lets talk watches

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i just put my marathon sar on its rubber strap

i am new to rubber straps - so comfortable

[Happy Hooligan]

I like the rubber straps at the beach but you do sweat with it on. I don't sweat through a metal bracelet as much I've found.

[funkdoobi]

yea, the rubber's pretty nice. i like the breitling one, it's especially soft, yet thick (no homo?) compared to when i had my bell & ross on a rubber strap. also, yes. you do tend to sweat more than the metal bracelet, but it's easy to just take it off and wipe her down.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

is that so?

i'd switched to the rubber because i found the bracelet a little hot and sweaty

maybe i'll go back to the nato (ducks)

[wild style]

Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

[funkdoobi]

is that so?

i'd switched to the rubber because i found the bracelet a little hot and sweaty

maybe i'll go back to the nato (ducks)

should fucking neg you for saying that. omg. and yes. the rubber has no holes to breath through, the metal bracelet has tons of gaps and doesn't sweat as much. especially during summertime. at least that's what i've noticed.

[house]

I don't sweat with my rubber strap on though. wear it mostly when I work out.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

I don't sweat with my rubber strap-on though. wear it mostly when I work out.

:eek:

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[jakie]

old seiko on nato. don't hate the nato.

[house]

:eek:

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I knew that one was coming sooner or later, haha!

[triumph.man]

Not a lot of love for baume&mercier in here.

Here's mine...about 6 yrs old now with some nicks and scratches

Also have a JD, but will post pics once I get the new band on it

[eversuns]

Bought my first watch:

[the Repeater]

Wanting a Ti pilot, but budg has me lookin at somethin more <250. Thoughts? (No Seikos/Cits/Alphas...?)

[jakie]

Bought my first watch:

Post a wrist shot, those seikos are deceptively huge....

[eversuns]

Post a wrist shot, those seikos are deceptively huge....

Sorry for the quick phone shot, I guess it's quite big (no homo)

[arlee]

Wanting a Ti pilot, but budg has me lookin at somethin more <250. Thoughts? (No Seikos/Cits/Alphas...?)

don;t know what you expect to get for less than $250 especially when you throw out the choices of Seikos or Citizens and it has to be Titanium

[togglebutton]

excuse me for my dumb question but since i've recently gotten into watches, what are some things to know about watches in general and about quality. you guys seem to admire and respect certain watches, is it based on personal preference or is it something special that you guys see in watches?

[the Repeater]

It doesn't have to be Ti, I'm goin budg. It'd probably be an Archimede Ti Pilot if I were having it all.

I need something lighter to knockaround daily. The Ocean Black is too heavy for everything, and truthfully the auto movement's longevity does worry me when I'm on a moto or gnarly bike rides, it's just shaking sooo much!

[DJ_Flame]

Steinhart Ocean or SKX007? I just want an affordable diver to beat up.

[WhoKnewI]

I'm feeling the new steinhart ocean 44mm DLC.

[DJ_Flame]

I think I gonna get this instead this weekend:

Probably replace the oyster with a nato.

[dismalfuture]

not a fan of the script on the bezel, looks wacky

[WhoKnewI]

not a fan of the script on the bezel, looks wacky

Agreed. Otherwise very nice.

[ntkt10]

1996 Speedmaster, original dial, hands, and hesalite crystal. On orange canvas right now, but also wear it with the original steel, brown croc w/Omega deployant clasp, and various NATO/regimental stripe bands.

[Switch]

very nice speedy

[Happy Hooligan]

do speedy's have issues with the hands and dials? 1996 seems pretty new to me...

[GregoryH]

found this today....

wtf? persol made a watch? or is it some weird fake?

[freecat]

well anyone can take some generic quartz watch and put his brand stamp on it i guess. unless it's a high quality watch or automatic one then i don't know.

i tried this watch (and some Meistersinger that are awesome but too expensive for me) yesterday, for approx 500€ i'm really tempted to cop.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i am a fan of the hamilton khaki automatics

mine is the most accurate (auto) watch i've ever had

one of my favorite things about it is the second(s) hand - i love how it goes all the way to the edge of the dial

i wish all watches were designed that way

i'd get a handwind instead though if i had to do it over again

and smaller (mine is 42mm - cartoon military concept)

[dismalfuture]

never really been a fan of Omegas, but I've thought about getting a Speedy like that so many times - what are the differentiations between them? Some I see for like a stack, some I see for four, and to me they look identical. I know there's some wacky Moon Landing one and some other commemorative ones, but I think I recall seeing a good variety in prices on those? I'd be willing to own one for a G, but probably no more.