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Does this watch make me look old?

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Upon further reflection, I think sporting a penis on your wrist will probably get you plenty of action from dudes as well.
 
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I can appreciate the engineering, workmanship and work that must go into these things but yeah not for me. If I had that kind of money laying around there's a lot of things I would buy instead.

I do wonder if the movement mechanism could somehow be used in alternative energy setups though. Like if you scaled it up. it always ticks at a very precise rate, but it can be winded at any rate. So a wind turbine or solar etc could potentially power a large scale version of these movements and keep a power production turbine spinning at 3600rpm dead on.
 
Red Squirrel said:
I can appreciate the engineering, workmanship and work that must go into these things but yeah not for me. If I had that kind of money laying around there's a lot of things I would buy instead.

I do wonder if the movement mechanism could somehow be used in alternative energy setups though. Like if you scaled it up. it always ticks at a very precise rate, but it can be winded at any rate. So a wind turbine or solar etc could potentially power a large scale version of these movements and keep a power production turbine spinning at 3600rpm dead on.
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Err no.
 
Ns1 said:
It looks good if the look you are going for is old money.
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Sad to say that I grew up in an earlier age when watches were actually a practical accessory. Now with everyone carrying around a smartphone, it makes little sense to wear a wristwatch (even of the Apple variety). Wristwatches make as much sense today as public telephone booths (sorry Superman); it's time to move on. Wearing a wristwatch today screams out that you are old (or at least thinking like you are old). 😛
 
Well I'm included in that . I see no reason to take a phone with me wherever I am so I wear a watch to tell the time.I be a geezer sure. But this behaviour has nothing to do with age. I leave the phone alone unless I expect a call or get a text, both of which may go sometime before I respond. My attitude is that I am here but do not jump to the phone or a text. Never have, from the day I first bought a landline, and never will, even when the IPhone 17 offers satellite messaging and quantum dispositions up to three feet.(OK maybe then).

Sure, age has its costs but its benefits too, like freedom from the latest consumer obsession.
 
PowerEngineer said:
Sad to say that I grew up in an earlier age when watches were actually a practical accessory. Now with everyone carrying around a smartphone, it makes little sense to wear a wristwatch (even of the Apple variety). Wristwatches make as much sense today as public telephone booths (sorry Superman); it's time to move on. Wearing a wristwatch today screams out that you are old (or at least thinking like you are old). 😛
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uhh, it's way easier to look at the watch on my wrist than to get my phone out of my pocket

i'm never getting rid of my timexes
 
PowerEngineer said:
Sad to say that I grew up in an earlier age when watches were actually a practical accessory. Now with everyone carrying around a smartphone, it makes little sense to wear a wristwatch (even of the Apple variety). Wristwatches make as much sense today as public telephone booths (sorry Superman); it's time to move on. Wearing a wristwatch today screams out that you are old (or at least thinking like you are old). 😛
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Do you have a clock at home?

We have a huge quartz clock hanging on the wall at home. It is accurate so long as I replace the battery every year or so but I also have a couple of key wound mechanical clocks and I prefer them.

I like having a watch that never needs batteries, never needs charging, I just wear it and it keeps perfect time.

There are clocks everywhere but they rely on electricity. If the power goes out I can rely on my watch.
 
I'm normally not much of a fan of gold things but I think that watch actually looks quite good. I think I'd like to get a gold one more or less like that someday but I doubt it'll be a Rolex cause I'm way too much of a scrub for that (and I'd rather not pay that much for a watch).
 
ponyo said:
22k is lot sturdier than people think. You ever try bending AGE or Krug coin with your bare hand?
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You can definitely twist deform the 22k band and dent/scratch the casing. And good luck holding the inlaid jewels in place.


Gold is softer than copper for crying out loud.
 
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