Thread: What types of watches do you like?

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.

It looks quite large, or are your wrists really really really tiny 😉. Nothing against it mind you, it just seems to contradict requirement 2

Originally Posted by edhewitt

It looks quite large, or are your wrists really really really tiny ��. Nothing against it mind you, it just seems to contradict requirement 2

Nah, small wrists lol. 35.5 mm case diameter. So you can imagine how a 46 mm case diameter would make it look like I strapped a wall clock onto my arm...

I saw a couple watches on this list that I would like to add to my collection, namely the hamilton jazzmaster, the seiko Seiko SARX015, tissot visodate, and the Anstead oceanis!!! Best Watch Brands under $500: Affordable Timepieces Made with Actual Craftsmanship – Watch Judge Blog

Came home tonight to this waiting for me, belated Father's Day gift from my wife, daughter and son...

It's a Longines Les Grande Classique Automatic Chronograph....after my shave, going to try to find some info about this one:

Nice gift, and happy dad.,

Congrats phrank.

Currently it is a Seiko 5 military replica that gets daily wear. trying to preserve the Bullie A11

For me it is Pocket Watches (mechanical of course) all the way!

Currently wearing a Charles-Hubert, Paris 3928 Classic Collection Chrome Finish Brass Mechanical Pocket Watch (a side winder.)
A skeleton pocket watch that allows you to see the working parts.
"Side winders" have the stem coming out at the "3" instead of the "12".
You wind it up from the side -- get it?

Pocket watches are as addictive as straight razors!
http://www.charleshubert.com/store/i...e/2590/id/759/

Beautiful watch Phrank.

I like mechanical automatics. My wife gave me a Tissot Le Locle for our 30 anniv.. Very partial to that for several reasons, not the least its a classy looking piece.

Originally Posted by SeriousRedneck

I like mechanical automatics. My wife gave me a Tissot Le Locle for our 30 anniv.. Very partial to that for several reasons, not the least its a classy looking piece.

Tissot makes some very nice looking watches. Most if not all of their references will have an ETA movement. This is a good thing as ETA make some real bullet proof movements. Very reliable. Yours will likely have one of their caliber 2000 series movements. Which one will depend on the complications of your watch reference. How about a wrist shot.