Poor man's watch thread

[Jazzmenco]

I have been recovering from a serious surgery, felt good enough today to make an impromptu trip to Napa wine country. First time I've strapped a watch on in weeks (not to mention put on a pair of shoes)

 

[Friday]



I have been recovering from a serious surgery, felt good enough today to make an impromptu trip to Napa wine country. First time I've strapped a watch on in weeks (not to mention put on a pair of shoes)

The orange and green combination is amazing. Very nice.

 

[Fred G. Unn]

Does anyone know anything about Miansai watches? I guess they make men's jewelry with a nautical theme (which I would never wear), but there doesn't seem to be a ton of info about the watches out there. Anyway, I noticed Barneys had this one on sale for $289 and I thought it was kind of interesting as a PMW at that price. 38mm, automatic Japanese movement (Miyota?), very unobtrusive 3 o'clock date, etc.

http://www.barneyswarehouse.com/product/miansai-m3-watch-504746889.html

 

[mimo]

Welcome back @Jazzmenco, be well!

 

[RogerP]

I have been recovering from a serious surgery, felt good enough today to make an impromptu trip to Napa wine country. First time I've strapped a watch on in weeks (not to mention put on a pair of shoes)

Cool watch - I have the same one - and neat strap! Wishing you a speedy recovery.

 

[RogerP]

Inbound.

This is a watch that I owned back in the day (well not the exact one) and one that I have kind of missed since letting it go.

It's the Longines W.W.W. "Greenlander" 1945 Reissue - LE of 1000 pieces. This was from before Longines became fully immersed in vintage re-issue pieces, marketing them as "Heritage" models. Even when new, this model seemed to never be around much. Don't know if those 1000 watches were just widely dispersed or if the model simply never caught on. I could understand the latter, as it's kind of "small" ( I would say quite rationally sized) at 38.5mm for a sporty watch, and the white on black all business dial doesn't scream dress watch. Whatevs, I freaking love it and I'm looking forward to having one again.

Some random web pics.

 

[ShawnBC]

^^ very interesting look @RogerP , please do post pictures when you receive this beauty! Longines in a brand I've never really followed and each time I see a model I like from them, I always wonder why!

 

[Jazzmenco]

Thank you @mimo and @RogerP Another month and I'll be back to full strength. My daily uniform for the last two months has been shorts and flip flops. I do miss wearing my "fancy" shoes and strapping on a nice watch. (but I DO NOT miss working and commuting)

 

[mimo]

I have celebrated Jazzy's return to health from his mysterious illness, by ordering a PMW: a large obnoxious dive watch with a blue dial, that is not anything mentioned above. Incoming!

 

[Jazzmenco]

@mimo I had a mysterious heart murmur discovered at childhood. It took years to diagnose. Turns out I was born with a defective valve. It did not affect my activity much in my youth (it did keep me from being drafted for the Vietnam war). The doctors did warn me that it would get worse with time and would have to be dealt with. In the last two years I started feeling symptoms, tight chest from mild exercise, near fainting episodes (not good when you're driving). I finally came to my senses and went back to the cardiologist after 15 years. They did a slew of tests and determined the aortic valve had to be replaced. The timing was right, I was miserable at my job but had good insurance. I had the surgery done at Stanford University by one of the best cardiac surgeons in the country. They did a first class job. Turns out my valve was very uniquely malformed. Doctor had never seen anything like it. The incision has healed fully. I need another month or so to get back to full strength. I'll worry about a new job later. I am a year away from retirement age. Might have to start selling off my shoe collection (my wife would love it

) but not my watches!
I had a follow up with my doctor yesterday so I strapped on this watch. Same black and white motif as @RogerP but a different style. Great minds think alike!

 

[mimo]

Wow! And all this time I pictured a slick young Asian/Latino hybrid aged about 29. You are one cool bendy-hearted dude.

Glad it went well, that must have been pretty sobering. Good health!

My incoming is now suspended, in other news: seller's fulfilment service seems not to like my forwarding service ("this appears to be a drop-shipping request"), or something. Will find a solution!

 

[mimo]

Cool watch btw - my Stowa Baumuster has just moved to my son's wrist, but I like your version!

 

[Jazzmenco]

My cardiologist is a bit of a watch fan. He commented on it but he wouldn't trade me for his Breitling

 

[smittycl]

Since I'm poor and only own an Omega, I figure I better have the right one! I have the opportunity to trade my SMP for a PO. If I do this I'd need to add some money (don't know about 1K) to sweeten the deal. What do you think of these two beasts? Right now I have the Seamaster Pro:

I could have the Planet Ocean instead (would need to add 1K):

Which would you recommend? (For the watch snobs, they're both the same co-axial movement, although the PO is 42mm and the SMP 41mm.) My attire is fancy, slim fit dress shirts and pants. I wear a suit every few weeks but not every day. I'm early thirties going on 17, and on weekends am more likely to be found wearing a nice polo and diesel jeans. Thanks in advance my esteemed SF members!

The Seamaster is more of a Rolex Submariner copy (although I think the SM was actually introduced first). Everything Omega does with it seems to be aimed at supplanting the Sub. The SMP has a unique cachet that no one else can really compete with. That said, I have a Sub and get lots of use out of it due to versatility. Dress, pool, diving, etc. No need to worry about changing watches. Not sure how well the SMP does in the water. Depending on lifestyle a rugged dive watch might be better suited to your needs.

Also, nothing above is considered a poor man's watch!

 

[mimo]

You been thinking about that carefully for the last five and a half years?