The Watch Appreciation Thread - Part two (Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Jaeger LeCoultre,

[LA Guy]

Here is something maybe you guys could help me with. I am also looking for a real military watch, probably Omega or Longines, but I'm brand agnostic about this, tbh, that would have been commissioned for military use. Here is the difficult part. I am really interested in the original cases which would likely have had solid rods, instead of the regular spring loaded ones. Finding it hard to locate these, anywhere. Have any of you guys come across these?

 

[cyc wid it]

analogshift comes by them with relative frequency. Also mentawatches.

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

Here is something maybe you guys could help me with. I am also looking for a real military watch, probably Omega or Longines, but I'm brand agnostic about this, tbh, that would have been commissioned for military use. Here is the difficult part. I am really interested in the original cases which would likely have had solid rods, instead of the regular spring loaded ones. Finding it hard to locate these, anywhere. Have any of you guys come across these?

You want a WWW “dirty dozen” watch:

https://wornandwound.com/military-watches-of-the-world-the-dirty-dozen/

 

[Journeyman]

I just bang into stuff. A lot. And I'm always doing things with my hands, which messes things up as well. So, just as an example, in spent a day hauling horse mats in the gym to set it up for HIIT training, and ripped the crap out of my forearms from the abrasive mats. If I'd been wearing a watch, it probably would have broken the bracelet, or at very least messed up a band.

Perhaps you just need one of these leather watch cases?

The father of one of my friends used to wear one when I was young. He had a very active life - worked as an electrician in his day job but had a hobby farm, went hunting, fishing, shooting and camping, renovated his own house and so on. It seemed to work well to protect his watch.

 

[LA Guy]

You want a WWW “dirty dozen” watch:

https://wornandwound.com/military-watches-of-the-world-the-dirty-dozen/

Yeah, those are pretty much perfect.

 

[Riva]

If you just wanted a black watch, and the movements, finishing inside etc don't matter to you, couldn't you have accomplished the same by purchasing a black Swatch or Hamilton?

As for your statement about not caring about destroying things or people not being wealthy enough to use things [if you can't destroy them]...wow might be the most obnoxious and ridiculous statement I've seen here. I guess I was raised differently, and to believe we work hard for the things we have, not to take them for granted, and that if we take care of them, they will last us a very long time.

I'm not the one who keeps destroying crystals. Most of my watches are lnib condition when sold after 3 years even with normal usage. I just don't pamper my stuff like babies, so don't act so surprised. I was raised a catholic so to make life harder by obsessed caring manmade stuff is sinful. Or I guess you can say life is limited and I don't want to waste time caring for insignificant things.

 

[Riva]

Seiko is strange in that respect, as it builds very classic and attractive watches of diminishing price points all the way from GS and down to ordinary Seiko SARB033 and even down to Seiko 5. And they all look almost identical. I guess being mass producer their bread and butter is in 150 to 600 range and they don't care how many GS watches they sell annually.

Not true, I just had dinner with the country distro and he said 2 years ago prior to Seiko's GS global campaign he had to beg to get people to buy GS. Now at 30% increase in street purchase price they're flying off the shelves. To the fury of old time collectors of course.

 

[apropos]

I'm not the one who keeps destroying crystals. Most of my watches are lnib condition when sold after 3 years even with normal usage. I just don't pamper my stuff like babies, so don't act so surprised. I was raised a catholic so to make life harder by obsessed caring manmade stuff is sinful. Or I guess you can say life is limited and I don't want to waste time caring for insignificant things.

Man, there are so many contradictions in your post that I don't know where to begin.

Part and parcel of being "raised a catholic" I guess.

 

[Riva]

I can't find your post explaining how you keep smashing sapphire crystals, but why not focus on watches with plexi crystals? They won't shatter.

Or just get a Reverso Squadra and be done with it. I sold the LE rose gold hometime for only $7500 lnib. Steel non gmt should be far lower.

 

[Riva]

Man, there are so many contradictions in your post that I don't know where to begin.

Part and parcel of being "raised a catholic" I guess.

LOL I'm here to talk watches and style. You should focus on helping LA Guy finds his perfect watch instead.

 

[clee1982]

Not true, I just had dinner with the country distro and he said 2 years ago prior to Seiko's GS global campaign he had to beg to get people to buy GS. Now at 30% increase in street purchase price they're flying off the shelves. To the fury of old time collectors of course.

They sell well I suppose is a good thing, except I can’t find their design that inspiring

 

[Riva]

They sell well I suppose is a good thing, except I can’t find their design that inspiring

Indeed, it's a matter of taste. Thus why I'm down to only 1 GS after once owning 17. I'm simply updating on their status in the global market. Plus the finishing on the lowest end models have gone for the worse though still higher than comparably priced Rolexes.

 

[LA Guy]

Or just get a Reverso Squadra and be done with it. I sold the LE rose gold hometime for only $7500 lnib. Steel non gmt should be far lower.

I have a normal reverso (well, reverso sport), but yes, it's a good idea.

 

[bdavro23]

I mentioned back in June that my wife got me a day of watchmaking for my birthday, and today was the day. Pictures attached below and it was a great experience.

 

[LA Guy]

Or just get a Reverso Squadra and be done with it. I sold the LE rose gold hometime for only $7500 lnib. Steel non gmt should be far lower.

As an aside, I've wondered wtf use is a Reverso, particularly a Reverso sport, with a duoface.