Watches

[Racer Boy]

Wow, there are some high-end watches here! I do have an Omega, but I hardly ever wear it because it's so expensive and I don't want to scratch it!

I just bought this solar Seiko last weekend; I went to have a battery replaced in one of my low-end watches when I noticed that the jewelry store was having a clearance on all Seikos - 50% off. I noticed this very cool chronograph, and picked it up. I rarely make impulse buys, but I really like the watch, and it was pretty cheap after the discount. It's a Jimmy Johnson Special Edition Solar. Although Jimmy Johnson is a true Wheel God, that isn't why I bought it, I just like the looks of it.

[78F350]

Some cool stuff in this thread. I have always loved watches, but anything worn on my wrist is generally scratched and smashed within a couple weeks. If I buy jewelry to keep in a box, it's for my wife. After going watchless for a few years, reading this thread I'm thinking of going back to my old standard the Casio Databank. I probably had nearly a dozen of them since they first came out in the 1980s including a voice-memo model. Not the high end stuff that many of you are interested in, but accurate, rugged, and an amazing array of function before the days of smart-phones. One time in the mountains between Honduras and Guatemala a man approached me with a jar of raw opals and offered to trade them for my Casio. I declined because it was full of phone numbers, pass-codes, and other data I needed in daily life.

[pidj]

Originally Posted by 78F350

Some cool stuff in this thread. I have always loved watches, but anything worn on my wrist is generally scratched and smashed within a couple weeks. If I buy jewelry to keep in a box, it's for my wife. After going watchless for a few years, reading this thread I'm thinking of going back to my old standard the Casio Databank. I probably had nearly a dozen of them since they first came out in the 1980s including a voice-memo model. Not the high end stuff that many of you are interested in, but accurate, rugged, and an amazing array of function before the days of smart-phones. One time in the mountains between Honduras and Guatemala a man approached me with a jar of raw opals and offered to trade them for my Casio. I declined because it was full of phone numbers, pass-codes, and other data I needed in daily life.

OMG I totally forgot about these!! Thanks for the reminder