I don't have any watch recommendations, but my advice would be to forego too many functions, which add bulk and knobs and whatnot, and keep it sleek, for dress wear.
it was a graduation present from my father. it was his graduation present (over 40 years ago). recently, he wanted to swap it for a new gold one but i told him no way.
DangIt, I can't find the watch I posted a while back, but it was suweet! Of course, being something like 68,000 Dollars, I will never get one. It was a man's watch. See through face and back, lots of gears. Dang It!
Is there a store near you where you can go look and fondle? I think watches, as something you are going to wear, need to be touched and tried on. You might discover something you never suspected.
I have a Jaeger-LeCoultre that I have worn everyday for six years and love. Another great swiss company to check out is IWC.
i once heard an architect say that anyone who would wear a watch with a rectangular face must have no clue about design. in other words, if the form of the watch face doesn't respect the circular motion of the hands, it's willfully irrational at best.
having said that, the japanese watches that wonderK linked are really cool. maybe digital watches shouldn't have the same rules.
Betta, you're a genius! Thats the guy I was looking for, not the watch, but the guy, and since the watch I want is similar, I will let your post speak for me.
my dad repaired watches and clocks to relax. when he passed away he left me a nice rolex that i wear most days. there are more expensive rolexi out there but this one works like a charm and it was me da's so i'll hang on to it. might get me another one for special though...
my da also left me a beautiful pocket watch and an atmos clock that is super fine. he knew i love clocks/watches that don't need winding so i guess that is why i ended up with them. the pocket watch sits stopped in a case. i really can't be bothered winding those things.
I hate jewelry - when I wear a french cuffed shirt it is with silk cufflinks only. But, the watch straddles the line of jewelry - it has a function other than ornamentation or signifier of wealth, unlike a bracelet, necklace, earrings, or non-wedding ring.
I am young enough that from the point that I needed to tell the time i've had a cell phone. The cell phone is a tether at times, so I bought the watch for the times i'd rather be without my cell phone.
If your pants fit correctly, you don't need a belt but I suspect you wear one anyways.
i have always disliked hand watches. why would anyone want to cuff themselves to time? i do like the old whats-the-time-dear-watson pocket watches, and theres nothing like a dashing young man donning a monocle. of course i wear non of the above. if i want to know time, i got my mobile phone...if i don't want to be disturbed, i don't have to answer calls!
but granted, i also don't like mobile phones. i wish we can all go swinging back (if you're an evolutionist) or walking back (if you're a creationist) into the primary forest. or maybe a totally different universe where we made sense in silence.
What watch do you wear or wish you could own?
Congrats, marlowe!
I don't have any watch recommendations, but my advice would be to forego too many functions, which add bulk and knobs and whatnot, and keep it sleek, for dress wear.
WonderMan dropped a hint to me the other day that for Christmas he might like one of these:
http://www.tokyoflash.com/en/
Not necessarily a "dress" watch, but they are pretty cool, you have to admit!
gold casio data bank.
it has a calculator and can store numbers. and its from the FUTURE
http://cgi.ebay.com/CASIO-DATA-BANK-GOLD-WATCH-DBC610GA-DBC-610-DBC-610GA_W0QQitemZ200229882226QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200229882226&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
it was a graduation present from my father. it was his graduation present (over 40 years ago). recently, he wanted to swap it for a new gold one but i told him no way.
ether: nice story...I'm hoping to someday pass on the watch my mother-in-law purchases for me to either my son or son-in-law assuming he's not a tool.
I'm a fan of this Chronoswiss but I can't find an authorized dealer with one in stock....
Rolex milgauss, well beyond my means obviously...
wonderK those watches are incredible. i particularly love these two...
Says the time aloud
in Japanese.
let me try this again....
I agree, they are super cool, but I think you would need to take some sort of class to be able to read them, lol.
Girard-Perregaux
used to have this one...
I've always wanted this watch. Congrats!!!
samsung cel phone
DangIt, I can't find the watch I posted a while back, but it was suweet! Of course, being something like 68,000 Dollars, I will never get one. It was a man's watch. See through face and back, lots of gears. Dang It!
sorry, i am forever in love with this watch, good luck getting Mom to buy it though...
i'm a big fan of skagen watches. fairly inexpensive but amazing quality and extremely thin.
http://skagen.c4.ixwebhosting.com/store.asp?area=FullProduct&productID=1071
Is there a store near you where you can go look and fondle? I think watches, as something you are going to wear, need to be touched and tried on. You might discover something you never suspected.
I have a Jaeger-LeCoultre that I have worn everyday for six years and love. Another great swiss company to check out is IWC.
Pretty much anything on this page.
http://www.watchestobuy.com/dd_watches_for_sale.htm
Ivo, i wanted one of those transformer watches so badly it hurt.
But it's all about Breguet.
V-Tech MGS
wow
Daily watch:
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Weekend watch (one black, one white):
Dream watches:
Gotta kill the band (rubber one is much better):
I love watches ;-)
that shits gotta spin
watches are purely ornamental now that everyone has a cellphone in their pocket
Strato
La Nouvelle
Valor
These I rotate between now. Eventually, the previously mentioned Patek Phillippe Calatrava, which is beautiful.
.mm
i once heard an architect say that anyone who would wear a watch with a rectangular face must have no clue about design. in other words, if the form of the watch face doesn't respect the circular motion of the hands, it's willfully irrational at best.
having said that, the japanese watches that wonderK linked are really cool. maybe digital watches shouldn't have the same rules.
Betta, you're a genius! Thats the guy I was looking for, not the watch, but the guy, and since the watch I want is similar, I will let your post speak for me.
Thank you.
japan is just so weird.
my dad repaired watches and clocks to relax. when he passed away he left me a nice rolex that i wear most days. there are more expensive rolexi out there but this one works like a charm and it was me da's so i'll hang on to it. might get me another one for special though...
my da also left me a beautiful pocket watch and an atmos clock that is super fine. he knew i love clocks/watches that don't need winding so i guess that is why i ended up with them. the pocket watch sits stopped in a case. i really can't be bothered winding those things.
jump: me pa has a Rolex as well. However he is very much alive! I try not to covet it.
if you want to see a guy with an insane watch collection. Michael Speaks.
as for myself
heres to being a grad student.
I have always been a fan of:
[img]http://www.besportier.com/archives/oris-carlos-coste-chronograph-l.-e.-divers-watch.jpg[img]
Oris Diver's Chronograph
[img]http://www.produktenews.ch/links/TAG-Heuer-Monaco-Herrenuhr.jpg[img]
Tag Heuer Monaco
[img]http://cache.gizmodo.com/gadgets/images/tag-heuer-carrera-mtc.jpg[img]
Tag Heuer Carrera
[img]http://www.glycine-watch.ch/e/collection/detail_image.jsp?ID_Display=10001U&ID_Image=1000A9[img]
Glycine Lagunare 1000
need to preview them posts grauster ;-)
these ones are BA:
urwerk
yess......
237
Omega>
i alternate days with my 2 favorites:
Marc Newson's IKEPOD
and Mickey's time machine
am i the only guy that can't stand wearing a watch (or jewelry?)
I hate jewelry - when I wear a french cuffed shirt it is with silk cufflinks only. But, the watch straddles the line of jewelry - it has a function other than ornamentation or signifier of wealth, unlike a bracelet, necklace, earrings, or non-wedding ring.
I am young enough that from the point that I needed to tell the time i've had a cell phone. The cell phone is a tether at times, so I bought the watch for the times i'd rather be without my cell phone.
If your pants fit correctly, you don't need a belt but I suspect you wear one anyways.
i have always disliked hand watches. why would anyone want to cuff themselves to time? i do like the old whats-the-time-dear-watson pocket watches, and theres nothing like a dashing young man donning a monocle. of course i wear non of the above. if i want to know time, i got my mobile phone...if i don't want to be disturbed, i don't have to answer calls!
but granted, i also don't like mobile phones. i wish we can all go swinging back (if you're an evolutionist) or walking back (if you're a creationist) into the primary forest. or maybe a totally different universe where we made sense in silence.
i am doing my very best to be watch-less
i just look at the clock on my cell phone.
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