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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #175 on: 27 June, 2011, 09:13:45 pm »
You posey lot. Last watch cost me £4.50 at local market working on replacement as strap is nearing end of life.
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #176 on: 27 June, 2011, 09:21:43 pm »
All my watches bar one were purchased secondhand.   The 'new' one was a christmas present and was not an excessively expensive timepiece.   More function I would say in fact - a swiss railway clock style watch.   This is perfect for a man with limited vision.   My only wish is that they'd do a bigger version all waterproof with an alarm function. 

Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #177 on: 28 June, 2011, 03:13:55 am »
Looks like I killed this thread :-[

Here's the latest addition after a recent trip across the Atlantic;



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Currently sporting a Swatch New Gent in Warm Rebel colour.


It's nice enough, but it's a bit noisy, not just in the 'tick-tock' way (which is reassuringly loud), but it creaks as I move my wrist, likely because it's entirely plastic and rubber. Wasn't exactly expensive though so I shouldn't complain.

I quite fancy a Braun to replace it as my everyday watch though.

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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #178 on: 28 June, 2011, 12:50:50 pm »
Recently got rid of a number of expensive ones as I have stopped wearing them. So watches by Rolex,Panerai,JLC all got moved on. But I did keep a couple of Rolex, an IWC and have a Seiko auto for everyday use at work

Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #179 on: 28 June, 2011, 01:15:33 pm »
I only wear a watch when at social occasions where checking mobiles would be passée.

It's a gold swiss wind-up watch that belonged to my grandfather. Doesn't keep time all that well (gains 1minute a day), but is slim and elegant.
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #180 on: 28 June, 2011, 01:18:37 pm »
After a little research into everything-proof divers' watches, I bought myself one of these a couple of months ago:



It is both bombproof and reasonably delicate for a ladies' watch and will never, ever need a battery.

At less than £150, it ought to be in The Incredibly Reasonably Priced Goods thread.



I bought the Casio divers, which has been great, but I didn't get on well with the bulky 'wavy' strap - presumably for gripping a wetsuit.  So I bought one of these Nato G10 nylon straps for ~£11, which has been really excellent.  Very secure/well made/ and comfortable, and has been sea/wetsuit tested a few times  :)
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #181 on: 28 June, 2011, 01:29:09 pm »
I've sadly had to stop wearing a Fossil watch that my first love bought for me, as my wrist is now just that little bit too big :(

I've got a Timex Ironman cheapish-a-mathingy that does exactly what I want - coutdown timer, stopwatch, couple of alarms and lets me tell the time in the dark.

I'm right handed and wear my watch on the left - less likely to get knocked / scratched

My requirements for a watch include it being tough enough that it survives never being taken off.

Seeing as this thread has come to life again, reminded me that this watch really is the best that I've had. (I also really like its looks :-[ :) )



I use a watch's timer and stopwatch function so often that fiddly buttons irritate me very quickly, the nice wide buttons on this watch are perfect and have enough resistance that don't suffer from accidental pressing. An alarm on a watch is also very handy in my opinion. I know that every weekday at 0700 my watch alarm will go off letting me know that I have 10minutes to leave the house, a nice little reminder.

I also think that the Indiglo system of lighting a watch display is the best out there, far better than lighting the whole display.



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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #182 on: 28 June, 2011, 05:15:11 pm »
I also think that the Indiglo system of lighting a watch display is the best out there, far better than lighting the whole display.

I've had indiglo - and it's good.  My casio divers has a very bright double LED sidelight - that I sometimes use a makeshift torch  :)
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #183 on: 28 June, 2011, 05:37:20 pm »
I'm right handed and wear my watch on the left - less likely to get knocked / scratched
I tried that trick too but still managed to scratch the unscratchable glass.
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #184 on: 28 June, 2011, 10:14:45 pm »
With all my straps, I reverse them for the buckle to be at 6 o'clock.  This seems to keep the end of the buckle from catching on my bars..... even though I don't wear them on the bike any more. O:-)
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #185 on: 28 May, 2012, 11:18:35 pm »
Does anybody know of a make/model of watch that has a metal bracelet but of the non captive variety... i.e. where the two sides completely separate? All the ones nowadays seem to be of the fold-over deployment type, which won't fit over my hand when open if they are tight enough to go round my wrist.

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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #186 on: 29 May, 2012, 12:06:10 am »
You can get a "diver's extension" which is like an extra hidden clasp that opens to allow you to close the main clasp over a thicker wetsuit-encased wrist. A side effect of this is that you have an extra clasp to open to give you more room to get your hand through.

I have this one (albeit in 18mm width) - it's a very chunky and solid bracelet but I did have to take out all the removable links to fit over my wrist.

Incidentally, it's worth getting one of the blue plastic bracelet pin tools from ebay - you can get them for less than what a high street jeweller charges to adjust a bracelet, and they work just like a chain tool!

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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #187 on: 29 May, 2012, 08:52:34 am »
^ Thanks for that site info. I need a new strap for my watch and they have exactly what I've been looking for :thumbsup:.
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #188 on: 08 October, 2012, 01:30:13 pm »
I've sadly had to stop wearing a Fossil watch that my first love bought for me, as my wrist is now just that little bit too big :(

I've got a Timex Ironman cheapish-a-mathingy that does exactly what I want - coutdown timer, stopwatch, couple of alarms and lets me tell the time in the dark.

I'm right handed and wear my watch on the left - less likely to get knocked / scratched

My requirements for a watch include it being tough enough that it survives never being taken off.

Seeing as this thread has come to life again, reminded me that this watch really is the best that I've had. (I also really like its looks :-[ :) )



I use a watch's timer and stopwatch function so often that fiddly buttons irritate me very quickly, the nice wide buttons on this watch are perfect and have enough resistance that don't suffer from accidental pressing. An alarm on a watch is also very handy in my opinion. I know that every weekday at 0700 my watch alarm will go off letting me know that I have 10minutes to leave the house, a nice little reminder.

I also think that the Indiglo system of lighting a watch display is the best out there, far better than lighting the whole display.




Ahh, poo. My watch is on it's last legs.

The Indiglo light is borked, meaning that if you press the light button, it just erases the display. Not very useful!

The normal operation of the watch is normal, however it has decided that every button press is you asking for the light. So, you can tell the time, so long as you don't press anything. This is a screw up internally as there is a 'nightmode' function that you can activate, whereby pressing any button operates the light as well as whatever function the button is for. If you turn this 'nightmode' on, it should turn sed mode off again after 10hrs. So, something is wrong inside. The watch has also started losing time, at the rate of about -1min per week, which is a bugger and half to deal with when you consider that every button press erases the display!

I thought about getting it fixed, but that would mean a long time without a watch and the annoyance of having to have it re-waterproofed. It would also mean that I miss out on the opportunity to buy a Casio G-Shock, which I have wanted for a long time now.

So, I have bought this:

http://www.watchshop.com/mens-casio-g-shock-g-rescue-alarm-chronograph-watch-g-7900-1er-p99932159.html

Casio G-Shock G-Rescue G-7900-1ER

My Timex was £35 when I bought it about four years ago, so I don't feel too hard done by, though I certainly wouldn't have minded it lasting until Santa could give me the G-Shock. It did good service and the velcro strap has remained surprisingly un-manky.
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #189 on: 08 October, 2012, 01:34:16 pm »
I had to send my everyday watch off for servicing.  It'll be away for 4-6 weeks, as it has to go back to Switzerland for a complete strip down and rebuild.

I almost choked when they told me how much it would cost for the service  - plus I'm getting a new strap...
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #190 on: 08 October, 2012, 01:59:28 pm »
Go on, you can tell us  :)

The only time I've ever sent a watch off for non-warranty repair was an Accurist chrono that my wife my bought me to wear on our wedding day. As it was about 5 years old, needed a new battery and was getting scratched I sent it back to have the glass replaced, battery replaced and sealed.
The first time I wore it in water afterwards it filled up  :( It went back, came back supposedly sorted out and did exactly the same thing again. I sent it back, they replaced it with a new one that was slightly different and lost all sentimental value. When that died a few years later I just bought a different brand rather than trying to get it sorted out. It turned out to be just a flat battery as I resurrected it for my son last year (doing the battery change myself and not bothering about having it properly sealed).

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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #191 on: 08 October, 2012, 02:01:07 pm »
That reminds me I need to send my Rotary off for new batteries (yes plural, it has two, separately powered, faces).

And get new batteries in about 60% of my watches (I currently only have the use of 3 or 4 of them).
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #192 on: 08 October, 2012, 02:05:04 pm »
Go on, you can tell us  :)

The only time I've ever sent a watch off for non-warranty repair was an Accurist chrono that my wife my bought me to wear on our wedding day. As it was about 5 years old, needed a new battery and was getting scratched I sent it back to have the glass replaced, battery replaced and sealed.
The first time I wore it in water afterwards it filled up  :( It went back, came back supposedly sorted out and did exactly the same thing again. I sent it back, they replaced it with a new one that was slightly different and lost all sentimental value. When that died a few years later I just bought a different brand rather than trying to get it sorted out. It turned out to be just a flat battery as I resurrected it for my son last year (doing the battery change myself and not bothering about having it properly sealed).

The servicing alone (and this is just a standard service) is £195.  The new strap will be £115.   :-\
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #193 on: 08 October, 2012, 02:08:31 pm »
Who wants a Rolex or a Rotary when you can have a 1980s Casio digital?!

Trouble is, I need to get the back off mine to change the battery.  A knife isn't working for me this time.  Help!  (A jewellers will be the last resort only).
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #194 on: 08 October, 2012, 02:16:25 pm »
Get thee to a decent Maplins then Biggers - they sell specialist tools, watches for the opening of  :)
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #195 on: 08 October, 2012, 02:20:51 pm »
I'm right handed and wear my watch on the left - less likely to get knocked / scratched
I tried that trick too but still managed to scratch the unscratchable glass.

Doesn't everyone who's right handed wear their watch on the left?
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #196 on: 08 October, 2012, 02:22:19 pm »
Get thee to a decent Maplins then Biggers - they sell specialist tools, watches for the opening of  :)

Ah Maplins, thanks.  Or eBay perhaps?  Might be cheaper to buy a replacement second-hand watch, but then it wouldn't feel like my watch.
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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #197 on: 08 October, 2012, 02:22:25 pm »
Doesn't everyone who's right handed wear their watch on the left?

No.

(Not that I've worn one since the late 90s)

Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #198 on: 08 October, 2012, 02:25:02 pm »
The servicing alone (and this is just a standard service) is £195.  The new strap will be £115.   :-\

Ouch. My moderately-smart Tissot has a standard service charge of 70 CHF (about £45) to change the battery and reseal. I don't swim with it, so the last couple of times I've done the cheapskate option of a £2 battery and 30 seconds of my time.

Who wants a Rolex or a Rotary when you can have a 1980s Casio digital?!

I used to love mine, but the plastic straps always failed on them  :( I've probably still got one of the original G-Shocks kicking around somewhere, complete with broken strap.

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Re: Wearing a watch
« Reply #199 on: 08 October, 2012, 02:32:51 pm »
My Casio W35 has a metal strap.  Blimey, someone has one in awful condition on eBay at $68!  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221135151566
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