Show us your watches

[Ignis Fatuus]

It is curious how watches remain as jewellery when the original reason why they were costly has long gone. It doesn't cost 5k to get a watch that works, it costs 5k for a 5k piece of jewellery. Two questions occur to me:
1. do you buy it because it looks nice, or because it says (perhaps especially to yourself) that you have 5k to spend unnecessarily?
2. if it's because it looks nice, what if it doesn't work? Surely it still looks as nice as it did when it worked?

[escapeUK]

A Seiko which was a leaving gift from permiedum.



An Ellesse which I spotted on Ebay for a quarter of its price as its battery was dead.



Always fancied one of those Rado Ceramica watches till a dick at my permie job got one, who had no idea what it was or why it was special. Put me right off getting one.

[VectraMan]

I bought the similar, but silver Casio to replace my old old watch for £15, but I don't like it much. It's way too bulky - how can a modern electronic device be bigger and bulkier than the same thing from 28 years ago? The strap feels like it might fall apart any second too. Obviously I didnt' expect a lot for £15, but still.

It seems a decent digital watch is a hard thing to buy.

[doomage]

I bought the similar, but silver Casio to replace my old old watch for £15, but I don't like it much. It's way too bulky - how can a modern electronic device be bigger and bulkier than the same thing from 28 years ago? The strap feels like it might fall apart any second too. Obviously I didnt' expect a lot for £15, but still.

It seems a decent digital watch is a hard thing to buy.

The black plastic ones are thin and light - I paid £5 for mine. Might go for a Tissot next.

[teclo]

This is my general day to day watch. Yes, in bright yellow


This is my fancy interview/going out watch

[teclo]

But usually wear a Vostok Komandirskie Russian army watch which keeps great time.

I have the Vostok Expedition, a great looking watch but man, I have to keep it in a watch winder all the time to make sure it's charged up..

[DS23]

new reflected in the old. it was my fathers watch. it was a gift when he was on holiday in switzerland in 1952. i had it restored and locked away for special occasions but i've been wearing it a lot of lately.

[Ignis Fatuus]

Today's Dilbert.
How apposite.

[Scoi]

Fossil LED James Bond
Diesel
DKNY
TAG F1
One of those rubber sports ones

[SimonMac]

Following on from MS's thread, I have had my ete on this for a while, just can't get the guts to click buy



Although given I am still waiting for my grandfathers Omega to come back from its, gradually ever increasingly expensive service I might wait a bit longer