Thread: Watches

If you are a watch nut like I am, checkout Vintage Watches - Antique Watches at Girard's

I dont mind the minor scratches that say, hey I have been worn but occasionally I run accross one that is just ugly and needs to come out. That kit has worked wonders in those cases. Here is one of my favs.

Well, I got my TSAR and it is just so much smaller than I thought it would be. When I saw the case was 46mm, I was not expecting it to be only 41mm across the bezel. Anyway, the TSAR is on the way out.

Fantastic timing, too, because the Deep Blue DayNight Ops just reappeared at shopnbc for $100 less than on the Deep Blue website, so I snagged one of those in white. Should be coming in next week. Cost a bit to trade up, but probably around the same as a JSAR would have run me.

The TSAR case should be 46 and the bezel 41 it is smaller like the "regular' size marathons SAR; GSAR etc. If you have not disposed of the TSAR yet let me know and I might be interested in it before you let it go to someone else.

46mm is a good sized watch. A very good sized watch. With any diver style the xtl and bezel is way smaller than the case. A 46mm watch with little or no bezel looks huge unless you have an 8 inch wrist.

Well, I do have pretty small wrists, but I'd been wearing a 47mm Invicta. I have to agree it looked huge to me at first, but I got used to it pretty quick. Maybe it looked gigantic to others, though...

The style element that I seem to like in watches these days is large numbers for each hour. That was what drew me to the Invicta and also why I like the style of the Marathons and now the Deep Blue. But the numbers on the Marathon are just so itty bitty. And this is even after wearing it non-stop for a few days in a row.

Just joined this forum myself... And found this thread on watches.
Just got me a Tag F1 and a Parelli automatic. Both race inspired. Just waiting on a Tag Heur vintage Monaco for a good price.

This is my current daily wear. I picked it up earlier this year from a US watch broker. I made what I thought was a silly offer but after a little bit of back and forward, we ended up with a deal that was too good to refuse.

Most sellers of the JSAR, which is huge, the case diameter is 46 not lug to lug but the case diameter; warn you of the size before purchase. As one site that sells quite a few states "this is not for the faint of heart". I wear one often, especially at work and its big and heavy. The O&W I posted the photo of is more comfortable on the wrist. But when I get called out at 0230hrs and need to keep track of times on a call its easy to see through sleepy eyes.

Now I have stopped buying straight razors I seem to have developed an addiction to acquiring nicer automatic watches. I've got 3 on my wish list to buy in 2011.

1) Hamilton Khaki Field automatic
2) Archimede Pilot M
3) Stowa Antea w/ creme dial