Wrist watches

johnalison said:
Somewhere in the house I’ve still got the Ingersoll sailing countdown watch I had in the ‘50s. It is hardly a masterpiece of horology but for a ten-minute countdown it did its job. They don’t make them like that any more, thank goodness.
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The 10, 5, start sequence is similarly something for the history books
 
I spent some of my Y2K bonus on a Citizen Promaster Tough Titanium watch. It became known as the 'Ray Mears' watch, I think because he wore it in a TV series. Anyway it lives on my wrist every day, Never needs a battery, Needs the time changed twice a year and the date a few times a year. It's probably on its 4th or 5th Nato strap. It's taken a lot of bashing over the years but it's still going strong.
 
Cerebus said:
Do you wear one?

I have a new one today but the leather strap is too stiff so I am soaking it in a solution to make it supple.

Youngsters do not seem to wear them and rely upon a mobile phone (some are bulky).

A wrist watch requires a flick of the wrist to see the time.

I do like wrist watches and have a tiny collection (not one worth more than £100) but all very unique and interesting to me and accurate (except a vintage pocket watch; Made in Great Britain and hopefully just needs a service).

The new one is “automatic” and ‘winds’ itself by movement presumably in some manner. It was a gift, so I am looking after it carefully.

I prefer to see the time upon my wrist rather than dig out a mobile phone; horses for courses or just habit; I do not know.

I wear a cheap waterproof £20 watch when sailing; alarm, light and tells me state of tide (reasonably accurately).

Another watch is stored below decks because I like a backup system.
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I wear cheap solar powered casios for sailing. Waterproof (I dive with one). No battery to change. You do need to make sure they don’t spend all day in the darkness of your sleeve for obvious reasons
 
A watch is a tool for me - no bling involved. I've had a few half-decent ones, but what I want is accurate timekeeping, not to the millisecond, but just so I don't have to put it right more than a couple of times a year, day & date - being retired, it's easy to lose track of the days, and a display that I can read at night without my glasses. It also needs to survive me wearing it using tools that vibrate a lit like a multi-tool.

The best so far is a £50 Casio. I used to include an alarm, but I use my phone for that now.
 
I’ve never set the time on my Garmin, the GPS does it for me 😎 never loses a millisecond and also it can change timezone automatically
 
My everyday watch is a Casio MTD-1051 quartz analogue watch, a blatant copy of an Omega.
Bought in Egypt in 2001 for peanuts it's now on its second battery and sports a NATO strap.
The only problem is I cannot read the date without my reading glasses.

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The most guaranteed-to-be-readable-at-night analogue watch is a Timex Indiglo, but I’ve had two of them and they’re not very rugged - both lasting less than a year or two. Shame, as the indiglo thing is a clever idea.
 
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Seashoreman said:
Not a wind-up children's watch or are you just trying to wind me up? :(
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Talking of children's watches.....

In 1945 someone gave me a child's wristwatch (possiby a Timex) which had little moving figures of Disney characters on the dial.

My father, who had just got a new job, commandeered this watch on the grounds that he needed it for his work, and removed the Disney figures.

Why a draughtsman had need of a watch, I don't know, but his action caused me some distress, and provided a weapon for my mother to use when she wanted to have a go at him.

"What sort of man would steal his child's watch etc?"​
 
Porthandbuoy said:
My everyday watch is a Casio MTD-1051 quartz analogue watch, a blatant copy of an Omega.
Bought in Egypt in 2001 for peanuts it's now on its second battery and sports a NATO strap.
The only problem is I cannot read the date without my reading glasses.

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I have to add my name to the list ... I have Casio WR-30M MDV-107 on my wrist ... it just does its job ... accurate ... sensibly priced
 
I have a Nite watch. This is great for sailing. It’s a UK brand with a Swiss movement and features proper glow in the dark technology. It’s tough,looks great and is based on military design. It is very easy to read in the dark with no need to press buttons. Not cheap at around £300 but a really good bit of kit. No connection to the company just a customer
 
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