Earthling789 Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 My company recently sent me a 15-yr anniversary gift of a really nice Seiko Chronograph (solar) watch, complete with company logo, date, and my name engraved on the back. (I would have preferred a raise, but hey, the watch is a nice gesture, lol) As it is too nice of a watch for daily wear, I put it away in my watch case, along with my other nicer watches, and suddenly realized, I need a bigger watch case Without even realizing it, I've started a nice collection of finer watches, once you add in the ones I inherited from my grandfathers, uncles, and my dad... Omega, Benrus, Bulova, Citizen, Seiko, Pulsar, Caravelle, Hamilton, and of course a fine selection of (non-functional) Timex, Casio, and a couple of unknown-brand cheap-o's! Sadly, no Rolex, Breitling, or Tag Heuer's.... but, the Omega was my grandfather's pride-and-joy, because he was determined to "own a $100 watch before he died", and finally bought one in the 1960's Anyone else suddenly find themselves with a decent watch collection they didn't intend to have?
Tam Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Congratulations on your 15 year anniversary! It was a nice gesture, although I agree that a raise would've been a nicer one. No, all of my watches, I use. Every single one of them are Seiko brand, and I replace when one dies. Luckily, I've only had to replace them four times since I was 13 and got my first "adult" watch. I have, however, suddenly found myself with an Alaskan gold nugget jewelry collection when I wasn't looking. Earthling789 1
Tug Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 They have an Omega 007 edition that I want really bad.My sister in law works for Fossil so I've got a few decent watches,and one Michael Kors
Jeffb Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 I love watches. Sadly I cant afford the ones I really want ( Tag, Breitling etc...) I have about 10 watches but my watch case only holds 5 Nothing fancy just some Fossils, an Armani, Kenneth Cole, G Shock
Compenstine Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 I haven't wore a watch in gosh, 25 or so years. Always had the time on my dashboard clock or near by where I was. Now I have my cell and is, I guess, a pocket watch of sorts. LOL
jasonculp Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 15 years! Cool! Congrats. I haven't wore a watch in gosh, 25 or so years. Always had the time on my dashboard clock or near by where I was. Now I have my cell and is, I guess, a pocket watch of sorts. LOL I am the same way. I have smallish wrists and never liked how they look on me. I also wore them on the wrong hand and everyone thought I was a lefty. I am also very hard on them. I have thought about gettin a nice one to wear for work (now that I have to dress up for work), but like Jeffb said, all the more high end stuff is outrageous! I want a Breitling so bad! Earthling789 1
Earthling789 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Posted April 19, 2015 Tug... the Omega 007 Seamaster Constellation Chrono-Diver @ $4800 starting price is a bit out of my league, too Maybe someday I'll hit the lottery and buy one of those, and a nice Breitling too? Of course, if I hit the lottery, I'll buy a Bentley... they come with a Breitling clock in the dash, hahaha... Comp, I agree... with a computer usually in front of me and my cell always on my side or within arm's-reach (or a clock somewhere on a wall), I'm rarely without the "time". With the work I use to do, I had gotten away from wearing watches (always got in the way), and of course there's the big white stripe on my wrist in the summers, because I always forgot to take off my watch when working outside, lol Tam, I agree on the quality of Seiko... I've always been drawn to them, and own five (one of them being older than me, and still works beautifully), as well as a couple of Pulsar (made by Seiko) that had been given to me over the years. To me, Seiko is the best bang-for-your-buck, and lately prices are not much different than Timex, Fossil, Citizen, Invicta, etc. Jeff, Amazon has a black (fake) leather 12 watch case with grey cloth interior for $19 Prime. I was just looking at it! I have decided to start wearing some of these... at least the ones in good working condition (like most of the Seiko's and Bulovas)... I think it will add to my wardrobe at work It seems a shame to just leave them in a box....
Earthling789 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Posted April 19, 2015 Oh, and thanks to everyone for congrats on the anniversary... I feel like I've been there far longer though
MudDrum Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Don't have a lot of watches now. The only watch I really wanted was a Pilot watch, since the day a Naval Aviator came to the house to visit my Dad when I was in High School. Finally got around to getting one close to it about 8 years ago. Not much, but I truly love this thing. Edited April 19, 2015 by MudDrum Earthling789 1
Jeffb Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 I love watches where you can see in the inner workings
Earthling789 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Posted April 19, 2015 I like the visual of the gears too, but not so much on the front... makes it harder to see the hands, or at least it is for my tired eyes A couple of my Seiko watches have the crystal backs, so you can see the inner workings them from the rear... I think they are called "presentation backs"?
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