Best Watch?

Wives and mechanical-movement Swiss watches do not generally go together.

In automatic-winding form, the winding efficiency of the smaller movements typically used in women's watches is less than that of men's watches, and so often problems are encountered with the watch failing to wind properly, especially if your wife isn't the active type. This causes the watch to stop, eventually, and you to get an earful.

Handwound watches have a similar problem - for some reason, many women do not enjoy the daily ritual of winding their watch, and so, the watch stops. And again, you suffer.

Worse yet, selecting a watch for your wife is a difficult enough task without worrying about the movement - if it is going to be an everyday watch, she will have standards of comfort, appearance, and robustness you may not understand. If you drag home a clunky woman's Rolex, you may get an earful.

Your safest bet is to take her shopping in person.

My wife settled on an IWC Mark XII in the women's size for daily wear, and a Ulysse Nardin San Marco for casual/dress wear in court. Both of these are automatic-winding, and I had to allocate space on the watch winder for her watches, to avoid them running down and needing reset.

Jaeger LeCoultre and Ulysse Nardin make some nice, reasonably-priced women's watches in a variety of styles. Most of the brands you mentioned in your initial question are just fashion watches - they aren't really fine timepieces, just mass-produced mall goods.
 
I do like your taste in watches. Shoot, anyone whose Rolexes are the bottom of his watch barrel :D has some sort of class.

Now I wonder what your knife collection looks like? Any other cool gear in your arsenal you are willing to describe? Somehow I am going to be disappointed if you carry Spydercos and use a flashlight from Sears.

Or drive a Hyundai. ;)
 
Originally posted by fracmeister
Now I wonder what your knife collection looks like?

Lame. I've carried the same Spyderco Endura in my pocket for 12 years or so. I dropped by here looking for some pointers on possible replacements, as it is wearing out, and the new-version Endura I just picked up isn't nearly as nice as the old one. I do keep a few HI Ang Kholas in my vehicles and garage as handy tools, though, and a sprinkling of Cold Steel fixed blades in with the camping gear.

Any other cool gear in your arsenal you are willing to describe?

I'm a gear nut, so that might take more time than we have. Worse yet, I'm a gear nut with a boat. Radars, radios, night vision gear, forward-looking sonars, life rafts, rescue supplies, first aid gear, line launchers, flare launchers, the list is endless. I've been debating getting Yet Another Bigger Boat to carry all the Boat Stuff in :-)

Or drive a Hyundai. ;)

Well, I've sometimes thought of lashing a Hyundai to the rear bumper of my truck instead of a spare tire...
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I bought my wife a Baume & Mercier tank when our son was born. It's very nice and she says it's very comfortable and "goes with everything."

An auto wasn't the way to go for her as some days she doesn't bother with a watch.

I got myself a TAG Kirium Chrono and love it. Most comfortable watch I own and I never get tired of looking at it.
 
Bought my wife a Rolex two tone 21 years ago. Serviced once, no problems with winding down or anything else. She loves it! Doesn't want anything else.
One last comment for Bae though, where did I say 'fakery'? I appreciate being quoted accurately. Obviously my opinions do not mean much when weighted against all your august experience. I only have 21 years of actually wearing and using Rolex's and personally could not care less about the insides and how they look. Your opinions are obviously worth much more tham mine. If you detect sarcasm, you are right. 'Fakery' and 'seriously suspect' are your terms. What I was doing was presenting my experience for others who may want to purchase a reliable watch that they can stake thier lives on, rather than a horologists dream. As I said before, collectors lose sight of the original purpose of the item they are collecting and the collecting and nuances become the reward. Last post from me. -Dick
 
Originally posted by budrichard

One last comment for Bae though, where did I say 'fakery'? I appreciate being quoted accurately.

You said, and I quote:

I seriously suspect that a faked Rolex was involved!

You have offered no basis for your accusation, and you have attacked the character of an honorable man.

'Fakery' and 'seriously suspect' are your terms.

And, you lie.

Last post from me. -Dick

From this, I assume you *have* no evidence to offer in support of your accusations?

Good day to you.
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Originally posted by notdos
...I'm convinced that about two-thirds of the replies never read the part about me wanting to buy a watch for my wife:confused:...:)Phillip [/B]
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I DID...That's why I suggested a LADIES Seiko Dive Watch in my post on page 1.:).
 
I would like to apologise to the Forum Memebers for my involvement in the series of previous posts. It certainly is a discredit to myself and as correctly pointed out, not on the original subject.-Dick
 
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