It's just a fucking watch for fuck's sake

 

[Spymaster]

It's just a fucking watch for fuck's sake

No.

 

[Yelkcub]

I have an Armani watch the missus got me for Xmas. The internets tell me she paid about £600 for it. I was about to buy myself a Rolex, but I really like it, so I didn't, saving a fair few quid. A winner of an Xmas present. She's great, my missus.

 

[Ax^]

one of these atm

 

[Gingerman]

£100 from Amazon....used to have a lovely 1970s Omega Seamaster chronograph until some cunt stole it a few years ago

 

[ExtraRefined]

It's just a fucking watch for fuck's sake

It's not "just a watch", it's a very rare and desirable piece of militaria, which is what it derives most of its value from. Same reason a Victoria Cross is worth £200k.

Of course I agree that paying that much for a date only sports watch is crazy, clearly what I'd get for that sort of money is a 5140j

 

[bi0boy]

Most of these companies source their mechanisms from the same supplier.

It's all about the glossy adverts in the Economist and shit.

"You don't own one, you just look after it for the next generation" and all that shite.

You're all gullible marketing fodder.

 

[weltweit]

 

[Athos]

Most of these companies source their mechanisms from the same supplier.

It's all about the glossy adverts in the Economist and shit.

"You don't own one, you just look after it for the next generation" and all that shite.

You're all gullible marketing fodder.

I know that's not true of the mechanism for my watch. But, with regard to a lot of the modern high-end watches, I have to agree with you. Especially the ones the size and weight of a brick, with no end of dials and bezels etc (unless you are actually a fighter pilot or a diver, of course). They are a really ugly way of telling the world how much money you have.

 

[bi0boy]

I know that's not true of the mechanism for my watch.

Yours was made here I reckon:



Fossil do have a Swiss plant now in addition to their Chinese ones but are sure to brand the watches made there as Swiss.