I’m not a watch guy….

[sigp220.45]

…. but one of the interesting aspects of this forum is that many of you are. I always read the watch threads with interest.

I wore beater Timexes for years, then no watch at all once I started carrying a cell phone. Recently I began to volunteer at the local animal shelter, walking dogs. I try to give each dog 20 minutes and I got tired of digging out my cell phone while Roscoe The Pit Bull pulled me around, so I got a 30 buck Timex. It works great and I still have it.

I found this Seiko at Goodwill for very short money. A new battery and it was good to go.

I fully realize showing off my Goodwill Seiko is like whipping out a Ruger Wrangler at a Colt Single Action party, but I like it. I kind of see what you watch guys are about.

 

[s&wchad]

Nice vintage Seiko! It was probably made in the 1970's, which speaks to the quality of their products.

A lot of higher end watch collectors have respect for and own Seiko's. I'm wearing one right now!

 

[Onomea]

Seiko is too high falutin' for the likes of me. I am a Citizen man:

 

[GypsmJim]

I AM a watch guy. I have several, and wear what I want depending on the circumstances.

For example, I have a diver's watch that I always wear on vacation, knowing that we will be in the hot tub or pool half of the time.

Years ago I bought a watch just to wear in the factory when I was working. Needed a cheap one and if it fell off in the machinery, no problem. What I have is a Timex with a 10 year battery and an expansion band. Not fancy, but it works. I have been retired for 8 years now and I only use it when working in the garden. The battery is still ticking, and to my amazement, it has not lost or gained a minute in the last 10 years.

 

[cherrypointmarine]

I only have one , it was given to me by another member that I consider a very good friend . He sent me this along with some S&W belt buckles that I treasure greatly .

 

[Walkin Horse]

Whippin out my Ruger Wrangler made me spit my bourbon and ginger.

 

[cololab]

I've started wearing watches after not doing so for some time after day, date, time, etc. became features on cellphones. I've got Seiko, Casio (including a Casio solar), Sportline heart rate, and a who knows what brand smart watch that cincs up to my phone and has more features than I want or can use.

 

[outta_ammo]

My dad gave me a self-winding Seiko Chronograph for high school graduation in 1972. I still have it and it still looks and works great. I wore it for many, many years. Its only downside is that its HEAVY (you could hammer nails with the thing). This model currently trades for just north of $400 but I'll never sell mine!



These days I wear an Apple Watch.

 

[DWalt]

There some who adore watches for their mechanical complexity, some who buy watches as an investment, some who buy to show off, and some who just need to tell the time accurately I am in the latter camp and couldn't be happier than I am with my Swiss Army quartz even if I owned a drawer full of Rolexes. BTW, there are some very high end Seiko watches made for those who have the cash to indulge themselves.. The "Grand Seiko" can run well into five figures. 7 Most Expensive Seiko Watches for Your Exclusive Collection

– Gnomon Watches

 

[Bullet Bob]

I love watches, and have two Seiko's, both automatics. I know most people reading this knows what that means, but I try to think of the wide variety of people in the audience on a forum. Automatic watches don't have batteries, they have a mechanism whereby the movement of your hand during the day keeps them wound. As long as you wear them constantly you never have to wind them.

My two Seiko's are an Alpinist, and my favorite, a Spring Drive Grand Seiko. I won't bore you with the details, but the Spring Drive combines the accuracy of quartz watches in a mechanical movement. Very interesting and innovative.

Since I retired, I don't wear a watch unless I'm leaving the cave, so the automatics have to be reset and wound before wearing them, it's easier to use a quartz Casio G Shock. The problem is replacing the battery here in the sticks. I've watched the videos on how to replace them yourself, but I reckon' not. I have one over 20 years old that's my shooting/kayaking watch. I may have to drive to the big city to get the battery replaced. Ugh.

I really like simple, hand wound watches with Arabic numerals the best. I know some people think it's not possible to get quality Chinese stuff, but I have two watches that fill that bill, one from the Beijing Watch Company, and the other from Seagull.

Sorry to prattle on, I don't get to talk watches very often.

 

[Baxter6551]

I am wearing a Seiko that my wife (at the time fiancé) bought me for Christmas 1980. Along with a Buck pocket knife. Both inscribed. Change the watch battery once a year or so. All good. I never stopped wearing a watch when the phones came along. I have other watches prob about 10 total but this one is my everyday. It survived 20 years in a police car. The knife rides perfectly in a watch pocket.

 

[JohnRippert]

My two daily watches are Citizen. I've had a Garrison military style for 20-25 years. Wore it every day to work and it looks like it now. Went through two of the original leather/canvas bands and decided on a old school metal expansion band like Dad wore. My going out watch is new, a Promaster Land radio controlled. Now that I have everything set proper on it I should never need to touch it again. It was fun watching it auto change the hour at Daylight Savings Time.

Also have some family pocket watches from my grandfather and a pocket watch of my own I bought when I could not get Grandad's running proper. Pic is missing my new one but shows the military style with original band. Top pocket watch is mine. Bottom two are Grandad's. He drove a CAT grader for many years.

 

[jpage]

High School graduation, circa 1984. Where did the years go ?

 

[Wyo]

I’m the odd guy out here. I bought a Seiko last year and it died in less than three months. Went back to my old Timexes for a while, then got a $65 Invicta that has been great so far. Don’t think I’ll be buying any more Seikos.

 

[jeffrefrig]

I only have one , it was given to me by another member that I consider a very good friend . He sent me this along with some S&W belt buckles that I treasure greatly .

I had that exact same watch and the battery gave out so I put it away in a drawer. There was a thread a few years back and I posted a picture of it, just to show I had some S&W merch. Another Forum member remarked something about his brother liked stuff like that and I gave it to him, sent it actually, and another pocket watch I got up at Lake Erie.
I had to do a double-take at your name! You're not him!

 

[DWalt]

I’m the odd guy out here. I bought a Seiko last year and it died in less than three months. Went back to my old Timexes for a while, then got a $65 Invicta that has ben great so far. Don’t think I’ll be buying any more Seikos.

The Invictas don't get much respect, but they are actually pretty good and well-made watches for the money, and nothing to be ashamed of. I have one of the diver-style Invicta Rolex knockoffs which looks good and has a decent Seiko autowind mechanical movement. I seldom wear it mainly because it is too large and clunky on my wrist. I prefer a smaller and thinner watch, also a quartz movement. I once had a Seiko 5 autowind watch which I wore for about 15 trouble-free years.

 

[Kevin J.]

I fully realize showing off my Goodwill Seiko is like whipping out a Ruger Wrangler at a Colt Single Action party, .

That is an awesome line.

 

[Jimmyjones]

Here's my fancy watch, It's a Seiko Quarts Chronograph 7A28-7029 with a 7A28 movement, the RAF uses that movement in their issued watches. It's from 1984. It's actually my second, long story.
I wear a small quarts analog on an RAF band daily, but get out the Seiko for barbeques.

The first one cost me $279 in 1984.

 

[CajunBass]

I've never owned a fancy watch. When I was younger, I carried a pocket watch. The kind you could get in a country store off a cardboard display for about a buck. The I went to a Timex wrist watch that didn't cost much more. Then various and sundray cheap digital watches over the years. Use them until the battery went dead, throw it away and buy a new one.

I used to laugh at the kids I worked my last security job with. They didn't wear watches, just used their cell phones for everything. Then my last watch died, and I joined their crowd. I've never replaced my last watch.

But my wife. She wouldn't be without one. She had a ruptured aneurysm in her brain about 15 years ago now, and she can never remember what day it is. Her cheap didital watch is her lifeline. The first thing she does in the morning is grab it and check the day/date. I don't even know what brand it is, and she doesn't care. As long as it tells her the day, the date and the time. Her cell phone does the same thing, but she's used to the watch.

You fellows have some beauties though. I admire them from afar.

 

[03hemi]

My favorite Seiko
Sportura Retrograde Flyback 1\100 sec Chronograph