I wear my AW on my right wrist then one of my other watches - Tissot, Rado, whatever - on my left. It felt weird at first but now I'm so used to it.
I have a Rolex DateJust that I got for my 40th 8 years ago.
Since April 2015, I think it has been worn maybe 10 times max. I'm now on a AW3. This thread has made me get out my Rolex and set the time and date, wind it up etc.
It is a shame as the Rolex really is a thing of beauty, but all it does is tell the time![]()
I wear my AW on my right wrist then one of my other watches - Tissot, Rado, whatever - on my left. It felt weird at first but now I'm so used to it.
I wear my AW on my right wrist then one of my other watches - Tissot, Rado, whatever - on my left. It felt weird at first but now I'm so used to it.
I wear my AW on my right wrist then one of my other watches - Tissot, Rado, whatever - on my left. It felt weird at first but now I'm so used to it.
I guess I could try this...
I guess I could try this...
Have not gotten any funny looks or questions doing this daily. YMMV.
Doesn't wearing two watches really affect your ability to type? I had a hard enough time adapting to one hand having a watch - I guess I could eventually adapt to two.
Doesn't wearing two watches really affect your ability to type? I had a hard enough time adapting to one hand having a watch - I guess I could eventually adapt to two.
I have always been a huge huge fan of watches since I was a kid. Growing up without access to $ meant I never got to have anything other than those problematic, break after a few weeks watches. Once I got to college, I saved up and bought my first Swiss watch ($150) and when I got married my wife got me a Fossil ($200?) watch. Fossil watch went through batteries every 3 months so kinda stopped wearing it for that reason alone.
Love the idea of a clock that keeps time on its own on my wrist. My wife and I are going through NCIS and Agent Gibb's Omega watch constantly impresses me ( think he has an orange band though ).
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Really bugs me when I turn on my Apple Watch and I see it correct the time after a sync with the phone on the Utility face. Like, come on, can't you keep time accurately on your own?It was much worse before I got 4.2 and doesn't happen all the time.
The health factors make me wear my Apple Watch all day. Love seeing activity, steps, sleep information, etc... But if I had the $ I'd probably get the above Omega and be pretty happy with it. Knowing I could wear the thing for 15 years and it would still look good and operate well and keep time perfectly.... very attractive to me.
Would love a watch like Gibbs that had all the benefits of the Apple Watch - and make it last awhile on battery.
I don't see myself affording a watch like that in the next 6 years - so I'm very happy with my AW3.
Keep in mind that an Omega/Rolex is still going to need a $700+ service every 5-10 years to keep running.
Absolutely wrong my 20 years old Rolex sea dweller never had one and looks and works like new
I’m really curious about this. I found a YouTube channel talking about watches yesterday and he constantly mentioned service intervals for more expensive watches and what not. I was curious if those are mandatory. I guess one could ignore them - interesting. Like a lot of things in that area - designed to make the manufacturer more money. Though I guess the faster the second hand is the more those intervals are necessary ?
https://omegaforums.net/threads/speedmaster-service-intervals.62171/
Absolutely wrong my 20 years old Rolex sea dweller never had one and looks and works like new
Al Archer (who also posted in that omegaforums thread) posted this back in 2012 at WatchUSeek:I’m really curious about this. I found a YouTube channel talking about watches yesterday and he constantly mentioned service intervals for more expensive watches and what not. I was curious if those are mandatory. I guess one could ignore them - interesting. Like a lot of things in that area - designed to make the manufacturer more money. Though I guess the faster the second hand is the more those intervals are necessary ?
https://omegaforums.net/threads/speedmaster-service-intervals.62171/
Al Archer (who also posted in that omegaforums thread) posted this back in 2012 at WatchUSeek:
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f20/how-often-service-watch-watchmakers-view-789280.html
In a nutshell:
You can keep running the watch without servicing until it stops working right, then get it fixed. But because the damage will likely be greater since the oils have long since dried out and the metal has been grinding itself away, the repair will cost more than it would have.
(and, if replacement parts aren't available anymore, either your watchmaker can fabricate them for a pretty penny, or you're SOL).
Al Archer (who also posted in that omegaforums thread) posted this back in 2012 at WatchUSeek:
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f20/how-often-service-watch-watchmakers-view-789280.html
In a nutshell:
You can keep running the watch without servicing until it stops working right, then get it fixed. But because the damage will likely be greater since the oils have long since dried out and the metal has been grinding itself away, the repair will cost more than it would have.
(and, if replacement parts aren't available anymore, either your watchmaker can fabricate them for a pretty penny, or you're SOL).
I have a hunch that results doing this vary depending on the movement. For example, reading about the Omega coaxial movement, it seems like letting those run till they stop is probably a bad idea. Some of the older movements are probably almost bulletproof, on the other hand.