What watch you're wearing?
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That is crazy. Mine is five minutes by bike on the way there, and eight minutes back.
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And by the way, kobold, your watch pictures are amazing. Watches aren't that easy to photograph. I hope you are posting some on watch forums also.
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Vintage IWC
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Damasko DA38.
If I'm given a choice of accent color, I usually go with blue.
If I'm given a choice of accent color, I usually go with blue.
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All this horological porn is giving me wrist envy.
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I kind of lost the spark a little with regards to watches, so I haven't bought any in a long time, and actually even sold a few.
When you're trimming the collection, you kind of need to make some decisions on what you want to accomplish with the "few" ones you decide to keep.
One thing I realized is that as much as I like mechanical watches, I don't feel to fuzzy about using them for activities that border on hard use. And that's quite a lot of what I do.
I also much prefer military styled analogue watches to digital, so unless I expect to do something really stupid, one of my quartz military watches seems to be my default go-to these days.
These are quite affordable, pretty though watches that I'm not afraid to use, but I also realize that they will eventually break, and since I'm quite peculiar in my taste of watches, I want to find a replacement at my own pace and have ready for when that time comes, rather than making a knee jerk and rushed purchase when the situation is more urgent. I also follow this philosophy with a few other items that I'm quite dependent on, that I use often and that sees a lot of abuse. It binds up some more money, but I believe I'm saving both money and frustration in the long run, and I'm also more satisfied with the items I have.
I preordered this new model from Momentum a month or so ago, as it fitted very well into my current collection/selection.
It has many of the features I like, e.g: full titanium construction, sapphire crystal, offset screw down crown and a date window. It's also a tiny bit more stylish than my other two, so it might feel less awkward in an office setting and as such be more multi purpose than the others.
No watch is perfect, but the only few nitpicks I have out of the box is stuff I knew about in advance. It has a GMT complication, that while it could prove useful on occasions, I'll rather trade it for a millimeter or so slimmer profile on the case. Thankfully the case is still feels slim enough as it is.
It also has polished hands, which is by no means a deal breaker, but I don't feel it's consistent with the overall design language.
Though I haven't had the opportunity to check it out yet, I also don't expect much from the lume. Sadly good lume doesn't seem to be a priority on this style of watches. This boggles my mind, but I've come to terms with the realities of the world and it doesn't really bother me any more.
My other two quartz military's are the
Boldr Venture v.1
Super light, comfortable and simple.
Pro's: Full titanium, offset crown, sapphire crystal
Con's: Movement is OK, but a little on the cheap side, often wish it had a date complication, mediocre lume.
GWS G10 Pro diver
Pretty much nothing wrong here.
A little heavier than the others with its steel case, but still a very light and comfortable watch to wear.
If anything, I wish it had regular lume in addition to the tritium, but that's really nitpicking.
When you're trimming the collection, you kind of need to make some decisions on what you want to accomplish with the "few" ones you decide to keep.
One thing I realized is that as much as I like mechanical watches, I don't feel to fuzzy about using them for activities that border on hard use. And that's quite a lot of what I do.
I also much prefer military styled analogue watches to digital, so unless I expect to do something really stupid, one of my quartz military watches seems to be my default go-to these days.
These are quite affordable, pretty though watches that I'm not afraid to use, but I also realize that they will eventually break, and since I'm quite peculiar in my taste of watches, I want to find a replacement at my own pace and have ready for when that time comes, rather than making a knee jerk and rushed purchase when the situation is more urgent. I also follow this philosophy with a few other items that I'm quite dependent on, that I use often and that sees a lot of abuse. It binds up some more money, but I believe I'm saving both money and frustration in the long run, and I'm also more satisfied with the items I have.
I preordered this new model from Momentum a month or so ago, as it fitted very well into my current collection/selection.
It has many of the features I like, e.g: full titanium construction, sapphire crystal, offset screw down crown and a date window. It's also a tiny bit more stylish than my other two, so it might feel less awkward in an office setting and as such be more multi purpose than the others.
No watch is perfect, but the only few nitpicks I have out of the box is stuff I knew about in advance. It has a GMT complication, that while it could prove useful on occasions, I'll rather trade it for a millimeter or so slimmer profile on the case. Thankfully the case is still feels slim enough as it is.
It also has polished hands, which is by no means a deal breaker, but I don't feel it's consistent with the overall design language.
Though I haven't had the opportunity to check it out yet, I also don't expect much from the lume. Sadly good lume doesn't seem to be a priority on this style of watches. This boggles my mind, but I've come to terms with the realities of the world and it doesn't really bother me any more.
My other two quartz military's are the
Boldr Venture v.1
Super light, comfortable and simple.
Pro's: Full titanium, offset crown, sapphire crystal
Con's: Movement is OK, but a little on the cheap side, often wish it had a date complication, mediocre lume.
GWS G10 Pro diver
Pretty much nothing wrong here.
A little heavier than the others with its steel case, but still a very light and comfortable watch to wear.
If anything, I wish it had regular lume in addition to the tritium, but that's really nitpicking.
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All three of those look really nice.
used this guy to time my ascent / descent.
used this guy to time my ascent / descent.
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It is just under 40 mm, but feels big after wearing 37 mm Seiko 5s.
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Military/PM2/P3 Native Chief/Native GB2 DF2 PITS Chaparral Tasman Salt 2 SE Caribbean Sheepfoot SE SpydieChef Swayback Manix2 Sage 1 SSS Stretch 2 XL G10
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Thanks! The only one I had. :-)
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I'm typically a 2 watch kind of guy. 1 for outdoor, 1 for everything else. I have always liked Seiko for the value. Recently discovered Orient and I like em.
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Seiko and Orient are my two favorites.
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I rarely wear a watch anymore but there are some great posts, so I'll have to start from the beginning and see what's up!
Chicago heist nets $2 million in watches!
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/12/watches- ... again.html
Chicago heist nets $2 million in watches!
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/12/watches- ... again.html
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Based on that article and the videos I have seen
the smash and grab teams in Chicago
do not appear to be inclusive.
There is an unforgivable paucity of ethnic diversity.
the smash and grab teams in Chicago
do not appear to be inclusive.
There is an unforgivable paucity of ethnic diversity.
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The JDD is typically on my left wrist since I got it months ago...
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This is about the watch I am not wearing.
After two years and eight months
my Invicta Pro Diver stopped running.
The teeny tiny battery gave out.
A bubble pack of five replacement batteries
shipped to my door is $2.97.
The child labor laws in China
allow 12-year olds to work in factories.
All I can say is those Chinese girls and boys
sure work cheap and do good job.
After two years and eight months
my Invicta Pro Diver stopped running.
The teeny tiny battery gave out.
A bubble pack of five replacement batteries
shipped to my door is $2.97.
The child labor laws in China
allow 12-year olds to work in factories.
All I can say is those Chinese girls and boys
sure work cheap and do good job.
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1990: Endura SE, Delica PE, Mariner, Police. 2014: ClipiTool Bottle Opener. 2015: Kitchen Knife PE, Tenacious CE, Stretch PE, Moran Drop Point, Kiwi, 2 Byrd Cara Caras, Schempp Bowie, Native 5 Forum Knife, Police SE, Tenacious SE, 4" Paring Knife, 2" Paring Knife, Terzuola Starmate. 2016: The Spyderco Story, Terzuola The Tactical Folding Knife, USN Ladybug H-1 Hawkbill SE, Black BaliYo, Yellow H-1 Salt Dragonfly 2 SE, Hennicke Ulize, Pink Native 5 PE, Renegade C23PS and C23P, Gayle Bradley 2, Terzuola Double Bevel, Gayle Bradley Air, Cricket Blue Nishjin, Centofante Memory, K2, 2 Large Lum Pink, Carey Rubicon. 2017: Dialex Battlestation, Orange Southard Positron, Gray Baliyo, Native 5 CE, Tenacious CE. 2018: Schempp EuroEdge, Eric Glesser ClipiTool Standard. 2019 Calendar Contest Reinhold Rhino CF PLN. 2022: Byrd Robin 2 Wharncliffe, Byrd Cara Cara 2 Rescue Orange, Janich Yojimbo 2 CruWear.
Motorcycle adventures in a past life.
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Re: What watch you're wearing?
sold one higher end watch (relative to this one, that is) and it payed for five color variations of my EDC watch with $$ leftover