What watch do you wear?

Grouch said:
...and keep me jealous. Care to divulge your watchmaker?
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Rami Elhage. Went to the old Bulova School after immigrating here from Lebanon. First met him and his nephews (who he use to employ) about 15 years ago when he had a shop on Fort Belvoir. He owns a store in Alexandria now. Belleview Jewelers. Warning though, he doesn't like cuckoo clocks though he does repair them. He's a good man.
 
He may not take in work from/via mail. I just do not know. He stays stocked with watch and clock work.
 
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Just received a Seiko SKX173 this morning. For a number of years, I wore either a Marathon TSAR, SAR, or GSAR, but dabbled with a couple other entry level automatic divers from Seiko and Deep Blue. I discovered I really liked the cushion case Seikos along with the 4 O'clock position of the crown.

I'd really love to get a Marine Master 300 someday, but I'm in no rush. Perhaps, in a couple years when the mortgage is paid off, I'll celebrate with one.
 
After my shower my Seiko was fogged up today.:eek: 30 years of being totally waterproof and now fog?
Well, I had the battery changed recently and the moron forgot to put the gasket/o-ring back in. Grrrrrrrrr. It's fixed now but I'll never get a watch battery from Kay's jewelers again.
 
protourist said:
After my shower my Seiko was fogged up today.:eek: 30 years of being totally waterproof and now fog?
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Sorry, no such thing as "waterproof" when it comes to watches. Though a couple of decades ago or a bit longer, due to the less stringent laws that existed in many nations, watch companies could get away with claims of "waterproof" printed not just in their literature but on the actual dials of the watches they sold back then. Nowadays you'll see "WR" or "W.R." or even the full term "water resistant" spelled out somewhere on the case or dial of a modern-day watch. Truth in advertising laws got stricter.

I know quite a few watch collectors who get the O-rings swapped out literally every couple of years with new ones and get the watches professionally pressure tested afterwards to make sure that, when resealed, the original WR rating is maintained.
 
Monocrom said:
Sorry, no such thing as "waterproof" when it comes to watches. Though a couple of decades ago or a bit longer, due to the less stringent laws that existed in many nations, watch companies could get away with claims of "waterproof" printed not just in their literature but on the actual dials of the watches they sold back then. Nowadays you'll see "WR" or "W.R." or even the full term "water resistant" spelled out somewhere on the case or dial of a modern-day watch. Truth in advertising laws got stricter.

I know quite a few watch collectors who get the O-rings swapped out literally every couple of years with new ones and get the watches professionally pressure tested afterwards to make sure that, when resealed, the original WR rating is maintained.
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Well, lets just say that it never leaked in the 30 years that I've been wearing it until some fool changed the battery and didn't put the o-ring back in. That's as totally waterproof as I need.
 
protourist said:
Well, lets just say that it never leaked in the 30 years that I've been wearing it until some fool changed the battery and didn't put the o-ring back in. That's as totally waterproof as I need.
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Orings don't last forever...especially if you watch is getting opened every 2-5 years for a battery change. Most manufacturers recommend water resistant watches be pressure tested every 1-2 years (many watch stores will do this for free) if you intend to use it underwater. O-rings, which cost less than a buck, should be changed every time your battery is changed.
 
Grouch said:
Orings don't last forever...especially if you watch is getting opened every 2-5 years for a battery change. Most manufacturers recommend water resistant watches be pressure tested every 1-2 years (many watch stores will do this for free) if you intend to use it underwater. O-rings, which cost less than a buck, should be changed every time your battery is changed.
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Good to know. Thanks. Believe it or not, this has only been through 3 batteries in it's lifetime. Next time I intend to have all three o-rings changed when it's time.
Thanks again.
 
Halveye said:
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Luminox today, always solid
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It's hard to beat a good ol' fashioned luminox. I wore their base model for years. It was literally in 1000s of fights on terrazzo floors and still works to this day. Beat all to crap. Hardly any white left on the bezel. All edges of the bezel beat smooth & round. Only a couple scratches on the lens from the terrazzo. Went through 7 bands & still works.
 
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