What's on your wrist?
#42
#43
I see some dudes get so giddy about watches, it reminds me of women buying purses. I'm with Chip--rather have a new Jetski on my dock than on my wrist.
That said, I did sort of purse-up myself a bit with a Seiko Astron GPS. I plunk down somewhere new, push a button, and synch to local time. Kind of nice with the time zone crossing lifestyle.
Full disclosure: I still hate myself a little when I look at it an ooh and ah a bit. I could buy 3 or 5 of them for what a rolex costs but it was still more than I traditionally spend on man bling. If I ever go full metrosexual to get a mani-pedi I'll look back on this purchase as the start of my slide...
That said, I did sort of purse-up myself a bit with a Seiko Astron GPS. I plunk down somewhere new, push a button, and synch to local time. Kind of nice with the time zone crossing lifestyle.
Full disclosure: I still hate myself a little when I look at it an ooh and ah a bit. I could buy 3 or 5 of them for what a rolex costs but it was still more than I traditionally spend on man bling. If I ever go full metrosexual to get a mani-pedi I'll look back on this purchase as the start of my slide...
#44
5 pages and no mention of FitBit, or the like? My ChargeHR is now my watch. Sure it's dorky looking, but whatever. I want a Movado, (Cheap compared to the last 5 pages of this thread) but then realized I couldn't even go for a walk on half my overnights with that thing on my wrist. No one is gonna mug me for an ugly FitBit.
#46
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2008
Posts: 4,911
Thanks, again, for telling us what we should do with our money.
Maybe I'm not into watches and would rather buy a jet ski.
Maybe I'd rather buy a Bremont 247 Ti-GMT, or a Panerai Luminor GMT, or an IWC Portuguese, or an original Tag Carrera...
Maybe I don't want to look like every other pilot with a GMT Master.
Maybe I'm not into watches and would rather buy a jet ski.
Maybe I'd rather buy a Bremont 247 Ti-GMT, or a Panerai Luminor GMT, or an IWC Portuguese, or an original Tag Carrera...
Maybe I don't want to look like every other pilot with a GMT Master.
#47
Layover Master
Joined APC: Jan 2013
Position: Seated
Posts: 4,309
I see some dudes get so giddy about watches, it reminds me of women buying purses. I'm with Chip--rather have a new Jetski on my dock than on my wrist.
That said, I did sort of purse-up myself a bit with a Seiko Astron GPS. I plunk down somewhere new, push a button, and synch to local time. Kind of nice with the time zone crossing lifestyle.
Full disclosure: I still hate myself a little when I look at it an ooh and ah a bit. I could buy 3 or 5 of them for what a rolex costs but it was still more than I traditionally spend on man bling. If I ever go full metrosexual to get a mani-pedi I'll look back on this purchase as the start of my slide...
That said, I did sort of purse-up myself a bit with a Seiko Astron GPS. I plunk down somewhere new, push a button, and synch to local time. Kind of nice with the time zone crossing lifestyle.
Full disclosure: I still hate myself a little when I look at it an ooh and ah a bit. I could buy 3 or 5 of them for what a rolex costs but it was still more than I traditionally spend on man bling. If I ever go full metrosexual to get a mani-pedi I'll look back on this purchase as the start of my slide...
A quality, mechanical watch is hand made from hundreds and hundreds of minuscule parts. Each mechanism is a feat of engineering, and each complication is the result of building on hundreds of years of research and development.
Just google "tourbillon" and enjoy the read. It's incredible what watchmakers have been able to do through pure mechanics without a pulse of electricity.
I'm not telling you to buy one, but a watch isn't just bling.
On the flip side, I own several "poor man's watches" that are still mechanical and bomb-proof. The Seiko SKX007 is one of the best watches ever made IMO and can be found for $150.
#48
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2016
Posts: 2,559
It would seem as though Google disagrees with you...
https://www.google.com/search?q=gmt+...obile&ie=UTF-8
https://www.google.com/search?q=gmt+...obile&ie=UTF-8
Wow. Way to just sh!t on a guy's watch. Who are you to tell him how to spend his money?? This one of the most iconic watches in history, and many people love it. Are you going to tell someone with a Hamilton Jazzmaster that should have just bought a Datejust and not some Hamilton? And there is a VAST difference in price. You find a new Speedy for around $3500 if you look. A GMT-II? $9500 minimum.
To the poster with the Speedy, great watch. It's on my list of five that I'd like to have.
To the poster with the Speedy, great watch. It's on my list of five that I'd like to have.
#49
What amuses me is that a $20 digital throw-away keeps better time than any 4-figure (or 5-figure) high-name brand. They're mostly fashion statements nowadays.
They said Juan Trippe used to buy Rolexes for his pilots back in the day -- when pilots needed stuff like that. That would've been nice.
They said Juan Trippe used to buy Rolexes for his pilots back in the day -- when pilots needed stuff like that. That would've been nice.
#50
Disinterested Third Party
Joined APC: Jun 2012
Posts: 5,926
It would take someone who's really into watches to know that. Someone like yourself, for example.
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