Watches...your favorite go to and why, pic with gun or knife up to you.

[NYlakesider]

Never been impressed with fancy watches.

For years working construction I carried cheap pocket watches. (safety factor, nothing to get hung up on) For normal times I carried a cheap Timex. My watch in the dresser today is at least a 25 YO Timex. (battery type and it keeps excellent time) You put it away and pull the stem and it stops the watch and I get many years (8-9) out of the battery.

To be truthful I hardly ever carry a watch. Heck there are clocks in my car, truck and even on my ATV, boat. Every electronic appliance has a clock. Easy enough to find out the time. I do not own a cell phone but I know they all have clocks.

The only times the old Timex comes out of the dresser is when we go cruising. The last thing you want to do is be late coming back to the cruise ships, many times they will leave you. Both my wife and I have watches on when we go ashore .

 

[Mexican Kerry]

I don't wear a watch to impress anyone, I just like them. Most of mine are pretty cheap so not sure who I'd be impressing anyway.

My phone has a clock on it, but I feel naked without my wristwatch. I am in construction but I don't find a wristwatch to be a hindrance.

I found this Seiko yesterday when my wife and I were waiting for the engraver to finish, its not expensive but it caught my eye (so it came home with me). The store having a 25%-off sale helped my decision.

Looking at it, I need to figure out the day/date function yet!

 

[GaryS]

A watch? I'm retired, I haven't worn one since my last day of full time work.

 

[Kurusu]

Looking at it, I need to figure out the day/date function yet!

I think if you advance the hands 12 hours youll'be good. It probably changed to Sunday 30 at noon.

Seiko makes good watches.

 

[Rastoff]

Looking at it, I need to figure out the day/date function yet!

The crown should have two clicks when pulling it out. Sometimes the first is a little hard to detect. On this first click you can change the day/date without stopping the time. Turning it one way changes the day, turning it the other way changes the date. There are usually two languages for the day; Spanish and English. Yours seems to be French for some reason.

 

[JohnZMI]

I'm retired now and have no more need for a watch, but I spent my working life as a Manufacturing Engineering executive in the automotive industry, and have always been fascinated by the design of complex mechanical systems. This led me to mechanical chronographs in the 60's-70's, and I started collecting Breitling automatic (self-winding) mechanical chronographs like the Navitimer and Chronomat in the photos (I'm also a pilot). I have three, and they go back to Breitling for a thorough cleaning and overhaul every 10-12 years.

 

[Warren Sear]

1940s Pery Swiss made watch, and 1927 Colt Army Special revolver in .38 Special caliber. Both items belonged to my dad, who died young and on this date 35 years ago. The watch and revolver were given to me by my mom after his death.

 

[Mexican Kerry]

Yes I know how it works haha. I was going to check if there was a "French Delete" option. I imagine its because I'm in Canada. If I had known that beforehand, I would have looked for an American version.

 

[Warren Sear]

"Oh... sure, baby... Yeah, I used to be a secret agent for the KGB..."
















JEST KIDDIN'

 

[Kurusu]

"Oh... sure, baby... Yeah, I used to be a secret agent for the KGB..."

Was that before you joined U.N.C.L.E. Illyia?

 

[Warren Sear]

Was that before you joined U.N.C.L.E. Illyia?

LOL! Yes.

Yeah, I can't say much about it. ...Ahhh... Involved a lot of shooting. it was a pretty good job once you got used to all the blood and gore. Oh, and you have to be willing to make out with a lot of sexy foreign women...

 

[Mexican Kerry]

One part of it sounds like a good job.......

 

[Warren Sear]

^^^ Every job has its ups and downs...

 

[bushmaster1313]

I do not have a watch
But I have a WWII aviation navigator timepiece made by a watch manufacturer

My understanding is that a navigator could calculate ground speed by observing two known landmarks directly below the plane and dividing the distance between the two landmarks by the observed elapsed time

 

[shouldazagged]

Never could afford the pricey ones. I've used Timex Expedition watches for over thirty years. Inexpensive, accurate, rugged, reasonably waterproof. The last few have had the Indiglo feature--press the crown and the face is illuminated in a soft blue light.

It's everything I need in a watch. I have a Citizen my son and daughter-in-law gave me, but I haven't worn it for years.

 

[Warren Sear]

^^^ I have a couple of them myself...

 

[Derosa]

Seiko. Black face. Self winding. Stainless steel band. My future wife bought it for me when we were married in August of 1976 (yep). I still have it. The wife, too. I do not wear it much because it does not keep up in time (neither do I, BTW). It looks like it has been drug down a Pittsburgh side street (me, too), scratches, dents, bent in spots. But, I would not replace it for the world. Reminds me of a better time and simpler time for me, her and, who ever...I usually wear the IACP Fossil I received in New Orleans years ago, but, that has a different memory chip.

 

[j a]

My Grandfather's Elgin Model 547

My maternal Grandfather's pocket watch that I inherited at his passing. From the '70s so not old but will go to my son someday. And a 1946 M&P. JA

 

[j a]

And my everyday and Sunday church watches.

First is my everyday watch. It is a Citizen eco-drive. I received it for father's day this year and so far like it a lot. I wore Seikos for years but recently broke the crystal on one and decided on a change.
The second is my Sunday best watch. A Bulova Precisionist. Nice watch. A little large for my taste but it is a pleasure to wear. It was a longevity award (40 Years) from my employer a couple of years ago. JA

 

[ContinentalOp]

Mine's just a basic Casio G-Shock. I did get adapters so I could use a nylon NATO watchband as plastic/resin watchbands tend to leave me with a heat rash.