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Donn Chambers
·I’ve had people say this to me before. Funny thing is, a few minutes later they’ll often ask me what the time is because they are too lazy to pull their phone out their pocket!
Nobody wears watches anymore?
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Alpha
·I have two daughters who are in to fashion/ trends and wear Apple watches for day to day but when it comes to going out for an evening etc. they will always borrow something from my meagre collection 🙁
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Walrus
·I wouldn’t say nobody but I would say bare wrist or smart watch seems to be the common out in the world. I kid you not, one of my coworkers laughed at me because I wear a watch that has “hands” on it. She literally found it funny. I thought on that one for a while as it must really be uncommon in her world.
When I wear a watch I feel like I’m part of time, not just an observer.
When I wear a watch I feel like I’m part of time, not just an observer.
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Togri v. 2.0
··Wow! Custom title... coolI see a lot of watches on wrists. In my office, the section I work in, I am the only one with a watch fetish. Most of them know I am into watches by now and a few sometimes ask, if I have bought anything new, or what I am wearing that day. One of the women has a husband, who is also a watch “collector”, so she asks questions sometimes about a watch her husband is currently eyeing.
Where I see most mechanical watches is probably, when I am on the playgroud with my kids. There is a rather large playground, where we often go, and I have seen a lot of watches there. The last time I went there two guys in front of me were in conversation and one was wearing a flat link Speedy (couldn’t see which one) and the other a really banged up Milgauss.
There is also a fair amount of both Rolex and Omega at the school, where my oldest kid goes. I have seen several Submariners, GMT’s and Speedmasters there. And yesterday I saw that one of my local wine dealers was wearing a Patek Nautilus.
I would love to bump into someone wearing Grand Seiko.
Where I see most mechanical watches is probably, when I am on the playgroud with my kids. There is a rather large playground, where we often go, and I have seen a lot of watches there. The last time I went there two guys in front of me were in conversation and one was wearing a flat link Speedy (couldn’t see which one) and the other a really banged up Milgauss.
There is also a fair amount of both Rolex and Omega at the school, where my oldest kid goes. I have seen several Submariners, GMT’s and Speedmasters there. And yesterday I saw that one of my local wine dealers was wearing a Patek Nautilus.
I would love to bump into someone wearing Grand Seiko.
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kev1976t
·On the odd day i go to work or whatever, and forget to put on a watch, I feel naked the whole day long, horrible feeling....
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vintage hab
·I see a lot of watches on wrists. In my office, the section I work in, I am the only one with a watch fetish. Most of them know I am into watches by now and a few sometimes ask, if I have bought anything new, or what I am wearing that day. One of the women has a husband, who is also a watch “collector”, so she asks questions sometimes about a watch her husband is currently eyeing.
Where I see most mechanical watches is probably, when I am on the playgroud with my kids. There is a rather large playground, where we often go, and I have seen a lot of watches there. The last time I went there two guys in front of me were in conversation and one was wearing a flat link Speedy (couldn’t see which one) and the other a really banged up Milgauss.
There is also a fair amount of both Rolex and Omega at the school, where my oldest kid goes. I have seen several Submariners, GMT’s and Speedmasters there. And yesterday I saw that one of my local wine dealers was wearing a Patek Nautilus.
I would love to bump into someone wearing Grand Seiko.
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Donn Chambers
·On the odd day i go to work or whatever, and forget to put on a watch, I feel naked the whole day long, horrible feeling....
Same here - and a couple of times I turned around and went home to remedy the situation! Luckily I like close.
I’ve even considered keeping one of my beaters in a drawer so I can put it on in such a situation.
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Walrus
·Same here - and a couple of times I turned around and went home to remedy the situation! Luckily I like close.
I’ve even considered keeping one of my beaters in a drawer so I can put it on in such a situation.
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Mediocre
·I would not respond, because I learned not to argue with those that are ignorant or disinterested
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Doc Savage
·Clearly we don't live in the same neighborhood.... I get to talk watches with someone I run into only once or twice a year. Thus why I hang out here.
Of course, I live in a small town in a rural area, so that has something to do with it.
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eternalover
·Don’t you know- only celebrities wear watches, and because they get paid and get them for free we all pay more!
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Syrte
·No one here is disinterested - so why scorn the ignorant? You can ignore them indeed, or educate them.
By the way @noelekal here’s my daily beater for the rainy bike ride. A recent acquisition, I love the fact it’s not a fancy watch and subverts the fancy mother of pearl dial with a whimsical cartoon character. And I love the fact it’s a solid stainless steel case with nicely brushed midcase on the edge, and a Seiko quartz movement— not one of those cheapie crappy costume watches bound to fall apart quickly.
Well done « Undone »!
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFIve mentioned this before but I think Apple Watch has really gone a ways to introducing the next generation to watches and I do see people making that leap from Apple Watch to entry level Swiss (TAG Heuer, Longines, Oris, Tissot) and then across to higher end Swiss mechanicals as they get older.
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STANDY
·Was on a oil rig not that long ago and 70% had mechanical watches 30% Apple
Sieko was the most seen and a few Rolex but heaps of Omega Seamasters and POs
Sieko was the most seen and a few Rolex but heaps of Omega Seamasters and POs
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesNo one here is disinterested - so why scorn the ignorant? You can ignore them indeed, or educate them.
By the way @noelekal here’s my daily beater for the rainy bike ride. A recent acquisition, I love the fact it’s not a fancy watch and subverts the fancy mother of pearl dial with a whimsical cartoon character. And I love the fact it’s a solid stainless steel case with nicely brushed midcase on the edge, and a Seiko quartz movement— not one of those cheapie crappy costume watches bound to fall apart quickly.
Well done « Undone »!
Nothing like a bit of whimsy to make one's day brighter.
You make a good point. Watch wearing "Nobodys" get to enjoy watch whimsy as they like. The rest of the non watch wearing world gets to do without.
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