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Photos Wrist Watches - show us yours!

Discussion in 'General' started by ComputerKing, 31 Jul 2008.

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Watch Types?

  1. Analog Hand Watch

    222 vote(s)
    60.3%
  2. Digital Hand Watch

    42 vote(s)
    11.4%
  3. Digital + Analog

    31 vote(s)
    8.4%
  4. don't wear one

    73 vote(s)
    19.8%
  1. cyrilthefish

    cyrilthefish What's a Dremel?

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    I've never been able to use analog watches, too much brainpower required to work them out when i usually most want to use them (Ie. first thing in the morning mostly)

    So Digital-only for me :)

    have had a Casio digital watch for the past 10 years, was unique as it had a tiny vibrator motor like a mobile phone instead of a beeper, very handy.

    When it's casing had almost died (plastic, bah, i'd kill for a durable metal housing version of it) i settled for this new one, much the same as my old watch, but with a metal casing and trades the vibrate alarm for the UK-wide radio clock setting utility (ie: updates the time to an atomic clock once per day)
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    Also it is one of the few watches that adjusts small enough for my wrist, which is amazingly thin :p (i can circle my wrist in one hand making a circle with my thumb and little finger ;) )
     
  2. jhanlon303

    jhanlon303 The Keeper of History

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    Yeah, me too. That's why I went to pocket watches. I hated the watches sliding around on my wrist. Pocket is better, Assuming you have a pocket! Must remember the females and the kilt wearers amongst us.
    John
     
  3. Herbicide

    Herbicide Lurktacular

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    Me too, but I don't consider my wrists to be amazingly thin. Maybe most people can?
     
  4. Mighty Yoshimi

    Mighty Yoshimi Motormouth

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    There she is
     
  5. Morgraath

    Morgraath What's a Dremel?

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    my watches:
    a Breitling replica (as I am to cheap to buy the real thing) for dressed up functions,
    and a Gul for everyday use (needs a new strap).

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  6. Journeyer

    Journeyer Minimodder

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    It's a Steinhausen Leonardo. :D
     
  7. Orca

    Orca What's a Dremel?

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    What model is this? Been looking to retire my old G-Shock for ages now... quite like the analog/digital aspect of this one :)
     
  8. 13eightyfour

    13eightyfour Formerly Titanium Angel

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    i like that lots, probably just me but what is it? i cant make out the logo on the bezel.
     
  9. Mighty Yoshimi

    Mighty Yoshimi Motormouth

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    It's a Lotus Type 1 Watch, i got it a couple of years ago. It's nice to look at but uncomfortable to wear :(. Cost £175 when i got it

    Lotus as in the car company
     
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  10. 13eightyfour

    13eightyfour Formerly Titanium Angel

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    Now you mention it the logo is obviously the lotus badge :duh:
     
  11. Mighty Yoshimi

    Mighty Yoshimi Motormouth

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    I think it's meant to look like a disc brake....

    I think the orange part as the caliper and the silver rim as the disc.
     
  12. ozstrike

    ozstrike yip yip yip yip

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    For the people scared to wear expensive watches: if you buy a proper watch, it will last you forever (although it may need servicing every so often).
    The Omega Speedmaster has been to the moon ffs, and a lot of Breitlings, Omegas, etc are designed for military/diving use.
     
  13. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Swatch Irony Chrono "Toxin", awesome watch, I've had it for years now and it's never let me down. A new strap and 2 new batteries, and it's still going strong, worn every day.
     
  14. Cupboard

    Cupboard I'm not a modder.

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    Automatics/normal windups shouldn't be less accurate - after all, if they are of decent quality you should be able to adjust their speed at a proper watch shop.
    My dad has had his two for years now, they are both far older than me, one is about 35.

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    good good, its is very similar to mine which I hope will last a long time.
     
  15. dragon2309

    dragon2309 techie

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  16. dom_

    dom_ --->

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    A manual/automatic will never be as accurate as a quartz watch. Even certified chronographs are not as accurate.
     
  17. Archtronics

    Archtronics Minimodder

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  18. smashie

    smashie Cupid Stunt

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    Chronometer not chronograph, a chronograph, strictly, a timekeeper that leaves a written record of its going or the going of an associated timepiece; but generally, a watch with a centre seconds hand that can be started, stopped and returned to zero at will.

    Chronometer, well there's a pretty good wikipedia article about it's definition.
     
  19. dom_

    dom_ --->

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    Yes indeed i did mean chronometer. Great mistake for a jeweller to make.
     
  20. ComputerKing

    ComputerKing <img src="http://forums.bit-tech.net/images/smilie

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    Here is my main watch in my arm ;) It looks awesome :D

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    I really want this watch but I can't find it locally in Dubai :( It rocks!!!!!! From Emporio Armani

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