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Seeker of Clarity
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I'd whittled my collection to three watches. and now... Three inbound! Mother of pearl, somebody chain me away from the forums. Many pics to come!




 
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You've got it bad, Rogue.

I'm interested to see the new ones.




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I'd whittled my collection to three watches. and now... Three inbound! Mother of pearl, somebody chain me away from the forums. Many pics to come!


Which ones did you sell? And yes, look forward to new pics.




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You folks are not helping my OCD with all things mechanical!





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Which ones did you sell? And yes, look forward to new pics.

Sold all sorts of stuff. Here's what's left. Three in the core collection.

....Zenith El Primero Original 1969
........Braun Dieter Rams
............1946 Breitling Premier Ref. 782

Also in this photo is my dad's Elgin, and my grandfather's Girard-Perregaux.





 
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Dat Zenith!


-ShneaSIG


Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink?"
 
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Dat Zenith!

Oh Yeah!





 
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That Braun is one of those super inexpensive ones, isn't it? Sharp, regardless.
 
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That Braun is one of those super inexpensive ones, isn't it? Sharp, regardless.


Yeah, the Worn & Wound strap on it cost twice as much as that watch. The watch was something like $75/$80, The original strap was like a tire retread with razor sharp edges. Horrendous against the skin. Not worth free. I threw it in the trash and danced a jig at it's demise.




 
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Dat Zenith!

Oh Yeah!

Why is "between 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock" chosen as an alternate place to put the date complication? I have a new Marathon that has the date in exactly the same place? As a right-handed person who wears the watch on the left wrist, I think between 7 and 8, between 8 and 9, or between 9 and 10 would suit better, as the date would then be facing you automatically.
 
 
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Originally posted by henryaz: ...As a right-handed person who wears the watch on the left wrist, I think between 7 and 8, between 8 and 9, or between 9 and 10 would suit better, as the date would then be facing you automatically.

How would that be "facing you" any more so than the current position?
 
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R0gue, my man, you know how to party!


-ShneaSIG


Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink?"
 
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Originally posted by henryaz: ...As a right-handed person who wears the watch on the left wrist, I think between 7 and 8, between 8 and 9, or between 9 and 10 would suit better, as the date would then be facing you automatically.

How would that be "facing you" any more so than the current position?

Maybe it is just my brain, as far as the placemenet goes. The main question I had was if you are putting the date in the dial, "why" between 4 and 5. I know a sample of two does not mean they are all like that. Until I saw r0gue's picture, though, I thought I had the only one like that. My exposure to watches is limited.
 
 
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That's a relatively common spot for the date. Seems especially so on chronographs.




 
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Originally posted by henryaz:...The main question I had was if you are putting the date in the dial, "why" between 4 and 5.

Well, on a chronograph you can't put it at 3, 6, or 9 because the subdials extend into those positions if you have decent-sized subdials; so 4:30 or 7:30 are the logical points. I suppose the date window could go somewhere on the top half of the dial, but I've not seen that done.
 
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Not a high end watch, but I like it. Reactor Poseidon. It has since been stolen along with a Citizen EcoDrive, First generation Seiko Kinetic.

 
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Bought my son an entry level Gshock for his 9th birthday. Then I shows him pics of military guys wearing almost the same watch. He's totally geeked out on it now and doesn't take it off. He doesn't show much interest in my Rolexes except now he asks why my Rolex doesn't have a light or a stopwatch or an alarm. I pointed out my watch has a GMT function... he was underwhelmed
 
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Bought my son an entry level Gshock for his 9th birthday. Then I shows him pics of military guys wearing almost the same watch. He's totally geeked out on it now and doesn't take it off. He doesn't show much interest in my Rolexes except now he asks why my Rolex doesn't have a light or a stopwatch or an alarm. I pointed out my watch has a GMT function... he was underwhelmed


Ha! In all honestly, with remotely as much care, the G Shock will probably last as long. Still, I'll take the GMT. Particularly if it's an older Coke! Smile




 
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Not a high end watch, but I like it. Reactor Poseidon. It has since been stolen along with a Citizen EcoDrive, First generation Seiko Kinetic.


Bummer about the theft. Guess it's good it wasn't a Rolex! I like the black center links. I don't think I've ever seen that done.




 
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Bought my son an entry level Gshock for his 9th birthday. Then I shows him pics of military guys wearing almost the same watch. He's totally geeked out on it now and doesn't take it off. He doesn't show much interest in my Rolexes except now he asks why my Rolex doesn't have a light or a stopwatch or an alarm. I pointed out my watch has a GMT function... he was underwhelmed


He's still got plenty of time to learn!

...my two year old is already asking for a necklace, a bracelet, a watch, and a ring. Her future husband will have his work cut out for him.


-ShneaSIG


Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink?"
 
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