The Wristwatch Thread

[Muse]

I have a Casio that I've had over 20 years. Paid $40 for it at a very large drug store. I made a DIY wrench for it to remove the back when the battery would fail, which I had to use 3-4 times, I guess. It developed a problem where if you didn't put it back together just so, the display was semi-garbled. I actually put a dime inside to fix that. Last time it stopped working right (battery died a couple months ago), I couldn't get it working again, and I went back to the same store (after not finding a satisfactory replacement at other drug stores) and found another Casio that cost less than 1/2 what my former watch did - less than $18 after advertised discount. It's almost as nice as the first watch - smaller (pretty small for a men's watch), doesn't have a countdown timer, but I don't need that these days, anyway. It's digital (OK by me), compact, handsome enough, has stopwatch, date, day of the week. Press a button and you can see it in the dark. Has alarms, but I don't use that stuff. It keeps time fantastically - fast 1.5 seconds/month maximum!

But dig: I played around with my original Casio a little after buying the new watch and got it working! Yahoo, now I have TWO watches!

I only wear a watch when I need to, these days. Most of the time, I don't need to.

 

[Triumph]

Who knows anything about Vostok Russian watches?

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: Triumph
Who knows anything about Vostok Russian watches?

I'm no authority on this, but in the other post I mentioned (scroll up to se it), people were swearing up and down that it's built like a friggin' tank.

You can find Vostoks for pretty cheap on ebay . . .. :thumbsup:

 

[Triumph]

Nixon. These watches are pretty cool, but most of them aren't waterproof nor do they have a light. Why can't anyone make a practical stylish watch???

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: Triumph
Nixon. These watches are pretty cool, but most of them aren't waterproof nor do they have a light. Why can't anyone make a practical stylish watch???

To Hell with style, practicality all the way.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: Triumph
Nixon. These watches are pretty cool, but most of them aren't waterproof nor do they have a light. Why can't anyone make a practical stylish watch???

To Hell with style, practicality all the way.

This one is water-resistant and has a nightlight.

 

[UncleWai]

Tag heuer 2000


I really wanted the 2000 exclusive, but my wrist is too thin for the watch.

 

[zoiks]

This is mine. LINK
I bought it because I fish a lot and need a way to measure the temperature of the water.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: zoiks
This is mine. LINK
I bought it because I fish a lot and need a way to measure the temperature of the water.

That thing looks . . . big.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Originally posted by: zoiks
This is mine. LINK
I bought it because I fish a lot and need a way to measure the temperature of the water.

That thing looks . . . big.

Slightly bigger than the other Casio Pathfinder watches. I was going to get the one with the GPS at one time but that looked like a pda strapped to your wrist. This is pretty manageable.

 

[Triumph]

Ok, which one to pick?

This one?
Or this one?

 

[Rufio]

i have #7102

http://luminox.com/catalog/catalog10.asp

it's awesome

 

[fyleow]

Formal wear:
Rolex Datejust

Everyday:
Seiko Sportura

Been thinking about getting an everyday Swiss automatic but I have no cash right now. I just got a pair of Quad 12Ls....

I'll just save up for a S/S Datejust or Hydronaut for everyday.

 

[Slvrtg277]

mine