NMFTM
December 14th, 2010, 04:43 AM
Do you wear a wrist watch? If yes, what do you wear and why?
I have a Luminox 3051 (http://www.amazon.com/Luminox-Mens-3051-Colormark-Watch/dp/B000WY8ZHO) which I bought a few months ago for $170 and have been pretty happy with. I've never spent more than $35 on a watch before, so this was a pretty big leap for me. But, I've had issues with casebacks not securing onto the watch as tight as they originally were after replacing the battery and crowns breaking off. The idea of illuminated face markers that were always on (see: tritium illumination (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium_illumination)) was also a big factor. It has a half life of about 12 years. It's nice enough that I can't see myself ever getting a non-tritium watch again. As was the large easy to read face and the fact that every hour has it's own marker. So, I decided to suck it up and spend the money on something that'll hopefully last for awhile because the caseback on this one screws on with four screws and the crown is almost fully protected by guards. In a perfect world I'd have an automatic watch so I'd never have to open it up. But in reality, most automatics (at least the ones I thought looked nice) were far out of my price range. Another nice feature is that when the battery starts to get low, the second hand is supposed to skip ahead several seconds at a time so you know to replace it.
The only negative about it is that the second hand doesn't usually line up with the markers. But I've read that it's an issue with quartz watches in general and the only way to get around it is to buy a mechanical watch, which are less accurate. They advertise the "fact" that tons of Navy Seals wear their watches. But after reading a lot of forum posts, Casio's G-Shock line appears to be the most popular among soldiers.
I really like their Field Date 1828 (http://www.amazon.com/Luminox-1828-Field-Stainless-Steel/dp/B0022NHSZ8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=watches&qid=1292295467&sr=1-3) as well. Especially the fact that it also includes the day of the week. But, spending $170 on a watch was traumatizing enough for a college student and that was one of Luminox's cheapest watchs. The automatic version is about 2x what the battery powered is where I've seen it.
Almost none of my friends wear watches and they think they're an obsolete piece of technology in our day in age because of cell phones. But I think watches are still relevant. It's a lot more discrete to check the time by glaceing at your wrist rather than having to pull something out of your pocket. Checking the time can also be seen as rude because the person you're talking too might think that you're bored with them if they notice you checking the time. So you don't always want to make it obvious. Also, with the exception of computer clocks I don't like digital watches even though they're faster to read.
I have a Luminox 3051 (http://www.amazon.com/Luminox-Mens-3051-Colormark-Watch/dp/B000WY8ZHO) which I bought a few months ago for $170 and have been pretty happy with. I've never spent more than $35 on a watch before, so this was a pretty big leap for me. But, I've had issues with casebacks not securing onto the watch as tight as they originally were after replacing the battery and crowns breaking off. The idea of illuminated face markers that were always on (see: tritium illumination (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium_illumination)) was also a big factor. It has a half life of about 12 years. It's nice enough that I can't see myself ever getting a non-tritium watch again. As was the large easy to read face and the fact that every hour has it's own marker. So, I decided to suck it up and spend the money on something that'll hopefully last for awhile because the caseback on this one screws on with four screws and the crown is almost fully protected by guards. In a perfect world I'd have an automatic watch so I'd never have to open it up. But in reality, most automatics (at least the ones I thought looked nice) were far out of my price range. Another nice feature is that when the battery starts to get low, the second hand is supposed to skip ahead several seconds at a time so you know to replace it.
The only negative about it is that the second hand doesn't usually line up with the markers. But I've read that it's an issue with quartz watches in general and the only way to get around it is to buy a mechanical watch, which are less accurate. They advertise the "fact" that tons of Navy Seals wear their watches. But after reading a lot of forum posts, Casio's G-Shock line appears to be the most popular among soldiers.
I really like their Field Date 1828 (http://www.amazon.com/Luminox-1828-Field-Stainless-Steel/dp/B0022NHSZ8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=watches&qid=1292295467&sr=1-3) as well. Especially the fact that it also includes the day of the week. But, spending $170 on a watch was traumatizing enough for a college student and that was one of Luminox's cheapest watchs. The automatic version is about 2x what the battery powered is where I've seen it.
Almost none of my friends wear watches and they think they're an obsolete piece of technology in our day in age because of cell phones. But I think watches are still relevant. It's a lot more discrete to check the time by glaceing at your wrist rather than having to pull something out of your pocket. Checking the time can also be seen as rude because the person you're talking too might think that you're bored with them if they notice you checking the time. So you don't always want to make it obvious. Also, with the exception of computer clocks I don't like digital watches even though they're faster to read.