When do you take off your vintage watch?

davidswiss · Sep 12, 2017

Well it depends on the watch. This morning I made up two fires, split some kitchen fire wood and carried some heavy stuff about and yesterday I scoured the, very low, roofed attic and the barn for a suspected stone marten invasion while wearing a speedmaster pro mk IV.
It survived but I wouldn't have worn a constellation while doing any of that.

hendra324 · Sep 12, 2017

when it rainy

Wryfox · Sep 12, 2017

Power tools & mountain biking, both due to vibration.

bubba48 · Sep 12, 2017

Only in the shower and at the sea

Kja · Sep 12, 2017

Take mine off around water or at work.(I'm a chef)

palatine · Sep 12, 2017

I wear a watchco SM300 for work but take it off for using near water or heavy vibrations

perks713 · Sep 12, 2017

I take mine off during certain house hold chores, any time I use power tools, generally when I think I'll be around water. The three Omega's I own are pretty fragile and all need to be sent out for service in the next year once I find a watch maker. I'm too worried I'll knock one of them too hard and damage the movement. I already found out that I can't wear one while drinking heavily, managed to scuff up a crystal a week or two ago, dumb too, just took a corner a little too tight for the watch, still getting used to wearing one.

I seriously want to find a sub $500 Omega I can just be careless with, I'd probably even prefer it to be quartz.
Something like this, but one that I can attach a different band to, I'm not likely to keep a SS bracelet on it all the time.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nice-Vintag...804303?hash=item2a8bd7d54f:g:~-MAAOSwxh1ZohbM

If I do find one I like, I probably wouldn't ever find out if it's water proof until it went in for some kind of service, so I'd just plan to take it off when swimming.

Mad Dog · Sep 12, 2017

I take my vintage watches off when they're done working at the donut factory. 👍

My Dad's Waltham Ruby [circa 1928] on the lower left and my Waltham Vanguard 1908 [circa 1929] on the upper right...doing work at the donut factory...most likely during "Waltham Wednesday"...

M'Bob · Sep 12, 2017

Wearing vintage watches? Who would do that? You're supposed to take them out from your over-priced, Italian leather watch case, fondle and stare at them, and put them back. Wearing is for new watches.

davidswiss · Sep 12, 2017

palatine

I wear a watchco SM300 for work but take it off for using near water or heavy vibrations

You take a diving watch off when near water ? It should be fine, get it pressure tested and fixed if it fails then you can use it wherever.

bovecHD · Sep 12, 2017

Rman
1. Doing dishes
2. Going to a wedding or party where there is alcohol, a good DJ, and higher than average humidity.

"DJ, PLAY SAFETY DANCE>>>" woo hooo.

bovecHD · Sep 12, 2017

gemini4

Usually before I close the vault door. Sometimes I forget.

Gemini, better check with RITZWatch

kkt · Sep 12, 2017

Yard work, dishes, showering or washing my face, sleeping, at work if I have to reach in the back of the sheetmetal shelving. Camping at a rocky, dusty campsite. Astronomy events (substitute cheap Casio dual-timezone here). Sex? I dunno, it's been so long I've forgotten.

palatine · Sep 12, 2017

davidswiss
You take a diving watch off when near water ? It should be fine, get it pressure tested and fixed if it fails then you can use it wherever.

Yeah. I know but I suspect it's not waterproof, as the last guy that serviced it didn't fill me with confidence when he hadn't fitted the new crystal properly.
I will send to a trusted guy at some point.

When do you take off your vintage watch?

davidswiss

hendra324

Wryfox

bubba48

Kja

palatine

perks713

Mad Dog

M'Bob

davidswiss

bovecHD

bovecHD

kkt

palatine

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