Why do you wear the watch you do ?

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There's 170 pages of what watch are you wearing, I'd like to know why …….
I'm looking a picking up a few watches, one for daily wear and one for stepping out. I'm intrigued by the Citizen Echo Drive, primarily the Promaster Navihawk for daily wear Link removed, read the site rules.
They have some nice dress watches featuring the same technology. I'm new to the watch world outside of a SS G-Shock so tell me what you like and why...... Seiko, Invictus, Omega.....take me to school. Thanks
 
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You probably don't want to know what my watches go through:p. I wear Casio sport watches and G-Shocks. Usually analog.

I work in Automotive paint and more times than I like, I'm in a spray booth painting something. I don't wear my glasses when painting to prevent them from getting overspray on them so I can't see a lot of the digital watches. Time plays a role and I can't dig my phone out all the time so a watch is a consumable, like brake pads or toilet paper or garbage bags.

it's going to be exsposed to overspray, solvents, dust and filth.

I replace them often for the reasons above. I've splashed lacquer thinner on some and melted the buttons shut so I couldn't adjust the time:D .
 
First lesson is, don't link non supporting sites to your thread.

My work watch is a Timex Expedition, why, because it's a throw away and in my work, I'm rough on watches. For my dress snazzy watch, I've got a Lum-Tec and a Hamilton, why, I'd rather spend money on knives than watches. Have you priced the Omega's :eek:?
 
Well right now its a Oris big crown propilot watch. I stick to mechanical watches with sapphire crystals they hold up better for me and i enjoy the fact that i don't have to put a battery or charge it.
 
My work watch is a Luminox Titanium 3600 with a saphire crystal and custom tritium. I wear it because it can take a serious beating (wore it 24/7 for 10 years as a mechanic/technician), the rotating bezel is handy for keeping track of misc. things, the tritium always glows and it's extremely light for an all metal watch.

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My other everyday watch is a custom Titanium Chrono, for pretty much all the same reasons except it's not a sapphire crystal so I have to be a little gentler with it.

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I'm a diver guy

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I like a diver because it's iconic workhorse of a watch. I don't dive, but I do like to swim. It's the kind of watch you can rely on craptastic situations.

Diver watches are practical, robust watches that aren't flashy but not too fugly to show either. Perhaps not a dress watch but I don't wear dresses. ;)

It's also nice bonus that some famous men liked wearing them. Practical men.
 
I wear a watch 24/7 so it has to be:
1. Stainless steel band
2. Water resistant to at least 100 meters (I shower/swim with it on)
3. Automatic movement (quartz have no soul)
4. Accurate
5. Sapphire crystal (Having worked in aerospace Optical Quality Assurance for 30 years, I hate scratched crystals)

So here is my current collection:
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I tend to favor automatics, but only if you never take them off or have a winder. For brands, I'm partial to Steinhart, Citizen Eco-Drive, Luminox, Maratac (from County Comm) and Zelos. I do have a G Shock for manual labor and hiking, but I work in an office and prefer a dressier watch.
 
I primarily have 3 watches I wear and my first 2 are what I where to the office and when dressed up a little. They are 2 Citizen Eco-Drive watches I don't recall the exact models at the moment but I have posted what they are and a dealer image of the watch to the thread you mention. My third watch is my beater anywhere watch it is a Wenger Urban Metropolitan I got the black w/ red band but have swapped the red band for a gray band. I got the Wenger for its price, aesthetics, and durability which includes its level of water proofing which is sufficient for swimming so I never need to take this watch off to do something. The only thing I can think that this watch isn't rated to do is diving but that a special event activity anyways so you prepare for it. I prefer and stick to analogue watches myself as I just prefer the classier look of them as well helps you not forget how to read a watch dial. To me a watch much like a knife is dual purpose it is both an essential tool that one should always have and can be a piece of fashion.
 
I wear my G-shock Rangeman because it has a compass in it. I take a lot of photos in my job, and the reports require both the location and the direction of the photo.
 
I wore a Tag Heur stainless steel chrono for years at work for years since it was not reactive and durable but I did smash the crystal once with a tie down and that was an expensive mistake. I started using a timex field watch as what to wear if there was a chance that something would go awry but I tend to just wear the watch 24/7 and not swap. I have a Seiko digital that I bring out sometimes for fun and a couple years ago I got a Luminox watch that was nice and I very much liked the tritium at night but the silicon strap gave up the ghost. Now I'm usually wearing a Maratc SR-35 mechanical watch on a NATO strap. The strap should last well and for my daily use a mechanical watch isn't ideal but It's settled in to keeping good time. It's not tritium like the Luminox but the glow material lasts nearly through the night with just normal exposure.

So while a bit of my "why" is practical a lot of it still is based on what I like. I should stick to a cheap quartz watch but other stuff draws my eye.
 
I wear this (obviously well loved, and most worn) G Shock because I can’t find any other G Shocks with atomic timekeeping that aren’t $700-$1000+ I’m not a fan of the smaller size or the hard to see day/date/second windows, but it works well and is incredibly durable. Taken at work in terrible lighting.

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Have a Casio Gshock Tide that I got super cheap as my fishing, boat, timer watch on weekends.
In the office I wear my 13yo Omega Seamaster (same as James Bond wore) and have everyday since I got it as a wedding gift from my wife.
Even though it's not as flash as a tag or rolex I still get comments on how nice it is.
 
I have a Casio Pathfinder (2 actually). I bought it because it automatically synced with Fort Collins , was solar powered and has a compass among other toys. It keeps such good time that I was listening to the Time signal On CBC Radio. There was a second's difference, the national time signal according to my little ol watch was a second slow. I checked on short wave, sure enough that agreed with my watch. I phoned the local CBC , turns out they knew and it was computer time lag.
 
I mostly wear a g shock tough solar on a nato strap. It's a dial face with digital complications.
  • Solar so it is self maintaining.
  • Dial I find easier to comprehend at glance compared to digital.
  • The g shock takes the abuse of my life well. The raised edges of the case protect the crystal.
  • Gshocks tend to be bulky and the nato strap reduces the strap bulk at least. It's also cooler-less sweaty.

I have a couple of automatic watches I like but I tend to scratch the crystals and bang them into things so they're reserved for calmer occasions than daily life.

I also have a double hunter pocket watch. Hunter has the flip open case. Double opens the front and back to reveal the skeletonized workings.
 
A.L. said:
I'm a diver guy

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I like a diver because it's iconic workhorse of a watch. I don't dive, but I do like to swim. It's the kind of watch you can rely on craptastic situations.

Diver watches are practical, robust watches that aren't flashy but not too fugly to show either. Perhaps not a dress watch but I don't wear dresses. ;)

It's also nice bonus that some famous men liked wearing them. Practical men.
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I like that certina a lot!

These are my 3. I am a diver, so I hold fast to them. Obviously, I like the submariner style also. Of the 3, I wear the squale most. I love blue divers. And it’s face is just perfection. It’s 40mm which is borderline too large for my skinny wrists but divers should be chunky without being a wristclock. The steinhardt is 39 mm and arguably the best of the bunch. It’s ceramic bezel doesn’t scratch (and it’s been knocked pretty good). But it has no diver extension so it doesn’t see water often. Mainly a work watch. The Rolex comes out for special occasions and has seen bottom time also. It was my 20 year at work gift to myself. It need a mainspring (only holds about 20 hours charge atm) but will handle at service time.

I wear them cause, as I said, I’m a diver. It’s the style I’ve gotten used to using and I use the bezel all the time even on land. In water, it’s my backup timer. Divers extensions make them easy to slap over the wetsuit then right back on wrist when out. They can dress up or down. Much like a good gentlemen’s pocket knife. I like autos just because I like mechanical things.

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First rule of watches - wear what you like, and don't worry about what anyone else thinks.

A lot of people insodt on certain brands, and look down their noses at others (just like knives), but if you like something from Invicta (watch snobs hate them) or Fossil (or othe 'fashion' brands). As long as it looks good on your wrist, and serves your purposes, that's all that really matters.

So why do I wear what I do? Seems like a good reason for pics to me!

My Tissot T-race is my most expensive watch, and yet, it's also my most worn on a daily basis. It's just a sporty, good looking watch, that is also a bit of a conversation piece. Goes well with jeans and a T as well business casual (even worn it with a suit). It's also my favorite, since it's a Nicky Hayden limited edition, and I'm big into racing.

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My Timex Expedition is my 'knock-around' watch. It's not anything special, but it's tough as nails, and has seen 20+ years of abuse. Hiking, camping, working in the yard, under a car, you name it. Really does take a licking, and keeps on ticking...

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The Stuhrling was a gift from my wife. Nothing special, per' se, but I like it for an everyday watch..

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A few others...
Left to right: a cheap Timex auto I bought on clearance, an automatic Relic that looks really dressy with a suit, my good Buliva Marine Star that pulls both dress and casual duties, and my Tissot. 1911 for good measure.

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I understand your wanting something nicer. Been there. Since you are not a "watch guy" and probably don't want to spend $500+ on a watch, I would look at the dressier Casio analog watches ($100-$150 zone). They look nice. They work. I would stick with G-Shock for work or outdoors use. I have purchased a couple Timex digital watches and was not pleased with their longevity(<1 year and dead). I have worn G-shocks for years without issue.

Do not wear a watch painting. That is one of the best ways to ruin a watch or cause you to do extensive repetitive cleaning.
 
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