Watch question...

[Stormdrane]

Thanks for that Elgin link, Def.  This one originally belonged to my paternal Great-Grandaddy(died 1926 of tuberculosis) and was given to me by my Grandmamma after my Grandaddy passed.  It's case is well worn and the watch is not currently working, but I may eventually take it to a jeweler to see if it can be fixed. 

[edap617]

Thanks for that Elgin link, Def.  This one originally belonged to my paternal Great-Grandaddy(died 1926 of tuberculosis) and was given to me by my Grandmamma after my Grandaddy passed.  It's case is well worn and the watch is not currently working, but I may eventually take it to a jeweler to see if it can be fixed. 

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Stormdrane, my Elgin is now working. I have it fixed two years ago. If I wind the spring full it runs for one week.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Beautiful watches guys!  Man, I could sit and watch one of those movements for days!

If you need any parts, I have another old Waltham that you are welcome to.  I'm not certain how compatible they are, but it's mainspring is toast and it's just not worth fixing, as I have no attachment to it.

Def

[bobofish]

Thanks for the reply.  Be careful not to hurt your thumb...

Sincerely,

Douchebag

Oh come on, it was just a joke. Seriously though, do you really calibrate to the seconds per month?

[Grant Lamontagne]

Considering that post was from Mikey, I imagine it was a joke back.  I don't think that man has ever said anything serious!

Def

[eodtech]

I have a titanium Tissot T-Touch ( SWISS made ) I picked up on eBay for $175 (SRP is $800 )

SIZE     GENT / 42MM
CASE MATERIAL    TITANIUM PVD/POLISHED
WATER RESISTANCE    30M
GLASS    TACTILE SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL
DIAL    BLACK CARBON/ARABIC

Various functions - compass, altimiter, temperature, etc are accessible by touching the crystal face. Very cool feature




Tissot WWW site

[eodtech]

I also have a Bulova Accutron railroad approved ( stemless ) - watch is set from back of the case ( folded down "D" ring ) - another eBay purchase.

[Benner]

I also have a Bulova Accutron railroad approved ( stemless ) - watch is set from back of the case ( folded down "D" ring ) - another eBay purchase.



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Me likes that one. 

[daemonza]

For digital get one of the masters of G casio G-shocks - like a mudman, frogman, gulfman etc.
Or get a Seiko Monster

[duckman1975]

Nice watch eddie, someday your kids would be glad to inherit it. By the way could you adopt me 

[Medic82]

I gott this watch now
 

It’s a Suunto D4 and it’s a diving computer, water resistant to 100m

I am at the moment drooling over this.

http://www.suunto.com/suunto/Worlds/outdoor/main/Product.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198674007265&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302759933&bmUID=1227634803689#

It has an altimeter, compass, GPS and it’s rechargeable. Man do I want it!

[american lockpicker]

Beautiful watches guys!  Man, I could sit and watch one of those movements for days!

If you need any parts, I have another old Waltham that you are welcome to.  I'm not certain how compatible they are, but it's mainspring is toast and it's just not worth fixing, as I have no attachment to it.

Def

Could I have it I collect old watches and clocks.

[ptolemy]

I'm in the market for a new watch... and I know nothing about them...

I like the looks of a couple of the G-shock models, but it seems like their accuracy is a bit high.

Is +/- 15 seconds a month high?  Am I just being unrealistic?  What kind of accuracy do other watches have?

it's a broad question. let me ask you one before i can answer your questions.

1. what is your price range
2. you looking for metal watch on metal band or g-shock line (rubbet./plastic)
3. how important is accuracy to you? #1 priority or?

reason i am asking is there are many watches that are inside 5 seconds per year. it all depends on other things:)

[DaveK]

I'm in the dog house over wrist watches at the moment.....

I have had a Citizen ECO Drive watch for about 5 or 6 years, and it has served me very well indeed. However, last week, whilst leaving the house early for my job interview, I noticed it had stopped. It stayed "stopped" until Saturday morning, so I thought - 'I've got a new job, a fat redundancy cheque on the way, I'll treat myself'. So whilst out shopping on Saturday, I bought this:



It is also a Citizen ECO drive, but bigger and better. Anyhoo, whilst flicking through the manual for the new watch, I read that if the watch stops, it ain't necessarily dead. It suggested leaving it in direct sunlight for a while, so I did.

At about 5pm yesterday, it started ticking again and has kept perfect time since.

The new watch cost £170 - she is NOT happy.

 

[665ae]

I'm in the market for a new watch... and I know nothing about them...

I like the looks of a couple of the G-shock models, but it seems like their accuracy is a bit high.

Is +/- 15 seconds a month high?  Am I just being unrealistic?  What kind of accuracy do other watches have?

it's a broad question. let me ask you one before i can answer your questions.

1. what is your price range
2. you looking for metal watch on metal band or g-shock line (rubbet./plastic)
3. how important is accuracy to you? #1 priority or?

reason i am asking is there are many watches that are inside 5 seconds per year. it all depends on other things:)

For the most part, my questions have all been answered.  I decided I could live with +/- 15 seconds a month and bought a G-Shock Mudman

[Benner]

I'm in the dog house over wrist watches at the moment.....

I have had a Citizen ECO Drive watch for about 5 or 6 years, and it has served me very well indeed. However, last week, whilst leaving the house early for my job interview, I noticed it had stopped. It stayed "stopped" until Saturday morning, so I thought - 'I've got a new job, a fat redundancy cheque on the way, I'll treat myself'. So whilst out shopping on Saturday, I bought this:

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It is also a Citizen ECO drive, but bigger and better. Anyhoo, whilst flicking through the manual for the new watch, I read that if the watch stops, it ain't necessarily dead. It suggested leaving it in direct sunlight for a while, so I did.

At about 5pm yesterday, it started ticking again and has kept perfect time since.

The new watch cost £170 - she is NOT happy.

 

Just say it broke again and then send it on to me. 

[Freudian Frog]

Wear both! WEAR BOTH!

[Splat]

For the most part, my questions have all been answered.  I decided I could live with +/- 15 seconds a month and bought a G-Shock Mudman

Good man!    You won't regret it. I love my GShock that I got last Christmas. I'd get another..maybe even the same one. Here's the one I got: http://www.casio.com/products/Timepiece/G-Shock/MTG930DA-8V/    Good luck with your Mudman.

[665ae]

For the most part, my questions have all been answered.  I decided I could live with +/- 15 seconds a month and bought a G-Shock Mudman

Good man!    You won't regret it. I love my GShock that I got last Christmas. I'd get another..maybe even the same one. Here's the one I got: http://www.casio.com/products/Timepiece/G-Shock/MTG930DA-8V/    Good luck with your Mudman.

I got this one...

http://www.casio.com/products/Timepiece/G-Shock/G9000_Series/product/G9000-3V/

It's been thru hell already and is running fine.  One feature I loved was how easy it switched between time zones, which was a big help during my trip to Alaska over the summer.  It was nice to push a button to switch zones rather than reprogramming the watch every time.

[duckman1975]

I'm in the dog house over wrist watches at the moment.....

I have had a Citizen ECO Drive watch for about 5 or 6 years, and it has served me very well indeed. However, last week, whilst leaving the house early for my job interview, I noticed it had stopped. It stayed "stopped" until Saturday morning, so I thought - 'I've got a new job, a fat redundancy cheque on the way, I'll treat myself'. So whilst out shopping on Saturday, I bought this:

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It is also a Citizen ECO drive, but bigger and better. Anyhoo, whilst flicking through the manual for the new watch, I read that if the watch stops, it ain't necessarily dead. It suggested leaving it in direct sunlight for a while, so I did.

At about 5pm yesterday, it started ticking again and has kept perfect time since.

The new watch cost £170 - she is NOT happy.

 

Just say it broke again and then send it on to me. 

Send it to me instead I'm further than Ben, less likely for the misus to find out

As for the G-shock, good choice its tough and reliable for its price range.

[Splat]

I got this one...
http://www.casio.com/products/Timepiece/G-Shock/G9000_Series/product/G9000-3V/
It's been thru hell already and is running fine.  One feature I loved was how easy it switched between time zones, which was a big help during my trip to Alaska over the summer.  It was nice to push a button to switch zones rather than reprogramming the watch every time.

That's a nice watch, buddy!    It'll last you a long time. The Gshocks do have some nice actually usable features. Good luck with it.

[DaveK]

I'm in the dog house over wrist watches at the moment.....

I have had a Citizen ECO Drive watch for about 5 or 6 years, and it has served me very well indeed. However, last week, whilst leaving the house early for my job interview, I noticed it had stopped. It stayed "stopped" until Saturday morning, so I thought - 'I've got a new job, a fat redundancy cheque on the way, I'll treat myself'. So whilst out shopping on Saturday, I bought this:

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It is also a Citizen ECO drive, but bigger and better. Anyhoo, whilst flicking through the manual for the new watch, I read that if the watch stops, it ain't necessarily dead. It suggested leaving it in direct sunlight for a while, so I did.

At about 5pm yesterday, it started ticking again and has kept perfect time since.

The new watch cost £170 - she is NOT happy.

 

Just say it broke again and then send it on to me. 

Send it to me instead I'm further than Ben, less likely for the misus to find out

As for the G-shock, good choice its tough and reliable for its price range.

A bit of thread necromancy here, but recycling is good they tell me.....

OK - the above watch was bought to replace one like this that let me down:



Now, the new watch (can't believe it's two years since I got it) is great, but whilst out walking a month or so back, it did me a dis-service. I wear my watches very loose, so they tend to slip down my wrist - which is fine, but whilst walking, I fell, and put my hand out to break my fall, and the winder managed to jam itself into some well selected point on the back of my hand, I presume hitting a nerve or something and causing really quite agonising pain in my lower arm for the following two weeks!

So, an obvious and ready solution would be to wear the old, smaller watch for walking! Problem is, I'm not sure if it's reliable enough. I just picked it up off the window sill and it's ticking and the time is right after being sat there for months, but I'm sure I checked a few months back and it had stopped or lost time, because I remember thinking that it might not have come back to life after all.

So eventually to my question - does anyone know if there's anything that needs to be serviced or replaced or anything with these ECO-Drive watches? I'd quite like to start using it again, but need to be able to trust it