Omega Seamaster

[jackalo626]

Cool watches around here. A few more people I know here collect too but are maybe reserving showing some of them.

[jackalo626]

I have a more modest collection though I would like to have more expensive models, I always go for the buy it know and get more of them aspect to get my buying high more often with less guilt.

[Frailer]

Back in the day when such things were available in PXs, I came very close to purchasing a Rolex on multiple occasions. They're beautiful, wonderfully engineered things.

But I came to the conclusion that--for *me*--the only reason for a watch is to inform me of the time, accurately. For all their beauty, no automatic watch can keep up with even an inexpensive quartz watch in the accuracy department.

As a result, I have a Seiko for those occasions when I want to dress up a little and a cheap-ass Casio for everyday wear.

No offense intended to those who own nice watches; they're simply not for me.

[Toddstang]

Had a Rolex, bought on a long lay over in Italy. It was cool, but all it did was tell time. Now a watch that can do multiple things, to me that triumphs an expensive time piece. My Expo I wear can take a serious beating and still function. If I have to be careful about my clumsiness and I broke the Rolex, it doesn't seem like a good investment. Then again, I shop at Walmart for clothes.

Its hard to break a good watch. The crystal on all good watches will not scratch.

Let me have it for a week, I always find a way. And not on purpose!

Surgical Stainless Steel is really hard to crack.

[nemo]

Had a Rolex, bought on a long lay over in Italy. It was cool, but all it did was tell time. Now a watch that can do multiple things, to me that triumphs an expensive time piece. My Expo I wear can take a serious beating and still function. If I have to be careful about my clumsiness and I broke the Rolex, it doesn't seem like a good investment. Then again, I shop at Walmart for clothes.

Its hard to break a good watch. The crystal on all good watches will not scratch.

Let me have it for a week, I always find a way. And not on purpose!

Same here, reaching in and out of equipment cases and working around machinery kills watches. My record is 5 cracked mineral crystals in a year before sector told me no more warranty. Also cracked the case/band tab of a g-shock.

[jackalo626]

Had a Rolex, bought on a long lay over in Italy. It was cool, but all it did was tell time. Now a watch that can do multiple things, to me that triumphs an expensive time piece. My Expo I wear can take a serious beating and still function. If I have to be careful about my clumsiness and I broke the Rolex, it doesn't seem like a good investment. Then again, I shop at Walmart for clothes.

Its hard to break a good watch. The crystal on all good watches will not scratch.

Let me have it for a week, I always find a way. And not on purpose!

Same here, reaching in and out of equipment cases and working around machinery kills watches. My record is 5 cracked mineral crystals in a year before sector told me no more warranty. Also cracked the case/band tab of a g-shock.

sounds like you don't need to wear watches.

[philomega15]

Beautiful watches Geno and Toddstang. I don't ever intend on purchasing one as an investment, more for just daily wear. My grandfather had an old Seamaster with a gold face and I've always liked the late 90s-2000s Seamasters with the wavy background on the dial

[Dashammer]

A Casio WP here. Does time, date, stop watch (lap time and so forth) dual time, alarm, water proof, does math and so on and so forth. But trust me if I was single and hunting puney I would have me one of them big money time pieces for sure. Those expensive watches are just cool.

[jackalo626]

I usually switch between three main watches. Gshock solar, casio diver 200m, and the Eco drive.

[Toddstang]

Gshock solar at work.

[BIGC]

Usually wear a casio... Want to pick up a gshock for when I am working outdoors.. Lately I have been wearing an Ed Hardy by Christian Audiger......

[irishrob]

My dad got an Omega for 25 years with his company back around 1975 I think. He's 88 now & it's still going strong

[rustynuts]

Had a Rolex, bought on a long lay over in Italy. It was cool, but all it did was tell time. Now a watch that can do multiple things, to me that triumphs an expensive time piece. My Expo I wear can take a serious beating and still function. If I have to be careful about my clumsiness and I broke the Rolex, it doesn't seem like a good investment. Then again, I shop at Walmart for clothes.

Its hard to break a good watch. The crystal on all good watches will not scratch.

Let me have it for a week, I always find a way. And not on purpose!

Same here, reaching in and out of equipment cases and working around machinery kills watches. My record is 5 cracked mineral crystals in a year before sector told me no more warranty. Also cracked the case/band tab of a g-shock.

sounds like you don't need to wear watches.

I'm another one that really shouldn't wear watches, I've broken more than my fair share at work. Shame too, some of them are near works of art.

[philomega15]

Agreed Rusty, the craftsmanship is incredible. People a lot smarter than I am designed the automatic watch.