Watches - another OCD problem

[Danimal506]

@meatmarketdenim1 There are many videos online about videos. Hodinkee has put out some really great videos over the years, despite their overall stigma. I really like their “Reference Points” series for Rolex models like Submariner, GMT-Master and Explorer.

[Anesthetist]

Was on a nice summer evening walk when I came across these lovely little flowers. They made a beautiful background for my Sjef’s one.

[Heritage_Guy]

Rocking the JLC next to the SEXIH25-CPOOD. Love the smaller, original-sized Reverso and when I was looking for one I was always annoyed when they did not show the reverse. So enjoy.

[ManiacLachy]

@Heritage_Guy beautiful watch. I have my father's old JLC Reverso, I love it but save it for special occasions.

[labrat]

[Heritage_Guy]

I have several watches but the Sub is my daily driver. There is a reason it's THE classic. This photo is showing me I need take off the bracelet and clean this thing lol.

[JDelage]

Probably the best dive watch ever (apart from the 124060).

[Bridger]

Cough, MM300

[Giles]

MM300 gets my vote...

Or this:

Or this (Alex has one that I love):

But then I am just not a Rolex fan, so will always look for something else....

[Tago Mago]

@Giles 100% agreed on Rolex. The GS looks very nice

[JDelage]

I agree the MM300 is prettier, but the bezel’s impossible to operate with wet fingers. I have the fully auto GS diver. It’s a great watch (but it’s thicc!)

[Giles]

I never use the bezel

And, does thick matter in a dive watch? Serious question. It's not like I'm going to have a problem with shirt cuffs, obviously when diving, but I don't wear long sleeve shirts on a diving holiday (because I am a wuss, and don't dive in cold places)...

My "I'm likely to do some shit to my watch today" is this, and that's pretty thick (and the bezel is completely and utterly unusable) ...

I've been out on UKIYO fishing today and knew that the watch could take a beating, which is why it's on my wrist....

[mclaincausey]

If you could remove cultural context entirely, purely from a design perspective, I love Rolex divers especially if the dial isn’t over the top with text. Great, slim case and great bracelet and it inspired tons of copycats.

I don’t understand why one would prefer a chunkier version of it, at least based on the merits of design alone. I do understand reacting to the cultural trappings associated with the brand and / or model though.

I think Submariner, Tudor, Superocean, FF, Seiko, GS, Panerai, and SeaQ all have worthwhile entrants into the debate.

[Giles]

SeaQ yes, and I love this too....

[northsouthdenimguy]

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[Giles]

Different strokes........

[northsouthdenimguy]

Santos 100 XL

[northsouthdenimguy]

@Giles

For sure, there’s a lot of great watches/timepieces out there. Some of us get stuck on particular ones and brands

[LewisStonehouse]

On the subject of great divers, I picked this up for my old man on his 60th birthday. He quickly told me it knocks my submariner clean out the room

[ARNC]

It’s just dawned on me that my Fastrider Chrono and IHT-2503 are a dream pairing (might feature in WAYWT tomorrow). Objectively, there’s a lot that could be better with the watch, but I fell in love with it when I planned to buy something else back in 2017 and it still makes me smile when I wear it!