The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread

[Chris]

I tried to redirect him politely, but the big git just ignored me.

(And I feel the same way about his posts…)

[UnTucked]

His expert insight is welcomed, definitely… And, it's nice to see the "extreme" versions of what we're discussing. *every once in a while

BUT, we do need to remember this is the LESS INTIMIDATING watch thread, lol

[Aetas]

As "Less Intimidating" as possible.
Seiko 5
Hodinkee story about the Seiko 5 here.

[Graeme]

OK, something less (or more) intimidating, depending on your viewpoint: The Casio F-91W.

The Guardian and Highsnobiety have similar pieces saying that this cheap, little Casio is the choice of hipsters and terrorists everywhere.

The little Casio is accurate, durable, and can easily be modified to act as the timer on an IED.

[DougNg]

Also something less or more intimidating:

[DougNg]

I feel like this thread needs some guidelines as what is "less intimidating".

For me, the sub 1k USD mark can lead to a really interesting conversation. I love my luxury timepieces, but the accessibility of a sub 1k watch is intrigueing.

Plus less expensive watches generally go through more ugly things and have better stories. I'm trying to get a picture of my friends watch that was damaged when he breached a door with an explosive charge (as part of a SWAT team).

[JDelage]

I just pulled the trigger on the watchuseek forum for a bronze Evant Tropic dive watch with a black fume dial, basically this model:

http://www.gnomonwatches.com/tropic-diver-bronze-fume-black-limited-edition-100-sold-out

I've been wanting a bronze dive watch for a while. My itch is scratched, for now.

[DougNg]

Ha, you said "pulled the trigger"

Chris is going to love that

[Giles]

Shit, I love that.  Well done Josh…..

[JDelage]

Joss - no 'h'. 

I thought of you actually because the bezel has that vintage look you also see on the Fifty Fathoms.

[JDelage]

I compiled a list of diver's bronze watches. A couple (Oris, Eterna) are above the $2,000, but the others are mostly sub $1,000. A couple are brass, and some models are not available at this time. For your enjoyment:

http://www.anonimo.com/collections/militare/AM-1020.04.003.A03 (love that one!)
http://aquadive.com/dive-watch-bathyscaphe-100-bronze/
http://www.aquaticowatch.com/dolphin-3000m-c-87_88/
https://www.archimede-watches.com/sporttaucher-bronze-trbr-sw-sk.html
http://www.armidawatches.com/collection.php#!/Armida-A1-45mm-bronze-black/p/80575018/category=22784162
https://www.borealiswatch.com/store/Borealis-Oceanaut-c24773388
https://www.christopherward.com/watches/dive/c60-trident-bronze-pro-600-range
http://eterna.com/en/news/detail-page/news/kontiki-bronze-manufacture/
https://www.evantwatches.com/collections/frontpage
https://www.h2o-watch.com/h2o-orca-bronze-configurator.html
https://www.h2o-watch.com/helberg/helberg-ch8-config.html
https://helsonwatches.com/shop.php#!/Shark-Diver-42-bronze-green/p/80706134/category=22810077
https://www.lum-tec.com/collections/b19-bronze.html
http://www.magrette.com/shop/7347878853 (love that one too!)
https://www.makarawatches.com/collections/watches
http://www.maranez.com/watches.php#!/c/0/offset=0&sort=normal
https://www.oris.ch/en/watch/oris-carl-brashear-limited-edition/01-733-7720-3185-set-ls
https://schofieldwatchcompany.com/product/patinated-bronze-beater/
https://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/diver-watch/ocean-1-bronze-629.html
http://www.bucherer.com/uk/tudor-heritage-black-bay-bronze-43mm-automatic-blue-dial-mens-watch-m79250bb-0001.html#technical-info
https://ventuswatches.com/products/mori-300m-brass-diver-m-2v-preorder
https://zeloswatches.com/collections/hammerhead-preorder/products/hammerhead-1000m-diver-meteorite-full-bronze-preorder-2
http://www.zoretto.com/indy.php
https://helsonwatches.com/shop.php#!/Skindiver-bronze/c/22810153/offset=0&sort=normal

Those makers have made bronze watches but they're not available at this time:
http://www.benarus.com
http://halioswatches.com
https://www.gruppogammawatches.com/

[Giles]

OCD, Moi?

[JDelage]

Touche… This is just one column of a larger spreadsheet....    And yes, I have those for jeans too. And shirts. And jackets.

[Seul]

???

[DougNg]

I have a bucket of random screws and bolts, can you sort them by thread pitch for me?

[JDelage]

You guys don't have spreadsheets for your jeans? You're weird…. 

[Chris]

What sort of information is on the spreadsheet?

[DougNg]

I don't even know the location of most of my jeans…they're somewhere in the house, here and there...

[JDelage]

@Chris:

What sort of information is on the spreadsheet?

For the watches? Brand, model name, Bronze v. brass case, color of bezel, of dial, width, height, ATM waterproofing, movement, URL, price, whether currently available, and notes on design.

For the clothes, just the various measurements in inches & cm for the various models.

[madmonday]

for the list @JDelage

Super helpful and just fun for me to ogle affordable watches