Fair enough, but my Tissot goes with just about anything - it's meant to be a dress watch, bit it's sporty enough that it also goes well with jeans and a t-shirt.Activity
So here's a question for all of you watch guys out there - how do you decide which watch you are going to wear on a given day? Since I got the Tissot Luxury, I have a hard time rotating anything else in, although I suspect that part of that is due to the newness factor of the Tissot.
Today I made a point to wear something different and I'm wearing one of my two Citizen chronographs, but I was tempted to put the Tissot back on.
Badass....Very eye catching. Love the color scheme.
I rotate through all of these.
Top row left to right: Steinhart ocean 500, NTH Devilray, Redux Courg Type-B, Tissot T-touch expert, Invicta Pro-Diver on Leatherman tread (crappy watch but it runs like a top and keeps perfect time)
Bottom row left to right: GPW Einsatzuhr, Tag Heuer Aquagraph 500, GPW Offizier, Steinhart Ocean Black, Steinhart Triton 100ATM, Oakley Holeshot Standard Issue on Leatherman tread
All are mechanical automatic except the Oakley and the Tissot
So here's a question for all of you watch guys out there - how do you decide which watch you are going to wear on a given day? Since I got the Tissot Luxury, I have a hard time rotating anything else in, although I suspect that part of that is due to the newness factor of the Tissot.
Today I made a point to wear something different and I'm wearing one of my two Citizen chronographs, but I was tempted to put the Tissot back on.
Very eye catching. Love the color scheme.
Badass....
I'm usually not a fan multiple sub dials, that watch is slick.
How do you like the GPW? I’ve been considering one lately
Fair enough, but my Tissot goes with just about anything - it's meant to be a dress watch, bit it's sporty enough that it also goes well with jeans and a t-shirt.
A nice sport watch - particularly along the lines of a Rolex Sub, Tag Aquaracer or Omega Seamaster - really can be worn with just about anything. They have bold, clear lines and a classic look. It's maybe not ideal with a tuxedo (tell that to James Bond!) but otherwise they work well with just about any attire.A nice watch can be worn with anything IMHO . You know the weird thing i had a couple women on another gun forum say they are turned on by a mans wrist .
I have never heard of such a thing until then , and maybe they see a nice watch and may give the impression a guy has it together .
It would be interesting to hear other women speak about a mans wrist .
I'm not sure how I missed it in this thread (there are multiple references) but I've recently discovered Orient watches. I'm going to have to get a couple to try - at their price point, they are quite affordable, and having several will be easy enough to do - I can get 2-3 for what it would cost to get into a Hamilton or the like. Right now, these are three that I'm looking at:
Orient Bambino V2, cream dial, blue hands - this would be a great addition to the collection. It's completely unlike any of my dressier watches - I typically go for a dark/black face with light hands. Currently $125 on Amazon
Orient Mako USA II - I'll continue to wear my Swiss movement Invicta Pro Diver, but this watch looks great. It definitely takes cues from the Submariner and Tag Aquaracer, but it's different enough to stand on its own. Right now this one seems to be hard to find from anywhere other than Orient USA, and it's running around $300.
Then there's this one that I'm particularly intrigued by as an EDC Watch - their take on the traditional pilot watch - similar in look to a Hamilton Khaki, but at considerably less cost - not shabby for a sub $100 automatic.
I know they aren't Swiss timepieces, but everything I've read about Orient watches seems to point to them being a great value for the dollar where mechanical watches are concerned with movements that rival their Swiss counterparts in terms of accuracy and reliability. Also, given that they aren't terribly expensive, as one poster on another forum put it, "don't bother having it serviced - wear it until it stops working, throw it away, and buy a new one."
There are Mako models available for less than $150 - the Mako II and Mako XL are both available on Amazon for around $135, but the latest iteration, the Mako USA II, isn't yet available from secondary sellers like Amazon or Jomashop, unless I'm mistaken - and it has the feature set and looks that I like the best.I have an Orient Mako, I haven't been wearing watches for a couple years but i like it. I put a nato strap on it because I don't like the bracelet type straps. $300 dollars seems high though. I paid about 135 for mine a couple years ago. Unfortunately I dropped it face down on tile once and chipped the edge of the crystal.
So here's a question, and the reason I ask it is because I didn't really know or understand the purpose until recently when I looked it up.
Many watches - the Omega Speedmaster and Tag Heuer Carrera being two famous examples, (and my two most recent Citizen watches as well) have a tachymeter bezel. I like it because it looks cool, and I know that it's a thing on many chronograph wristwatches.
Who here actually knows how to read one and how/why it's used?
Apparently those watches were designed with the racecar driver in mind, and it allows for the calculation of average speed over a fixed distance. Using the mile as a distance, it's simple - if it takes 40 seconds to traverse the distance, then the driver is traveling at approximately 90 mph.
I typically like to consider myself a form-follows-function kind of guy, but I really dig the look of watches with the black tachymeter bezel, and I'm slightly embarrassed that I bought two watches that had them before I actually learned that.