WRIST WATCHES

My watch was given to me by gridget, my ATF, for Christmas back in 2007. I only wear it when I go to strip clubs because they don't have clocks and I don't like to take my cell phone in for safety concerns.

@rattdog

I will play along and comment on your discussion.

Wrist Watches ⌚️ Why?

According to google:

“today, there are more and more people wearing traditional mechanical wristwatches or buying them as an investment, as this is one of the hottest trends these days.”

It is just a trend a fad.

“In conclusion, the resurgence of small watches represents a return to classic elegance and timeless sophistication. They exude subtlety and understated charm while maintaining a unique presence.”

:D

Wristwatches make a classy statement. Any schmo or doe can look at their phone but you want a watch to convey sophistication.

For example, this rick has taken to wearing an oystersteel and yellow gold Sea-Dweller with his stylin’ suit. The Sea-Dweller also reminds me of the good times I’ve had with my bud the barnacle. But the biggest benefit of that kind of watch is the fact that it makes this lion 🦁 look smooth with a capital SMOO…

ROAR!!!

^ Light as a feather to this rick. After all, I’m a frickin’ lion. ROAR!!!

Im the same way Rattdog. Never had a need for wristwatches since then. Most of the new watches people are wearing are Apple or Android products that serves the same purpose as a cell phone. I think those should be banned in clubs as well. They can record you like a phone and id never put blackmail past a stripper.

when i retired the company gave me a inexpensive ( cheap ) wristwatch. probably cost $20 at the most... .haven't worn it yet and retirement was in 2007.

A while back I bought six boxes of miscellaneous watches watch parts some new in the box some returns they were from Macy's I sold off a couple of the boxes right away and a bunch of them I put new batteries in and resole them and I kept about 30 a couple of them I put in new batteries and wear them and I really just haven't had time to change out some of the other ones and I still have about I would say 50 really nice watches to put batteries in and resell mine use or nothing expensive they're all probably worth somewhere between 5 and $30 some of them are kids watches which are pretty neat cuz they come in their own cool little boxes I mean there's like Superman Star Wars ninja Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Frozen some kind of waiting for like a rainy couple of days where there's like nothing else to do and I can just sit there and watch TV watch movies and replace all the batteries I went out purchased the tool kit too bad I can't add any pictures

I still like wearing a traditional mechanical watch. For some reason I don’t go to my phone to check the time or date, even though it’s always available. Ive become a big fan of Citizen Ecodrives. Reasonably inexpensive, indestructible, and reliable as hell. The only downside is they never need to be replaced, so you never have an excuse to buy a new watch.

I also have a vintage ‘69 Rolex Daytona that was given to me when my father in law passed. I’ll wear it on special occasions, but the appraised insurance value makes it more of a liability to wear around on a regular basis.

^ it's only worth something if you sell it

My Seiko Titanium Kinetic from 2000 looks as good today as it did 24 years ago. I love this watch. My wife liked rectangle and I like round. I don't wear it all the time. I find at strip clubs it's better to use a watch than whip out a smartphone and get yelled at.

iknowbetter: ‘69 Rolex Daytona - SWEET!

I have a drawer in my nightstand that hold my high school, college, law school and masters diplomas. All in their original envelope or scroll. I also have 4 watches, brand new, in their original boxes, as I got a watch for every graduation. Never worn one. Don't use my phone either. If I see a clock 2-3 times a day I innately know what time it is within 2-3 minutes.

“My Seiko Titanium Kinetic from 2000”

That’s what I had too. Only wore it when flying or to strip clubs. But I had a home burglary around 2006 - one and only incident like that - and it was the only thing of value taken. Never replaced it.

For many years the only time I had worn a watch was when I was dressed up for a special occasion and it just went with the suit or tux. I received a Tag Heuer Carrera as a college graduation gift a little over 20 years and it is the only "real" watch I have ever owned.

A few years ago I did start wearing a smart watch for a while, but stopped after about a year. I used it mainly as a fitness and sleep tracker as I was going through some really bad insomnia at the time, but once I finally got that issue resolved I didn't see the need to keep wearing the smart watch.

Watches for some people are an investment tool. But they are a piece of jewelry. Some are so complex you cant even tell the time on them. Their purpose has almost nothing to do with telling the time. Rather theyre a piece of jewelry/show of wealth. The diamond coated watches are nice but rolex and the bigger brands will lose resale value if you add custom diamonds to them. If you really care about investment value youd want to get a plain jane rolex, breitling, audemars, patek etc and leave it plain. If you just want to show off wealth the best bet would be getting a used diamond coated rolex or breitling. The breitlings can be as low as 4k, rolex maybe 6k or more. But as far as impressing civvies or dancers or random people the diamond watch will do a far better job than a plain jane one.

If it was a square watch perhaps it was a cartier santos, or joe rodeo madison…