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If you’re wearing clothes? :eek: How you doin’?
For me, my normal everyday watch is five years old; I received it as a gift from where I work at my 15-year anniversary. It is a Jules Jurgensen brand and it looks vaguely like a Rolex.
I have two other jewelry watches that were inexpensive (less than $50) and look more like bracelets that I like to wear, but the JJ is my favorite since it also shows the date. I have no idea what the date is from day to day, since my work takes me into the future so frequently! (Magazine publishing/promo for TV programming.)
I have a Movado/ESQ (before they made them separate marques) I bought in 1992. It was my first, real “grown-up” watch. Every couple of years I need to get the battery replaced, but that’s all. I’m glad it’s been so durable, because I really, really like it, and they don’t really make that style anymore.
I have had a watch collection, however modest, in the past. My father and I collected watches together when he and Mom ran an antiques business on the side. I had a 1928 Hamilton Piping Rockand a Mid-60’s Bulova Accutron tuning fork watch. Mine had the see-thru “space face” like this one, but was had a steel case and metal bracelet. I wore both a lot.
But I sweat and am not a big jewelry fan, so even though I love the cool-gear aspect of watches, I have moved away from them. I mostly just use my BlackBerry.
But when I go to long meetings, I bring along a pocket watch my Dad gave me to remind of our collecting days together. It is a Grana, made in Berlin in 1919 - VERY simple, steel case, Roman glow-in-the-dark numerals; I have been told the Grana was a maker of standard-issue army watches and this looks that functional. Dad says it was not worth much - maybe $150 - but I really dig having it and it is fun to use regularly…
Browsing, I was thinking “watch from Fiction… Pulp”.
I got the exact Tag I wanted just a few weeks shy of 10 years ago. It’s probably been off my wrist all of 5 minutes in that entire time. I really don’t expect to ever wear any other one as I still love the style and it keeps perfect time.
I have a 1928 model Waltham-keeps excellent time. I like the look (roman numeras, blued seel hands). I like the idea thatthis piece of engineering has been running for almost 80 years-and I wonder wh will have it after me.
I got a Movado Fiero for Christmas this past year that is the one I where whenever I’m out in the evening. It’s a sapphire crystal and a tungsten carbide case and bracelet so I’m hoping it lasts forever.
My previous everyday watch that I got in 2001 and the one I still wear in casual or work situations where it might get nicked or scratched is a very basic Kenneth Cole stainless steel bracelet watch. One of these days I might try and replace the crystal on this thing and keep it in rotation.
I’ve got a few older Fossils, Swatches and Timexes from back in High School that I still have in a drawer somewhere that are all dead. Probably will never wear them again so I’m not sure they count.
I got a Lorus Quartz for about $20 back in 1988. I wore it sporadically until about 1994, when my other watch gave up. I’ve worn the Lorus daily since.
I have a Bulova Accutron from the Lucerne collection that I bought a couple months ago. In my work environment, the scratchproof sapphire crystal is a must.
Since 1995. I think **Creaky **and I have the same watch (well, similar watches; we each have our own, obviously). My parents gave it to me for high school graduation.
If it’s a weekday, I’m wearing it. Since I’ve gotten better at taking my cell phone with me places, I don’t need it as much, but I really prefer the watch over the phone.
Come to think of it, I also have a Seiko Sports 100 Chronograph that still works. A little creepy, being quartz, in that it runs even though I don’t wear it! :eek: I did notice several weeks ago that it had finally exhausted its battery.
I wore the hell out of that watch. I wish I could find a replacement bezel, as the original one has a couple of scratches in it.
The watch I use every day has gone up in value at least several hundred % since it was new, I paid $4 at a garage sale and when it was new (I think in the 20’s) it was called a dollar watch so if I keep it several hundred more years I can retire in comfort!
My “daily” watch is about 5 years old, it’s a G-Shock Waveceptor (everybody needs a watch with a built-in SW reciever).
I have around 150 American made, mechanical, high jewel count pocketwatches that are restored and running, the oldest one is from 1877.
