Watches : whats on your wrist?

[clipse]

I have been looking into get something other than what I where now.(a Fossil Arkitekt) Now I just need ideas of what to get.

So what do you wear?



clipse

 

[armoredman]

Since my watch gets banged around quite a bit at work, I use the $6 Wally World cheapie digitals. They usually last about 2 years, which is a great investment!

 

[mr_dove]

Hamilton: Ventura. It has some history too. The first electric watch in history. Appeared in Men in Black.

 

[mtnbkr]

Seiko 200M Diver "Orange Monster"

http://home.woh.rr.com/johnholbrook/seikoskx781k.html

Chris

 

[clipse]

I have had my watch for a little more than two years now. I was too emarassed to post a picture since it is all scratched up but I guess I will anyway.

Once in awhile at weddings and formal occasions I wear my grandfathers pocket watch.

clipse

 

[Lochaber]

Timex Reefgear with a faststrap replacing the plastic strap:

Its cheap, it works, I like the turn and pull alarm and the indiglo. It's a stop gap watch until I find the one I really want.

Loch

 

[garrettwc]

I'm kinda like armoredman, currently the $20 Timex Expedition from Wally World. It has lasted me a lot longer than those $50-100 watches they sell at the kiosks in the mall.

I love when these threads pop up.

What is it about gun owners that we seem to appreciate fine watches?

 

[Ktulu]

Timex Zulu. $50, cheap plastic crystal is scratched to heck, most of the finish is rubbed off, keeps accurate time, and batteries seem to last for ever.

 

[Mute]

Depends on the occasion. Usually I have on an Omega Seamaster.

 

[No Trespassing]

I abuse the heck out of watches. I've smashed a few too many $200.00 watches so now I buy G-Shocks at Costco for $14.00.

The batteries seem to last forever, they are nearly indestrucable. Sure they are ugly as heck and have functions that I ever use. But they work.

 

[Kevlarman]

I'm poor so I can't afford those real nice watches, but my Casio G-Shock fits the bill! It takes a heck of a beating and the coolest thing is that it's solar powered! So I'll be prepared when Y3K rolls around!

 

[ruger357]

Omega Seamaster.

 

[Smoke]

Have several.

RIght now is a stainless Luminox (damn High Road)

I have a Remington watch I purchased at Wal Mart several years ago. I still like that watch. Standard watch face with the digital readout at the bottom. I like being able to see the full day and date. But you can't read it at night.

Have one of the rubber Luminox I bought off Ebay. Use it for knocking around. Keep the stainless one for dress.

Smoke

 

[SapperLeader]

Ive been using timex expeditions for the last 10 years. Ive had 5 of them over that time period. The first lasted 5 years, numbers 2-4 lasted 4 years, and Ive had number 5 for a year. The first one is still going strong, the middle3 are destroyed, and Im wearing number 5 right now. I decieded to upgrade to a nicer watch, and purchased a casio g-shock stainless steel, one of thier atomic series. Its a awesome watch, but I havent had time to change the band size. My brother has been wearing the same model for 3 or 4 months, and he loves his too.

 

[HogRider]

Just a plain 10 year old Seiko Automatic Divers Watch. It's all scratched up but still works fine.

 

[moxie]

Right now an Ollech & Wajs M-65 "Vietnam" automatic on a NATO strap. Also have an old, gold, Omega Seamaster (60s), a Timex Titanium, a Longines gold tank (40s), a gold Hamilton tank (50s), a Casio diver, and a Seiko SKX-173 diver on a Waterborne strap that I wear scuba diving.

 

[twowheel]

Rolex gold Datejust. I wear it all the time, including cycling, swimming, hunting, range work, etc. It's now going on 32 years old. Gets cleaned about every 8-10 years.

 

[.45TCB]

What is it about gun owners that we seem to appreciate fine watches?

If you check out some of the boards at Timezone.com, you'll find that quite a few watch aficianodos like guns as well. Must be something to do with finely crafted mechanical objects.

 

[tarrigoni]

Swiss Army (Victorinox) Infantry.

I really really like this watch. So much, in fact, that I have one in all black as well.

 

[anapex]

I wear a Citizen low end EcoDrive, Looks decent and will run for 180 days before I even have to think about putting it in light to recharge.

 

[hksw]

analog/digital Timex Expedition.

 

[grimlock]

Nixon Super Hero PU

 

[Psssniper]

regular old luminox and sometimes a fake rolex!

 

[sm]

Well I have had the Rolex's and one Patek Phillipe. I like the Omega's I've had,still have one a '67 Omega Seamaster Deville - old classic. Never cared for battery or quartz...appreciated the craftsmanship of mechanical, no batteries, no stop and go of second hand. [ I hate that twitching]

I got to the point where time not that big of deal. Like the old boy said, " got one foot on yesterday and one on tommorrow, means your pissing on today".

I had until recently a "nice" high dollar watch I used when I went to class or somesuch. Dunno what happened, I was a good Samaratain and changed a flat for nice lady expecting in a Maternity Business suit, raining like hell...got home and and I guess a pin broke and fell off on the freeway.

Gotta LLBean Field Watch I can wear if need...just live in the now and not worry about time. Lots of clocks in cars, classrooms- 'puters have one in lower right corner. Still hate the battery dealie... the twitching...but I have it if and when if I reacon important reason to wear it.

Less is more as I age it seems.

 

[BerettaNut92]