Sensible options for a daily-use wrist watch

[flez007]

Just added this one to my collection.

 

[LL21]

Nice! Enjoy! Rolex manufacture, i believe?

 

[Kal Rubinson]

i bought a Breitling Aerospace in 1991 and it still works perfectly today. 20 years and no repair work (fingers crossed)...just battery replacement every 3-4 years. (NB: i also own my late Grandfather's 1959 Omega Constellation...it has had no maintenance since 1989...it is an automatic and still keeps accurate time.)

My wife bought me a Breitling Aerospace in 1992 and I would like to make the same statements you made. However, it was lost one boozy night out and I replaced it with a modern iteration. So, I am only 5 years into it now. I wear it all the time(!) except for formal ocassions.

Kal

 

[TheAudioAssociation]

Just added this one to the daily rotation while my Panerai is being serviced. The pictures really don't do it justice.

Here's a pic of my PAM 220 Steel Titanium which was a daily use watch.

 

[puroagave]

for me its a SS rolex GMT black bezel, classic looks and very functional. i like the newest issue ceramic bezel and solid filplock - no hurry to upgrade. cant argue with resale, new ones go up $500 every other year or so. I had a Sub before the GMT but couldnt deal with the double-depth winding crown digging into my hand. I cant get myself to buy a panerai - over sold, widely copied and too big! i see small guys with skinny wrists wearing 'em and it looks lame on them. Im not small and 39 mm still looks better on me than 42+. but hey, different strokes...

 

[Steve williams]

My son has the Rolex Special Edition Daytona with the bezel made out of meteorite. Very nice indeed

 

[flez007]

Nice! Enjoy! Rolex manufacture, i believe?

Yes indeed Lloyd, wearing a Rolex for daily use is not a good idea here in Mexico City! - this one looks nice, does not call too much attention and has a great intrinsic value.

 

[mullard88]

May I suggest the Corum titanium bridge as a sensible option for daily-use wrist watch.

 

[rockitman]

I'm enjoying this rugged daily driver...It's a big watch...45.5mm Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chrono. I like it better than my Rolex Daytona

 

[JackD201]

Love it! Shouldn't that be "daily diver" though

 

[fabinho85]

Man this forum keeps getting better and better. I came across WBF yesterday looking for infos on Vitus and darTZeel amps since i'm looking to upgrade.

And now i see you guys are into watches too. Awesome, i feel like finally i'm amongst my own kind

My choice for daily wear is a IWC Portugese 3714. All my other watches are vintage (Omega, Rolex, Heuer, Rado, Vacheron Constantin,...) but i inherited those from my grandfather who was a watchmaker.




You guys have posted some truly amazing watches in this thread. Like some of you on here, my ultimate everyday watch would be a PP Calatrava.

 

[Mosin]

There has to be one in every crowd, right?

I don't know how you guys go through the day with things so big and heavy on your arms. I like my watches, and my women, thin and lightweight. I don't want either tugging on my arm too hard.

Here's my usual. It weighs 23.4 grams, including the strap, and it is 4.3mm thick. Best of all, if I lose it, I'm not out much money. If I lose the thin woman? Well, that would be an altogether different story!



I understand that Piaget has a new watch that is also very thin. It might be worth a look-see.

 

[mep]

I agree with Mosin with regards to thin watches. I don't like watches the size of Big Ben strapped to my wrist. You have to have really huge wrists to pull that off without looking silly. I have a Seiko watch that I dearly love because I think it looks elegant and it is thin. I cracked the crystal and haven't found a place to replace it yet. Like Mosin, I now have a Citizen watch. It's not as thin as my Seiko, but with regards to watches, thin isn't in. Everybody wants a man-hole cover strapped to their wrists now days.

 

[flez007]

There has to be one in every crowd, right?

I don't know how you guys go through the day with things so big and heavy on your arms. I like my watches, and my women, thin and lightweight. I don't want either tugging on my arm too hard.

Here's my usual. It weighs 23.4 grams, including the strap, and it is 4.3mm thick. Best of all, if I lose it, I'm not out much money. If I lose the thin woman? Well, that would be an altogether different story!

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I understand that Piaget has a new watch that is also very thin. It might be worth a look-see.

It just looks like a Cartier to mee..nice watch Mosin.

 

[Mosin]

It just looks like a Cartier to mee..nice watch Mosin.

Thanks. I like it, and it charges using sunlight.
It is really a cheap throwaway, but I have already ruined a good watch while working on stone. I forgot to remove it, so I am resolved to wearing more or less disposable ones. This one has actually proved to be very durable.

 

[flez007]

Man this forum keeps getting better and better.....And now i see you guys are into watches too. Awesome, i feel like finally i'm amongst my own kind
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Have you checked the cars/food/travel section?

 

[fabinho85]

I like the look of that Citizen, looks a bit like the Cartier Tank. I really don't mind heavy watches but i can see the benefits in wearing something thin and lightweight.

Have you checked the cars/food/travel section?

No, i haven't yet but i'll be sure to check it out. I am really into cars, especially older cars, even though i don't own one and who doesn't like to travel. But i have to admit that when it comes to food i am somewhat of a barbarian. For example i liked the pizza waaayyy better when i was in NY then when i was in Rome But maybe that just means i have a lot to learn from this forum...

 

[Steve williams]

It's all good. Welcome Fabian

 

[mep]

Thanks. I like it, and it charges using sunlight.
It is really a cheap throwaway, but I have already ruined a good watch while working on stone. I forgot to remove it, so I am resolved to wearing more or less disposable ones. This one has actually proved to be very durable.

Cheap watches are usually durable. Remember the old Timex commercials and slogan: "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking?" There was one commercial where a guy's Timex somehow ended up inside of a tire on his car and when they took the tire off the rim and found the watch it was still working. There was another really gross commercial where a guy put his watch on his night table and his dog took the watch and ate it. The owner had to wait until the dog shat it out, and of course it still worked. Some stories are better kept to yourself. If one of my dogs ate a $10.00 watch, I wouldn't be poking through a pile of dog crap to find it.

 

[Steve williams]

Cheap watches are usually durable. Remember the old Timex commercials and slogan: "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking?" There was one commercial where a guy's Timex somehow ended up inside of a tire on his car and when they took the tire off the rim and found the watch it was still working. There was another really gross commercial where a guy put his watch on his night table and his dog took the watch and ate it. The owner had to wait until the dog shat it out, and of course it still worked. Some stories are better kept to yourself. If one of my dogs ate a $10.00 watch, I wouldn't be poking through a pile of dog crap to find it.

Those Timex commercials were done by newscaster John Cameron Swayze. I remember them well