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NA, while I have no plans for world domination, I DO think that every man (and woman) should have one, nice, dependable wristwatch. And while my own tastes always lean towards mechanical, I think that a quartz-operated watch is okay too, provided that it has an analogue dial rather than digital. I've never trusted digital clocks, always verifying the time on an analogue dial. Nice way to dip a toe, NA. The expanding Speidel bracelets can be a dog to shorten, btw.
ReplyDeleteOne of the most interesting phenomena I've observes can only be called "brand rot." Gruen, for example used to be a good brand, but the name is all that's left along with a few design externals surrounding cheap Chinese guts.
DeleteAt least this fellow 't-sphiran' is succumbing. I've been doing a bunch of price comparisons as of late. Last typer for a while is on its way, so I'll be saving up for a decent, mechanical watch now.
ReplyDeleteIn a way. A few weeks ago I wore a suit with a watch pocket in the trousers. I could not find any of my pocket watches. None of them were expensive ones, but some were old Hamiltons that worked. I used these when I worked in a large engineering office and most of us wore suits. I recently started buying some pocket watches used when I find one that I decide is worth the money risk. My preference is the hunter style with the cover and a rail road face because they are so easily read.
ReplyDeleteWrist watches. I'd like to be able to do what some of my friends do: collect them, good ones. I'll leave the expensive things to them. I have used wind-up ones and even had several of the T.I. L.E.D. watches id various styles. My longest lasting has not been the better Seiko or Citizen or even an Armatron. I was able to kill even the good ones of these brands in the fire service. Best I found is a diver's watch from Sieko and if I remember it did not cost that much and it is going on 30 years old.
Even all the radio frequency fields I have been around have never killed this watch or a Timex quartz analog watch that is now close to 20 years old.
I do have a Wegner dressier watch and a 10 year old Timex analog for work that just keeps on ticking and ticking and ticking.
I have used a variety of mechanical and quartz wristwatches, but probably my favorite is a quartz Deco-styled watch that I got at Walgreens for $8. I've replaced the band and batteries several times, and the cheap metal is starting to look pitted, but it still keeps perfect time and looks cool.
ReplyDeleteI feel nude without a wristwatch. Now that people don't wear watches and consult their phones instead, we've reverted in a way to the era of the pocketwatch. And with the 3-row keyboard on things like the iPhone, we've reverted to the Corona 3 and other 3-bank typewriters. "Progress," harumph!
Exactly, Richard. I used to get young business types coming into my store in pairs on their lunch break. One of them would be interested in a watch, the other would be his work colleague who tagged along. After looking at a few watches, the guy tagging along would respond with something like; "I don't need a watch, man, I got this", as he pulled out his iPhone. And I would always say that it was akin to pulling out a pocket watch. All that was missing was the chain. Well, the physical chain, anyway.
DeleteHeh, I'd lay money on that being a trend sometime in the next 10 years - people attaching zoot-length chains to their phones and keeping the phone in a vest pocket.
DeleteI was thinking the other way - a phone in a pocket watch is doable now. We've seen bejeweled cases already. I'd rather use a pocket watch with electronics hidden in the cover.
DeleteI've never worked in an office, nor do I have the chance to dress 'classy' very often. Sometimes, I wish I did. That is a very neat looking watch. I especially like how the date goes vertically. Neat!
ReplyDeleteYeah that's what caught my eye about it too. I don't know how old it is or anything. I will eventually take it in for service I'm sure.
DeleteLooks like a late '60s/early '70s based on the case shape. I'm betting between 1969 and 1972.
DeleteVery cool, thanks for the info. I hope they were considered a good brand then.
DeleteA majority of Swiss brands produced throughout the '50s to the early '70s were very competent, which would explain why they are still ticking today. Properly looked after, that watch of yours has quite some life left in it.
DeleteCool that you should do a post on wristwatches. I just recently got a Casio calculator watch, not one of the vintage scientific ones, but a basic 4-function. Although beforehand, I basically only wore Timex, since there's a Timex outlet store 30 min. from my house. None of them have quit on me. Then again, I am a student, not a student athlete. :)
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