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View Poll Results: Do you use a digital watch
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Yes! I have one of the early ones with red LEDs.
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Yes. It's cheaper and more accurate than a mechanical watch.
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Yes. And I placed my order for the M8, before it came out.
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No. But I did buy an M8.
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No. I listen to it ticking quietly as I fall into an analogue sleep.
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No. And I'm using a typewriter to browse the web.
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I don't wear watches. I just ask other people.
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17.93% |
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Don't know.
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10-13-2010
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#126
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Doug is offline
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Used to wear a digital Seiko chronograph... set to display 12-hour time. I was working a police job 6pm to 2am, so I'd usually hit the hay about 3am and be up around 11am. Once I awoke to see it looking dusk/foggy outside with the street lights on... the watch said about 11:30 so I was puzzled; did I sleep 20 hours, am I late for work, what's up? That was 18 May 1980 -- a volcano had blown its top about 100mi to the SW, and we were being covered in volcanic ash. After that, I always had the watch set to 24-hour time... I don't wear a watch any more, but I still have my cell phone and computers displaying 24-hour time.
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10-13-2010
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#127
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gavinlg is offline
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Originally Posted by fdigital
I have a casio digital similar to this one:
http://www.balconyshirts.co.uk/ekmps...age/black1.jpg
And it's incredibly reliable and accurate for something that cost me $60aud.. Plus I really like the retro digital look. I also have a calculator one.
For a dress watch I have an old tissot with a classic style which is beautiful. My other watch is a seiko divers which is great too. |
Wow this is from nearly 4 years ago..
An update: I now wear a casio GWM-5600 as a daily watch. It's a solar and atomic 5 band g-shock in the original square style, and it's a seriously good bit of kit. Even without the time syncing (don't get it in Australia), it's only sped up 4 seconds in a full years un-adjusted use. To me, that's insane for a $150 watch. To add to that, the solar power has worked flawlessly so far - battery has never once gone below full.
My nice occasion watch is a citizen nighthawk which I adore - eco drive and a slide rule. Big and bold without while still looking simple and smooth.
And of course that lovely tissot dress watch that was my grandfathers. |
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10-13-2010
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#128
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Ride, dive, shoot.
coelacanth is offline
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Gavin,
That's my choice of G-Shock as well. GW-5600J from Amazon was $60, and it's been working flawlessly. No time adjustment, no battery change needed. It just works.
Band was quite long for my boney wrist, but you can easily cut it. I cut about an inch, smoothed up with nail filing thing from my GF, then polished up with a pair of jeans surface. You wouldn't know the band has been cut with a pair of scissors. 
My slightly dressier watch is this simple Nomos. Any "down-to-earth" small-house German watch like Nomos and MeisterSinger fans here?? I'm talking VW price range, not Mercedes or Audi.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guruguru/3794163650/ |
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10-13-2010
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#129
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back alley is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbe
Joe---what model Elgin is that?
I like the Canadian dial..
I think Elgins are very underrated--Hamilton, Illinois and Ball got most of the "press" back then..but the Elgins are almost indestructible.
Keep good time, too!
Thanks!
Paul
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i don't know the model, sorry. i bought it in a bar in the 70's.
i had it professionally cla'd by a professional who worked on old railroad watches and he showed me the marks that each tech left on the back inside cover. he explained how the watches were required to have service every 18 months and guesstimated it's age at the time.
i actually don't use it much these days but i take it out every now and then and wind it some.
it's a great old watch.
nowadays i use a seiko kinetic. |
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10-13-2010
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finguanzo is offline
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coelacanth, I have a few german low budget automatics. They are made by a company Archimede, might even be cheaper than Nomos..
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10-13-2010
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gavinlg is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by coelacanth
Gavin,
That's my choice of G-Shock as well. GW-5600J from Amazon was $60, and it's been working flawlessly. No time adjustment, no battery change needed. It just works.
Band was quite long for my boney wrist, but you can easily cut it. I cut about an inch, smoothed up with nail filing thing from my GF, then polished up with a pair of jeans surface. You wouldn't know the band has been cut with a pair of scissors.
My slightly dressier watch is this simple Nomos. Any "down-to-earth" small-house German watch like Nomos and MeisterSinger fans here?? I'm talking VW price range, not Mercedes or Audi.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guruguru/3794163650/ |
That Nomos is seriously gorgeous - I must look into it! |
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10-13-2010
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#132
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Alpacaman is offline
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Mechanical, I love my automatic Seiko. My Dad collects and repairs watches and he uses an Omega for the coaxial movement.
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10-13-2010
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Bart-K is offline
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I recently bought an all mechanical watch. It's a Meistersinger No 2: the ultimate simplicity of a watch... it only has one hand! You can therefor tell time with about 2 or 3 minutes accuracy. The realization that in real life split-second-accuracy is seldom of vital importance is really quite liberating. Sometimes less is just more. As is the case with rangefinders...  |
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10-13-2010
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Vince Lupo is offline
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One of my daily watches -- unfortunately not digital  |
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10-13-2010
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Alpacaman is offline
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Quote:
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One of my daily watches -- unfortunately not digital |
Nice! Must have set you back a pretty penny for that one. |
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10-14-2010
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karlori is offline
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Well,
i prefer analogue watches but lately i keep wearing my
Suunto Aqua daily and not just for diving...
My other mechanical watch is a Sektor Ocean Master it compliments my M7 ...
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Vince Lupo is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpacaman
Nice! Must have set you back a pretty penny for that one.
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A bit - had to save my pennies for that one!
A couple more..... |
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10-14-2010
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No watch for me. I have a phone now and so have the time with me. Before that I didn't. Maybe this is why I always feel behind now.
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10-14-2010
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I was big into digital watches as a kid in the '70s because they were some of the 1st examples of fun/cool consumer electronics, along w/early video games (raise your hand if you remember playing Atari Pong & Super Pong!).
In a fit of nostalgia, I recently got a '73 Pulsar P2 (or PII), the 2nd digital watch sold commercially (& the same model worn by Roger Moore's James Bond in "Live & Let Die"). My normal watches are mechanical: a '66 Rolex GMT Master or a Omega Seamaster (not sure what specific model), hand-me-downs from my uncle & father, respectively.
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10-14-2010
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Sonny Boy Havidson is offline
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Are there really still any digital watch users? According to me the question is more "Quartz watches, anyone?" and my answer would be: just a Longines Dolce Vita, the other ones are either mechanical (Breightling Navitimer and Yema Sous-Marine) or automatic (Seiko Military).
Other possible question: fountain pen, someone?
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10-14-2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sonny Boy Havidson
Other possible question: fountain pen, someone?
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Indeed! After much seeking and trying I've settled on Pilot Custom 823 - marvelous writing instrument. (and it goes well with my NOMOS Tangente Sport  ) |
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10-14-2010
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Ride, dive, shoot.
coelacanth is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fdigital
That Nomos is seriously gorgeous - I must look into it!
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Only problem was that I couldn't find a place carrying them in the US. I could only find a few online shops. I ended up buying one when I went back to Japan for a week. The price point is very reasonable for a mechanical watch with sapphire glass both sides, in-house movement and the Bauhaus design that I love.
finguanzo,
Wow. Archimede timepieces look awesome, and I can't believe the prices! I must look into this. Looks like I can buy one from their online store. Thanks for the info. |
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06-11-2012
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qu'est-ce que c'est?
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Spavinaw is online now
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Right now I use a digital watch as my main day to day watch. It is an Ice Cream Cone watch with one piece plastic body and band. It was water resistant until I had to pry off the glued on back to replace the battery the first time. What? You don't remember Ice Cream Cone breakfast cereal? Well, it has been several years ago. I'm rather proud of the fact that I got this watch from the cereal company absolutely FREE. Now days when you get something with a company logo on it you usually have to pay them to wear their advertisement! Anyway, when I wear this watch it totally grosses my son out. In fact, because of it, he bought me a simple $20 Coleman (yes the camping equipment company) watch. This watch kept as good or better time than any I ever owned. However, after a few years it recently became inaccurate. For dress I have a thin gold Seiko with leather band. It's an analog quartz. For many years my daily watch was a Casio digital calculator. I wore out at least four of them.
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Purchased one of these, well I guess "invested" in one:
Pebble: E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ne-and-android
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I feel about digital watches the same way I feel about digital dashboards....  |
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panerai is offline
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Never owned a digital watch >>
Closest to non manual or automatic was a Bulova Accutron.
Only two I've been wearing for the past 10 years have been Panerai
http://rlx.homestead.com/nubuc1.JPG
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Archiver is offline
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Although I've had mad crazes for digital watches in the past, the last digital I wore was a Casio MR-G with a purple internal light, back in the early 2000's. Since then I've bought a mix of mechanical and quartz watches, many of them Japan-only Seikos like the titanium Landmaster, black PVD 1000m Marinemaster, and the automatic 'Cocktail Time' dress watch with blue sunburst dial.
I also have a couple of the Noah Fuller/Jake Bourdeau Tsunami watches, which are modernized homages of the Seiko 6309. The quality of these things must be seen to be believed, particularly at their price point. I'd be very hard put to find a Seiko that sells for $550 that is as strong or well-finished as a Tsunami.
http://www.10watches.com/apps/photos...lbumid=8207762
If I was to buy a digital watch these days, it would be a Ventura. They make amazing designs. Another good prospect would be the Seiko World Timer with active matrix screen.
https://www.tabibbs.com/asin/img/05/...36000a7_01.jpg |
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rxmd is offline
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Quote:
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coelacanth, I have a few german low budget automatics. They are made by a company Archimede, might even be cheaper than Nomos..
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Some of those Archimedes are seriously gorgeous, especially the flight models without a brandname.
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