Watches ... Yes/No ? (now with poll)

[Kro]

Yes, self modication. I just love to tinker and test my abilities.

Gorgeous! I've been trying to keep my eyes from wondering to new watches as of late. I never really sank too much money into them to begin with (at least compared to most watch enthusiasts), but those funds I'd rather reallocate to other hobbies at the moment. Besides, I have a pretty diverse collection, and between musical gear and computers, I'm pretty set on the tinkering front.

If only the P Bass with tort and flats crowd would understand that!

Don't think that the watch community as a whole is any different! They're not... maybe worse...

That's a pretty cool watch I'll admit, but don't the other musicians find it odd that you are always holding your arm out like proudly displaying it?

That watch is currently in transit from Italy to its new home, so I don't have to worry about taking pictures of it any longer, but yes, I found taking pictures of very awkward... but only slightly more awkward than taking pictures of my gear for TB - and my band mates seem to put up with that just fine. Actually, my drummer is pretty involved in... Talk... Drum... or whatever online community of drummers that he belongs to, so he gets it. The other guys probably just think we're crazy, which is to say that we seem completely normal by musician standards.

 

[jmattbassplaya]

I have an Apple Watch. I love it for its fitness component, and the rubber banding is much nicer on my wrist as my arm hair used to snag in the more traditional metal bands. I honestly don’t think I would ever wear a more traditional styled watch ever again.

 

[Stevorebob]

A couple of years ago, my wife and I both purchased new watches. Me a Swiss wonder; her an iWatch (at some fraction of the price of my acquisition). She would marvel out loud at all the things her iWatch could do. All I could say was, “Well, mine tells me the time.”

 

[Kro]

A couple of years ago, my wife and I both purchased new watches. Me a Swiss wonder; her an iWatch (at some fraction of the price of my acquisition). She would marvel out loud at all the things her iWatch could do. All I could say was, “Well, mine tells me the time.”

Not to turn this into a smart vs ...non-smart watch thread (because I have a lot of respect for what smart watches can do), but I was an early adopter of smart-watches and found them eventually to be not for me.

Being not just a fan of watches, but also being fascinated with time and how we track it, I figured that a Pebble would be the perfect intersection of my love of watches and technology, while allowing me to design and develop my own watch faces that showed time in interesting and unusual ways (metric scales, sunrise sunset displays ala [Invalid or Expired Link Removed], and so on).

What I actually found, was that for me personally, having all of that power on my wrist raised my stress level. For some reason I'm ok with having texts, emails, appointments, and reminders buzzing all day in my pocket where it's just slightly out of reach - but not so much on my wrist.

These day's I'll wear just about any manner of watch on my wrist (mechanical/quartz, analog/digital, I don't discriminate) - just so long as it doesn't have a wifi/data/bluetooth connection!

 

[Oddly]

I'm almost sorry I started this thread...
it led me to EBay and I now have a bid in on a birth-year (1965) Bulova!

I just won!
New watch on the way...

 

[5StringBlues]

No. And I don't send telegrams or pay for things with beaver pelts, either.

Man, I have a Jazz bass I was willing to let go real cheap, but if you're just gonna bogart all the damn pelts................................

 

[Oddly]

Well, my new old watch arrived.
It's very nice but I am surprised at how small it is, so much so that I contacted the seller to confirm it was a men's watch!
I guess dress watches were worn smaller in the 60's.

 

[Fun Size Nick]

Well, my new old watch arrived.
It's very nice but I am surprised at how small it is, so much so that I contacted the seller to confirm it was a men's watch!
I guess dress watches were worn smaller in the 60's.
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Yes, typically that was the case. I have a couple of lovely 37/38mm watches from the early ‘70s that would be considered to be at the very smallest end of the spectrum in a modern watch.

Your Bulova looks fantastic - very classy.

 

[Kro]

I guess dress watches were worn smaller in the 60's.

Ha! Yes, there was a time when a smaller watch was a sign of sophistication and advanced engineering given the miniaturization of the movement.

To those in the know it still is! Wear it with pride!

 

[Kro]

Yes, typically that was the case. I have a couple of lovely 37/38mm watches from the early ‘70s that would be considered to be at the very smallest end of the spectrum in a modern watch.

Your Bulova looks fantastic - very classy.

I'd say that 41 mm is probably something of a contemporary average, recent waning trends towards supersized warches not withstanding.

For a good bit of time, 36mm was probably a decent similar average for sports watches - with dress watches running slightly smaller.

I love my vintage style sized watches, but it can definitely take some getting used to if you're coming from having a modern dinner plate strapped to your wrist!

 

[Eric Perry]

I have a Movado Esperanza that gets worn at work (depending on my attire for the day), and for special occasions. outside of that, I never wear a watch.

 

[ElectroVibe]

I saw a young adult wearing a diver style watch the other day. Personally I thought it looked amazing compared to the nothingness of smart watches that many people are choosing these days.

 

[Knavery]

A watch these days is nothing but a fashion statement. But when I see guys wear them, I think they look sharp. I've just never been a watch guy. I just check my phone.

 

[shadowtippy]

Well, my new old watch arrived.
It's very nice but I am surprised at how small it is, so much so that I contacted the seller to confirm it was a men's watch!
I guess dress watches were worn smaller in the 60's.
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I was going to reply that it is a transgender watch, but since you are a GOF, you probably have your gender figured out by now.

 

[shadowtippy]

He's the bass player. You think they even notice he's there?

They do if he quits playing.

 

[Stempelloos]

I've decided to get a solar watch.

My old Casio is still running fine for over 7 years on the same battery, but it appears quite worn. It shows the plastic case where the metal colored paint is worn off. The glass shows wear too. The Eco Drive appears a bit better in off work environment, I guess.

 

[Samatza]

Yes I wear a watch but I spin it around to the inside of my wrist when I'm playing bass, this way I can always check the time without taking my hand off the neck and I use it to schedule our breaks.

 

[RustyAxe]

Yes I wear a watch but I spin it around to the inside of my wrist when I'm playing bass, this way I can always check the time without taking my hand off the neck and I use it to schedule our breaks.

I do the same thing. No one sees when I’m “watching the clock”.

 

[Stan_da_man]

I regularly wear a watch. Either a Submariner or Yachtmaster clone (not a fake, a homage by another company). I believe a watch is the only acceptable form of jewelry a man should wear - besides a wedding ring (ha!). Multiple rings on men - weird. Piercings - weird. Necklaces - weird.

 

[johndb]

I feel naked without a wristwatch. I have a small collection of older Swiss self-winding watches, and rotate through them. Today I have an Eterna-Matic KonTiki...I like them a little worn looking, and don't worry about using them for daily wear as intended.