Timex self winding.
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Timex self winding.
OMEGA Seamaster Co-Axial Chronometer
Automatic watch that just keeps going and going. Plain SS with white face.
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Longines hydro conquest.
Str8Shooter, that Longines is a magnificent watch. It is a classier version of the very common Rolex Sub Mariner....
I've been wearing a Chase-Durer Pilot Commander daily for the past 7 years, but my holy grail of watches is the Breitling Navitimer. Not much else comes close in my opinion. Attachment 141282
The Navitimer is one of those watches you either love or hate. Years ago when Breitling was in financial do-do they sold the rights to the watch and that is why you have all these copy-cat versions. Personally I find the style a little much and way too busy. it's certainly a very fine watch.
I agree they are busy on the style front, especially if they have a flight computer bezel. Personally I wouldn't buy a watch for daily wear that didn't have one. Not primarily for the functionality, its really more that "the shoe fits" :)
Oh, and if anyone else likes aviation-inspired watches, Bell + Ross make some REALLY cool vintage styled versions with details like square cases, and big, visible counter-sunk screws, and high-contrast faces designed to look like cockpit gauges.
Agreed! I've got a great Citizen Skyhawk chronometer , atomic watch and charges itself via sunlight, never need a new battery!
Then I have two nice Seiko's, one a very old Seiko 7T59 1/100 sec Chronograph, and a self-winding Seiko Ventura Direct Drive.
One day, maybe a nice Tag or Rolex, that is if I ever stop buying razors....:shrug:
Check out Sinn, they really specialize in aviation style watches and have a navitimer clone.
My favorites are Tudors and Omegas. I am blessed with an Omega pie pan, that just screams to be looked at.
I think many of you will find this very interesting, probably the worlds finest watches.
BBC News - The man who makes £100,000 watches
Oh I'm well familiar with that style of gauge, this is a picture of my former office....
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The font just reminded me of Porsche.
The hippy in me says anything non digital, but Sorry no watch currently and had no real need for a while now, with a clock on the wall, microwave, computer at work, phone at work, mobile phone & even on my iPad I am using now, but I really like and prefer watches with fully exposed mechanisms now this is what truly pleases the eyes.
Something about the old school look of being able to actually see the time go by does it for me. Cheers D
Big Spendur, a question for you or anyone else, please,,,sort of on topic,,
2 weeks ago this watch was passed down to me. It belonged to my great grandmother, she carried it as a young girl in the late 1890's. It had been passed down through the women in our the family, but was re-routed to me, rather than my sister( it would have been on Ebay by now :rolleyes:) , I'm the keeper of the family records on my mother's side.
It does not run, it appears in fine shape. I would like to have a professional look at it. I have tried my GOOGLE FU for South Florida, but no results. Do you know a trusted professional who could evaluate it? What would you do?
New York Standard Watch Company
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Patek Philippe gull-wing from 1950's
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Now, that is a watch!
A Patek sure ranks high on my list of dream-watches. I'm buying one sooner or later!
Hirlau,
I also received my Grandfathers 1919 gold pocket watch earlier this year which was not working. I found a local watch smith who serviced it and replaced the broken main spring which cost me $200.
It is now like new inside and out. It is a working family heirloom to pass on to my children.
Well worth it. My mothers TUDOR ball watch was also passed down and still works beautifully after a service.
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Thanks Sunbird,,,I'll watch this thread for about a week & see if anyone in the states has a good watch smith,,if no luck , I'll PM you & see about sending it Australia.
The watch is a simple, inexpensive one & not worth much more than the shipping, but it's family & I'll spend the money if needed.
Thanks BigSpendur !!:tu
I have a very beautiful Omega Constellation in solid gold I got from my father for special days in life. My daily watch these days are a Rolex Submariner no date. I love the clean and classic style of the no date version, think I will have this watch for a long time.
Just got my weekly email from Sven Raphael Schneider's Gentleman's Gazette and noted it's on watches, and the watch I wear (a Tissot PRC200) is featured. Interesting that it says "...it's water resistant, although I wouldn't go swimming with it on...' The watch is water resistant to 200 meters, which is rare to find in a watch of this price (~500).
I often swim with it on, and given that I ensure the seals are pressure tested and it's water resistant to 200m I find the advice to not wear it in the water odd. Many 'daily wear' watches are WR to only 50M (i.e. 'splash proof' IMO), and a 'non diver' watch WR to 200M should certainly take the impact of swimming!
Watch Collections: Your First Timepiece
My first watch was a swatch chrono my mother brought back from Europe.
Then I had an affair with a Festina Chrono, and currenlty I have a Tag Heuer Calibre 16 Automatic. And for the odd times that I go hunting/gardening etc, I put on my rubber Casio. No way I am putting my watches through ground and blood etc.
My dream wrist watch is the Traser 6600 as an everyday watch, although I like some of the kinetic watches out there that don't require batteries or even winding. My first love will always be a nice pocket watch though, but they come with the failing in water resistance as far as I have been able to find out. I don't actually wear a watch of any sort these days, unless you count the modern mans pocket watch (the mobile 'phone) :)
Mick
Seiko makes many watches at 200M for around $300 or so. In general if a watch is less than 200M it's not designed for water submersion. People do it to 100m and 50m watches but all bets are off. Usually typical watches not marked for depth but marked water resistant are good for 30M as you said which means a few splashes of water on the watch and nothing more.
There are a few modern day pocketwatches designed for minimal water resistance-around 100M or so. I don't remember the brands but they are Swiss and German and are out there. They are not cheap though. besides a pocketwatch is kept on your person so water should not be an issue like a wrist watch.
You can just keep in in a plastic bag. har har.
There are always special exceptions to everything. Like the guy who runs the MRI machine.
No matter what the watch is made of if it's mechanical the magnetic field of an MRI machine though it won't affect precious metal cases the brass innards and some steel alloy parts can be destroyed. Even quartz watches can be affected. it's really foolhardy to take the risk.
I am a pocket watch guy. My daily is a quartz movement made by Timex. If I am not working, I choose between mechanicals I inherited from my Grandfathers. Both worked on the railroads. One is a Illinois and the other is a Hamilton RR. I would like to think they would be happy to see me using them and not hanging in a display case.
I prefer the watches you have to wind and also ones you don't have to adjust the date and day, but here are two watches, a Timex (on the left) mechanical from the 1970's with day and date and a new Citizen Eco-Drive with Day and Date. The Eco-Drive charges with light, sun or artificial. Never needs a battery replaced.
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