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[Deebs]

Big G,

All mechanical watches will lose or gain time. My Omega Seamaster is chronograph certified (will look up the paperwork tonight) which guarantees a level of accuracy. Think it is plus or minus 5 seconds a day.

 

[Edmond]

Its weird, but i have never been one for jewellery, i think the last time i wore a watch was at school, it was a casio digital, and when the plastic strap broke i never wore one again. I have just got a iPad 2 though, just for sodding about at home with. Not been able to put it down yet

 

[old.user4556]

Big G,

All mechanical watches will lose or gain time. My Omega Seamaster is chronograph certified (will look up the paperwork tonight) which guarantees a level of accuracy. Think it is plus or minus 5 seconds a day.

This I am aware of Deebs, but that's two copies of the Seamaster that are woefully out.

 

[DaGaffer]

Yes, my point about swiss watches in particular is that they're a) expensive b) also shite.

All my buddies with automatic Rolexs, Omegas and Breitlings all complain of the same thing - either gaining time, or losing time. At £400 a service to supposedly keep it accurate, I'm done with the cock-extension watch game and will happily flog it on ebay for something that actually does "tell the time" as you put it.

This^. I've had a Baume & Mercier for years now, lovely looking watch but its not accurate and you're right about the servicing, I've probably spent £1200 quid servicing a two grand watch.

Funnily enough I was thinking about a Suunto as well, but I wanted a dive computer one. Problem is I don't get to dive often enough these days to make it worth my while.

 

[TdC]

suunto's are huge. at least the newer models are slightly thinner. I had an X-Lander and could't get it under my shirt cuff :/

 

[ECA]

My mic arrived and holy fuck it's massive, like > half the size of my 27" monitor. It's also toooo good, it picks up the fans on my pc too much

 

[Wazzerphuk]

People wear watches? Really?

 

[Clown]

It's because you look like a dick when you check the time on your phone.

 

[Yaka]

true dat

one more thing about wearing watches, i always wear mine on my left hand as my gran mother used insist blokes wear em on the left hand and girls/poofters wear it on the right, she was kinda fanatical about it. different peeps say diff things these days but back then i did notice alot of blokes would wear em on the left hand these days alot more seem to wear em on the right

 

[Deebs]

I wear my Omega on the left wrist.

 

[ECA]

Lefty here also.

 

[dysfunction]

How about this crazy watch!!

http://www.jurawatches.co.uk/bell-a...medium=googleshopping&utm_campaign=googlebase

 

[Will]

You wear your watch on your non-dominant hand, so it is less likely to get scratched.

 

[Kryten]

Watches are old news. Pointless bits of kit this day and age.

 

[DaGaffer]

Watches are old news. Pointless bits of kit this day and age.

You'll be sorry when the zombie apocalypse comes and your phone doesn't work anymore, but I'll still know the correct time for afternoon tea (may be five minutes or so out).

 

[DaGaffer]

You wear your watch on your non-dominant hand, so it is less likely to get scratched.

I'm left-handed but still wear my watch on my left wrist. Always have.

 

[Bahumat]

Left here too. Your Gran must have had allot of grand kids!

 

[Fweddy]

Right handed and wear my watch on the left as well. Does anyone else wear their watch on the inside of their wrist too?

 

[old.user4556]

This^. I've had a Baume & Mercier for years now, lovely looking watch but its not accurate and you're right about the servicing, I've probably spent £1200 quid servicing a two grand watch.

Funnily enough I was thinking about a Suunto as well, but I wanted a dive computer one. Problem is I don't get to dive often enough these days to make it worth my while.

The Suunto watches look very appealing - they've still got bags of style but actual functional use as well - endorsed by athletes, not past-their-best celebrities. I noticed in the product description that the battery is user serviceable, so that'll keep the running costs at an acceptable level (iirc Tag charged me £100 for a battery replacement).

http://www.suunto.com/gb/en/products#filter=2128

 

[Yaka]

Right handed and wear my watch on the left as well. Does anyone else wear their watch on the inside of their wrist too?

if you mean like this pic then yes, started wearing my watches like this since i was around 5 or 6 used to be one of them old sk00l calculator ones which i kept breaking when i pld footy wearing it like this meant only the starp broke which my dad could fix with a new cheapo strap rather than the actual watch breaking. worn my watches like this ever since

 

[TdC]

The Suunto watches look very appealing - they've still got bags of style but actual functional use as well - endorsed by athletes, not past-their-best celebrities. I noticed in the product description that the battery is user serviceable, so that'll keep the running costs at an acceptable level (iirc Tag charged me £100 for a battery replacement).

http://www.suunto.com/gb/en/products#filter=2128

yes, they have a coin-unscrewable hatch at the back.

 

[Fweddy]

Yes Yaka, that's what I meant. I've always worn my watch like that because it's how my dad does. Most people seem to think it's weird.

 

[Lamp]

Never wore a watch on the inside of my wrist. Doesn't make sense. Will scratch the crap out of it. Unless the watch has a decent strap/bracelet, its gonna look wierd. Definitely a lefty. Feels wrong on the right. Plus the dials are on the RHS of the watch

 

[Deebs]

I did go through a phase of wearing my watch on the inside of my wrist but eventually grew out of it.

 

[Deebs]

This I am aware of Deebs, but that's two copies of the Seamaster that are woefully out.

Is there a mechanical watch that can keep time to +- 1 second a day that doesn't cost tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds?

 

[dysfunction]

No there isnt

 

[BloodOmen]

 

[rynnor]

All this talk of watches reminded me of an old joke.

Women goes to the police and says she was sexually assaulted by a Pilot in a pitch black room.

The Policeman says 'how did you know he was a pilot?'.

She says 'because he had a great big watch and a tiny little dick!'

<Badum Tish>

 

[Chilly]

I bought shitloads of bits and made this:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzULjx4yCLM

 

[megadave]

wtf?