Are you a “disruptive watch guy/gal”?

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Mad Dog

·Apr 28, 2018

So...I’m getting one of my Church watches ready for Church tomorrow...my 23j Elgin B.W. Raymond 494 [pictured below to the right]. As I was getting it ready, I found myself snickering. Why was I snickering? I was snickering because I know that my Elgin 494 is loud...so loud that I’ve had many individuals comment on how loud it is...like at the AWCI watchmaking school, at the public library and at Church. Usually, at Church, I just get “the look”. Of course, at Church, I like to check my watch at least 37 times during the service. 😁

So are you a “disruptive watch guy/gal”?

Are you an intentional or unintentional “disruptive watch guy/gal”?

If you are a “disruptive watch guy/gal”, do you enjoy it?

 

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Canuck

·Apr 28, 2018

A lot of little boys want to be a fireman, because of the sirens, and the noise they make. I work on tower clocks, with bells that range anywhere from 550 pounds, to half a ton. I had no aspirations to do this when I was a kid. But now that I have the chance, the more noise, the better. On two occasions between 2000 and 2008, I had an opportunity to stand within eight feet of the 13 tonne (metric) Big Ben bell in the Parliament Buildings in London, England, at noon! The paritioners in your Church have NO idea how much noice a timepiece can make!

 

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Mad Dog

·Apr 28, 2018

Canuck

A lot of little boys want to be a fireman, because of the sirens, and the noise they make...

Oh, I get it...not a fireman but a former policeman. 😁

 

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Canuck

·Apr 28, 2018

Like Sergeant Otis on the old Richard Diamond radio series who is always panting at the opportunity to use the siren when Lieutenant Levenson (his superior) agrees to, let him use it.

 

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77deluxe

·Apr 28, 2018

My hand wound Portuguese is loud as heck. I can’t keep it on the nightstand next to the bed at night.

 

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Jones in LA

·Apr 28, 2018·Not in LA anymore.

This could be considered visually disruptive in some circumstances 😀

 

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sevenhelmet

·Apr 28, 2018

The loudest ticking watch I own is my Speedmaster. No joke. Even the Hamiltons are quieter. The Bremont is so quiet, I almost can't hear it tick with my ear right up against the caseback. So none of my watches make noise that should bother the people around me.

But I check my watch all the time. I just like looking at it, even when I'm interested in what's actually going on. It's gotten me "the look" on numerous occasions. During things like church, work meetings, flight briefings, etc. I try to keep watch looks to a minimum, but it can be a problem.

 

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ulackfocus

·Apr 28, 2018

If there's any 'disruptive' coming from me, it won't be from my watch. 😁

 

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dxholdren

·Apr 29, 2018

There are times when I’ll find myself lost in the dial of a new arrival. So much so that I’ll forget I’m mid conversation with friends! 😗

 

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tyrantlizardrex

·Apr 29, 2018

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On two occasions between 2000 and 2008, I had an opportunity to stand within eight feet of the 13 tonne (metric) Big Ben bell in the Parliament Buildings in London, England, at noon!

The way it makes your lungs move... bass bins in night clubs have nothing on that bell.

 

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akshayluc420

·Apr 29, 2018

I had a Tissot Squelette with a massive sapphire front and back; the one time I wore it to work it freaked my boss out because she swore she heard "a rapid ticking....it's making me palpitate!" 😜

Bought my ex a Swatch Sistem 51, buggers are quite loud too, even in a steel case!

 

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M'Bob

·Apr 29, 2018

She tried to say the noise was coming from the watch...I didn't believe her:

 

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Larry S

·Apr 29, 2018·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

I had a spaceview ... thank goodness it broke.

 

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ahsposo

·Apr 29, 2018·Most fun screen name at ΩF

U ulackfocus

If there's any 'disruptive' coming from me, it won't be from my watch. 😁

Yeah, check with me after I've eaten a meal of red beans and rice...

 

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ulackfocus

·Apr 29, 2018

ahsposo

Yeah, check with me after I've eaten a meal of red beans and rice...

Ahspoz that could get loud, eh? 😵‍💫 😲

 

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ahsposo

·Apr 29, 2018·Most fun screen name at ΩF

U ulackfocus

Ahspoz that could get loud, eh? 😵‍💫 😲

IT AIN'T THE NOIZE

 

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jimmyd13

·Apr 29, 2018

Larry S

I had a spaceview ... thank goodness it broke.

Loud? I've got a Bulova M6 and it's silent as the grave. Does the lack of a dial make that much difference?

 

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bazderome

·Apr 29, 2018

Just got a really nice Strela Cal3017, love the watch but gosh this thing is loud... So loud that it drives me crazy, so wore it only when I'm in noisy places 🤦 any idea if there is a way to make a watch quieter btw ?

 

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mayankyadav

·Apr 29, 2018

ahsposo

IT AIN'T THE NOIZE

Stinking already!

 

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Larry S

·Apr 29, 2018·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

jimmyd13

Loud? I've got a Bulova M6 and it's silent as the grave. Does the lack of a dial make that much difference?

Couldn’t keep it in our bedroom. Haven’t had it fixed because it’s a conversion and not the real deal. My wife likes it though so might get it done someday.