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

So...do you?

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#241
I'm definitely of the watch-wearing generation. :thumbsup:

Mine aren't terribly special, though. The wristwatch is my everyday workhorse, a garden-variety Bulova, acquired when a fun-loving friend flung it at my head as I was working (long story, but I caught it in mid-air). The pocket watch was a "gift to myself" after a massive work project for which I received a nice bonus (after finishing a truly ridiculous amount of work on time, no less). It's also kind of a nod to one of my grandfathers; I wasn't very close to him, but I did remember his old, and very well-worn pocket watch. It only comes out if I have occasion to wear a vest, just to give the vest pocket something to do.

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#243
Ostie said:
When everyone carries a phone, who needs a watch?
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Those whose care about subtleties. Stealing a quick glance at a watch in a meeting or social event is much easier than checking one's phone, where the assumption is usually that one is reading a text or checking the Facebooks. :cool:

I admit this doesn't pertain to those whose noses are glued to their phone at all times though. ;)
 
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#248
BishopHastur said:
It's a Timex Humvee from the '90s.
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Boy, that is a tough one. Depending on where the strap broke, you could always remove the rubber portion and replace the strap like this fellow did:

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The strap just above appears to be a MARATAC Elite similar to this one, though you'd want to confirm the size between the lugs before purchasing. I believe that the user above notched the strap himself, though it looks very nice.

There are a ton of options if you go the route above, again, just so long as you confirm the size. :thumbsup:
 
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#249
I was watching the show Super Store the other night, a new episode, and every character was wearing a regular watch. Not a single smart watch. Not even a digital one. And all the characters are retail employees.
I wonder how realistic that is?
 
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#250
I've worn a watch since I was a kid. I started collecting mechanical watches in my teens and now have about a dozen watches I rotate through, mostly autos, some handwinding, and an Apple Watch. I am an AV director for three hotels so being connected at work is everything but I still wear mechanicals at every opportunity. My current favorite is the very simple Sinn 556i.

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#252
spiritbass said:
I got out of the habit. I realized that the last watch I wore got some poison ivy oil on the band after it made my wrist break out again after it had healed. I don't 'do' cell phones, so I rely on clocks and the time readout on my computers. I do have a watch that I can clip onto a belt loop if I need to when I am out mowing, but I don't own a working wrist watch.
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I've been going back and reading through this thread again. I've heard other people talk about needing a watch while doing yardwork. That's interesting.
 
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#253
Been wearing a watch everyday since high school. I started wearing a Seiko stainless divers watch back when I was working as a paramedic because it was easy to mark a start time when I would start a series of drugs, usually during a coding patient. I bought a very good quality iconic stainless diver about 12 years ago, and it just keeps going, auto winding. I probably should have it serviced some time soon, but there are only a few RSCs in the US to service it, and I hate to send it out for months.
 
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#255
Wild_Bill_57 said:
Been wearing a watch everyday since high school. I started wearing a Seiko stainless divers watch back when I was working as a paramedic because it was easy to mark a start time when I would start a series of drugs, usually during a coding patient. I bought a very good quality iconic stainless diver about 12 years ago, and it just keeps going, auto winding. I probably should have it serviced some time soon, but there are only a few RSCs in the US to service it, and I hate to send it out for months.
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Don't abuse your Rolex. It needs some love. Buy another Seiko to tide you over if you have to. NZ authorized servicers turn around is 4 weeks.
 
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#256
Since posting to this thread last April, I bought an Apple Watch 3 in November on sale at Best Buy for $177, the main reason is that I won't have to deal with changing the time twice a year, which is a big pain on the Casio I posted. One of the features I really like is being reminded every hour to stand and move for a minute since I can sit at my computer doing graphic and database work hours on end.
 
#257
Downunderwonder said:
Don't abuse your Rolex. It needs some love. Buy another Seiko to tide you over if you have to. NZ authorized servicers turn around is 4 weeks.
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I just took a look a look at the Rolex recommended service intervals - I'm glad to see that they're still recommended every 10 years. IMO there seems to be a trend of brands shortening those service intervals either out of an overabundance of caution (like they've done with water resistance), or in the interest of profits from increased services.
 
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#258
fhm555 said:
I could never wear a cheap watch for more than a week without breaking them so i finally broke down and got a Seiko Divers 150. I wore out three straps and had the crystal replaced when it became so scratched i couldn’t glance at it to tell the time. I was out in the gulf one day fishing and went to fling a big chunk of what was left of a fish we’e cut up for bottom fishing bait when the strap failed for the fourth time and my watch sailed off to a watery forever home. We were in about 120 fathoms of water so i imagine that thing kept good time until the battery finally died.
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There was a news story a few years ago about a guy who found a watch at the bottom of a pond. I think he even found the original owner and returned it them. It had been decades.
 
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#260
"If the watch lasts even just a year, then it's worth it."

I swear I've heard several people say this whenever I've mentioned a somewhat affordable watch. It's never made sense.

Are they talking about the battery life (in which case you would replace it)?
One year is just a strange/arbitrary life span for a watch. If anything were wrong with the movement it seems like the problem would show up sooner than that.
I think a watch lifespan has more to do with how well you treat it, so that's a strange way of looking at it.
 

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