What watches do you own? (thread cock-wave rating - V.High)

Toga · Post by **Toga** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:09 am

I've recently sold two watches I used to own but have bought a Citizen Eco-Drive Perpetual Calender watch. It's an attractive, understated design with a black face, magnified date indicator and a stainless steel bracelet. I also own a black military style Seiko Superior Kinetic watch which I've had for years - great watch. I also own 2 Pulsar HRM which I have used just as a watch before.

That is it. I'd estimate that the combined value of all my time pieces is worth about £200 tops on Ebay. Beat that!

Mitty · Post by **Mitty** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:11 am

Mitty in 3,2,1...

Gobshiet · Post by **Gobshiet** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:12 am

Just a Garmin, not a fag you see.

musefreek · Post by **musefreek** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:12 am

Mitty wrote:Mitty in 3,2,1...

i used to wear a nixon, but since a couple of years ago i actually stopped wearing watches.

Womack · Post by **Womack** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:16 am

I've got a couple of Fossil watches, both pretty straightforward steel bracelet jobbies, neither of which I ever wear. Combined cost about £150

henry · Post by **henry** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:19 am

I'm rather happy with my Christopher Ward C3 Malvern Chronograph: http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/dr ... c3skk.html

Classical aesthetically and excellent service. An excellent everyday watch only over-shadowed by those occasions when I have to bring out the old Rolex Milgauss.

GigotHaricot · Post by **GigotHaricot** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:19 am

I own several watches which are all presents. I stop wearing them when battery runs out as I can't be bothered buying a new battery. Then people notice I don't wear a watch so I get a new one as a present.

Insane_Homer · Post by **Insane_Homer** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:19 am

Gift from my Brother

my Watch for Refin'

musefreek · Post by **musefreek** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:22 am

Womack wrote:I've got a couple of Fossil watches, both pretty straightforward steel bracelet jobbies, neither of which I ever wear. Combined cost about £150

fossil does nice watches to be fair.

Homer · Post by **Homer** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:26 am

Just the one watch - 22 years old now:

TranceNRG · Post by **TranceNRG** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:27 am

Couple of cheap watches :p

A Swatch that i bought about 8 years ago and a Seiko I bought about 4 years ago.

Edit - Would like a Tag.

Ignatius · Post by **Ignatius** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:30 am

Nothing posh, most recently I have been wearing a big square faced steel Diesel bracelet watch that was a present and probably cost about £100 or 200 or so, I like watches to be heavy and loose on my wrist and I don't feel dressed without one on. I used to have a very good fake Rolex Submariner which lasted for years, kept good time and cost me $20, packed up eventually though and a decentish fake Brietling. I would never dream of spending £1000's on a watch even if I could afford it. I also have a couple of big plastic G-Shock plastic things for climbing and hiking etc.

Lobby · Post by **Lobby** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:33 am

Used to have one of these

'twas lovely, but lost it when splitting up with the ex Mrs Lobby

Waratah · Post by **Waratah** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:35 am

What watches do you own?

For me, the ability to construct a sentence makes a man richer than the watch he wears. An illiterate with a Rolex is still an illiterate.

Ignatius · Post by **Ignatius** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:35 am

Oh and as I forgot where I was posting I also have a couple of these for best:

cheese cutter · Post by **cheese cutter** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:38 am

cost me about £3.

easyray · Post by **easyray** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:40 am

cheese cutter wrote:

cost me about £3.

Dozy will kill you for one of those.

cheese cutter · Post by **cheese cutter** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:43 am

easyray wrote:
cheese cutter wrote:

cost me about £3.
Dozy will kill you for one of those.

I'll do him a good price - got a boxful in the post yesterday. I have contacts in the PRC...

OhNo · Post by **OhNo** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:43 am

I have a swatch, has steel body and a leather strap. It cost under £50. I actually own two as keep losing and finding them so swap between them. Don't see the point of expensive watches and only moved on to these ones on the GFs insistence, otherwise would probably still be on my old Casio that served so faithfully.

CanNZ · Post by **CanNZ** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:44 am

Tissot cost about 200 dollars in duty free, love it.

Toga · Post by **Toga** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:46 am

Ignatius wrote:Oh and as I forgot where I was posting I also have a couple of these for best:

Just two of them? Pfft...

Toga · Post by **Toga** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:46 am

Waratah wrote:
What watches do you own?
For me, the ability to construct a sentence makes a man richer than the watch he wears. An illiterate with a Rolex is still an illiterate.

I'm still inside your head then. Jolly good.

Freddie Forearm · Post by **Freddie Forearm** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:48 am

Got

Want

Apposite · Post by **Apposite** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:49 am

cheese cutter wrote:

cost me about £3.

I have a few of those! Think I got 8 for a fiver in Tiananmen sq.

I have an old (10yrs or so) Festina which didn't cost much, maybe €250 and it has seriously lasted. Wear it in shower, swimming in sea and pools. everywhere. Very scratched and battered at this stage and due a replacement. Would like to get a Seiko Kinetic but don't really like any of the current designs.

Couldn't really see myself spending a few grand on a watch even if I was seriously minted, would be worried about it getting stolen or damaged and I think it's a bit showy.

Waratah · Post by **Waratah** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:49 am

Toga wrote:
Waratah wrote:
What watches do you own?
For me, the ability to construct a sentence makes a man richer than the watch he wears. An illiterate with a Rolex is still an illiterate.
I'm still inside your head then. Jolly good.

Right into the boat. Too easy.

jonners · Post by **jonners** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:51 am

Ignatius wrote:Oh and as I forgot where I was posting I also have a couple of these for best:

Are you 50 cent or Ice-T?

Redsfan · Post by **Redsfan** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:51 am

I have a Casio F91W-1

hotdog · Post by **hotdog** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:52 am

I have a Tissot T-Touch...a good gadget watch

Toga · Post by **Toga** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:53 am

Waratah wrote:
Toga wrote:
Waratah wrote:
What watches do you own?
For me, the ability to construct a sentence makes a man richer than the watch he wears. An illiterate with a Rolex is still an illiterate.
I'm still inside your head then. Jolly good.
Right into the boat. Too easy.

Indeed, you chase me around and around and around and around throwing insults and it's me that's hooked, that's how it works.

Waratah · Post by **Waratah** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:56 am

Toga wrote:
Waratah wrote:
Toga wrote:
Waratah wrote:
What watches do you own?
For me, the ability to construct a sentence makes a man richer than the watch he wears. An illiterate with a Rolex is still an illiterate.
I'm still inside your head then. Jolly good.
Right into the boat. Too easy.
Indeed, you chase me around and around and around and around throwing insults and it's me that's hooked, that's how it works.

Chase you? With my four posts per day to your forty? Get over yourself, monocod. Yes I went there. how many apologies would you like?

Toga · Post by **Toga** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:59 am

Waratah wrote:Chase you? With my four posts per day to your forty? Get over yourself, monocod. Yes I went there. how many apologies would you like?

So 25% of your posts are concerned with trolling a harmless watch thread just to try to have a pop at me. You have problem that you can't contain or deal with properly. I suggest you calm down.

fatcat · Post by **fatcat** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:02 pm

Waratah · Post by **Waratah** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:03 pm

Toga wrote:
Waratah wrote:Chase you? With my four posts per day to your forty? Get over yourself, monocod. Yes I went there. how many apologies would you like?
So 25% of your posts are concerned with trolling a harmless watch thread just to try to have a pop at me. You have problem that you can't contain or deal with properly. I suggest you calm down.

So 90% of your posts are concerned with trolling others just to have a pop at them. So who has a problem they can't deal with properly? I'd suggest you buy a mirror, though I'm sure your house is filled with them.

6roucho · Post by **6roucho** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:03 pm

Homer wrote:Just the one watch - 22 years old now:

I've likewise had the same Breitling Chronomat for almost 20 years now.

theo · Post by **theo** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:07 pm

Had my Tag for 17 years.

Also have an old Seiko that was my Grandfathers.

Penfold · Post by **Penfold** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:10 pm

I don't know whether it's the emasculating effect of the new bored, but the standard of cock waving on this thread is very disappointing.

Yes, I wear a cheap Seiko....

Toga · Post by **Toga** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:10 pm

Waratah wrote:
Toga wrote:
Waratah wrote:Chase you? With my four posts per day to your forty? Get over yourself, monocod. Yes I went there. how many apologies would you like?
So 25% of your posts are concerned with trolling a harmless watch thread just to try to have a pop at me. You have problem that you can't contain or deal with properly. I suggest you calm down.
So 90% of your posts are concerned with trolling others just to have a pop at them. So who has a problem they can't deal with properly? I'd suggest you buy a mirror, though I'm sure your house is filled with them.

None of my posts are 'troll' posts - try reading them.

Waratah · Post by **Waratah** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:13 pm

Toga wrote:
Waratah wrote:
Toga wrote:
Waratah wrote:Chase you? With my four posts per day to your forty? Get over yourself, monocod. Yes I went there. how many apologies would you like?
So 25% of your posts are concerned with trolling a harmless watch thread just to try to have a pop at me. You have problem that you can't contain or deal with properly. I suggest you calm down.
So 90% of your posts are concerned with trolling others just to have a pop at them. So who has a problem they can't deal with properly? I'd suggest you buy a mirror, though I'm sure your house is filled with them.
None of my posts are 'troll' posts - try reading them.

Oh, well in that case I apologise. I'll apologise again in a minute, and a couple of times after that until you say it's OK.

Toga · Post by **Toga** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:14 pm

Waratah wrote:
Toga wrote:
Waratah wrote:
Toga wrote:
Waratah wrote:Chase you? With my four posts per day to your forty? Get over yourself, monocod. Yes I went there. how many apologies would you like?
So 25% of your posts are concerned with trolling a harmless watch thread just to try to have a pop at me. You have problem that you can't contain or deal with properly. I suggest you calm down.
So 90% of your posts are concerned with trolling others just to have a pop at them. So who has a problem they can't deal with properly? I'd suggest you buy a mirror, though I'm sure your house is filled with them.
None of my posts are 'troll' posts - try reading them.
Oh, well in that case I apologise. I'll apologise again in a minute, and a couple of times after that until you say it's OK.

Apology accepted.

Openside · Post by **Openside** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:14 pm

Lobby wrote:Used to have one of these

'twas lovely, but lost it when splitting up with the ex Mrs Lobby

Why?? did it belong to her family??