Random Thought Thread

Although I suppose it could also be argued that the man with a Rolex is keeping better time than the man with a Swatch, even if the Rolex isn't even running. Hell, at least now it's right twice a day. That's better than it was.
 
duramax said:
G-Shock group shot, although there’s a couple missing somewhere around here lol
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That's quite a collection.

I've always been more of a one watch 24/7/365 kinda guy, so I tend to forget about taking my watch off before doing things that might mess them up (and I've killed a few watches in my day).

Wound up back with a G-shock because they're made for the abuse, and even if I kill one, it's more of a, "Oh well...".

I still have the Omegas simply because the G-Shock is a little bulky with formal attire.
 
gunslinger387 said:
Thankfully I never really got into watches. It’s not like I need something else to drop cash on...
I do have a couple of Citizen Eco drives that I like. I’ve had the one about 8 years and wear it almost daily.
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When people find out that I have a knife collection and ask me why, I always tell them that knives are cheaper than watches. So far this has never failed to satisfactorily explain my position.
 
WValtakis said:
View attachment 1477729 That Deep Blue has been running fast since I got it, just cracked it open and bumped the adjustment a smidge...all this watch talk had me feeling frisky:eek:
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lol Chip, great minds... ;) :D :thumbsup:

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Mine's been running about +2-3 seconds per day. :thumbsup: I can live with that, it'll probably slow down a bit as it ages.

Casinostocks said:
Still time left for some of us to go out to see the Saturn / Jupiter conjunction, preferably with a good pair of binoculars in the absence of any telescopes.

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Pretty good picture! :cool: Your pic? If so, what did you take it with? I tried getting one through my telescope, but failed miserably. :(
 
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SpyderPhreak said:
lol Chip, great minds... ;) :D :thumbsup:

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Mine's been running about +2-3 seconds per day. :thumbsup: I can live with that, it'll probably slow down a bit as it ages.



Pretty good picture! :cool: Your pic? If so, what did you take it with? I tried getting one through my telescope, but failed miserably. :(
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Naw man! Just like any great pretend astronomer my posted pic was plagiarize from some real astronomer ;)
 
I had a Tudor watch with the Snowflake hands but sold it to buy more knives. Priorities. I figured automatics arent nearly as accurate as a good quartz so I bought a Longines Conquest VHP . Its a high accuracy quartz (+/- 5 seconds per year) and has gear position detection which the watch stops running if shocked or in a magnetic field and corrects itself afterwards. Great watch at a fraction of the cost and maintenance of an automatic.
 
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Tigerden said:
I had a Tudor watch with the Snowflake hands but sold it to buy more knives. Priorities. I figured automatics arent nearly as accurate as a good quartz so I bought a Longines Conquest VHP . Its a high accuracy quartz (+/- 5 seconds per year) and has gear position detection which the watch stops running if shocked or in a magnetic field and corrects itself afterwards. Great watch at a fraction of the cost and maintenance of an automatic.
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Feh. You sound like Jo. Applying logic. Whatever....
 
Tigerden said:
I had a Tudor watch with the Snowflake hands but sold it to buy more knives. Priorities. I figured automatics arent nearly as accurate as a good quartz so I bought a Longines Conquest VHP . Its a high accuracy quartz (+/- 5 seconds per year) and has gear position detection which the watch stops running if shocked or in a magnetic field and corrects itself afterwards. Great watch at a fraction of the cost and maintenance of an automatic.
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I was reading about this! The accuracy is insane. I think Citizen also offers a quartz watch that keeps +-5s/year too.

Longines makes really fine watches. I'm really surprised they aren't more popular considering their quality and heritage.
 
fatfrog said:
I was reading about this! The accuracy is insane. I think Citizen also offers a quartz watch that keeps +-5s/year too.

Longines makes really fine watches. I'm really surprised they aren't more popular considering their quality and heritage.
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My only nice watch, the one I don't wear, is Longines.
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Eric sent me a super sweet watch, nicest watch I've ever had. I don't like wearing a watch, but for whatever reason this one stays on my wrist throughout the day and I only take it off when it's time for beddie byes. Don't know how accurate it is, nor do I care, I only ever really use it for timing my tea and only occasionally for seeing what time it is. I've been thinking about making a Ren Faire watch band for it
 
I used to have a bunch of expensive watches but my OCD prevented me from really enjoying them because they would inherently get dented or scratched and that would damage the resale value which I always kept in mind because I never found anything I was in so much love with I knew I’d keep it.

Imagine the look on my face when my Ex dropped one off my desk onto the floor. Of course I took it off when typing to prevent scratches.

Style was moving bigger and bigger at the time and my 175lbs at the time didn’t warrant a wrist anchor.

Ended up selling my last about half a dozen Breitlings when my son was born and intended to find one keeper, but due to previous life experience I almost always know pretty accurately what time it is, and if I don’t know exactly my cell phone will tell me.

These days I keep up with this collection thinking one day something may speak to me:

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I just realized my 2020 is still stuck in the US. Ugh. Can’t miss one.
 
Logically speaking, my Luminox is still my best watch...10 year battery life, only a few seconds off at each time change and the Ti/sapphire construction has shrugged off MANY hard knocks.

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