Watches
 

I've always felt the strong connection between sports cars and watches. The precision, the attention to detail, the purity. Of course I can't afford a Singer, and by the same token, I'm not sporting a Heuer Monaco on my wrist. Like many others on here, I got my 986 for a reasonable price, and similarly, I discovered the affordability of vintage Seiko automatics a while back. I currently have four in my collection, including a Bullhead. The green-faced one is actually not vintage, it's a new collection from Seiko that is influenced by their watches from the 70's. Anybody else a fan of watches?

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I am, I love my white faced $32 Timex. It take a licking and keeps on ticking! The Lizzard skin ban cost more than the watch....LOL!

I'm of the same ilk. I have a '97 Omega Speedmaster that was beat up and is now 'reconditioned' to 'new'. My everyday watch is an Oris 200m diver. I work in tech but I'm not interested in a smartwatch. I appreciate the engineering and intricacy of the design in an automatic watch ... maybe a similarity to the Boxster. I can't afford new, but I can afford used ... and appreciate it the same, maybe more.

I also like watches, and I have quite a few Seiko automatic's that I have modified with custom parts. I like to tinker with things, and it's a funny hobby in the winter when it's harder to work on my 986. :cheers:

I also like watches. Loved taking pocket watches apart and putting them back together when I was a kid (6-7 years old). Moved up to cuckoo clocks, then grandfather clocks.

I currently have a collection of watches including some early 80's Casio scientific calculator watches, some Suunto's (Vectors mostly), and a mismatch of various other watches.

But my favorite to date was my Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 Gen 1. "Certified by NASA for all Space Missions". It's the watch given to shuttle astronauts. Always wanted to be an astronaut, so for my 40th birthday I gave myself one. Wore it for 11 years, then finally sold it. Missed it, so I bought another (my current one, a Gen 2). Unlike the first one (which had a kevlar band) this one has a Titanium band. And I never wear the thing because I'm afraid I'll scratch it! LOL

My everyday watch these days is a Garmin vivoactive. I love the large display. I hate that it keeps telling me to get off my butt and MOVE.

They Say
 

All a man needs is a good Car, watch and pocket knife


whoever "they" are

I have always wanted a Breitling....should have bought one when I could have afforded it.

I have always admired all things mechanical. I'm a huge fan of Breitling and have 2. My next addition will be an Omega Planet Ocean. I'm a diver fan. I have a Citizen eco-drive titanium Blue Angels watch when I travel

My daily...Breitling Super Ocean Professional

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And my favorite... Breitling Steelfish I have the Pro2 bracelet for special occasions.


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Thought I'd add this one. The details are incredible, Except the smudge.

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I too am a watch guy... Since went to school for Mechanical engineering, I favor mechanical/self winding watches. Love all the intricacies of building them. My travel watch is a Rolex GMT-Master II which allows me to track two time zones and my play watch is an Omega Seamaster Professional. The latter is one of the best looking watches in my opinionhttp://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1495694633.jpg

Im a huge watch guy with a varied collection from a jlc to a seiko 5. Really like the handwinders, including the speedy pro.

When I began obtaining the watches I wanted, I learned something valuable: Servicing a chronograph is like servicing 2 watches! Yikes! No more chronographs:) The Brietling Navitimer is a dream watch .... I hope that there is always an appeal and appreciation for these timepieces.

I went through a watch collecting phase. It gets expensive really fast and next thing I knew I had 10's of thousands of dollars in watches. Like cars they don't like to sit unused so maintenance gets to be an issue. The expensive ones are expensive to clean and maintain (not uncommon for a tuneup to cost $300.) I had several break for big bucks...seems like the more expensive ones are more prone to this than the Seiko's and Citizens. I'm down to a dozen now and would scale down further if it weren't that several of the ones I own need service before I can sell them (or sell them at a big loss for someone else to service.)

I agree. I have 2. Everyday and dress. My watch guy said (after servicing the chrono) if it sits unwound, it's no problem and it will extend the service interval. But it gets too crazy having an extensive collection ... of anything:)

I used to be really hard on watches and went "utilitarian" on the few I had. My wife got me a couple nice ones over the last few years and I grew to appreciate them. I fell into a deal I could not pass up on a Tag Heuer recently. Cant wait to wear it after it gets the band fixed ... which wasn't cheap.

Daily driver...
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Wear an Orient Blue Mako automatic. Planning on adding some others into the "collection" (which are mainly Seiko Kinetics...). Hamilton Khaki mechanical being next, I think.

My father was Swiss and I have his old watches, a 1950s IWC, an Eterna and a Bucherer. I've had an IWC Spitfire for the past 10 years. I like it because most people have no idea what it is. If I were to get another watch, it would be an Omega Seamaster, but it would be the quartz version. One mechanical chronograph to maintain is more than enough for me!

Don't have any cool watches myself but I saw this a few months ago and thought it was pretty neat

Appraisal: 1960 GMT Master Model Rolex with Box & Papers

I am in the same boat... love watches.

My favorite that I have used and abused....

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IWC is another phenomenal watch company. Having them as family heirlooms is also another wonderful 'by-product' of owing them.

That's a nice looking watch! Unique red detail and best part: I can read the time without glasses!

Patek Philippe uses that in their advertising, "You never actually own a Patek Philippe, you merely look after it for the next generation.”

I owned the one below, but didn't end up keeping it. Not that impressed by it, and didn't want to look after it for the next generation. :D

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I had a steel version. Liked the look, but I need a date feature on my watch. I know people say you can look at your phone, but I want it on my watch. Waiting for them to make one with a date. They prob won't ever do that though...

I'm a big fan of Seikos based on the 7S26 family of movements. I have several, all customized.

I'm not too much into watches but this came with my car. I wore it once.http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1495741967.jpg
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I read that IWC made some limited run Porsche Design pieces several years back. That would be cool to have.

2 Citizen Eco-drives, a Tourneau, a Tag Heuer Monaco Reproduction and 2 Breitling's

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Look at me I'm Steve McQueen
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Did someone say vintage Seiko?

I'm not a collector of Seiko watches but I still wear this Seiko that my wife bought me in 1986. I think she paid $85 at the time. eBay says that its still worth $50-$75.

Its never been repaired and has always kept great time. If it ever stops working, then maybe I'd be forced to find a replacement (probably a Bell & Ross) but that might never happen.

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Leave me that Watch in your will......LOL
 

My dream Watch :)

Thanks...they are actually priced very reasonably now in the used market (under $3k). I like the large double date windows (easier to read for my older eyes), and that I don't have to screw down the chronograph pushers, so there's no delay when you feel like timing something. I have technically nicer watches, but this is my favorite for versatile wear. Nice size too- 44mm in diameter.

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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.

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The one non-date watch I have...cause of the history of it, I put up with it. Don't worry about scratching it.
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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.


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

Yeah, those calc watches are collectibles now! :D

Casio, the name always reminds me of this:

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Similar to pidj, I work in technology but have no interest in a smartwatch. My dad passed on an Omega Speedmaster Schumacher edition a couple of years ago that's my go to. The yellow face can be a little noticeable though. My brother gave me a solar powered Sieko for being his best man - it's a beautiful dress watch. Then, being a child of the 80s, I have quite a collection of Swatches - both old and new. I can rarely pass a Swatch store without buying at least one.

I find it interesting how many "car guys" also have an extensive collection of watches. This has come up on several forums I frequent. Both my dad and brother fit the mold too. Passion for cars and nice watches.

If you are interested in nice sport watches at very reasonable prices look at INVICTA watches. I have 5 of them and they all keep good time and offer a lot of quality for the money They hold up well and are very good looking too. I always get a lot of compliments on them. Check out WOW.......WORLD OF WATCHES.COM for lots of nice watches at good prices with good service.

Have you seen the Sistem 51 Swatches? They developed a 90 hour power reserve automatic that is assembled with just one screw. I have being thinking of picking one up as a beater. To your second point, I think appreciating great engineering may having something to do with it!