Watches

[patchamalbion]

Wear one?
Which wrist?
what type?
do you wear it to bed/all the time or remove each eve?

started as a debate at work so what does NSC think? do you own an expensive watch or what would you pay for one?

 

[Superphil]

1965 Omega Chronostop, wear it daily, left wrist of course, take it off at night. Had it for the past ten years.

For holiday wear it's a TAG I bought 20 odd years ago, I know I can wear it in the pool and in the sea, wouldn't risk the Omega in that.

Would quite fancy a nice new watch, something like an Omega, but I can't justify the cost.

 

[GT49er]

£4.99 in the local indoor market (occasionally splash out on a £9.99 one). Digital. Doesn't need winding. Looks like an expensive one. Keeps perfect time. Worn 24 hours a day except for bath/shower time. The straps wear out long before the watches - throw away and buy a new one. Job done.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Never wear a watch.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Never worn one but do have a collection as over the years at Christmas someone will buy me one with a comment, "Saw you didn't have a watch"
If i had wanted one i would have got myself one by now !

 

[Beach Hut]

Left wrist, Cartier

My bad, probably my best investment and worn daily

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Never worn a watch. I like a bit of adornment, but not a watch.

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

I love watches and rotate several throughout the week including a 30 year old TAG that belonged to my grandfather and still runs perfectly and a retro Casio watch that reminds me of being at school.

Always left wrist and never wear a watch to bed.

My watch that I wear only for 'best' is an Omega Seamaster 300m that I treated myself to last year. Beautiful watch.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

If I did get one I'd probably get one of them watches they took to the moon. Read about it in Buzz Aldrin's book. They seem quite cool.

 

[Bozza]

I have a few but my Omega Seamaster Pro 300 Automatic (not quartz) is my favourite. It's a 2254.50 as I don't like the sword style hands on many of the Seamasters.

I went through a phase of flipping watches quite often, but I've not done that for a while now.

Left wrist.

 

[Bozza]

If I did get one I'd probably get one of them watches they took to the moon. Read about it in Buzz Aldrin's book. They seem quite cool.

Omega Speedmaster?

 

[Bozza]

I love watches and rotate several throughout the week including a 30 year old TAG that belonged to my grandfather and still runs perfectly and a retro Casio watch that reminds me of being at school.

I've got a Tag which isn't too far away from being 30 years old now. I took out a student loan at university to buy it.

I haven't worn it for years now - it's just so small compared to modern watches.

 

[Mr Bridger]

Right wrist
Through the curtains
At my neighbour

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Omega Speedmaster?

I've just Googled it and yes you're correct. It's 5 grand though; I didn't realise this.

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

Omega Speedmaster?

Yes the Apollo series of Speedmasters.

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

I've got a Tag which isn't too far away from being 30 years old now. I took out a student loan at university to buy it.

I haven't worn it for years now - it's just so small compared to modern watches.

Yes the standard industry size seems to be a minimum of 40mm these days whilst I would say the Tag is no more than 34mm

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Yes the Apollo series of Speedmasters.

They look very very nice as well. At 5k I'll file it under "in my dreams"

 

[Westdene Seagull]

A black Police watch. Only recently started re-wearing it as one of the pins snapped and I never got round to fixing it - cost me a fiver in the end in a top end shop in The Lanes. A kind gift from Mrs Westdene a few years back and love wearing it. Left wrist for reference.

 

[8ace]

Never wear a watch.

Me neither, can look at my phone if I need to know the time.
Never particularly enjoyed wearing one in the days before mobile blowers, don't wear any jewellery either - annoying enough having to wear my bins all the time.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Got 1 for going out in the evening for and a basic Casio watch for coaching.