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Old 10 October 2009, 09:32 PM   #61
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Couple of seikos, love them all. thats why I bought them.
I wear them to college all the time.
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Old 14 November 2009, 01:24 AM   #62
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I have a Gucci 101 G Round series... That watch started my passion and collection for fine time pieces
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Old 14 November 2009, 02:00 AM   #63
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I have a nice Sieko - Kenetic, a Rado - Jupiter (auto), a Hamilton - 14K Thinomatic, A Hamilton - 14K Thinline Manual and an Elgin - 14K Tank Manual. I consider these cheap.

I also have 2-Ebels and 3-Omegas and a Longines that certainly aren't Rolex but I enjoy them.

If I wear anything other than my DateJust it is the Ebel Sportwave (Quartz) while golfing. The Hamilton Thinline or Elgin Tank are manuals, look good and easy to wind and wear for dress. There is something to be said for a fine manual wind watch thats always ready to go.

An indicator of Rolex vs Cheep could be the # of pictures I have taken.

Rolex - 30+
Ebel - 1
Omega - 1
Longines - 0
Rado - 3
Hamilton - 0
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Old 14 November 2009, 06:12 AM   #64
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By the standard here, all of mine are cheap.

Invicta Pro Diver, Alpha Milsub, Citizen Air-King homage.
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Old 19 November 2009, 12:02 PM   #65
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I've got a couple of Japanese watches, an Ironman, a Suunto and a Russian Volmax Aviator. Really digging the Aviator, it's got character that matches my Breguet Type XX.

Don't knock "cheap" watches, what you lose in "pose-value" you gain in real world use and practicality.
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Old 19 November 2009, 12:06 PM   #66
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I have roughly 16 Guess watches, a Fossil, a Hampton w/ power reserve, a Gshock, and a fossil, and I do not wear any of them and probably never will again unfortunately.
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Old 20 November 2009, 03:20 AM   #67
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I love my seiko's, I have a Skagan as well and I really like wearing this Sandoz MKII conversion, Keeps great time and I barely know the difference between wearing this or one of my subs


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Old 20 November 2009, 03:32 AM   #68
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Old 20 November 2009, 03:33 AM   #69
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Cheap? No. Inexpensive? In relative terms, yes. Marathon SAR GMT, Hamilton chrono, Hamilton Ventura, WWII Pierce chrono.
I have no issues wearing the appropriate watch for the right conditions regardless of value.
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Old 20 November 2009, 04:01 AM   #70
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Before I got into the Rolex addiction, I collected Casio multifunction watches. They all have analog dials, chrono, multi-time zone, date, 1 or more alarms, some have countdown timers, and all have data storage capability.

My current collection:



The one in the upper right corner is an "atomic" watch. It's the one I use to set my Rolexs by.

I've got a Revo and another non-Japanese chrono thrown in there as well.
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Old 20 November 2009, 04:30 AM   #71
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For some reason, even without thinking about it or realizing it, I ended up having several watches. My Explorer II is my only high-end one, but I also have:

An automatic Orient (I _love_ the button on the side for quickly changing the date).
A Swiss Army that looks like it was "inspired by" the Yachtmaster.
A dressy Benrus.
A sporty Lorus.
A fake G-shock (yes, I know. I was watchless on a weekend trip and I just needed something on my wrist to tell the time).
A Timex Atlantis.
Two Suuntos (Mosquito and D6) for diving.
A Japanese watch that was a promotional item for my grandfather's company (so it's more of an emotional value).
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Old 20 November 2009, 04:45 AM   #72
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Price doesn't matter that much. If you like 'em you like 'em.

This one cost me under $200 (Seiko SKX007j)




This one under $800 (RWC 1938a)






This one I think was $250 (Seiko SBDA003 - gave it to my father-in-law)
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Old 22 November 2009, 08:30 PM   #73
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yellow gshock with velcro
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Old 22 November 2009, 08:34 PM   #74
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I have a G-shock somewhere!
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Old 22 November 2009, 10:14 PM   #75
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I have no issues wearing the appropriate watch for the right conditions regardless of value.
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Well put, Dan. Btw that Hamilton in very funky!


I've always had a fascination for mechanical things (good thing considering my occupation ), and my watch collection is probably the most motley here. I'll go alphabetically:

Alpha chrono
Bulova (2)
Dunhill
Favre Leuba (Nancy expropriated this one)
Gucci (this one started it, currently also in Nancy's watch box)
Heuer Carrera chrono
Invicta
Longines (3)
Marathon
Moser (Russian, circa 1917)
Movado chrono
Rolex 1630
Rolex 16613
Roskopf
Soviet military dive watch, mid 60's
Tudor vintage
Tudor chrono
Wadsworth
Zippo chrono

Pretty much every one gets worn regularly with the exception of the Soviet dive watch which is about the size of Big Ben and shown beside my Sub for size comparison.


Then there are the pocket watches...................
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Old 22 November 2009, 11:59 PM   #76
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Well put, Dan. Btw that Hamilton in very funky!


I've always had a fascination for mechanical things (good thing considering my occupation ), and my watch collection is probably the most motley here. I'll go alphabetically:

Alpha chrono
Bulova (2)
Dunhill
Favre Leuba (Nancy expropriated this one)
Gucci (this one started it, currently also in Nancy's watch box)
Heuer Carrera chrono
Invicta
Longines (3)
Marathon
Moser (Russian, circa 1917)
Movado chrono
Rolex 1630
Rolex 16613
Roskopf
Soviet military dive watch, mid 60's
Tudor vintage
Tudor chrono
Wadsworth
Zippo chrono

Pretty much every one gets worn regularly with the exception of the Soviet dive watch which is about the size of Big Ben and shown beside my Sub for size comparison.


Then there are the pocket watches...................
Al, that's a superb collection.
I like your style.
How is that Alpha chrono?
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Old 23 November 2009, 12:05 AM   #77
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Al, that's a superb collection.
I like your style.
How is that Alpha chrono?

Thank you, Joji!

The Alpha is actually a pretty good watch for only $100. Our moderator Padi has one that he's tweaked a bit with the regulation, and I believe he has his down to within COSC specs.
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Old 23 November 2009, 12:56 AM   #78
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Here is my collection of cheap watches (<$200)
All of them gets fair wrist time.
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Old 23 November 2009, 01:04 AM   #79
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No cheap watches for me.......just the 3 you see in the picture below.

Hollywood or bust!!!
JJ, Correct me if I'm wrong but, in your statement you say "just the 3 you see in the picture below." Well my friend I see :White Exp-II 16570 (V-series)
TT GMT-IIC 116713LN (M-series)
SS/Pt. Yacht-Master 16622 (Z-series)
SS Sub-date 16610 (D-series),

which equals 4 each not 3, maybe they count backwards when you cross the the equator?

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Old 23 November 2009, 05:54 AM   #80
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I just bought an Invicta quartz chronograph. Wanted to see how a 44 mm wore and I was pleasantly surprised by how much quality you can get for a $50 Invicta.
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Old 23 November 2009, 07:01 AM   #81
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I wear the Precista everyday when I get off work, I just love it (even though it gains 20 seconds a day).

I wear the CWC to mow the lawn and other unpleasant tasks.



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Old 24 November 2009, 02:42 AM   #82
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I wear the Precista everyday when I get off work, I just love it (even though it gains 20 seconds a day).

I wear the CWC to mow the lawn and other unpleasant tasks.
Nice Precista - don't see them too often as they get picked-up fast.
I believe Precista can do lot better than 20 seconds a day with regulation.
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Old 25 November 2009, 11:39 AM   #83
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my limited edition g shock is my cheap / beater watch

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Old 7 December 2009, 09:22 AM   #84
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I just bought an Orange Monster and put it on an orange 4 ring zulu strap. For less than $150 brand new w/ bracelet I couldn't be happier. I'm going to beat the crap out of this watch. I haven't taken it off in the 4 days i've had it.
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Old 8 December 2009, 02:13 AM   #85
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Old 12 December 2009, 04:38 AM   #86
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I have a few that I wear when I go hunting, or fishing...or to the gym.
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Old 14 December 2009, 12:29 AM   #87
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I had (and still have) many inexpensive watches. But, all of them are interesting at some point, and most of them are nice Seiko chrono`s, or 5`s!
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Old 24 December 2009, 12:16 PM   #88
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I use my sub, dj2, and breitling chronomat evo equally as my daily wearers. I figure buying a beater for normal use would be like covering up marble steps with iron plates to protect them from damage. Sure, the marble will never get hurt, but you might as well have gotten iron steps to begin with.

Plus, I've decided that if something is so monetarily dear to me that I end up not using it then it's probably something I couldn't comfortably afford in the first place. My current mindset is buy what you can afford, take care of it like you should, but use it like it was meant to be used (it also helps that I work in an office and don't have to worry about really beating up my watches).

That said, I did find a Seiko sportura kinetic chronograph that I got a couple of years ago because the technology looked cool and the watch design was very different. Think I paid a couple of hundred for it, wore it once, and never thought about again because I got my breitling shortly thereafter. I'll have to dig that out.
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Old 26 December 2009, 11:24 PM   #89
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Yes I have a Invicta 9938 (looks like TT sub) with an ETA movement that is a tank of a watch that was only 200 bucks.
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Old 27 December 2009, 01:30 AM   #90
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I still use my "cheap" watches. Especially in my travels I would not be comfortable walking in Mumbai, or many US Big City down town areas with my rolex. So those occassions I use my citize or casio. I also think I am pack rat with regard to watches. May one day I will be abvle to let go of some of those.
I agree. I would prefer to use my Timex, Alba, Citizen, Titan and so on...
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