SUBSIM wristwatch thread

[Onkel Neal]

One of my favorite quips over the years, when seeing a clock with no marks or numbers (just hands) was, "Hey, they make watches & clocks without the minute marks, and they make them without numbers, eventually the darn things will be so fancy they will make them without hands."

It has happened.

[Skybird]

Looks more elegant than those binary LED clocks there are since two years or so. But the colours are too neon, and it is clinical and sterile Apple design.

[Rockstar]

Can you predict what stocks to invest in so I can make my fortune?

[Takeda Shingen]

Well, it looks cool, but you'd clearly spend more time looking at it to figure out the time than you would if you asked the person sitting next to you. Overall, that's a pretty silly design, and the red one has an eerie resemblance to the Hal 9000 from 2001: A Space Odessy.

Do not worry about the time, Dave.

[stoppro]

I like it. I will get one when it goes down in price.

[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.

[CaptainMattJ.]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Well, it looks cool, but you'd clearly spend more time looking at it to figure out the time than you would if you asked the person sitting next to you. Overall, that's a pretty silly design, and the red one has an eerie resemblance to the Hal 9000 from 2001: A Space Odessy.

Do not worry about the time, Dave.

goodbye accurate time display!

And, i think 2001 a space odessy is easily the most boring film i have EVER watched.

[Castout]

Imust say the idea is brilliant and it is cool. Though I don't see myself ever buying it. It's just so not me.

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Can you predict what stocks to invest in so I can make my fortune?

I believe I could help you but would work much better if you asked that say 2 years ago than now that prices have gone up. But then again you won't put stock on my saying or a stranger

Buy Israeli stocks but not just any Israeli company but the safest would be ones that cater to Israeli domestic retail. . . . .unfortunately Israel has only a small domestic market so I wouldn't think such companies would worth a lot

Israelis have been enjoying a good time after a scare due to global crisis but for how long is anybody's guess. They've got money. I just hope they won't worship it.

I don't have a watch I just check the taskbar on my laptop.

[Castout]

Originally Posted by Rilder

I don't have a watch I just check the taskbar on my laptop.

Interesting . . . . . . so you wear your laptop?

[Castout]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I have a friend whose preferred timepiece is an old pocketwatch.

Let me guess he's passed away?!

I'm sorry I was tempted to tease you

[jumpy]

simple is always better:
http://www.cwcwatch.com/g10-watch-nondate.htm
what I normally use - very strong strap/pin fixing... was tired of catching the automatic (see below) on stuff and having the strap break.

but battery is dead so I bough a cheap casio for the mean time (haha)
http://www.casio.co.uk/products/Watc...ES/At_a_glance

http://www.casio.co.uk/controls/thum...&ProductId=362

I do like the idea of the solar power/radio time update Gshock watches http://www.g-shock.co.uk/products/or...W-M5600BC-1ER/ not too gaudy like some. Perhaps it could be the last word in practical wrist watches? Not sure about the 'negative display' though, they used to do one with the ordinary 'digital display' thing.

I have an old citizen automatic but it doesn't keep time very well - it lost several minutes a month. Nice watch all the same though.

[Hitman]

One of my favorite quips over the years, when seeing a clock with no marks or numbers (just hands) was, "Hey, they make watches & clocks without the minute marks, and they make them without numbers, eventually the darn things will be so fancy they will make them without hands."

It has happened.

I'm sorry to dissapoint you, but watches without hands do exist for a long time:



Just joking

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

One of my favorite quips over the years, when seeing a clock with no marks or numbers (just hands) was, "Hey, they make watches & clocks without the minute marks, and they make them without numbers, eventually the darn things will be so fancy they will make them without hands."

<my bride's 25th anniverary gift to me!