Watches
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I'm in the market for a new wristwatch. I've been looking at Fossil, but do you have any other recommendations? I'm not looking for a Rolex or anything like that. I just want something that I can wear to work everyday or to a job interview, formal dinner, etc... Versatility counts! :) Jon Sagara What about :bob:?
Anothe reply but... What type of watch do you guys currently wear? i.e. a chronograph (with hands) or a digital (with numbers on a screen.) I wore a digital up until I was 15 and then bought a chrono when I was 20. I must have gone through about 15 watches from about the age of 10 till I was 15. Luckily my parents were smart and bought cheap watches since I always broke them eventually. Make and style of watch is interesting too... I just hope we don't have any "check my gangster gold watch out guys, ain't it cool" types... :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Martin Marvinski wrote: Unfortunatly Deep Throat isn't my cup of tea Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront
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I'm in the market for a new wristwatch. I've been looking at Fossil, but do you have any other recommendations? I'm not looking for a Rolex or anything like that. I just want something that I can wear to work everyday or to a job interview, formal dinner, etc... Versatility counts! :) Jon Sagara What about :bob:?
I picked up a store-branded velcro wristwatch from Marks and Sparks (aka Marks and Spencers), for twenty five quid over five years ago, and it is still working fine. It's only on it's second battery too! :omg: Not sure if you have M&S's in Timbukto, but if you don't need the labelled brand but still want the quality, give them a look. ________________ David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk "I wrote a program in Visual C++ that allows me to send over 5,000 GIGABYTES of Video to every computer and TV Set connected to the Internet in "0" SECONDS (YES! ZERO seconds!)" - Bill SerGio, Professional W*nker
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Anothe reply but... What type of watch do you guys currently wear? i.e. a chronograph (with hands) or a digital (with numbers on a screen.) I wore a digital up until I was 15 and then bought a chrono when I was 20. I must have gone through about 15 watches from about the age of 10 till I was 15. Luckily my parents were smart and bought cheap watches since I always broke them eventually. Make and style of watch is interesting too... I just hope we don't have any "check my gangster gold watch out guys, ain't it cool" types... :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Martin Marvinski wrote: Unfortunatly Deep Throat isn't my cup of tea Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront
Paul Watson wrote: I wore a digital up until I was 15 and then bought a chrono when I was 20. Like you, I also used to wear digital watches exclusively. I finally got sick of them at about 17 and have been wearing chrono since then. I’m a Swatch addict and have a significant collection of them dating back to the mid 1980’s :eek:. I have watches from other manufacturers, but I like Swatch the most. I’m on to the Swatch Skin collection and pick one up whenever I’m pass through a duty free shop (they’re normally about $100 US, but some duty free places carry them for as little as $65US). Essam ___________________________________________ Author - JScript .NET Programming ...and a bunch of articles around the Web
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Paul Watson wrote: I wore a digital up until I was 15 and then bought a chrono when I was 20. Like you, I also used to wear digital watches exclusively. I finally got sick of them at about 17 and have been wearing chrono since then. I’m a Swatch addict and have a significant collection of them dating back to the mid 1980’s :eek:. I have watches from other manufacturers, but I like Swatch the most. I’m on to the Swatch Skin collection and pick one up whenever I’m pass through a duty free shop (they’re normally about $100 US, but some duty free places carry them for as little as $65US). Essam ___________________________________________ Author - JScript .NET Programming ...and a bunch of articles around the Web
Essam Ahmed wrote: I’m a Swatch addict and have a significant collection of them dating back to the mid 1980’s When I bought my Swatch Irony Aluminium there was a lucky draw and I won another Swatch watch. It is an orange, plastic divers watch with a gecko on the dial, a bloody good back light and a rotating bezel. The shop assistant said it was worth about R400 if bought in SA and about $90 if bought overseas. She also said it was a "collectors item" and should not be worn, instead I should keep it for a few years and sell it then. Now I am REALLY skeptical about what she said but when I checked some online directories of Swatch collector items there were a few which were very close to what I had won. So my question is how can I really tell? It does not seem like a collectors item but what she said and the sites I visited have given me the impression it just may be... Essam Ahmed wrote: ’m on to the Swatch Skin collection and pick one up whenever I’m pass through a duty free shop Man, some people just have money to burn don't they? :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Martin Marvinski wrote: Unfortunatly Deep Throat isn't my cup of tea Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront
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I'm in the market for a new wristwatch. I've been looking at Fossil, but do you have any other recommendations? I'm not looking for a Rolex or anything like that. I just want something that I can wear to work everyday or to a job interview, formal dinner, etc... Versatility counts! :) Jon Sagara What about :bob:?
I bought a Seiko Premier Kinetic Auto-Relay about 2 months ago as a present to myself when I made my 20% bonus. It retails at £400 but I got it for £300 so I was quite pleased. I have never had a really nice watch but I thought it was time. I keep telling myself that as a sophisticated man about town the only reason I bought it was for for how solid and pretty it is. The truth is that the geek in me just wanted a watch that I could leave lying around for a few days and the next time I put it on it would wake up and wind itself to the proper time. How cool is that? ;P James Spibey I love the word naked, it's brilliant isn't it, 'naked'. When I was a kid I used to write the word naked on a bit of paper hundreds of times and rub my face in it - Jeff, Coupling, BBC2
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Paul Watson wrote: I wore a digital up until I was 15 and then bought a chrono when I was 20. Like you, I also used to wear digital watches exclusively. I finally got sick of them at about 17 and have been wearing chrono since then. I’m a Swatch addict and have a significant collection of them dating back to the mid 1980’s :eek:. I have watches from other manufacturers, but I like Swatch the most. I’m on to the Swatch Skin collection and pick one up whenever I’m pass through a duty free shop (they’re normally about $100 US, but some duty free places carry them for as little as $65US). Essam ___________________________________________ Author - JScript .NET Programming ...and a bunch of articles around the Web
Wow, exactly the same as me. I used digital watches than done all sorts of weird things up until 17, when my parents bought me a nice chrono watch. I really liked the style, and haven't looked back since. Looking at the time on a chrono gives you a better view of the day as a whole. Simon Nobody does chicken like MFC Sonork ID 100.10024
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I bought a Seiko Premier Kinetic Auto-Relay about 2 months ago as a present to myself when I made my 20% bonus. It retails at £400 but I got it for £300 so I was quite pleased. I have never had a really nice watch but I thought it was time. I keep telling myself that as a sophisticated man about town the only reason I bought it was for for how solid and pretty it is. The truth is that the geek in me just wanted a watch that I could leave lying around for a few days and the next time I put it on it would wake up and wind itself to the proper time. How cool is that? ;P James Spibey I love the word naked, it's brilliant isn't it, 'naked'. When I was a kid I used to write the word naked on a bit of paper hundreds of times and rub my face in it - Jeff, Coupling, BBC2
James Spibey wrote: It retails at £400 but I got it for £300 James Spibey wrote: The truth is that the geek in me just wanted a watch that I could leave lying around for a few days and the next time I put it on it would wake up and wind itself to the proper time. How cool is that? Cricky moses! For that price I expect it to give me directions, buy my lunch and warn of approaching deadlines! :) That watch is half my monthly salary in Rands!!! jeeesh, that is perspective. Very cool watch though :) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Martin Marvinski wrote: Unfortunatly Deep Throat isn't my cup of tea Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront
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I'm in the market for a new wristwatch. I've been looking at Fossil, but do you have any other recommendations? I'm not looking for a Rolex or anything like that. I just want something that I can wear to work everyday or to a job interview, formal dinner, etc... Versatility counts! :) Jon Sagara What about :bob:?
Well, I'm pretty particular about my watches. I don't like those gawdy and clunky ones with the big dials on them or the completely useless floating "ring" that twists around. I like my watch to be light, and pretty subdued, yet elegant and durabale. In that vein, a few years back I found a really nice Titanium Seiko watch which I paid about $300 for. That's a lot, but when you consider that this watch has lasted years and doesn't have *ONE* single scratch on it, despite the abuse I put it through.. it's amazing. It keeps perfect time and is durable as all hell, plus light as a feather (you barely know it's there). They still make it today, which shows that it's a pretty good product. They also have a number of variations. I *HIGHLY* recommend them if you are into more subdued looks and very light weight.: http://www.seikousa.com/sport/SLC033.html -- Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket?
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Anothe reply but... What type of watch do you guys currently wear? i.e. a chronograph (with hands) or a digital (with numbers on a screen.) I wore a digital up until I was 15 and then bought a chrono when I was 20. I must have gone through about 15 watches from about the age of 10 till I was 15. Luckily my parents were smart and bought cheap watches since I always broke them eventually. Make and style of watch is interesting too... I just hope we don't have any "check my gangster gold watch out guys, ain't it cool" types... :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Martin Marvinski wrote: Unfortunatly Deep Throat isn't my cup of tea Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront
Alas, I still haven't grown up. I'm 32 and still wear a digital watch... but a pretty decent one. It's a Timex digital watch with "Indiglo" (ooooooh). I just don't like giving much thought to something as mundane as getting the current time. A digital watch just gives it to me and with great down-to-the-second precision. It also gives me the date, day of the week, an alarm, a timer, a chronograph, a light... and it's water resistant.... Hey buddy, wanna buy a watch? :-) Regards, Alvaro
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Alas, I still haven't grown up. I'm 32 and still wear a digital watch... but a pretty decent one. It's a Timex digital watch with "Indiglo" (ooooooh). I just don't like giving much thought to something as mundane as getting the current time. A digital watch just gives it to me and with great down-to-the-second precision. It also gives me the date, day of the week, an alarm, a timer, a chronograph, a light... and it's water resistant.... Hey buddy, wanna buy a watch? :-) Regards, Alvaro
Alvaro Mendez wrote: Hey buddy, wanna buy a watch? That brings back memories of my trip to NYC when I was in fifth grade. At least once a day, some sleazy guy in a trench coat would walk up to us and try to sell us "Rolexes." Ah, the good ol' days. :) Jon Sagara What about :bob:?
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I'm in the market for a new wristwatch. I've been looking at Fossil, but do you have any other recommendations? I'm not looking for a Rolex or anything like that. I just want something that I can wear to work everyday or to a job interview, formal dinner, etc... Versatility counts! :) Jon Sagara What about :bob:?
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I'm in the market for a new wristwatch. I've been looking at Fossil, but do you have any other recommendations? I'm not looking for a Rolex or anything like that. I just want something that I can wear to work everyday or to a job interview, formal dinner, etc... Versatility counts! :) Jon Sagara What about :bob:?
Thanks for the recommendations, everyone. They all look great. Jon Sagara What about :bob:?
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I'm in the market for a new wristwatch. I've been looking at Fossil, but do you have any other recommendations? I'm not looking for a Rolex or anything like that. I just want something that I can wear to work everyday or to a job interview, formal dinner, etc... Versatility counts! :) Jon Sagara What about :bob:?
I've had the goldtone Fossil "Blue" for about a year. Works fine and looks great. I get a a lot of people asking me about it, cuz it looks really expensive. Cost me about $70.
Mike Mullikin - Sonork 100.10096 "Programming is like sex. One mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life." - Michael Sinz
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I'm in the market for a new wristwatch. I've been looking at Fossil, but do you have any other recommendations? I'm not looking for a Rolex or anything like that. I just want something that I can wear to work everyday or to a job interview, formal dinner, etc... Versatility counts! :) Jon Sagara What about :bob:?
My 7 year old $12.99 Casio works great! /ravi "There is always one more bug..." http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com
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Anothe reply but... What type of watch do you guys currently wear? i.e. a chronograph (with hands) or a digital (with numbers on a screen.) I wore a digital up until I was 15 and then bought a chrono when I was 20. I must have gone through about 15 watches from about the age of 10 till I was 15. Luckily my parents were smart and bought cheap watches since I always broke them eventually. Make and style of watch is interesting too... I just hope we don't have any "check my gangster gold watch out guys, ain't it cool" types... :-D regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Martin Marvinski wrote: Unfortunatly Deep Throat isn't my cup of tea Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront
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Digital since 1978. Currently I'm using a Polar S510, but I should get something smaller and more "stylish" for daily use. Does anybody know a good-quality digital watch?
markkuk wrote: Digital since 1978 Man, I was not even born then. Did they even have digital watches then? ;P markkuk wrote: Does anybody know a good-quality digital watch? The thing for me is that while there are plenty of good quality digital watches, none of them are as stylish or professional looking as a chrono. They are all big plasticky affairs with lights and gauche colours. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Martin Marvinski wrote: Unfortunatly Deep Throat isn't my cup of tea Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront