The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread
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I've already got a Hamilton Khaki in my sights for my next purchase. I just can't do cheap hobbies
That is pretty much why I still don’t own a watch. I’ve spent hours and hours perving over them on the internet and considering options but I know as soon as I go for one a new Pandora’s box will be opened.
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I've already got a Hamilton Khaki in my sights for my next purchase. I just can't do cheap hobbies
That is pretty much why I still don’t own a watch. I’ve spent hours and hours perving over them on the internet and considering options but I know as soon as I go for one a new Pandora’s box will be opened.
I know what you mean but I think you just had to find that one watch that suits you perfectly and you can be very happy with owning just that one. My first serious watch was a Rolex Explorer I, I still think the most ageless watch one can get. It took me almost a year to scrape the money to buy it spending many times staring at it through the the shop-window. It's been a great companion for many years not thinking about any other watch…
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Trying to get into the watch game. Victorinox don't get many mentions but I like the brand and the INOX seems very Iron Heart-ey. Plus the red face is unique. The only problem is that it's 13.6mm tall which is proving difficult to wear with UHF sleeves.
I have a watch that is almost 16mm thick. I tend to fold uhf sleeve cuffs in half on my watch hand, works well.
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If I have to have my cuffs fastended at wrist level for more than 5 minutes my head threatens to explode. I’m basically a three year old, but it means I can have a big thick watch, one day when I finally find «The One» [emoji849]
Same here. I even push up the sleeves on long sleeve T-shirts because of my wrist anxiety.
There is a second issue with tall watches to consider, neph. If you're clumsy, like I am, then you'll often be banging your watch into door frames, counters, chairs, basically everything. Just something to keep in mind during your search…
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The red dial on that Victorinox is nice, @Handlebars. I meant to say so earlier; the INOX series seems like a solid bang for the buck.
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Great deals on Seiko at Macy's
https://www.macys.com/shop/jewelry-watches/mens-watches/Brand/Seiko?id=57386They have the other (PADI) version of my SUN019 GMT dive watch (which I call Big Ugly) for $350 with a code, among other deals. The PADI GMT has a quick-set hour hand ("true GMT"), which I think is pretty rare this side of Grand Seiko, Rolex, and Omega, and very handy for changing time zones or "springing forward" as many of us just had to do.
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As I’m in something resembling civilisation (Liverpool) I actually got to try on a couple of watches that I’ve liked the look of on the internet. Two Hamiltons:
I was slightly surprised to find that I think they’re both a little big. Also the olive automatic, which has been an on screen favourite looked a little cheap irl. The other is perhaps is the same as the one you had for sale @UnTucked ?
