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I buy them, fix them, then give them away.

For me the joy is bringing the machine back to life as good or better than new then allowing someone else to experience it as well. It's not about "having stuff" it's about "sharing stuff".
 
HisArpy said:
I buy them, fix them, then give them away.

For me the joy is bringing the machine back to life as good or better than new then allowing someone else to experience it as well. It's not about "having stuff" it's about "sharing stuff".
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Cool...good hobby.
 
rockcasbah said:
My thing with watches started on my 11th birthday, when Dad gave me my first watch, a Timex wind up in gold tone with champagne dial.
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My dad gave me one when I graduated high school. Wore the hell out of that thing. Years later, I determined that the only jewelry I could wear was my wedding ring and a watch, so I got a nicer watch. Beat the hell out of that one too. Finally found out about Sapphire crystals, and now have a little collection of Automatic moment sapphire crystals watches. Hamilton, citizen, GV2, some custom brands.
 
I've never owned one, but I kinda like that triangular shaped Hamilton Ventura.

It's got a Jetsons/Studebaker Avanti vibe.
 
I wore a watch in high school and just kind of stopped in college. Then, senior year, on tour in Taiwan, we had a pretty specific schedule, so I bought a watch I really liked at one of the open air markets. It had a white face with spider web instead of numbers and a little spider on a clear disk as the second hand. I'm not sure what happened to it. Then I went years without a watch. A couple halloweens ago at a party I met a guy into old groovy watches, no unlike the story from HA below. We talked for about 15 minutes about watches. I decided to buy a cheap watch from Amazon. I got a military style watch that had a nylon band that meant no metal to skin contact. I liked it. I dropped it and cracked the crystal. I replaced it with a similar Timex that was black with a similar green band. The Timex is much heavier than the cheapo I bought (incase I didn't like wearing a watch anymore). The heavier watch became problematic when playing drums. I did a search on Amazon for 'light men's watch" and found a really cool wood watch for $20. It looks great and doesn't distract me when I'm playing. And it looks great, and it easy to read with a light wood face and dark numbers and hands.

HisArpy said:
I buy them, fix them, then give them away.

For me the joy is bringing the machine back to life as good or better than new then allowing someone else to experience it as well. It's not about "having stuff" it's about "sharing stuff".
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Niiiiiice.
rockcasbah said:
I've never owned one, but I kinda like that triangular shaped Hamilton Ventura.

It's got a Jetsons/Studebaker Avanti vibe.
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That is super cool looking. I like the triangle vibe, but I'm never spending more than $50ish on a watch. I'd rather buy snare drums, or microphones, or other studio things.
 
I have loads of under $50 watches, most were bought from street vendors.

Thing is they dont last and 5 or ten of them could have bought a watch you could give to a grandchild.
 
Just a passing comment here. I have a Swiss Army watch, Officer's model, that I bought in '93. Still keeps perfect time.
 
bellisarius said:
Just a passing comment here. I have a Swiss Army watch, Officer's model, that I bought in '93. Still keeps perfect time.
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I have one i bought in 1999; probably a best buy in a quality watch under $300. Swiss, all stainless, timeless design.

Plus, a good quality battery powered quartz movement keeps better time than most mechanical watches... my Superlative Chronometer mechanical rollies have to be sent away for service like a fucking ferrari or they run slow.
 
I got the one with the Titanium case. A good battery lasts approx 3+ years. My only beef with the watch is having to run it ahead for the date. It thinks all the months have 31 days. :)
 
That Seiko looks vintage, is it new or an old one? Love the screw head on the hands.

The 1970's Seiko's were very good watches. I have a flashy green faced automatic and their first LED digital.
 
I'm trying to think... but I don't recall ever owning a watch. I must have, at some point in my long life. Maybe back in the 70s.
 
Haven't worn one this millenia. But I remember having a really swanky kinetically self charging thing. Sekio something, I think.

I bought one of them Apple Watches, since I'm hip and down with the cool tech yo, or something. But sold it a month later, because it just felt weird and wrong to have on.

I also quite frankly don't want time that easily available most of the time. There are no visible clocks in my home. I'll have to choose to pick up my phone and press a button.

Not for everybody perhaps. It's a stress managment thing.
 
Not Normal said:
I wore a watch in high school and just kind of stopped in college. Then, senior year, on tour in Taiwan, we had a pretty specific schedule, so I bought a watch I really liked at one of the open air markets. It had a white face with spider web instead of numbers and a little spider on a clear disk as the second hand. I'm not sure what happened to it. Then I went years without a watch. A couple halloweens ago at a party I met a guy into old groovy watches, no unlike the story from HA below. We talked for about 15 minutes about watches. I decided to buy a cheap watch from Amazon. I got a military style watch that had a nylon band that meant no metal to skin contact. I liked it. I dropped it and cracked the crystal. I replaced it with a similar Timex that was black with a similar green band. The Timex is much heavier than the cheapo I bought (incase I didn't like wearing a watch anymore). The heavier watch became problematic when playing drums. I did a search on Amazon for 'light men's watch" and found a really cool wood watch for $20. It looks great and doesn't distract me when I'm playing. And it looks great, and it easy to read with a light wood face and dark numbers and hands.


Niiiiiice.

That is super cool looking. I like the triangle vibe, but I'm never spending more than $50ish on a watch. I'd rather buy snare drums, or microphones, or other studio things.
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You'd do better with a 12 size mechanical pocket watch. Not only would it give you a unique vibe, the watch wouldn't interfere with your playing since it's not on your wrist. The 12 size is small enough to easily fit in that little pocket in your pants and the chain would give you a bad assed visual mystique if you did it right.



You know what's really cool about mechanical pocket watches? You can wear them today, put them in your jewelry box afterward and not have to worry about the battery exploding before you take it out again months from now to wind and wear again.
 
rockcasbah said:
That Seiko looks vintage, is it new or an old one? Love the screw head on the hands.

The 1970's Seiko's were very good watches. I have a flashy green faced automatic and their first LED digital.
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It's new. This is a case Seiko have produced for a long time. I have wanted one for the longest time. When I found this one, in this colour, I had to have it.
 
rockcasbah said:
I have loads of under $50 watches, most were bought from street vendors.

Thing is they dont last and 5 or ten of them could have bought a watch you could give to a grandchild.
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I won't have any of those, and as I said, things I use to make and record music are so much higher on the food chain in my world. If I had 'money' or changed careers, I might get something nicer. I like the simple day to day function.
HisArpy said:
You'd do better with a 12 size mechanical pocket watch. Not only would it give you a unique vibe, the watch wouldn't interfere with your playing since it's not on your wrist. The 12 size is small enough to easily fit in that little pocket in your pants and the chain would give you a bad assed visual mystique if you did it right.



You know what's really cool about mechanical pocket watches? You can wear them today, put them in your jewelry box afterward and not have to worry about the battery exploding before you take it out again months from now to wind and wear again.
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Pocket watches are cool, but cell phones, as someone pointed out, have kind of replaced that. I like the immediacy of a wrist watch. Though, if I dressed up, a pocket watch could be cool.

I do have this really cool pocket watch stand that belonged to my ex's grandmother. She was a really sweet lady and I really liked it, and the ex was kind enough to let me have it. I like the look, and that it came from someone I was fond of.
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Those calculator watches were funny; back then, putting a calculator in other objects was all the rage.

I've been wearing my Datejust over the holidays. Several of my battery powered watches need batteries!
 
Not Normal said:
I won't have any of those, and as I said, things I use to make and record music are so much higher on the food chain in my world. If I had 'money' or changed careers, I might get something nicer. I like the simple day to day function.


Pocket watches are cool, but cell phones, as someone pointed out, have kind of replaced that. I like the immediacy of a wrist watch. Though, if I dressed up, a pocket watch could be cool.

I do have this really cool pocket watch stand that belonged to my ex's grandmother. She was a really sweet lady and I really liked it, and the ex was kind enough to let me have it. I like the look, and that it came from someone I was fond of.
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Beautiful Art Deco clock...very nice!
 
Tic Talk

After we are done talking about watches let's switch from Watch Talk to Tic Talk.

I think that wood tics are often ignored in the mainstream media and think of the fantastic thread we could have with every one telling a tic story.

Where was the location where you got your first tic?
 
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