Thread: What types of watches do you like?

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Always liked the look of the IWC lineup.
And the 39mm and smaller Rolex, the ones I’d like to sport on my wrist someday if I find one.

The Asian watch market is kinda melting down right now. Buddy of mine up a nice 1985 era Datejust 36mm, told him to drop it into RSC (Rolex Service Center), pay for the service, gets back under warranty and you're the registered owner.

He picked it up from Chrono24 (dot ca version), used a credit card, so funds stay in escrow until you are delivered the watch and can get it checked out. $4,000 Canadian, smoking deal, if you take your time, they're out there.

Thanks for the tip Andrew.
Really would be right up my alley size wise.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Thanks for the tip Andrew.
Really would be right up my alley size wise.

36mm is a classic size, if Tony Soprano can wear a 36mm, anyone can.

What I find interesting, is for decades 31-34mm was considered a "common" sized men's watch. Only last couple decades we've got into these 36mm is a women's watch, men must wear minimum 40mm...insane imo.

I'm 6'4" and wear my Day-Date and it is a classic size.

On the other hand, nothing makes me laugh more, than some dudes calling 36mm a women's watch, then flashing a 40mm Day-Date that looks like a dinner plate on their dainty wrists....lol!

When you start talking fashion it's some dudes at an agency deciding what's in style and what's out of style. That's so you have to go out and buy all new stuff.

40mm isn't considered big these days it's really average and many many pieces are in the 42 and 44mm category. Of course you can go to Invicta and get a 50mm+ watch and wear it on your 6.5 inch wrist. It would put a clown to shame.

Smaller sizes are coming back. There are a load of 38mm watch out there now and increasing numbers at 36mm. Smaller than that I'm not sure you'll see for a while except in remakes of older pieces.

The size of brands like Liv don’t work on my wrist.
I’m most comfortable in the 36-40 range.
This lunar watch is right at the edge of being to big for me actually,it’s narrower than tall though,,, so it works.
A date just from 65 would be cool, if they were auto then. Or newer.
Will keep an eye out..

Thought you watch lovers would appreciate this short video of a Japanese independent maker.

https://youtu.be/DLMrSM7xK7M

Man’s got skills and passion.
Thanks for sharing this.

Well, a quarter mil for a watch is outside just about everyone's budget.

At one time you could buy an English Pocket Watch back in the 18th century and it was made just like that and it only cost a couple hundred pounds sterling. Yea I know what's that now.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Only 70???

Maybe some day you'll catch up to me. I have around 90 counting pocketwatches.

I wasn't counting the pocket watches....

Originally Posted by Phrank

The Asian watch market is kinda melting down right now. Buddy of mine up a nice 1985 era Datejust 36mm, told him to drop it into RSC (Rolex Service Center), pay for the service, gets back under warranty and you're the registered owner.

He picked it up from Chrono24 (dot ca version), used a credit card, so funds stay in escrow until you are delivered the watch and can get it checked out. $4,000 Canadian, smoking deal, if you take your time, they're out there.

I know what you mean, I like the IWC better than the Rolex, but it served me well, as I wore it for about twelve years until my cousin, a jeweler, told me I was crazy to wear the Rolex every day, getting it scratched up and stuff, but I got it in the 80s when it was just a watch. Now it's a status symbol, and I prefer a watch that know one knows what it is, like the Tutima, the IWC, and the Zenith, great watches, but very unknown,for the most part.