Ombre Vivante
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Definitely. That's about what we sold if for where I work. It went on clearance and was brought down to like $175-ish. It didn't stay in its case for long.
I paid that without the cool little box, too! Alls I got was the little pillow and the manual (which was all banged up). The watch looked new, though. I wonder if it was some display watch or something...
Here's another mechanical Bulova. It was a weird-lookin' watch, so, of course, I was gonna be interested in it:
The hour dial markings and the hands glow in the dark
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I think it was around 175 - used - back then. You can get it new for around 200 now. Totally werth it
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It was cheap. You can probably get it new now for what I paid for used before and I like the look! It's not a "dress watch" per se and still retains a somewhat cool and serious look - without having to break the bank. The back is the usual skeletonised mechanical feature... and the face exposes some of it as well. Hey, Bulova's way cheaper than Bvlgari! Besides, I think it's made by Citizen, so it's still a decent real watch and not the usual designer garbage.
The wrist band clasp is one of those push-button release clasps. It is more annoying than it is cool and it pinches a bit. The buckle has the little Bulova symbol, so it has one saving grace. As I said, I have small wrists, so no watch, except for the Mondaine and the Casio F91W, fits
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I like this automatic mechanical Bulova cheapie. Got it used, too, so it was even less!
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R/E has been as off as $30K in some areas here... just enough for a decent Jaeger-LeCoultre
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I wore this one for the last time. It is the cheapest chronograph retrograde I've seen, but it was cheap for a reason - the minutes hand was off by 30 seconds! I'm in the process of returning it either for a working replacement or a full refund.
I wonder if I can return real estate I am unhappy with for a full refund
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We could buy a low-end Movado for about 500. Once you get into the 1,000-range is when you run into complications. 2,000 would bleed me... I'd have to be celebrating something BIG. 3,000 would wipe me out in disposable income for the next few years. A "cheap" Movado is doable. An Oris? Probably not
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That would make for a very respectable collection to show off in its own little display box
Here's a box I was looking into since the guy said he got it for 20 at Bed, Bath, & Beyond.That's a sweet Omega and Nauticfish he has there...
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you guys need to start a separate thread just for watch enthusiasts.
ARE there any wrist-watch "enthusiasts"? Hell, I wouldn't refer to myself as one since, as I said before, I don't know squat about 'em.
Here's the Mondaine I wore today:
I love this little watch, except I scratched the clasp when I tried to adjust it. Oh, well. I might buy another one later on and I'll be a little more careful with it. One really cool thing about this watch is that it's a no-name brand, yet it's Swiss Made. There's no chance it will be counterfeited/replicated the way a lux or even a fashion watch will
Ever since TheLizard stated people didn't wear watches anymore, I've started to pay more attention to see who doesn't wear them... and it's pretty hard to pick out people who don't. Casio and Timex still reign supreme
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Pfft, you wanna see a big watch? Check out an Invicta.
Terrible watches too. And ridiculously huge.
Hahaha. Yeah, I've always wondered who buys those garish things! At least they didn't blow their cash on a Raymond Weil, Tag, or Baume & Mercier watch (although there was ONE automatic mechanical I liked... but not enough to pay 2K for it).
That crappy Armani watch is actually 43mm. It is a big watch, but the close-up and angle at which I took the picture makes it look even bigger. The shiny, shiny silver makes it look like a saucer, too! The Burberry trinket is 45mm and really thick. 45mm is the limit. I wish I could wear a Steinhart pilot German watch or a Poljot Russian watch, but a lot of them come at around 47mm with very few below that (maybe the Russian ones come in smaller sizes).
http://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/Nav-B-watch-stainless-steel,13.html
http://www.poljot24.de/en/index.html
On the other end is the Mondaine, which is really thin and small. Probably smaller and thinner than a Skagen. It looks and feels like a woman's watch! That doesn't grind my gears, though
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It used to be a tin foil food plate
Addendum: Pretty much ALL watches are bigger than my wrist unless they're diminutive, small watches or women's watches. It's why I don't normally wear them.
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best watch I ever had was a Walmart cheap-ass gold colored thing. Lasted me probably 20 years, only had to change the battery in it 3 times. Still have it, but it's in a drawer now, almost all the gold is rubbed off. I use my phone to tell the time now.
Don't get me started on women's watches. I could be here all day listing. Designers go crazy with women's watch designs, but not so much on the features (i.e., you don't see a lot of aviator, boating, or car racing watches aimed at women, but you WILL see jade colour for a watch face!). Here's a Piaget lux watch:
If Hamilton Art Deco reissue watches came in jade, I'd immediately get one
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I bent my bar yesterday adjusting it.
Still works though. I'm just never planning on adjusting it again. At least they're not ridiculously expensive. Got mine on Amazon for ~$40
Yeah, I bent one clasp pin on a watch big time, so it looks as if I will never be adjusting my Ziiiro ever again. I got mine for 200, so at this point I better wear it even if it's an uncomfortable hunk of metal. The clasp pin on the Mondaine was a little sturdier. This is why mesh wrist bands grind my gears, followed by those effing links - link watches are uncomfortable as hell to wear. My 10-dollar digital Casio 91W beats all of them in terms of comfort and convenience!
Here's a pic of the Ziiiro:
Here are some pics of the junk I've tried to wear lately:
Those links are cumbersome. The crown also digs right into the top of my hand! I may have to go back to the watch repairman and get one more link taken out to get a proper fit. This grinds my gears.
The rubber band on this one has a weird VOC smell... like some kind of cheap0 knock-off. It grinds my gears.
This thing gets scratches like crazy... from nothing! This stupid watch will get a scratch if you breathe on it wrong. I've had to take it to the watch repairman to get the scratches buffed out. It really grinds my gears
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I was lookin' into a Skagen with a blue face/dial
I have two of watches with mesh bands and it was bitch for me to adjust them to my wrist. I'm afraid I will bend or snap the little bar whenever I use a tool to adjust it, which is the main reason I haven't gotten a Skagen yet.
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For the most part, kind of. I just particularly love watches. That's actually my job. I work in jewelry as a watch specialist. I love watches. Way more than I should.
That's an awersome job. I don't know squat about horology or watches, so whatever I buy are mainly fashion impulse purchases (i.e., watches with some designer's name on it that are made in China and/or sourced from a common watch manufacturer such as Fossil or Swatch). Do I like watches? I probably HOARD them. I have over 20! I have one for every work day of the week... in a MONTH
A lot of my classmates and colleagues, and definitely our supervisors and managers, wear watches. The only watches I don't see often are the luxury ones
Two recent acquisitions were a Braun reissue and a Mondaine:
Metal mesh and link bands grind my gears, though, since I can't adjust them myself...
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In case of emergencies, I've stocked up on 80s comedies to get through the next apocalypse
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If you want accuracy, then the Eco-Drive watches are a good bet - and, while they're expensive to us, they're not on the lux end of things. In other words, if we save our pennies, we can have one.
I also love blue dials, but they have to be a blue that is not too dark. If it is a deep, dark blue, then I'd rather have a black dial/face. I have one watch whose blue dial is too dark and blends with the black band... and it grinds my gears. I'm not totally pissed off since it's just a fashion watch
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Those gears don't grind and will keep on ticking long after we're dead and gone. That's the beauty of these time pieces
I'm po', so I can only do with the trinkets I can afford. Just gotta grey-market Seiko Premier Perpetual Calendar...
This was as a reward for failing my engineering exam this past week hahaha. Talk about gear-grinding! If I don't pass the class, it will delay my graduation by one semester [and will cost way more in tuition].
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That's 'cause they marry at 14 or somethin'. Don't they have some of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the nation?
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You'll definitely have more luck with that on the Obama campaign than the Romney campaign. With the exception of any Mormon girls who might be working for Romney. As nutballs crazy as their religion is, they are definitely an attractive people. They won't put out though.
That's bollocks and poppycock! I've never heard of anyone truly saving themselves until marriage
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I only volunteer for anything if there are cute girls working for the cause
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Damn, she's cute as hell. I could crash and burn easy
I don't have a Rolex because the cheapest ones I can afford are ugly. I'm probably gonna spring for an Omega... IF I get a raise at the end of the year.
A little less than $1800 gets one a De Ville quartz:
$2000 gets one a manual mechanical Zenith:
So what grinds my gears? I really wanted a Patek Philippe:
A Calatrava retails for 20,000 and has NO complications... except for its price!
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Shaving it off was traumatic for him (it was 38 years old!) but he likes being semi-clean shaven much better now! As do I.
That beard was older than some of the members here. He should grow it back for another 38... and become the most interesting man in the world
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I wish I could grow a beard and moustache-cash-stash
What grinds your gears then?
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If the restaurant has the option for take-out, then I take it back to my place. For other restaurants, I make sure to try and know the lay-out of the place so I can reserve a more private table - away from the bustling service staff and other tables