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Who wears a nice watch while working a dirty job?
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BlackTalon
··This Space for RentI wore a Seiko daily for over 30 years, including all the days we were out in the field inspecting building exteriors, cutting into roofs, chipping out small areas of concrete, etc. It was an expensive quartz at the time my parents bought if for me ~1983 ($350 or so). Cracked the crystal a few times, wore off a lot of the black coating, etc. Had it serviced a few times, but mostly just batter replacement. Only stopped wearing it because the bracelet broke (sone left it on an oriental rug, and I did not see it and stepped on it). I took about 2 years off from wearing a watch, and then bought a Sinn UX, which I wore daily at work. Once I got into Omegas I would only wear the Sinn on days I knew I would be out in the field. Than about 2 years ago I got a Nivada Grenchen CASD reissue, and that has become my watch on days when I will be on job sites.
As far as any of them being 'nice', I don't think they fit the bill for average OFers. The most expensive was less than $2,500. But to the 'normal' people of the world I think even the Seiko I wore all those years is a 'nice watch'.
As far as any of them being 'nice', I don't think they fit the bill for average OFers. The most expensive was less than $2,500. But to the 'normal' people of the world I think even the Seiko I wore all those years is a 'nice watch'.
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Togri v. 2.0
··Wow! Custom title... coolI guess it qualifies as a nice watch; I usually wear my Marathon GSAR when I finally get away from my desk and out to sea 😀 Doesn’t happen that often.
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Watch my Whisky
·I do.
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SC1
·Whatever watch I have on and whatever I'm doing when that watch is on me is the watch that stays on me while I'm doing whatever it is I'm doing.
Never understood owning something that is worn and removing it for tasks. No judgy from me I just don't understand the mindset or truthfully awareness of being in the moment of something and breaking away from it to remove whatever it is.
Showers I do... but I don't just walk into the shower ~ have to remove clothes, etc, so that reminds me to pull the watch off.
Maybe if I was about to mix concrete I would think "remove the watch" otherwise it stays on.
Never understood owning something that is worn and removing it for tasks. No judgy from me I just don't understand the mindset or truthfully awareness of being in the moment of something and breaking away from it to remove whatever it is.
Showers I do... but I don't just walk into the shower ~ have to remove clothes, etc, so that reminds me to pull the watch off.
Maybe if I was about to mix concrete I would think "remove the watch" otherwise it stays on.
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McKnife
·I wear my Seamaster daily at work, doing a lot of stuff including but not limited to: construction work, installing tents, delivery jobs, scrap cleanup, etc.
On the weekend at home it's the same thing, whether I'm relaxing or training, mowing the lawn, emptying the garage, starting up the pool...
I understand why you'd take great care of a vintage piece, I take care of my watch too trying not to bump it on anything but at the end of the day, you're supposed to wear it.
On the weekend at home it's the same thing, whether I'm relaxing or training, mowing the lawn, emptying the garage, starting up the pool...
I understand why you'd take great care of a vintage piece, I take care of my watch too trying not to bump it on anything but at the end of the day, you're supposed to wear it.
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Canuck
·I’ve been wearing my Speedmaster 345.0808 full time since I serviced it two months ago. But today, I am preparing our trailer for summer camping trips. Replacing the two 6-volt golf cart batteries wired in series (gives 12 volts), and deploying the battery charger. I never wear anything metal when messing around with batteries, or electricity in general. Also, plumbing related jobs. Yesterday, I spent several hour repairing my out-of-commission trailer awning. I was quoted $2,500.00 to replace the awning and hardware. I found the part I needed, and fixed the awning for $40.00, plus two bolts, 4 nuts, and 4 washers! So I never wear a watch doing that kind of work. I don’t even wear a beater!
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DoctorEvil
·Many moons ago I was a military medical officer and I wore my Seamaster Pro almost everywhere. At the gym, weapons handling on the range, winching out of helicopters etc. Later when I left the service, I wore it while working in the emergency department. All these places had lots of hard surfaces to bump into but I didn't give it much thought at the time. I'm amazed that it doesn't have more dings on it:
These days I'm a bit more careful with my watches and I wouldn't be as willing to wear them if there's a big risk of getting a ding, especially with my newer pieces. Getting more conservative in my old age...
These days I'm a bit more careful with my watches and I wouldn't be as willing to wear them if there's a big risk of getting a ding, especially with my newer pieces. Getting more conservative in my old age...
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JPE.88305
·Most days aren't too messy, but for the messy ones there are gloves. (that's an extremely large large ovarian tumor for reference...)
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Buster
·I take my watch off when a MRI is in progress not sure if it can withstand the magnetism?
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MRC
·Never understood owning something that is worn and removing it for tasks. No judgy from me I just don't understand the mindset or truthfully awareness of being in the moment of something and breaking away from it to remove whatever it is.
It's not about the watch, it's about my flesh and bones. I mentioned two tasks for which I take off anything that can be grabbed by fast moving machinery or which could conduct high current electricity due to the possibility of still charged large capacitors even when the power is said to be off. It's the current that kills you, I've had several 12,000 Volt jolts, they are no worse than a mosquito bite if done with miniscule current. 5 Volts with a high current behind it -- no thanks! Machinery: no I've never never been grabbed and pulled in, but I have seen the destructive effect of chuck-keys thrown across the workshop and an out of control moulding machine squirting 250C molten nylon from both ends.
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DoctorEvil
·Most days aren't too messy, but for the messy ones there are gloves. (that's an extremely large large ovarian tumor for reference...)
As for me, I'm OK with blood getting on to my Seamaster Pro as I can easily rinse it off. I draw the line at Plaster of Paris though, and always take my watch off before putting a plaster cast on a patient.
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Socks
·Seamaster, with accompanying Hi-viz. I've been asked a couple of times why do I wear it at work, my answer is there is no point in having it if you don't wear it.
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hronists
·While I don't know what you consider a hazardous environment or nice watch, my watch stays on wrist while I am doing manual labour. But then again I don't have "nice" watches, just speedmaster, seamaster, couple Hamiltons, Oris, Explorer II.
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