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And visa versa.....be sold to pay for a new bass, I discovered
"By the way, that clock on the wall is 20 minutes fast." - The custodian in the Breakfast Club
Ever since I watched this movie, I've found it necessary to wear my own wristwatch. You can trust ANY other time device unless you have checked it yourself. The best kind being a simple digital watch.
Ever since I watched this movie, I've found it necessary to wear my own wristwatch. You can trust ANY other time device unless you have checked it yourself. The best kind being a simple digital watch.
Still rocking my Apple Watch. It’s a great fitness tool and its modularity with my iPhone is nice. Snag an older one for $300 and it’s well worth it, IMO.
I wear a wrist watch around. It's something I'm used to having for time, along with the clock on my cell phone.
I was nine when I realized that, even on a cloudy day, I could guess the time +/- 10 minutes. Watches immediately became male bracelets. I got no time for jewelry.
A few years ago I grabbed something non-obnoxious looking from either Target or Kohl’s for job interviews and immediately was getting compliments from friends and acquaintances when I forgot to take it off. Kinda cool feeling. But I went through a few watches because I somehow bang them on something and crack the glass within 36 hours of ownership.
A year ago my family finally divvied up my Dad’s parents’ shiny stuff (five years after the last one passed?) and I somehow got my grandfather’s Girard Perregaux auto. The problem must be genetic because it had a plastic replacement “jewel”. It definitely needs work.
I really want to put a new strap and glass on to wear it regularly due to having such a small watch while everyone is wearing these ridiculous Texas belt buckle rigs on their arms seems somehow more anti-fashion than wearing no watch at all.
A few years ago I grabbed something non-obnoxious looking from either Target or Kohl’s for job interviews and immediately was getting compliments from friends and acquaintances when I forgot to take it off. Kinda cool feeling. But I went through a few watches because I somehow bang them on something and crack the glass within 36 hours of ownership.
A year ago my family finally divvied up my Dad’s parents’ shiny stuff (five years after the last one passed?) and I somehow got my grandfather’s Girard Perregaux auto. The problem must be genetic because it had a plastic replacement “jewel”. It definitely needs work.
I really want to put a new strap and glass on to wear it regularly due to having such a small watch while everyone is wearing these ridiculous Texas belt buckle rigs on their arms seems somehow more anti-fashion than wearing no watch at all.
I went through something similar. I found out I didn't really need a watch to tell time. So, I would never wear one. Through the years people would see I had no watch and give me one. I would then proceed to unwittingly demolish them quickly through day-to-day living and working, or the plating on the winding knob would wear off and the base metal would irritate my skin. They just never worked out, and I can still guess the time relatively well without a watch. Add cell phones to the mix and it's even easier.
The one watch I had that I had to stop wearing was a fake Rolex that somebody gave me as a semi-gag gift. It actually fooled a lot of people. I think it's still somewhere in storage.
Put it on your desk next to the fake L. C. Tiffany lamp that people still can't believe you were able to afford....................
I could! Pro tip: real Tiffany lamps were made using very thin copper foil, hand cut, and adhered to the glass with beeswax. If you tap on one, it should rattle slightly. The beeswax dries out over time and leaves a tiny gap between the glass and the foil/solder.Put it on your desk next to the fake L. C. Tiffany lamp that people still can't believe you were able to afford....................
Thank you.
Yes, I don’t get it.
I’d much rather have an hour count there, that way 30 min or 60 min ceases to be a concern - either would be fine.
Any thoughts on the Bulova lunar pilot moon watch?
I have just about decided to wait and watch
on a chronograph and learn a bit more about them and about my needs/wants.I will pick up a dive style watch as a beater and use the bezel for elapsed time. The Park Runs (when they restart) record a time. I just eat to get an idea of where I am against certain landmarks in order to know if I need to pick up the pace or if I’m going ok. I’m doing that on my iPhone at the moment and it is a bit of a pain. My training walks I was going to stop the clock at pedestrian crossings and the like but that can wait.
(Park run is a timed 5km run/walk that I started from a very unfit base. My first walks were about 64mins and I had worked my way down to about 56mins before the Covid shutdown. Hence my harping on recording > 30 mins and a little either side of 60mins.)
Darn, I wish I had learned this earlier. I've been to this exhibit a few times and never tried testing any of them.
Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany
I enjoy watches. I Like Citizens eco and Seiko autos
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Also, I repeated asked the "sales people" that were mulling about the sales floor for prices but I never got a single reply out of any of them.Darn, I wish I had learned this earlier. I've been to this exhibit a few times and never tried testing any of them.
Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany
I'm currently not wearing a watch.
The silicone strap on my latest fitness watch started cracking so I stopped wearing it before I lost yet another. It's so old that the straps are no longer available so I am back to my old cheap electronic watch which I will only put on when I (very occasionally) go out.
Twice I've been out and twice I've forgotten to put it on. Maybe it's time to take the battery out and throw it in a drawer and join the 21st century by looking at my phone instead!
The silicone strap on my latest fitness watch started cracking so I stopped wearing it before I lost yet another. It's so old that the straps are no longer available so I am back to my old cheap electronic watch which I will only put on when I (very occasionally) go out.
Twice I've been out and twice I've forgotten to put it on. Maybe it's time to take the battery out and throw it in a drawer and join the 21st century by looking at my phone instead!
Been looking at Chronograph porn.
I have concluded that the Omega Speedmaster is by far may favourite. That’s a problem!
Really liked the Seiko suggested above and a Citizen or two. The Tissot PRS-516 and certainly the 1973 reissue Tissot pull at the heart strings a bit.
Also been looking for vintage Enicar’s like my Dads. Found this as well. Wowie!
I have concluded that the Omega Speedmaster is by far may favourite. That’s a problem!
Really liked the Seiko suggested above and a Citizen or two. The Tissot PRS-516 and certainly the 1973 reissue Tissot pull at the heart strings a bit.
Also been looking for vintage Enicar’s like my Dads. Found this as well. Wowie!
Everybody likes the Speedy. In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that I prefer watches that have a little more resistance to water (not talking about the rating specifically, but just from the pushers), I might own one myself.
Similar story for me last year, when my dad gave me my maternal grandfather's late 1950s Rolex Oyster Perpetual (no date). I bought a new strap, and had my local watch guy give it a tuneup and replace the plastic crystal. (Rolex used plastic until the 1980s, so the plastic on your GP might be original.) At 36mm, this Rolex is tiny by today's standards, but it looks cool and I wear it occasionally.
I wear old-school watches, and like them enough that I have a small collection. Top dog is a Shinola 41mm Runwell Chronograph, which my wife gave me for my 50th birthday. Next would be my brand-new Citizen Eco-Drive titanium 200m diver, which has an orange dial and black bezel. Then I have the vintage Rolex, an old Citizen Eco-Drive 200m diver (steel), a Citizen Eco-Drive titanium chronograph, and a Junkers G-38. I love the light weight of titanium, and might not buy another steel watch.
I'm amused that so many use their phones for timekeeping, which strikes me as returning to the pocket watch era. Something on the wrist is more convenient. I'm not interested in a smart watch because I don't want anything else that needs charging, and I don't need (or want) the extra layer of connectivity. I understand why people like them though, and maybe I'll succumb eventually.
Acrylic (plastic) crystals that were used on old-school diving watches like Rolex, and modern day digital sports watches are the best kind, IMHO. Acrylic is like "transparent steel" or the closest thing we have to it.
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