Let’s Talk Watches

[rookieforever33]

Never been a watch guy, but this definitely has my gears turning. It's hard for me to get past the feeling that wearing a watch worth more than a few hundred bucks is anything other than a status symbol which I am not interested in. The craftsmanship is definitely appealing. Reading the historical ties between Omega and NASA is also appealing to me as my grandpa worked at NASA. I could see myself picking up a used piece at the right price.

My daily wear is only worth a few hundred but I would have no problem spending more. To me its not the flashiness of a pricey timepiece, it's the fact that anytime I look at my wrist the correct time is there, no fuss, no muss, no worries. Lesser watches often scratch and fade, a nice watch cleans up quick whether its construction dirt, fish guts, deer guts, or a wild night with the wife. Considering you can wear it every day for decades with little maintenance, its probably a cost per day inexpensive item.

 

[Rusty Shackelford]

Seiko Solar. Pretty Bombproof Piece.


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First of all, you didn’t have to go diving and take this picture just for this thread. Second, what’s the model number? I dig it.

 

[Choupique]

I like having a nice automatic watch just because I like the idea of having that little complicated gizmo ticking away for years and years with precision and nothing but springs and gravity running it.

An analog watch really does work best for quick glances at the time as well. Nothing else is simpler.

 

[betelgeuse]

I like having a nice automatic watch just because I like the idea of having that little complicated gizmo ticking away for years and years with precision and nothing but springs and gravity running it.

An analog watch really does work best for quick glances at the time as well. Nothing else is simpler.

I agree, the mechanisms fascinate me. Kind of like trains, they keep going even when you are asleep. Digital watches aren't interesting to me. They work great, but boring.

 

[eamyrick]

First of all, you didn’t have to go diving and take this picture just for this thread. Second, what’s the model number? I dig it.

It’s this one. 39mm which I don’t think they make anymore. There is also a 41.

Seiko Prospex – Siegers Jewelers

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I’ve taken a variety of watches diving and flooded one also. I dig the dive watch history even though it was actually a pretty short era before digital.

 

[betelgeuse]

Dug this one out this morning. I bought this when I traveled overseas a lot. You can change cities and time zones by rotating the inner bezel. I need to get a new battery. I think I am just going to get the tools to do it myself. They are cheap at Harbor freight.

 

[betelgeuse]

I wore this one when I was in to surf fishing to track the tide. It worked good, but had to be reset every moon cycle. It is a pain to set with only the one crown dial. It's also sitting with a dead battery.