What your watch says about you...

I have a Dual Personality Disorder:

Personality #1 - Plastic Timex Ironman watch and Ford F150

Personality #2 - Citizen Eco-Drive and Honda S2000 and Lincoln Mark VIII

My only pants are Levis and I don't own a tie, so Personality #1 is obviously dominant.
 
I only wear Rolex and I dont care for cars. $1000.00 in insurance, Gas, tyres, Safety checks and the frikkin pollution makes my Rolex(s) free. I ride a hybrid MTB thing about 5000KM a year, and costs me about $20 in wax for my Brooks saddle and the odd puncture repair kit.:)
 
Temper said:
I only wear Rolex and I dont care for cars. $1000.00 in insurance, Gas, tyres, Safety checks and the frikkin pollution makes my Rolex(s) free. I ride a hybrid MTB thing about 5000KM a year, and costs me about $20 in wax for my Brooks saddle and the odd puncture repair kit.:)
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Man, you're way ahead of us. My guess is you also have a great public transportation system. We spend way too much on cars in the U.S., but you have to have one because of the lack of decent mass transit.
 
I don't seem to fit:

1. Plastic Casio watch. Keeps good time.
2. I'm kinda decent unless someone makes fun of my watch.
3. I drive a big SW car, the trunk provides enough space to get rid of the evidence if n° 2. turns bad.

;) :D
 
I don't use a watch or any other portable time keeping device and I drive a 98 Monte Carlo, what's that make me? :P
 
My boss wears Rado to meetings (merc), Breitling to conferences (BMW) and Rolex with the Range Rover for those special mugging moments.

Oh, like me he wears a G-shock to site. Need something to last and carry on going. Drive a Opel Corsa P/up. Km1100km/week
 
What about Skagen Titanium and Bulova watches? :confused:

BTW, I drive a '01 Saturn SL2 and a '99 GMC Safari if that helps. :p
 
over the years i have interacted with some very wealthy people. i can recall 5 individuals over the last few years with net worths over $500,000,000 and they all wore "plastic watches".

the richest of them...a fellow whose family net worth is in the billions...wore a timex
 
Hi bandaidman-

That public frugality is not rare in those circles. The most common brand of vehicle among the uber-rich is Buick...of all cars. I have to believe that once they're back in "private" they upgrade to better watches and cars.

Some of that frugality is likely a "show" for others. Same way that I know the Hollywood types aren't driving Toyota Prius hybrids all over the place. It's back to Suburbans and huge Mercedes Benz sedans once the cameras have been switched off.

~ Blue Jays ~
 
I'll play.

5 yr old Suunto Xlander. Beat-up, scratched and going strong anywhere I need it.

13 yr old Toyota Previa AWD van with a Yakima rack.. Beat-up, scratched and going strong anywhere I need it.

37 year old TV Broadcast Engineer with 2 kids, a wife (driving a new CRV-AWD & wearing a Bulova,) one road bike, one mountain bike, one 17' sea kayak, one slalom whitewater kayak, and one whitewater playboat. I, too, am beat-up, scratched and going strong anywhere I need it.

:D :D
 
I own eight watches. Each watch tells me which car I'm driving that day! ;)

Actually:

1) My main "EDC" watches are: Omega SMP, Oris XXL, and Luminox Titanium SEAL.
2) Middle-class, nice guy...kinda a yuppy (is that term even used anymore...if not, that will age me). Occupation: General Manager.
3) Only a sports-oriented cars for me. My current is my beloved 300ZX (see avatar), but will upgrade soon to some type of sports coupe like a G-35 or 3-series for a new car, or if I go with older cars, another 300ZX or Supra in mint condition with low miles.

Do I fit any of the profiles? :)
 
I'm not sure where the heck I fit in.

I have a O & W Pilot's Watch with shark-leather band (bought it at CountyComm, those folks are great) and a Festina Chrono with "Cobra" band. I drive a 2003 Toyota Highlander and have several bicycles.

After reading this thread, I'd be scared to buy anything elese other than a G-shock.

I did almost buy a beautiful Alpina Chrono a few months ago while i was in Antigua. Anyone have any experience with Alpina brand timepieces?

We can twist this around a bit. What SHOULD I wear if I drive a certain vehicle? Say, if I have a Harley Edition 2006 F150?
 
What does my watch say about me? It says I'm an a$$hole. Then again, the watch is with me all day long, and I'm pretty annoying to be around for that length of time.
 
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I wore a Casio nerd watch for years but now I wear a Seiko titanium auto. I had a Rolex once but it kept such lousy time I swapped it for a Browning Superposed. Years ago I wore a Patek Phillipe I bought in a pawnshop for $60. I also had a Universal Geneve I got the same way and for the same price.
I have an Omega Speedmaster that stays in the drawer and a Zodiac SST that stays on the winder so I can alternate it with the Seiko.
Does that say I have too many toys or that I just can't make up my mind?
 
I have one watch a Casio G-Shock
two trucks, a 91 and a 05, both 4x4 Dodge Diesel 3/4 tons
somewhere in a box is a cheap suit that I haven’t seen in the last two moves, I think I last wore it 5 or 6 years ago
 
What the hell's a watch????

Seikomus Flintstonus "Helios" compensated for lattitude and daylight savings times is my choice of sundial.

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And my four-ox overhead yoke 4WD "Conestoga SER" rules the ranges and salt pans however west this young man goes. ;)




Suunto Vyper with EAN tables keeps track of my dive time and that's all I need!! :thumbup:

Watches are for security guards and test proctors!


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java said:
What the hell's a watch????

Seikomus Flintstonus "Helios" compensated for lattitude and daylight savings times is my choice of sundial.

gtb00698.gif



And my four-ox overhead yoke 4WD "Conestoga SER" rules the ranges and salt pans however west this young man goes. ;)




Suunto Vyper with EAN tables keeps track of my dive time and that's all I need!! :thumbup:

Watches are for security guards and test proctors!


j
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And I thought that it was a sell by date on a bottle cap. The reason people don't wear watches is that they catch on their Jon-Thoms and they are @#$!$$%@#$%rs.
 
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