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Originally posted by Focused:
I carry 2 cell phones at all times. 1 personal (iPhone 11), 1 for work (iPhone 8). Who needs a watch?

People who don't want to pull a cell phone out of their pocket to glance at the time. People who don't want to need to have to be near a power source to be able to check the time. I can check the time before you've even got your hand in your pocket, without stopping or interrupting a variety of tasks, and I also don't have to charge my watch - I do that by being alive and moving.

Of course, I wear a watch and carry a phone, so I consider my bases covered.

yup
Manual wind up. Most often one like this mine is from 1981.

Hamilton GG-W-113
Size: 34mm x 18mm Movement: 17 Jewel ETA 2750 (Hamilton Cal 649)
Year: 1967 - 1986 Rarity: Common
Depth Rating: 30M Used Price: $250 - $500

mine has a green band.

I like how simple it is and enjoy winding it in the mornings. Not to large or heavy.

It's been working for 40 years. I have others but nearly always look for vintage manual wind watches Although I like my Seiko 5 it's been a great durable watch also.

Sometimes I wear a $30, Timex plastic cased Expedition quartz when I'm going swimming or doing farm and tractor work.
Otherwise its the Hamilton on my wrist 24/7

Always. Awake, sleeping, at work (have a dedicated Eco Drive) or play (the rest of them).

Always

I've worn a watch since I was a kid. Never anything expensive, but for some reason, knowing the correct time seemed important to me, even now that I'm retired.

I've been wearing a G-Shock 6900-1 solar powered for the last seven years at all times, and switch to a Citizen Eco Drive for the very, very rare occasions that I want something dressier.

Most of the time, I'm wearing a Iwatch. If I'm going to do something special (dress up, date with wife, etc.) I'll wear a Longines Hydro Conquest or an Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow if its casual, A TAG Carrera if its more formal.

I've worn a watch most of my life. Had a Casio Pathfinder as my one & only for 14 years, eventually the functions stopped working, I decided to switch to automatics.

Now days I favor dive style watches with easy to read dials due to my aging eyes. I use the bezel for timing various things.

These are some of my favorites...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by toxophilus84:
I've worn a watch most of my life. Had a Casio Pathfinder as my one & only for 14 years, eventually the functions stopped working, I decided to switch to automatics.

Now days I favor dive style watches with easy to read dials due to my aging eyes. I use the bezel for timing various things.

I'm right there with you. I rotate between a Suunto Core Black and a Citizen Eco-Zilla (old eyes) since they are easier to read. Any suggestions on reading that date window though short of buying a Rolex or something with a date magnifier?

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Originally posted by bordeth:


I'm right there with you. I rotate between a Suunto Core Black and a Citizen Eco-Zilla (old eyes) since they are easier to read. Any suggestions on reading that date window though short of buying a Rolex or something with a date magnifier?

I've been toying with the idea of taking some of my most worn time pieces where the Day/Date are next to each other and having a magnifier installed on the surface of the crystal.

I've noticed that the date on Seiko Sea Green seems to be easer to read than the others.

I wore a watch most my life but about 2 years ago I stopped.

Didn't really see a need since I carry not 1 but 2 cell phones daily (work and personal).

Pretty much always, unless I'm sleeping and sometimes even then. For the last 3 or 4 years a Citizen Eco-Drive analog. Before that I had a cheapie Seiko analog that I wore for probably 25 years before the guy at the store broke it while putting in a new battery.

I went from not really caring much about watches to absolutely adoring automatic watches. My first watch was a Timex Expedition that I wore for about a year or two and then lost at VA Beach while surfing in the amazing waves before hurricane Isabel. I bought the exact same watch and eventually lost it too while surfing a year or two later when the strap again failed in big waves. I replaced the 2nd Timex with an obnoxious red G shock rescue which I still have but don’t wear unless I’m biking or surfing.

I tend to rotate through a quite few watches depending on the season and my mood. This is my current summertime heavy rotation. The new Seiko Capt’n Willard & Turtle are probably my fav do it all watch but it’s kinda hard to have just one favorite.