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·Wearing a nice watch while working at a risky or hazardous place of employment survey.
Who wears a nice watch while working a dirty job?
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·I’m just curious as to how many members actually wear anything nice if they work with their hands and if so what occupation type. This was sparked by the Speedmaster as a daily wear watch conversation and I think it’s great to hear from anyone who enjoys watches rain or shine. I wear a SMP 300m to my job now and see other guys with nicer watches as well. I work as a firefighter in the U.S.
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·Wearing a nice watch while working at a risky or hazardous place of employment survey.
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Bernhard J
·Me, occasionally. Because I forget to take it of. But when I notice, I take it of and put it to the side.
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·I wear my watches on video production sets. Lots of metal things to whack a nice watch on. Managed to knock a pusher off this Sinn while navigating a big grip and electric cart through a doorway, so that was fun!
And I almost always wear this Omega while I'm training for powerlifting:
I sometimes think twice about wearing a few of my vintage pieces (like a Heuer Viceroy) since they are harder to source/repair. Otherwise, I don't worry about it too much. The watches are insured if I totally destroy them somehow.
And I almost always wear this Omega while I'm training for powerlifting:
I sometimes think twice about wearing a few of my vintage pieces (like a Heuer Viceroy) since they are harder to source/repair. Otherwise, I don't worry about it too much. The watches are insured if I totally destroy them somehow.
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·I have several 50’s and 60’s pieces that I would never wear because they are not water tight but after reading several forums about never seeing them in the wild I was really curious about this. Thanks for the fast response guys. I have a Captain who wears a no date Submariner every day for the last 17 years and it got me thinking to ask. He says it’s made to be worn and sure enough wears it!
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·I have several 50’s and 60’s pieces that I would never wear because they are not water tight but after reading several forums about never seeing them in the wild I was really curious about this. Thanks for the fast response guys. I have a Captain who wears a no date Submariner every day for the last 17 years and it got me thinking to ask. He says it’s made to be worn and sure enough wears it!
I think for me it comes down to how hard it is to fix things when they inevitably have damage. If I had submariner money I'd probably be less inclined to wear a 4-digit sub than a 5-digit for example.
If I were in your line of work, I'd be tempted to look at Sinn's mission timers. I know that those time pieces probably don't actually get used for intended purposes (like, who really uses a sub to time a dive?), But I really like their EZM line of watches for first responders.
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Bing813
·I will take a look. Thanks
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Dsloan
·Not sure if it's your cup of tea, but this one is marketed specifically for firefighters: https://www.sinn.de/en/Modell/EZM_7.htm
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·I think for me it comes down to how hard it is to fix things when they inevitably have damage. If I had submariner money I'd probably be less inclined to wear a 4-digit sub than a 5-digit for example.
If I were in your line of work, I'd be tempted to look at Sinn's mission timers. I know that those time pieces probably don't actually get used for intended purposes (like, who really uses a sub to time a dive?), But I really like their EZM line of watches for first responders.
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·I have a Captain who wears a no date Submariner every day for the last 17 years and it got me thinking to ask. He says it’s made to be worn and sure enough wears it!
People who have worn what are now vintage watches from new know they are tougher than some people think.
They also know that crystals are a regular replacement item....
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·People who have worn what are now vintage watches from new know they are tougher than some people think.
They also know that crystals are a regular replacement item....
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·Im a carpenter so it's a no from me.🙁 eventhough I'm right handed.
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·I wore my ‘91 Sub 14060 while performing maintenance work on a Rolls-Royce RB211 jet engine. Don’t have photos of that as it was quite dirty and didn’t have my phone with me on the shop floor.
Wore my ‘84 Speedmaster while doing a complete O-470 engine swap on a Cessna 180. Also quite dirty. Ignore the loose fit. It was real hot that day.
Wore my ‘84 Speedmaster while doing a complete O-470 engine swap on a Cessna 180. Also quite dirty. Ignore the loose fit. It was real hot that day.
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OllieOnTheRocks
·I wore this one while I was turfing a garden the other day….
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Bing813
·I wore my ‘91 Sub 14060 while performing maintenance work on a Rolls-Royce RB211 jet engine. Don’t have photos of that as it was quite dirty and didn’t have my phone with me on the shop floor.
Wore my ‘84 Speedmaster while doing a complete O-470 engine swap on a Cessna 180. Also quite dirty. Don’t mind the loose fit. It was real hot that day.
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