What's your watch?

[AmsterdamAssassin]

I basically shift between my Luminox (left to me by a friend who was KIA).
And a more elegant wooden watch for when I wear a suit.
And my blind watch from when I worked security and couldn't look at my watch.


The nice part about each of these watches is that they are also conversation pieces.

Show your watch(es).

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Garmin VivoActive 4

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

Seiko Coutura Chronograph is my most recent purchase.

Beautiful. The Woodwatch above has a Seiko mechanism.

 

[Aristippus]

I enjoy watches. I like the idea of a gadget you wear on your wrist that can keep time. I prefer analog but also like digital watches. Here's one from my collection that gets a lot of wrist time. Casio analog. Leather band. Open crown guard. 3 subdials. 24 hr, Day & Date

 

[Billtx49]

I haven’t worn a watch in about forty years. Didn’t need one …

 

[Aristippus]

For me watches are a hobby. Most people just use their cell phones to tell time. It's about as accurate as you can get. Even your cell phone's timekeeping can be slightly off (by a second or less). If you find an online atomic clock and compare you'll see how much your phone is off. Very tiny amount.

 

[CAPSLOCK BANDIT]

I wear either a Kylo Ren watch that is red and black or a Dora The Explorer watch that is pink and white, yes they cost me $2 each and yes they are far better conversation pieces than anything you own

I do own a fancy watch with matching sunglasses but I couldn't tell you what the brand is, was a gift

 

[BackInTheGame78]

I have a Kenneth Cole watch as well but haven't used it in 10+ years

 

[Reincarnated]

I wear either a Kylo Ren watch that is red and black or a Dora The Explorer watch that is pink and white, yes they cost me $2 each and yes they are far better conversation pieces than anything you own

I do own a fancy watch with matching sunglasses but I couldn't tell you what the brand is, was a gift

This is a potentially underrated strategy if true.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

I enjoy watches. I like the idea of a gadget you wear on your wrist that can keep time. I prefer analog but also like digital watches. Here's one from my collection that gets a lot of wrist time. Casio analog. Leather band. Open crown guard. 3 subdials. 24 hr, Day & Date

Looks good. Many Casio watches tend to look a bit cheap, but this one looks elegant and sturdy. Kudos.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

I wear either a Kylo Ren watch that is red and black or a Dora The Explorer watch that is pink and white, yes they cost me $2 each and yes they are far better conversation pieces than anything you own

A conversation piece is only as conversational as you are. If you wear a children's watch and you can spin a good story. You remember 'Loom', those tiny rubber bands that children made bracelets from in primary school? My daughter made me one and I wore it and women would ask me who made it for me. Very easy to turn into a conversation piece.

I do own a fancy watch with matching sunglasses but I couldn't tell you what the brand is, was a gift

I collect vintage sunglasses and it's cool to have a couple of distinctive sunglasses. A vintage Ray-ban or Persol can turn into a conversation piece and as a collector it's also easy to ask women about their interesting sunglasses.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

This is a potentially underrated strategy if true.

It's actually a form of 'peacocking', which is a strategy to wear a 'conversation piece' that women can use to talk with you about so they don't have to talk straight about wanting your trouser snake.

 

[AureliusMaximus]

It's actually a form of 'peacocking', which is a strategy to wear a 'conversation piece' that women can use to talk with you about so they don't have to talk straight about wanting your trouser snake.

True but wearing too expensive watches attracts the wrong type too...

 

[DarwinTaurus]

I have a Seiko, but I also have my late Father's Rolex. The pain in the ass thing though, is that I need to get it resized, and only authorized dealers can do that, and it can cost a fortune.... so will just keep it in it's box.

 

[CAPSLOCK BANDIT]

It's actually a form of 'peacocking', which is a strategy to wear a 'conversation piece' that women can use to talk with you about so they don't have to talk straight about wanting your trouser snake.

You get a lot of in-passing interactions, 90% of the time they ask if I have kids, opens the door for some slight sexual innuendo

 

[DROPTOP_GTA]

Just copped a nice G-Shock. Stepping up my watch game a wee bit…

 

[TheManMasenko]

Once I'm done w/ my degree I'll be able to afford a rolex. I'm not rocking anything the average man would wear.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

Just copped a nice G-Shock. Stepping up my watch game a wee bit…

G-Shocks are cool, I know a couple of guys in the special forces who swear by them.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

Once I'm done w/ my degree I'll be able to afford a rolex. I'm not rocking anything the average man would wear.

If you can afford a Rolex, I wouldn't buy a Rolex.

 

[9-3enthusiast]

I do like a 'Flieger' and have a few.
Favourite is my Baumuster-B (Stowa brand)
You do need quite a thick wrist to be able to carry off a 47mm Flieger though...


That one was slightly over a grand... It's my daily wear most of the time - Unless circumstances demand a dress watch, or maybe something more rugged or less valuable.

If money was no object - I'd have the IWC model of the same watch.