Is watch buying addictive?

[cailin maith]

I picked up a new Omega SeaMaster a few weeks ago (the coaxial, ceramic bezel one. black dial).

I want another one. When I got into biking I thought it'd be a cheap hobby, but I ended up buying another bike & a van and started doing trackdays etc etc.


Anyone here spent a fortune on watches?

If by a fortune you mean gazillions of Thai Baht on one of every single one that they have at Chatuchak Market then - Yes!!

[BoredBloke]

On the basis of this tread I've saved a fortune over the years. my watch broke in 1988 and I've not bothered with one since

[I just need to test it]

I spent $100 on mine about 12 years ago. Some time back a colleague (sporting an 800 quid <whatever - I've forgotten - TAG, was it?>) sneered at my timepiece and said "You can tell a lot about a man by his wristwatch".

If I could have been bothered I'd have challenged him to produce his findings on that particular study.

[SimonMac]

On the basis of this tread I've saved a fortune over the years. my watch broke in 1988 and I've not bothered with one since

See now this is where I struggle with my addiction, I don't even wear a watch

[FiveTimes]

I'm wearing one of those proper cheap watches that are given out in goodie bags. Rubber strap, tiny digital display.
Youngest got it during a swimming gala and asked why I wasnt wearing it.

[pjclarke]

So what do the three little dials inside the main dial do?

[SpontaneousOrder]

Does a £3 grand watch make meetings go any faster?

Perhaps if I can find the laser function. I saw Brosnan using it in Golden Eye.

I wouldn't enjoy wearing a quartz. They're not much cheaper either

[SpontaneousOrder]

So what do the three little dials inside the main dial do?

Which watch?

Probably what looks like the second hand is actually the stopwatch, and one of the little dials is the actual seconds, and the other two dials are the minutes & hours for the stopwatch.

My particular seamaster doesn't have any extra dials.

[SpontaneousOrder]

Seriously lusting over this at the moment:

OMEGA Watches: Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon

I like that one too. Bit pricey though for the time being.

My next one will likely be the moon watch. But not the one with the plastic front if they still make them, as I'd end up scratching it.

[SpontaneousOrder]

A picture of the Breitling model I have, I don't like the new ones so I think my addiction to shiny things is cured

I like a lot of the Breitlings, except they're generally too shiny, and a bit chunky. I've got fairly small wrists and I think they'd be a bit big.