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Post by monbla256 on Nov 23, 2019 14:52:59 GMT -5
Just curious if any of you folks wear a watch these days. Lets see some pics of those your wearing! Today I'm wearing my Glycine Airman I wore at the University of Vietnam. I just got it cleaned up and adjusted and put a nice calf band on it. This is the first time it's had a service since I got back. A lot of the medivac pilots used these which made me want one. I always kept the second time zone set for Texas time so that i was sort of in touch with home.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Nov 23, 2019 14:58:07 GMT -5
I rarely wear one thanks to work. But when I do, it's just a Citizen that my wife got me the first year we were dating. I need a pocket watch though. I've wanted one forever, but I never think to look/buy one. Michael, are you trying to get me to spend all of my money this weekend???  |
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Post by kxg on Nov 23, 2019 15:00:32 GMT -5
I quit wearing a watch some years ago. I do consult my phone when I need to know the time, which I still do. One of these days...
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Post by pepesdad1 on Nov 23, 2019 15:03:52 GMT -5
Just a cheap Casio Illuminator...got it after my Seiko up and died on me...being retired I really don't need a watch...all time is the same for me as long as it isn't work time.
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Post by just ol ed on Nov 23, 2019 15:45:33 GMT -5
around the house/knock around, 20yr old basic Timex, black face/white hands that light up if ya push the stem button. All that's been done since new...3yr battery change. During yard work, don't care what time is. If wanta look a bit more human & go out in public, usually a SwissArmy (long ago gifted from family) steel casing. Cleaned yearly by our local jeweler (free when buy battery)
No camera etc here
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
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Post by Penzaholic on Nov 23, 2019 15:49:13 GMT -5
Pulsar- about the only watch that would stay running on me, most all other analog watches quit after 3 months or so.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Nov 23, 2019 15:54:37 GMT -5
 My Vietnam Era Rolex got killed by a bulldozer, bought this in the 80s, wear it every day. 
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 23, 2019 16:08:31 GMT -5
Garmin Fitbit 2.
I have over 30 watches, mostly self winding, but I almost never wear them anymore.
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 23, 2019 16:26:43 GMT -5
I love watches, but since my battery stopped working a few years ago I've just consulted my phone when I need to know the time. I must rectify that.
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Post by daveinlax on Nov 23, 2019 16:36:43 GMT -5
I feel naked without a watch. I’m wearing a vintage Huer Carrera. I’ve been thinking of asking Santa for an Apple i Watch 5 this year.  |
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Post by crapgame on Nov 23, 2019 16:41:12 GMT -5
Have many dead battery watches here..some I really like.. the ones that run forever are the ones that I really don't like.. strange, eh?
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Post by monbla256 on Nov 23, 2019 16:41:54 GMT -5
I love watches, but since my battery stopped working a few years ago I've just consulted my phone when I need to know the time. I must rectify that.  |
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Post by isett2860 on Nov 23, 2019 16:56:47 GMT -5
Just like most people today. I carry a pocket watch. It doesn’t have a chain, but does have a case. Better than they use to be tho. I can talk on it and take pictures, search the internet etc. Oh and unlike in the past, this pocket watch comes with a monthly charge! Then there is the Fitbit on my wrist, it reminds me to get off my butt and walk every hour. Makes a great night light when nature calls in the middle of the night! Oh it tells me the time too. And it only needs to be recharged every couple days. Then the Tag Heuer, Have had it for 5 years, never have changed the battery. Keeps great time. I don’t wear it on a regular basis. Paid $30 for it. In Beijing China. Enuf said about it! LOL.  |
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Post by Chuckus on Nov 23, 2019 17:19:32 GMT -5
I'm wearing a Casio solar pathfinder.Its been a great watch,most I break at work or they stop working after a couple weeks,but this one is still going strong after 3 years.I do have some electrical tape holding the band loop together.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Nov 23, 2019 18:00:06 GMT -5
I love watches, but since my battery stopped working a few years ago I've just consulted my phone when I need to know the time. I must rectify that. That's what I have. If it stops, just put it in the light for a little while and it's good to go. |
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Post by toshtego on Nov 23, 2019 18:08:56 GMT -5
For many years here, a pocket watch owing to my hands and wrists frequently in the irrigation water. For a time, I relied on my cell phone for the time. With all the outages we have had this became unreliable. Lately, I began wearing an old watch from the 1960s. A Nivada Grenchen Depthomatic. It keeps excellent time and contains the venerable ETA 2472 movement.
The watch above is representative. Mine has a rotating bezel not as pitted as the one shown above. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 18:41:24 GMT -5
Well, you know what John Cameron Swayze said . . . . . |
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Post by bonanzadriver on Nov 23, 2019 21:22:00 GMT -5
My dress watch is a Clare  Despite having over 20 watches, almost all old 40's and 50's Gruens, Walthams, Wittnauers, etc... Even an old Gucci, my daily driver is an old 60's Rolex...   |
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Post by monbla256 on Nov 23, 2019 21:33:06 GMT -5
Well, you know what John Cameron Swayze said . . . . . |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 23, 2019 21:40:30 GMT -5
I feel naked without a watch. I’m wearing a vintage Huer Carrera. I’ve been thinking of asking Santa for an Apple i Watch 5 this year. Steve McQueen fan? |
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Post by chasingembers on Nov 24, 2019 5:02:40 GMT -5
I've not found need for a wristwatch for nearly 30 years. Retailers around here carry so few of them any more that I figured they were on their way to extinction.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2019 6:43:07 GMT -5
Don't really wear a watch anymore but when I do it most likely a Seiko Sea Lion that I repaired when I had better control of my hands. Also I beat the living tarnation out of crystals when I was working I was always around big machines and big iron. I also just don't care about time anymore and most of the time I don't even know what day of the week it is.
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Post by daveinlax on Nov 24, 2019 9:14:05 GMT -5
I feel naked without a watch. I’m wearing a vintage Huer Carrera. I’ve been thinking of asking Santa for an Apple i Watch 5 this year. Steve McQueen fan? Yeah and a long time F1 enthusiast. I really like the TAG watch in McQueen's iconic Gulf livery. |
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Nov 24, 2019 9:54:11 GMT -5
Omega SeaMaster 300. Frankly, too lazy to go grab it for a photo.
If you are looking for something new, I would check out DavidSW on line. He buys and sells high end watches. I bought the then three month old SeaMaster with the full warranty, full presentation box, spare band, etc. It was in perfect condition. Great selection and very easy with which to work, but his stock turns over fast.
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Nov 24, 2019 10:18:48 GMT -5
OK, I found the energy to take a photo, when I went for more coffee. Community Coffee Cafe Blend, of course!!  |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Nov 24, 2019 11:05:21 GMT -5
OK, I found the energy to take a photo, when I went for more coffee. Community Coffee Cafe Blend, of course!! Beautiful watch, Patrick...simplicity at it's best! |
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Post by monbla256 on Nov 24, 2019 17:56:39 GMT -5
Since it's Sunday go to meeting day, gotta wear some bling. Wearing my Orient Star that now is on a Aligator strap.
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 24, 2019 21:08:52 GMT -5
My dress watch is a Clare Despite having over 20 watches, almost all old 40's and 50's Gruens, Walthams, Wittnauers, etc... Even an old Gucci, my daily driver is an old 60's Rolex... It says "Dallas" on it. I am honor bound to hate it. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 24, 2019 21:10:09 GMT -5
Since it's Sunday go to meeting day, gotta wear some bling. Wearing my Orient Star that now is on a Aligator strap.
Nice Orient, I have my eye on several, but I don't have any excuse to buy another watch. 😕 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 24, 2019 21:13:59 GMT -5
Yeah and a long time F1 enthusiast. I really like the TAG watch in McQueen's iconic Gulf livery. Need a picture. I never saw a blue and orange TAG. Never mind, I googled it. Very nice watch for only 6k.🤯 |
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My Vietnam Era Rolex got killed by a bulldozer, bought this in the 80s, wear it every day.
