Thread: What types of watches do you like?

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

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

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

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.

Originally Posted by MickR

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

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.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

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.

As a motorcyclist, water in the form of being soaking wet with rain can sometimes be an issue. I've been caught in one or two tropical down pours before. But thanks for the heads up. I'll look into it sometime.


Mick

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.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

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.

I always take my watch and much else off if I go near the MRI machines!

Originally Posted by 32t

I always take my watch and much else off if I go near the MRI machines!

If it's gold or something not magnetic you don't have to worry,I know because if there were a problem I would have been pulled to pieces many times over. Lot's of replacement parts.........

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

If it's gold or something not magnetic you don't have to worry,I know because if there were a problem I would have been pulled to pieces many times over. Lot's of replacement parts.........

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.