hawaiianjuggernaut Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Just like the topic says, This forum needs a good watch picture thread Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 So, you start a thread and don't put pics of yours up? I'll stick some up tonight if I remember! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I'd take a picture of my phone, but my camera is also my phone. Wristwatches are obsolete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I'd take a picture of my phone, but my camera is also my phone. Wristwatches are obsolete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Wristwatches are obsolete. Twaddle. In a formal setting a nice wrist/pocket watch will complete an outfit. At work, you can't always have a phone on you. A watch lets you keep on top of your timekeeping. In a tactical situation, you don't want to be pulling out a phone to check how you're doing for time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) I would like a pocketwatch. However I do recall seeing reinforced ones with weights and tougher skins to them which could allow them to be used as a weapon should you ever be accosted by two ruffians outside The Lamb and Flag. Now that would be useful, tell them time and knock out some undesireables like a true gentleman. Now I have a feeling I am going to want a pocket watch after this. 'FireKnife' Edited October 10, 2014 by FireKnife Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) Watches aren't obsolete. As scorch said, a nice dress watch sets a suit off nicely. I'm biased though as I have a few watches. A g shock for work as it takes a beating, a few other casios as I like gadget watches, up to a longines and a couple of omegas. Watches fascinate me, the engineering that goes into them is amazing Edit for teh spelz Edited October 10, 2014 by shmook Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrAlexanderTobacco Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Got a Moto360 on the way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Love the look of the moto 360. That stock face they have, love it. Could buy one for use as just a watch if I had the spare cash, and not use it for anything else Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I think the only time I have opted for a watch is either when airsofting or out doing other activities as it is easier. When on a typical day at work or home I just use my phone as it is automatically corrected to GMT anyway. Still with a suit a nice poliched metal watch can be nice. 'FireKnife' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Watches aren't obsolete. As scorch said, a nice dress watch sets a suit off nicely. I'm biased though as I have a few watches. A g shock for work as it takes a beating, a few other casios as I like gadget watches, up to a longines and a couple of omegas. Watches fascinate me, the engineering that goes into them is amazing Edit for teh spelz I bought a Casio for airsoft as a silver bracelet watch doesn't look right, nor would I want to damage one of my nicer ones. It's become my every day watch though as it's 100m water resistant, lightweight, and cheap. Sod scratching up my nice ones in the workshop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Casio is a brilliant brand. Bombproof and cheap. Saying that, the price of the high end edifice range and g shocks is eye-watering... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrAlexanderTobacco Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) Got a Seiko Titanium myself. Works well with a grey suit. Edited October 10, 2014 by DrAlexanderTobacco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kunlun Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) I had a vintage 1960 Omega Seamaster (u know which one Hawaianjuggernaut ) and a Steinhart Ocean One black but they stole it 10 months ago Since than I am wearing 'cheaper' watches. Now I have this one: and this one for daily wear: Edited October 10, 2014 by Kunlun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawaiianjuggernaut Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) So, you start a thread and don't put pics of yours up? I mean I do, but its just a basic Timex, (thingy up the the left corner) I just purchased a "nice" watch, its in the mail headed this way Edited October 10, 2014 by hawaiianjuggernaut Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) Some pics of mine. My first watch. Probably late 80's. Put a new battery in after finding it at my parents house Mid 90's tachymetre. Again a new battery and it's good to go. Work watch. Battered, the screen is marked from hot sparks melting it. Dads old beach watch. A late 70's/early 80's mortima. My dads longines. Huge sentimental value. Casio super illuminator. Like a torch at night. A mid 90's g shock, mint condition My 2008 omega seamaster chronograph My 1967 omega speedmaster. Was dads, and probably my favourite watch I put it on a black leather strap as I already had a metal bracelet on my seamaster Not the best pics, but meh. I wear them all apart from the longines Edit, I have a couple of other cheap casios, but no pics of them. One is a futurist with vibe alarm, the other is a stainless steel a168w Edited October 10, 2014 by shmook Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BioRage Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Nothing fancy, gift to self when I got my first corporate career. Stop wearing it as it would hurt my wrist after a while . Funny is it been ticking for over a year and still not dead! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Didn't really used to wear a watch but then got a job after uni and found it was convenient to have the time on my wrist rather than look at my phone. I started wearing some watch I had in middle school but then that broke so I found a replica Submariner my dad's colleague gave him after a trip to HK or somewhere. It was buried in a drawer since the day my dad got it. Really good watch actually. Kept the time amazingly well. I wore that for a few years just because it was convenient. Then one day at work someone complemented me on it. I went home and took it off that night heh. I never meant to pretend, it was just easy to use that instead of buying a new one. I bought this Accurist on Amazon for £50 and it does the job. I have had my eye on a nice Breitling Avenger though. One day perhaps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Accurist do some nice watches, and that is one of them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Indeed. I was trawling through Amazon and the green just really popped for me. It's had quite a few compliments too. People are surprised it was only £50. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 It certainly looks like a more expensive watch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Got a Moto360 on the way I trust you will be using the Goldeneye theme on it? I'm tempted to get one just for that heh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I find my watch invaluable. I have a lot of things to keep track of at work, and running over 10 chronos simultaneously is a godsend. I also get bored of looking at the same watch face over and over again, plus I have some for specific circumstances, like this one: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawaiianjuggernaut Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Tudor Black Bay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kojak Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 The Moto360 is close, but the strap proportion is all wrong for a men's watch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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