What watch do you wear?

jmh33 said:
That’s KOOL Jesse!! 😎
John 🥾🥾
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thanks John. it's a not really, but sorta a reissue of their 1982 1300m titanium diver watch that set depth record for serialized production models back then. also their first titanium dive watch.

this one's ecodrive and only 200m, but in titanium. the original is super valuable and looks like this...
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hhmoore said:
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Still wearing this one - since all I've got are autos, and I don't have a winder, it makes sense (to me) not to switch them out too often.
I've acquired a small collection over the past month - mostly because I was initially unwilling to spend the money on what I wanted... but then I ended up doing it anyway to do stop the madness. Guess I'll sort out some kind of rotation and weed out two or three.
 
hhmoore said:
I like it. Is it as big as it looks?
*Edited to add - nevermind, I think I found it. 46mm case?
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yep. 45.8mm square, pretty much. the shorter lug side makes it more comfortable for smaller wrists. I got a little girl size wrist so it looks bigger than it would on a man's size wrist. still comfortable due to the shorter lug length and titanium weight.
 
I've got small wrists, too.
I don't own anything larger than 43mm; but there are a couple I had my eye on. (Maybe I'll act on them after I send a couple away)
 
jbmonkey said:
that's a great diver there. just needs a rubber type strap on it.
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It came on a decent oyster bracelet with screwed links. I only needed to buy a new clasp. The fit is excellent.

I also need to get it to a watch shop for replacement o-rings and a pressure test. It fogs up with steam much less submerged in a sink of water.

But once sorted out it’ll be a daily wearer. The size is perfect for my wrist. It’s running within COSC time too.
 
marchone said:
It came on a decent oyster bracelet with screwed links. I only needed to buy a new clasp. The fit is excellent.

I also need to get it to a watch shop for replacement o-rings and a pressure test. It fogs up with steam much less submerged in a sink of water.

But once sorted out it’ll be a daily wearer. The size is perfect for my wrist. It’s running within COSC time too.
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nice that's its keeping really good time. also nice it came with what sounds like a good quality bracelet. surprised on the gaskets, but least that should be easily solvable.
 
hhmoore said:
Still wearing this one - since all I've got are autos, and I don't have a winder, it makes sense (to me) not to switch them out too often.
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I have a rotation and my solution to this issue with automatics is to take the next watch in the rotation and start wearing it Monday morning. I wear it through Friday. Then the following Monday I take the next one in the rotation. On Saturdays and Sundays I'm often working in my garage or otherwise doing something where I wouldn't wear an automatic and keep it running so I have a few quartz watches I use for weekends.
With covid and working from home my routine and my rotation got disrupted but I've gotten back on the rotation to some extent.
 
bdmicarta said:
I have a rotation and my solution to this issue with automatics is to take the next watch in the rotation and start wearing it Monday morning. I wear it through Friday. Then the following Monday I take the next one in the rotation. On Saturdays and Sundays I'm often working in my garage or otherwise doing something where I wouldn't wear an automatic and keep it running so I have a few quartz watches I use for weekends.
With covid and working from home my routine and my rotation got disrupted but I've gotten back on the rotation to some extent.
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I was thinking a week or two at a time. If I'm doing something that I don't want to subject a nice watch to, I'll take it off for that period.
I'm almost embarrassed to admit how many watches I've bought in the past month; especially since it could likely have been been avoided by coughing up the cash for one of the two I really wanted (Tag Heuer or Omega) at the start. Instead, I spent a bunch of money then both anyway. I'm sure there are a few I'll wear more , and a few I'll wear less often; but I'll sort out the details as the hierarchy develops - I'm already seeing a few as not making the cut (top row)
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hhmoore said:
I was thinking a week or two at a time. If I'm doing something that I don't want to subject a nice watch to, I'll take it off for that period.
I'm almost embarrassed to admit how many watches I've bought in the past month; especially since it could likely have been been avoided by coughing up the cash for one of the two I really wanted (Tag Heuer or Omega) at the start. Instead, I spent a bunch of money then both anyway. I'm sure there are a few I'll wear more , and a few I'll wear less often; but I'll sort out the details as the hierarchy develops - I'm already seeing a few as not making the cut (top row)
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The owner gets to decide how many is too many, just like with knives. I've also noticed that watch enthusiasts are more fickle than knife enthusiasts- buying and selling a lot. I have 9 in my rotation plus 3 or 4 others that I tend to wear on weekends and so forth. I don't have any expensive watches anymore. I've been through a lot of buying and selling to land on the ones that have stayed in my rotation for awhile.
 
bdmicarta said:
The owner gets to decide how many is too many, just like with knives. I've also noticed that watch enthusiasts are more fickle than knife enthusiasts- buying and selling a lot.
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I don't really mind where I am, number-wise; and I really like most of what I have. The only reason for already setting my sites on the top row is that they're my least favorite of the group. The Gevril (top center) was chance taken in frustration after I had orders for the Hamilton cancelled. It took two weeks to get here (expected) - by that time I'd found, ordered, and received the Hamilton. I don't dislike the Gevril...but the Hamilton is what I wanted. I really like the Spinnaker, and have no burning desire to get rid of it (so I may not) - the only reason I might let it go is making room for something else. The Zodiac (top left) is the same - I like the style, the look, and the way it wears on the wrist...it just seems small to me.
 
Piso Mojado said:
Nice to see someone using Han characters for day of the week. I forget they exist, let alone how to read them. Is that Sunday the 6th? Wasn't that last in August?
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no idear what calendar it is other than some Asian one. as this watch was for an Asian market. it's got English days and these that follow the English days. there is only 14 symbols on the wheel. 7 English days and these symbols behind them. I just set them as they fall on these dates wheels with different characters. this symbol was behind the Friday.
 
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