Thanks man, I really dig it. They have it in a stainless bracelet but I thought the leather would make it look cooler.
-Joe
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Thanks man, I really dig it. They have it in a stainless bracelet but I thought the leather would make it look cooler.
-Joe
Want to share what is now my favorite watch.
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Its the Stocker & Yale 490, a military issue manual wind watch. I picked it up on Ebay for $96 on a whim. The watch is everything I ever wanted, small (36mm), pilot-styled, light, ETA 2801 movement. Absolutely love it.
Holy glowage batman - I spy Tritium!
Anyone own a Miik Seafighter? Really digging those at the moment, just not sure I can still swing that much $. Would love to find something 2nd hand for much less. Maybe should go Seiko.. Have an old mid sized Tag Professional in blue but just broke the band. Got me thinking about a new watch.
Seafighters are awesome. Best bet to find one is a daily search here:
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P.S. Prices on those things are only going up!!
Perfecto and thanks. Just saw one that went on 11/9/12 for $650. Damn. A few on Ebay right now, but more ~$900. Gonna do some more digging.
Grab a lume-shot to share with us will ya?
Memory is a bit rusty on those, they have a composite-plastic case correct?? Sapphire crystal?
Military-style, no date watch, on a NATO? Isn't that exactly the design spec for the PRS-1 Speedbird?
http://christianedstrom.com/IWC/IWC_022.JPG
I used the excuse of cold and miserable winters to pick up a new military riding watch which I grabbed a picture of on my ride yesterday: a CWC SBS special issue (that is the British equivalent of the Marines but 3000x as tough).
Fairly-pleased with it, not too heavy and nice and functional. With a NATO band it slips over thicker riding jackets and gloves. That said, there is a slight hint of cheapness in the finish but for around USD 500 it is a fair way price-wise from the better military watches.
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I've also got a slight lust for the Yokobies Sinn style Seiko watch conversions. Does anyone have one of those? Waterproof...?
I'm almost certain that the crystal is mineral. I'm surprised it doesn't still glow, mine is from '93 and still lights up well at night.
490 on the right, SandY 590 (quartz) on the left.
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Casio F91W-1. My favorite distillation of modern technology. $9. For $3 more you can improve the water resistance to 50 meters with the W59-1V. I challenge you to find a more useful, durable watch at this weight, not to mention price. The choice of bankers, terrorists, poets and adventurers worldwide.
Anything more is jewelry.
And if you must have a dial, then this: Bodoni M&Co Classic Stainless - Projects Watches
This is like going into the gallery and telling someone to just get a Surly instead of their custom bike. Very few threads are about what is "good enough," or value, it's usually about nerding out about something that few of the public at large give a crap about. And, yes, watches are a waste of money, as are lots of the bikes here, the entire "things I want now" thread, the camera thread we have, and most other things we talk about.
That's funny to me, because I pretty much agree with you. Except I see calling anything else jewelry as a dismissal and I think a truly nice watch is one of the two pieces of jewelry a man should wear. The other being a wedding band.
I don't go for necklaces, bracelets, class rings, pinkie rings, earrings, any of that, but a nice watch (whatever that means to you) is a great way to add a little style and class everyday. I also think that a well selected watch tells me a little bit about a person at a glance. If all you need to do is tell time, then your cell phone is more than sufficient, I view a watch as an opportunity for a little something more.