I know you're kidding, but when I used to turn wrenches for a living, I found that my propensity for only wearing pocket watches landed itself well to the vocation. I didn't buy my first wrist watch until 2013 when I started teaching.
I know you're kidding, but when I used to turn wrenches for a living, I found that my propensity for only wearing pocket watches landed itself well to the vocation. I didn't buy my first wrist watch until 2013 when I started teaching.
My father in law is a retired mechanic. I know he wore a watch at some point in his career as he has a large burn scar on his wrist from when he arced across a truck battery...
This old picture shows what was at the time my smallest watch next to my largest one.
I still have the 1949 Hamilton Boulton, which is a family heirloom from my wife's side. It originally belonged to her great uncle who was a WW2 hero. I don't think its small size made him any less of a man when he wore it.
The Iraqi Air Force Breitling Navitimer is long gone, and even on my massive wrist it always felt a tad conspicuous. I didn't mind though, just like I don't mind wearing a smallish vintage timepiece. Watches are for my own enjoyment, and I don't care what other people think based on whatever fashion is the rage at a particular point in time.
My father in law is a retired mechanic. I know he wore a watch at some point in his career as he has a large burn scar on his wrist from when he arced across a truck battery...
I'm a big guy and about 40mm is where I'm comfortable at, but I have some 38mm non-bezeled watches that work well. I'm just not comfortable with the vintage ~35mm watches. I say that, but my only experience with them is a busted and rough Geneve that I stole the movement from for my service-parts SM300. My favorite wearing watch is an NTH Thresher which is of their now discontinued "large" 43mm+ line, but they focused on minimizing its thickness and they did a good job of it.
I think 36mm is perfect for any wrist. Though I am also fine with 34mm. I don't get the appeal of bigger watches anyway. I do have a Seiko Monster which I like, but I constantly bump it into stuff. Then again it's also pretty thick.
Other than that I have a FC watch that I never wear, I think it's 39mm. Everything else is vintage and normally sized.
At one point of time any wristwatch was considered feminine, and pocket watches were the norm, or so I've read.
Yeah that’s true, WW1 fixed that. But I didn’t see and still don’t see the fascination with the larger watches. They are uncomfortable, the crown more times than not digs into your hand when you bend it, it catches on the cuff of your shirt and it makes you look like you are vision impaired.
Because the crown on the Monster is oversized, I can wind it manually(too lazy to use the winder) or set the time without taking it off with no fear of bending the stem. That's the only benefit I guess.
But I usually wind/set the time when putting it on.. also the crown must be screwed in too, which is not very comfy on the wrist. So it's a very situational benefit - like if I am in a hurry and just want to put it on and adjust on the go.
When did you build your service parts 300?
I know you're kidding, but when I used to turn wrenches for a living, I found that my propensity for only wearing pocket watches landed itself well to the vocation. I didn't buy my first wrist watch until 2013 when I started teaching.
This may sound dumb, but do you wear it in your front pants pocket? If so, do you ever worry that the creasing of the pocket, when sitting down or crouching, may damage the pocket watch? Or is this an inner breast pocket only type deal? I have never worn a pocket watch but I’d like to. I know that some people have the chains attached but if you don't have a waist coat, what do you do? A button shirt top pocket seems unreliable (if you bend down and it falls out). Okay if you got a jacket with an inner pocket, that seems reliable, maybe outer pockets too but would you consider it risky to put your pocket watch loose in your pants pocket?
