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.
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Who of you prefers the Apple Watch over his Rolex/Patek/Omega/Breitling/etc?
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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 have my Rolex Sea dweller now in my drawer, I bought the AW3 just because of the health AP'S , I would recommend any elderly person to have it.
if it was not for that I would were the Rolex , I need the time and my iPhone is with me all time.
I actually tried wearing a mechanical watching and my Apple Watch at one point, I found it to be kind of awkward, but doable. But I primarily just wear my Apple Watch Solely.
Today's my first day wearing my Omega Deville on my left hand, and AW on my right hand. I feel completely fine doing this.
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 had no issues today. I thought I might have but I was fine.
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 ).
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?
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/
You can ignore servicing if the watch is working fine.
To be honest, that's what puts me off mechanicals - although I still own one - servicing and having to constantly wear it or at least remember to wind it. These days I prefer my Rado.
To be honest, that's what puts me off mechanicals - although I still own one - servicing and having to constantly wear it or at least remember to wind it. These days I prefer my Rado.
The only think I can think of is the pro divers need to test the watch for pressure seal. I don't dive so if the watch works perfect i have a say "dont such"
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In fairness, I think that is truly exceptional, as in an exception to the experience of nearly everyone who owns a precision mechanical watch. Mine get 'off' over time, and I had a SMP Moon Watch actually stop a few years back.
As long as its keeping accurate time and tested for water resistance there is no need to service it. This isn't like a car where if you don't service it when recommend someone can get hurt. On the other hand I'm trying to imagine how many people will still be wearing mechanicals 10 or 20 years down the road. I can only imagine what the AW10 will be capable of. I refuse to look like a tool and wear 1 on each wrist but wearing a smart watch might be a necessity.
Had a gold Rolex President. Sold it to get a Breitling - not really a "gold watch" person and the Breitling was two-toned and looked a bit less ostentatious LOL.
Since getting my first AW (Series 0), I have worn the Breitling a few times - generally when I was going to an affair and needed to wear a tux - but I really don't miss it. Have two AW - one Space Grey Aluminum and one SS - and when you put a nice band on the SS watches, they look great.
Since getting my first AW (Series 0), I have worn the Breitling a few times - generally when I was going to an affair and needed to wear a tux - but I really don't miss it. Have two AW - one Space Grey Aluminum and one SS - and when you put a nice band on the SS watches, they look great.
The best watch I have owned is a Tag... but I had given up watches in the years leading up to the Apple Watch as they only provided two data points for me. I love my Apple Watch (and am missing it since it was sent off for repair this week!!) because it does so much more for me. I wasn't planning on spending a bunch of money on watches... I would rather have fun bracelets... but now I certainly am spending money on my watch and it's bands!
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).
Thank you for that post and that information!
I put batteries into 2 watches I have but haven't used for awhile - a Fossil watch from when I got married and a Swiss Army watch I've had since high school. After a few weeks - the Fossil is +4 seconds and the Swiss is -10 seconds. I completely forgot about maintenance and always having to sync time. I'm sure my Swiss Army Watch could REALLY use some maintenance but since I use my AW ALL the time - even took off the bands off my two watches and bought adapters to use those bands with my AW - I don't think I'll do maintenance.
But I'm asking my wife for a nice pocket watch with visible gears for birthday/christmas this year
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.
If this were a car it would be a bad idea to wait as there is far more wear and tear not to mention safety issues. I'm just thinking some simple math here for a nice watch. If it cost say 1000 to service a high end Omega or Rolex and they recommend every 5 years then your out $5000 in 25 years. Many people go 25 years until the watch stops to get it serviced and it may cost more then $1000 due to more wear but no way will it be $5k. With that said as long as the watch is keeping good time I would at least get the water resistance checked ever 3-5 years and maybe sooner if you use it around water frequently.
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