Anyone keen on watches?

[icehockeyboy]

That's just what I thought.

I was modelling it for the sales ad.


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[Roy S]

Another attempt at a picture.

Very nice watch the Monaco (I have one )

[mad-moon]

I've been drooling over this on that auction site....it would have to be a lottery win to get it for this poor geordie....it's lovely....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pre-Owned...AAAOSw8-lczCi0

[GrahamS]

That's beautiful!

[willbewill]

Added another, I've been fancying a Invicta automatic divers watch for a while then saw this green one whilst in Florida and fell in love with it.

[Roy S]

The green bezel with the black dial is a nice combo!

I have a number of ‘Grand Divers’, fairly inexpensive & reliable with their Seiko movement

[Roy S]

And this was a decent 40 quids worth off eBay

[Minstrel SE]

There is no substitute for a time piece on my wrist .Its essential for work as I need to know the time regularly and quickly. I cant understand why anyone would want to pull a phone out of their pocket for that function.

However I have never seen the need to spend more than £100 on a watch and I would not have an analogue date function because they need resetting too often ( I dont know whether expensive watches solve this issue)

Smart watches leave me cold as I dont need one.

I buy what I use. A divers watch for evening wear seems very odd to me. When I had divers dials on cheaper watches I never used them. Same with multi dials.....you will hardly use them so it just clogs up the face. Its all bling and it doesnt impress me Taste is simplicity.

Sekonda £29.95 ....Job Done

[Barry]

There is no substitute for a time piece on my wrist .Its essential for work as I need to know the time regularly and quickly. I cant understand why anyone would want to pull a phone out of their pocket for that function.

However I have never seen the need to spend more than £100 on a watch and I would not have an analogue date function because they need resetting too often ( I dont know whether expensive watches solve this issue)

Smart watches leave me cold as I dont need one

I buy what I use. A divers watch for evening wear seems very odd to me. When I had divers dials on cheaper watches I never used them. Same with multi dials.....you wont use them so it just clogs up the face. Its all bling and it doesnt impress me

Sekonda £29.95 ....Job Done

I'm inclined to agree. I have two watches: a 48 year old Rolex Oyster worn everyday and which keeps time correct to 15 seconds a year; and a gold square-cased Bulova Acutron with a black leather strap worn with a dinner jacket when the occasion arises.

Whilst I admire the aesthetics of vintage watches and appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into their making, I can't really see the point in collecting them: you can only wear one at a time and they all need to be wound up regularly for them to keep good time. I certainly don't need any stopwatch or tachymeter facilities.

[struth]

Liked using a Pocket watch. Safer as I used my hands inside tvs etc.
But a phone nowadays does everything. Swiss army knife type bit of kit, even if its not terribly nice craftsmanship compared to a quality analogue watch