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Wristwatches, watches and watch-like gadgets
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stupid dogbot
Haughty and Superior
Aaargh! My eyes. Kill it with fire, quick. 
I don't wear a watch.
I don't wear a watch.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
I just bought a new watch. Nowt special or anything, just liked the fact that it was black and had an easy to read dial.
And that t-shirt. Yes, kill it with fire now!
And that t-shirt. Yes, kill it with fire now!
silverfish
Sprinkling glitter on turds
My home town has a facebook page specifically for photos of locals wearing animal theme fleeces
It's that honking a place
cliche guevara
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This is my favourite:
It stopped working recently though and it's not the battery. Nixon want £80 to even look at it.
It stopped working recently though and it's not the battery. Nixon want £80 to even look at it.
This is my favourite:
It stopped working recently though and it's not the battery. Nixon want £80 to even look at it.
That is daddy. Hope you get it going again.
penelopepitstop
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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.
The Tissot is beautiful,,,
Kanda
Diving wanker
I was looking at Suunto's but decided to get this which arrived today:
Casio ProTrek 2500
All of which I will need and use very soon
http://www.casio.co.uk/products/timepieces/pro-trek/Product/PRW-2500-1ER/
Casio ProTrek 2500
All of which I will need and use very soon
http://www.casio.co.uk/products/timepieces/pro-trek/Product/PRW-2500-1ER/
Virtual Blue
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I just bought a new watch. Nowt special or anything, just liked the fact that it was black and had an easy to read dial.
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And that t-shirt. Yes, kill it with fire now!
Citizen make decent watches and I like the black (pvd?) of yours!!
Here's mine from Seiko, it's my most worn watch and I enjoy using it.
It's very slim and versatile.
Not the cheapest or expensive in my collection but one I seem to favour the most.
Virtual Blue
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Them sub straps are mostly unwearable if you sit at a desk and do PC stuff all day. The GMT had a Jubilee strap, so was easier to use I spose. At the end, I couldnt justify having watches worth thousands sitting in a dusty drawer for years.Same with the Doxa divinmg watches I had at various points - great for a bit of diving, bit not ideal for office world- they went £ stratospheric so I dumped 'em The Omega Dynamic I use now is my travel watch - not flash and doesnt attract attention - like this , but with a nato strap ( not easily pincheable )
actually, looks like this has increased in value since I got it in '97 - like 2x. better get shot of this as well...
I missed this one! What a beauty!
Virtual Blue
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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
That's not a Rolex I see much.
Most Rolex watches in the city are Subs and DJs.
Never this...
Did you keep this it in the end?
Virtual Blue
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Maybe I should post this in Watchuseek.
But does anyone know how to get rid of spots on old watches?
This is my dad's Omega Seamaster that I inherited.
It was bought in '64 when my older bro was born.
I think it's beautiful and want to restore it...
Any ideas?
But does anyone know how to get rid of spots on old watches?
This is my dad's Omega Seamaster that I inherited.
It was bought in '64 when my older bro was born.
I think it's beautiful and want to restore it...
Any ideas?
Kanda
Diving wanker
I've been wearing one of these for years:
but now I need something that is waterproof to 200m and has all the functions as per the watch above
On the other wrist will be a dive computer most of the time
editor
hiraethified
I've been wearing one of these for years:
but now I need something that is waterproof to 200m and has all the functions as per the watch above
On the other wrist will be a dive computer most of the time
When those watches came out, they looked like THE FUTURE!
Virtual Blue
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i remember this at primary school and how the teachers confiscated it cos the kids (well, one kid) would cheat during maths tests.
cool fuckin' watch still.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
I remember that too! Sadly it is just showing our age saying this...
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Citizen make decent watches and I like the black (pvd?) of yours!!
Here's mine from Seiko, it's my most worn watch and I enjoy using it.
It's very slim and versatile.
Not the cheapest or expensive in my collection but one I seem to favour the most.
That is very very similar to my new one! Is your strap leather or some other material? Mine is leather but looks synthetic at a distance due to the colour.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
I agree - I've never understood what those tachymeter dials are for. Maybe I'm just being dim and missing it in the manual, but it just seems to be for decoration which is pointless.
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hiraethified
Oh, I know what they're for and really, really impressed* Eme one time by reading off the mile posts on a train journey and telling her our speed.
*This is saracasm
Oh, I think I'll move this thread to tech as it seems a more techie kinda thing, but I'l leave a permanent redirect so it'll stay in the general forum too.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
They're for measuring the speed of something over a fixed distance.
Kanda
Diving wanker
You've got me wasting more time on the internet reading up about how to use it now!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachymeter_(watch)
Virtual Blue
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It's meant to be leather and yes, at a distance it looks like rubber (I think it's due to the air vents). Does your strap feel flimsy? Mine does but after a year testing it in saunas, swimming pool, beach - I'm glad to say it holds well.
Wears yours in good health!!
That bugger should last you for years!
never used the tachymeter.
i tried reading the point of it here but tend to quit when i'm 4 sentences in.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
The strap feels fairly robust, but I guess it would as it is brand new and will become more flexible with use. I do have another Eco-Drive (silver watch bit, and brown leather strap) that I've had a for a few years and the strap has softened where I put the clasp pin in, but other than that, still quite rigid.
Thanks for the info on tachymeters everyone.
As far as I understand it, it could only work if you knew the fixed points of distance such as mileposts. As these are very few and far between these days (apart from the old stone ones here and there), surely this couldn't be used to calculate speed? I've got an app on my phone which tracks walking speed etc with GPS, so that is easier, even if it doesn't always work indoors.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
I was looking at Suunto's but decided to get this which arrived today:
Casio ProTrek 2500
<snip>
What is "Moon Age Display"? Surely the Moon ages at the same time we do, i.e. one year at a time.
Perhaps it is Moon phase?
ExtraRefined
Better than you at everything you love
I've still got it, I'm still to find something to replace it with. The lack of a date just annoys me too much for daily wear. My quest for a reasonably priced 1983 5513 has been a total failure so far.
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