SUBSIM wristwatch thread

GoldenRivet · 01-15-11, 09:56 AM

not a chance i would own such a device. it looks like something off a low budget science fiction film.

i need my watch to tell me what time it is accruately, with no BS, no gimmicks.

want a classy time piece? I'll take either one of these any day.

Takeda Shingen · 01-15-11, 10:23 AM

I wear one of these (birthday present from the Mrs.):

GoldenRivet · 01-15-11, 10:28 AM

sharp

Sailor Steve · 01-15-11, 10:45 AM

I think it's pretty cool!

Of course the more traditional ones are functional and good-looking, especially the fancier ones shown in the thread.

On the other hand I haven't worn a wristwatch in more than forty years. Just don't like the feel of the things. My phone has a clock, and while it takes a few extra seconds to dig it out, I also don't need to know the time except when I'm waiting for a bus, so it all works out.

DarkFish · 01-15-11, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

My phone has a clock, and while it takes a few extra seconds to dig it out, I also don't need to know the time except when I'm waiting for a bus, so it all works out.

Steve, you're younger than your age would suggest

Nowadays pretty much everyone does it like that. It seems like among people my age I'm about the only one who still has a watch

Sailor Steve · 01-15-11, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkFish

Steve, you're younger than your age would suggest

That's what one of the guys in my band keeps saying: "You're the youngest old guy I know!"

Syxx_Killer · 01-15-11, 11:16 AM

I actually kind of like that watch.

I like minimalistic designs. The price of that thing would have to come way down before I would consider one, though. My current watch is a Casio G-Shock and cost a lot less than that. Ok, my watch isn't as elegant as the Ziiiro or some of the others in this thread, but it tells the same time.

Oberon · 01-15-11, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkFish

Steve, you're younger than your age would suggest

Nowadays pretty much everyone does it like that. It seems like among people my age I'm about the only one who still has a watch

Not a shabby move, a common trick used by muggers is to ask you the time, so you pull out your mobile to see, and they either nick it or have a good look at it and judge its worth so they can mark you as a potential.

GoldenRivet · 01-15-11, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I think it's pretty cool!

Of course the more traditional ones are functional and good-looking, especially the fancier ones shown in the thread.

On the other hand I haven't worn a wristwatch in more than forty years. Just don't like the feel of the things. My phone has a clock, and while it takes a few extra seconds to dig it out, I also don't need to know the time except when I'm waiting for a bus, so it all works out.

Steve, your right though, for most people this is true.

but for others, having a wristwatch may prove to be essential to day to day living.

I generally dont go anywhere without my wristwatch, and in fact i feel incomplete if i forget to put it on when i leave the house... mainly because a wrist watch has been an essential part of my profession for the past 12 years

DarkFish · 01-15-11, 10:48 AM

Not really my taste.

I prefer watches like the one I've currently got:

RickC Sniper · 01-15-11, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

not a chance i would own such a device. it looks like something off a low budget science fiction film.

i need my watch to tell me what time it is accruately, with no BS, no gimmicks.

want a classy time piece? I'll take either one of these any day.

That is my wristwatch right there, and it is so old school it is a WIND UP, but I have replaced the strap once or twice.

01-15-11, 09:56 AM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	not a chance i would own such a device. it looks like something off a low budget science fiction film. i need my watch to tell me what time it is accruately, with no BS, no gimmicks. want a classy time piece? I'll take either one of these any day. __________________

01-15-11, 10:28 AM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	sharp __________________

01-15-11, 10:45 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I think it's pretty cool! Of course the more traditional ones are functional and good-looking, especially the fancier ones shown in the thread. On the other hand I haven't worn a wristwatch in more than forty years. Just don't like the feel of the things. My phone has a clock, and while it takes a few extra seconds to dig it out, I also don't need to know the time except when I'm waiting for a bus, so it all works out. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-15-11, 10:48 AM	#10
DarkFish Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stinking drunk in Eindhoven, the Netherlands Posts: 1,844 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Not really my taste. I prefer watches like the one I've currently got: __________________

01-15-11, 10:23 AM	#2
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I wear one of these (birthday present from the Mrs.):

01-15-11, 11:16 AM	#7
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I actually kind of like that watch. I like minimalistic designs. The price of that thing would have to come way down before I would consider one, though. My current watch is a Casio G-Shock and cost a lot less than that. Ok, my watch isn't as elegant as the Ziiiro or some of the others in this thread, but it tells the same time.