Thanks for the suggestion, Swede. I get the vibe too.

6guns, check VOSTOK ladies watches. There is a place in Florida that does USA shipping and VOSTOK watches are available on Amazon too.

Thanks for the tip, Johnny.

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Originally posted by stickman428:
SC, that’s a neat watch!!! I’m not typically fond of watches with batteries but that one is definitely one of the cool examples out there! I like it!

The snoopy in the subdial the the only reason I bought the quartz watch!

Santa brought me this






Movement:
Japanese Automatic 3 Hands With Day And Date
Case Material:
Stainless Steel
Case Size (mm):
43.0
Case Thickness (mm):
15.3
Lug to Lug (mm):
50.5
Dial Colour:
Yellow
Index & Luminous:
Applied Index With Luminous
Lens:
Sapphire Lens + Ar Coating
Crown Type:
Screw Lock
Band:
22mm Stainless Steel With Fold Over Buckle With Safety Lock And Push Button
Water Resistance:
30 ATM

eTrip, that's a left-handed watch if I've ever seen one

Merry Christmas everyone. I needed a new beater so, on a whim, I asked for and got this G Shock. So light and great for working in the yard or boating. Love the classic octagon face and the recycled materials.

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
eTrip, that's a left-handed watch if I've ever seen one

Actually no. That big ole' chunk on the left hand side is the depth sensor for the "dive" side of that watch. 4:00 is the screw down crown.

12:00 inside the dial is the digital readout
Day/Date/Month-Time-stopwatch-alarm

Then when the watch is switched to "Dive Mode"
Depth alarm-diving time alarm
Newer models have an assent speed warning and an abnormal depth warning.

I'm wearing one of those right now.
eTripper- I never thought of tossing a stainless bracelet on it! It looks nice!
Mine have always had NATO & rubber.

https://flic.kr/p/2qC6b9U

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Originally posted by CPD SIG:

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
eTrip, that's a left-handed watch if I've ever seen one

Actually no. That big ole' chunk on the left hand side is the depth sensor for the "dive" side of that watch. 4:00 is the screw down crown.

12:00 inside the dial is the digital readout
Day/Date/Month-Time-stopwatch-alarm

Then when the watch is switched to "Dive Mode"
Depth alarm-diving time alarm
Newer models have an assent speed warning and an abnormal depth warning.

I'm wearing one of those right now.
eTripper- I never thought of tossing a stainless bracelet on it! It looks nice!
Mine have always had NATO & rubber.

https://flic.kr/p/2qC6b9U

I was thinking more that the lump on the left side would be an annoyance to a right-hand wearer.
I'm a lefty, so on occasion, the crown rubs the back of my wrist. Not a problem with the 4:00 crown on the Monster though

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
Not a problem with the 4:00 crown on the Monster though

"Monster good..."

I have a neat and unique southpaw (lefty) Khaki auto chrono inbound from Japan.

Quite a departure from the rest of the Hamilton Chronos in my collection.

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Originally posted by P250UA5:

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Originally posted by CPD SIG:

I was thinking more that the lump on the left side would be an annoyance to a right-hand wearer.
I'm a lefty, so on occasion, the crown rubs the back of my wrist. Not a problem with the 4:00 crown on the Monster though

I've had to toss it on my right wrist a few times, it doesn't hit the back of your hand like you'd think.

Not a bad watch for "old school" technology!
I've had one of these on my arm 99% of the time from 1989 - 2020.
It started out as a status symbol for guys in my Unit.
I blew my first one up. Yeah, it was my dumb ass fault. Had to get a second one.
IIRC, $250-$300 was the going rate at the PX. A lot of coin for a stupid E-3 in the Corps. Double it when you're dumb.
The second one lasted me 30ish years. I beat the hell out of that watch every day. It kept on going.

I tried to get it fixed when it died on me. No dice... Even our own David Truong couldn't bring it back to life.
Funny part is, I went out and got a new one (green dial- figuring I'd change it up). They guys on my team chipped in and got me a Christmas present last year- black dial like my original a few weeks later. Now I'm the proud owner of TWO!

Damnit Stick!
It's bad enough that I'm looking at that Spinnaker, now I'm thinking I need a lefty Chrono...

I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ARMS!!!!!

( On this thread, I don't think the Hindu God Durga has enough arms )

^ I wonder if I was suddenly wealthy if there would be enough days left of my life to wear all the watches I lust after.

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Originally posted by xd45man:
^ I wonder if I was suddenly wealthy if there would be enough days left of my life to wear all the watches I lust after.

I think I could be content with a half dozen or so in permanent retention & would cycle out another 3-4 as interest is piqued.

^I have about 12 watches, all in perfect working condition yet I find I rotate about 3. I have thought about selling some, but they all have memories attached to them.

I do have a question for this thread and it may make me sound crazy. I have an Omega Seamaster Diver 300m. It's black with the ceramic wave dial.

Anyway, I have found that I only love this watch when I take the bracelet off and I substitute it for a strap. The strap can be silicone, canvas, etc. I just really only like it on a strap. I even bought a Forstner "president style" bracelet and that didn't make a difference.
Do you guys have any watches that you dislike in one form (on bracelet) and love on another (strap)?

^^^

Absolutely.

I disliked the silicone straps on a couple of Seiko models I've had -- one got a stainless bracelet from strapcode.com, one got a NATO-style band.

The Alpinist [that 6guns now has] came with a very dressy-looking black leather band. I had to "casual it up" a little, and put on a super-soft tan leather band.

There's no harm at all ins swapping bands/bracelets, and many now are coming with quick-change (no-tool) pins to make that easier.

I prefer a bracelet, my Citizen CZ gets the most wrist time, even on its grippy rubber strap. Want to get a black bracelet for it, but our budget has been focused elsewhere for now.