Thread: What types of watches do you like?

Originally Posted by Hirlau

My precision timepiece, I have only change the battery once in 7 years,,,

Bart Simpson Precision Timepiece

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Look like mine needs a bump,, and it's still running on the same battery.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Look like mine needs a bump,, and it's still running on the same battery.

That's just awesome!

Originally Posted by misteredwino

Who is mad? Are you mad though?

More irritated like a mosquito buzzing in my ear.

Originally Posted by 32t

More irritated like a mosquito buzzing in my ear.

Oh is that so? I don't recall commenting on any of your posts. So maybe you should lighten it up a bit. I've been here almost 10 years now, so I'm pretty sure if I was going to go somewhere else I would have gone there by now.

At ease gentlemen.

This thread is for folks to talk about watches without regard to price or pedigree.

All FRIENDLY discussions are welcome and all watches will be respected.

Let's put this thread back on the rails.

I am extraordinarily picky with things that I purchase/own. I research them until I'm contemplating my purchase in my sleep. I wanted a watch for time keeping, as I have never been early to anything except my own birth. I had simple (to me) requirements. 1) No digital displays 2) Smaller size, I have small wrists and hate things on my wrist 3) an alarm for travel, my phones have been unreliable with international time keeping and this is the major reason for a watch. This time, I left it to my parents. I was spending too much time waffling and researching on my decision. This all happened late last year, I wanted to wait to see how the quality was before I even posted and so far this watch has been treating me right, except for one weird issue.



See that black, sorta plastic-y, watch band? It. Smells. Weird. And not in a plastic or rubber-y scent. It smells like candy. It kinda changes, maybe with heat or moisture, from a chocolate to a sweet vanilla scent (to me). It has dissipated over time, but still there. Kinda smells like hot cocoa at the moment.... Must have a scratch resistant glass, because I have banged this bad boy on corners and walls from here to Germany and still looks good. I think I might as for one in a different style for every Christmas until I have one for every situation and wardrobe combination.

Originally Posted by dinnermint

Let's put this thread back on the rails.

I am extraordinarily picky with things that I purchase/own. I research them until I'm contemplating my purchase in my sleep. I wanted a watch for time keeping, as I have never been early to anything except my own birth. I had simple (to me) requirements. 1) No digital displays 2) Smaller size, I have small wrists and hate things on my wrist 3) an alarm for travel, my phones have been unreliable with international time keeping and this is the major reason for a watch. This time, I left it to my parents. I was spending too much time waffling and researching on my decision. This all happened late last year, I wanted to wait to see how the quality was before I even posted and so far this watch has been treating me right, except for one weird issue.



See that black, sorta plastic-y, watch band? It. Smells. Weird. And not in a plastic or rubber-y scent. It smells like candy. It kinda changes, maybe with heat or moisture, from a chocolate to a sweet vanilla scent (to me). It has dissipated over time, but still there. Kinda smells like hot cocoa at the moment.... Must have a scratch resistant glass, because I have banged this bad boy on corners and walls from here to Germany and still looks good. I think I might as for one in a different style for every Christmas until I have one for every situation and wardrobe combination.

That's a very nice looking no nonsense watch,I like it.Better the watch smells like candy than stinky wrist sweat. It's for that very reason why I prefer metal watch bracelets as opposed to leather or nylon bands.

That is a very common issue. For some reason they infuse a vanilla scent on these rubber type straps and that includes some high end ones too. I don't like it either.

They do sell replacements without the scent.

Here is my collection
From left to right
Omega Speedmaster (Broad Arrow) Automatic ~ Omega Seamaster (Planet Ocean) Automatic ~ Baume & Mercier (Hampton copper face)





Always been a Omega fiend the Speedmaster was my first, since orange is my favorite color, the orange crocodile strap Sea Master fit the bill. But the copper faced Baume just spoke to me, and it said "I must be yours"

One for the pocket watch people. The Vacheron Constantin reference 57260. You better have deep pockets in more ways than one.

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