What watch do you wear?

A.L. said:
Thanks! :)

Certina DS Diver. I'm total noobie when it comes to watches, but I thought it was the best choice for my budget. And the business where I buy it from knows his stuff, and said that he has visited the factory and they have the same insides with Omega but with smaller price tag sooo.. well, I hope I won't feel the wrath of Omega fans. :D

Here's generic picture courtesy of the internet:
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No wrath here, looks cool! Enjoy!
 
A.L. said:
Thanks! :)

Certina DS Diver. I'm total noobie when it comes to watches, but I thought it was the best choice for my budget. And the business where I buy it from knows his stuff, and said that he has visited the factory and they have the same insides with Omega but with smaller price tag sooo.. well, I hope I won't feel the wrath of Omega fans. :D

Here's generic picture courtesy of the internet:
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It's a nice watch from an underrated brand. But Omega has moved on to fully in-house movements not used by other brands in the Swatch Group. The insides are not the same as Omega.
 
Monocrom said:
It's a nice watch from an underrated brand. But Omega has moved on to fully in-house movements not used by other brands in the Swatch Group. The insides are not the same as Omega.
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:thumbup: Like I said, I'm total noobie! :)
 
A.L. said:
Thanks! :)

Certina DS Diver. I'm total noobie when it comes to watches, but I thought it was the best choice for my budget. And the business where I buy it from knows his stuff, and said that he has visited the factory and they have the same insides with Omega but with smaller price tag sooo.. well, I hope I won't feel the wrath of Omega fans. :D

Here's generic picture courtesy of the internet:
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Looks familiar...
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A.L. said:
:thumbup: Like I said, I'm total noobie! :)
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Count yourself fortunate.

I developed the watch bug a few years back and jumped into the hobby in a way that couldn't be more major if I tried. Turns out.... I was mostly jumping into a cesspool that looked like a beautiful ocean retreat on just the very surface. The absolute sheer level of stupidity, hype, and cult-like following that goes on is literally vomit-inducing. Enjoy your watch. Stay far away from doing any real research into the Watch World in general.
 
Monocrom said:
Count yourself fortunate.

I developed the watch bug a few years back and jumped into the hobby in a way that couldn't be more major if I tried. Turns out.... I was mostly jumping into a cesspool that looked like a beautiful ocean retreat on just the very surface. The absolute sheer level of stupidity, hype, and cult-like following that goes on is literally vomit-inducing. Enjoy your watch. Stay far away from doing any real research into the Watch World in general.
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This is 100% sound advice. I have wasted so much money on watch trends it's embarrassing. The only good thing about spending all of the money was that I finally boiled down what I use a watch for and what characteristics I actually value in a timepiece (accuracy, looks, complications, etc). I feel like that could have been accomplished by simply spending more time in watch stores instead of spending many many thousands of dollars buying and selling watches online that I would have never touched if I had actually put them on in a store.

Story about watch shopping: Generally I'll ask to try a watch on then wear it around the store for a bit to see if it agrees with my anatomy/senses/style, and so my lady can see it on me as I move (she's never been wrong about how a watch looks on a guy). I happened to walk into the Rolex boutique in Caesar's (Las Vegas) and was met by an over-botoxed Russian lady. When I asked to wear the rose gold Daytona, she handed it to me and the security guard took two steps towards me. I'm not threatening in stature by any means, and I had placed my Omega PO on the counter so I was confused by this. I began walking around the store looking at the other watches and the security guard followed me around at about an eight-foot distance at all times.

When I asked what their price was on the RG Daytona, I was told "Tventeh-eht tousan dollah. Es good prace." I informed the Russian that $28800 was $1800 more than I could buy it for back in Oregon, and that we also didn't have sales tax, meaning I'd be spending around $4000 more if I bought it in Vegas. She shook her head and said "Dis good prace. I ship to Oregon for you, no charge. Es good prace." Meanwhile, the security guard had gotten even closer to me. I left shaking my head.

I've tried the rose gold Daytona on in three different shops now, and unfortunately, it just feels right. $27k is a lot of hooch, but maaaaaan that's a comfy watch.

Tag Heuer again today:

 
The problem for me is there really isn't much beyond Rolex, Tag, and Omega represented in a retail setting in my local.
 
Cypress said:
This is 100% sound advice. I have wasted so much money on watch trends it's embarrassing. The only good thing about spending all of the money was that I finally boiled down what I use a watch for and what characteristics I actually value in a timepiece (accuracy, looks, complications, etc). I feel like that could have been accomplished by simply spending more time in watch stores instead of spending many many thousands of dollars buying and selling watches online that I would have never touched if I had actually put them on in a store.

Story about watch shopping: Generally I'll ask to try a watch on then wear it around the store for a bit to see if it agrees with my anatomy/senses/style, and so my lady can see it on me as I move (she's never been wrong about how a watch looks on a guy). I happened to walk into the Rolex boutique in Caesar's (Las Vegas) and was met by an over-botoxed Russian lady. When I asked to wear the rose gold Daytona, she handed it to me and the security guard took two steps towards me. I'm not threatening in stature by any means, and I had placed my Omega PO on the counter so I was confused by this. I began walking around the store looking at the other watches and the security guard followed me around at about an eight-foot distance at all times.

When I asked what their price was on the RG Daytona, I was told "Tventeh-eht tousan dollah. Es good prace." I informed the Russian that $28800 was $1800 more than I could buy it for back in Oregon, and that we also didn't have sales tax, meaning I'd be spending around $4000 more if I bought it in Vegas. She shook her head and said "Dis good prace. I ship to Oregon for you, no charge. Es good prace." Meanwhile, the security guard had gotten even closer to me. I left shaking my head.

I've tried the rose gold Daytona on in three different shops now, and unfortunately, it just feels right. $27k is a lot of hooch, but maaaaaan that's a comfy watch.

Tag Heuer again today: ....
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Thanks for the support. To be honest, it gets even worse than that; the deeper you look. Certain so-called luxury watch brands are sad rip-offs. Certain uses and practices are such too. Want a see-through caseback? Okay.... They put some uniform swirls on the rotor, painted the screws blue to make them look case-hardened, hid the plastic movement holder under part of the non-exposed outer portion of the metal caseback, and charged the consumer an extra $2K or $3K in exchange. What a joke!
 
There's a lot of satisfaction to be had within the affordables category. Not a single one of my watches cost more than $85 and I enjoy wearing them all.
 
Elgin Ordnance watch. Used by US ground forces in WW2.
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Early (white dial) Elgin A-11. Used by US air forces in WW2.
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Hamilton GG-113. Used by US ground forces post Vietnam.
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Elgin A-17A. Used by US air forces post WW2.
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Omega delivered to the U.S. Army in 1945
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One of my grandfather's was a Grocer. He's been dead ~60 years now. This was his very modest Swiss watch.

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