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July 14, 2012 at 10:46 PM #19969July 14, 2012 at 10:56 PM #748028
spdrun
ParticipantI don’t feel the need to carry my ****ing cell phone, electronic leash, and personal tracking device 24/7. If not wanting to be on the grid all the time is a sign of being old, then color me grey, baby.
As to the kind of watch that I wear, generally an old Russian Vostok, given to me by my late grandfather when I was a kid. Surprisingly good quality for Cold-War era – it’s proven to be basically unbreakable as well as having sentimental value.
July 14, 2012 at 11:30 PM #748030an
ParticipantI think it’s more about your personality than your age. I always had a watch, even when I was a teenager. Maybe that’s because I always want to be on time (I hate being late and I hate when others are late). I know some adult who still don’t have a watch.
July 14, 2012 at 11:56 PM #748032paramount
ParticipantI wear an Invicta – very nice watch for the $$.
I really want to get a Rolex to pass on to my kids.
At the moment though, this is on my watch list:
Citizen Astrodea
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July 15, 2012 at 12:26 AM #748033ParticipantI love some of the Rolex too. Maybe I’ll pick one up in the distant future. But so far, I LOVE my Omega Constellation: http://www.omegawatches.com/gents/constellation/chronometer-35-mm/12320352002001
July 15, 2012 at 1:00 AM #748034sdduuuude
ParticipantWhen I was 10 I always wanted a watch. Finally got one. Loved it. Winding it was a challenge so it never really had the right time.
As I got older, I decided they were more hassle than they were worth.
As I got even older (post college) I thought they were cool and stylish so I got a couple of them but still had a problem 1) remembering to put the thing on 2) losing them 3) breaking them.
I realized that no matter where I was, there was either a clock, or somebody with a watch. One more on my arm was redundant. I would never be in a position where I was in such a hurry in such a remote place such that I would need to know what time it is immediately and be unable to do so unless I had it right there on my arm.
Needless to say, I don’t wear a watch, but good-on-ya if you do.
July 15, 2012 at 1:17 AM #748037Allan from Fallbrook
Participant[quote=AN]I love some of the Rolex too. Maybe I’ll pick one up in the distant future. But so far, I LOVE my Omega Constellation: http://www.omegawatches.com/gents/constellation/chronometer-35-mm/12320352002001%5B/quote%5D
AN: I’ve got the Omega Seamaster and it has held up extremely well. I’ve always been an Omega fan and I looked at the Rolex Perpetual Oyster before buying the Seamaster. After talking to some Rolex owners (and hearing some pretty harsh criticisms), I decided on the Omega. Never regretted it.
If I did buy another watch, I’d probably go with a Kobold. A buddy of mine, who is a former SEAL, has one and has beat the everlovin’ shit outta the thing. The watch, according to him, has taken all of this punishment without breaking a sweat. They’re pricey, but apparently worth it.
July 15, 2012 at 1:36 AM #748038Participant[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]AN: I’ve got the Omega Seamaster and it has held up extremely well. I’ve always been an Omega fan and I looked at the Rolex Perpetual Oyster before buying the Seamaster. After talking to some Rolex owners (and hearing some pretty harsh criticisms), I decided on the Omega. Never regretted it.
If I did buy another watch, I’d probably go with a Kobold. A buddy of mine, who is a former SEAL, has one and has beat the everlovin’ shit outta the thing. The watch, according to him, has taken all of this punishment without breaking a sweat. They’re pricey, but apparently worth it.[/quote]
Can you share what are/were some of the criticisms? Do you know if Omega have the same criticism? I like the Rolex Datejust, although I still like the Constellation’s band better.I agree about the Omega holding up extremely well. There were a few times where I accidentally bang the face against some hard corner. Some of the cheaper watch would have crack or shatter the face but with the Omega, there wasn’t even a single scratch. I also love the fact that I don’t need to replace battery. That’s a big plus for me.
Took a look at Kobold and they’re not my style. I don’t like leather/fabric bands and the few metal bands they have looks too busy for me.
July 15, 2012 at 7:32 AM #748040scaredyclassic
Participantin terms of status, agood watch i think used to slightly impress others. not sure if that is the case anymore, what with all the knockoffs and lack of watch awareness…
July 15, 2012 at 8:41 AM #748043Participant[quote=squat250]in terms of status, agood watch i think used to slightly impress others. not sure if that is the case anymore, what with all the knockoffs and lack of watch awareness…[/quote]
Agree. So buy what make you happy instead of buying to impress other.July 15, 2012 at 9:40 AM #748046Fearful
ParticipantI used to own all kinds of watches. Then, 11 years ago, I said, this is stupid, and I listed what I wanted in a watch:
– Autoquartz (self winding quartz)
– All stainless steel. Gold wears off. Leather bands become putrid.
– Sapphire front crystal so it basically never scratches
– Tritium dial so it truly glows
– Waterproof. I almost never take it off.I found this in the Wenger GST autoquartz. I liked it so much I bought a spare. I have worn the watch continuously for 11 years.
Kids not wearing watches is stupid. Phone batteries die. Plus depending on your phone like that bows down to being so dependent on superficial communications that you have to have your phone by your side at all times. As they mature they will become less pathetic. I hope.
July 15, 2012 at 9:47 AM #748047nla
ParticipantFunny, outside the house, I feel NAKED without a watch. There are numerous times that I have to go back to the house few blocks away because I forgot my watch. My day is off if I’m not wearing a watch. When I was in college, I have few SWATCH watches. They were cool back then. Now I have a TAG but lusting for a ROLEX or a BREITLING.
July 15, 2012 at 10:50 AM #748048Participantbased on my recent experience with archimede I’d say the odds are good a decent watch will keep its value in pace with inflation and that you probably won’t take a bath on a rolex or a breitling. Could be wrong, though.
for those of you lsutig after a particular expensive watch, let me ask you, would you ever consider wearing a “replica” (fake)? Personally, I am opposed, mainly because the watch is supposed to make you feel a certain way, and a fake is not going to produce that feeling… but the fakes look very persuasive nowadays
July 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM #748049
CoronitaParticipantI had a timex ironman. It took a lickin’, but didn’t keep tickin’…
I just use my clock on my cell phone(s) that I carry.
Well, it gets me through 1 day, before I need to charge them.July 15, 2012 at 11:15 AM #748051Diego Mamani
Participant[quote=nla]Funny, outside the house, I feel NAKED without a watch.[/quote]
Me too, but I refuse to spend more than a few bucks on one. After I bought my Mustang, I bought a sharp-looking watch from eBay, with a Mustang logo, for $30. Looks really nice for the price and has served me well for over 10 years.That said, I’m 100% convinced that watches will go the way of the hat. We’ll go from everybody wearing them, to only old geezers (that is, us) wearing them, and finally it will be something you only see in old photographs and movies.
We really don’t need them. Even if you don’t use a cell phone, there are clocks in your computer, car, desktop telephone, cable TV or satellite box, microwave oven, regular oven, conference room at work, etc., etc.
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