NKD;n20864 said:I really really like the Casio Tough Solar watches. Cheap. lightweight, super comfy (even in southern heat), and no batteries required.
Hardly wear anything else. Omegas, Citizen pretty much collect dust. $30 Casio outperforms them in every way.
Oh you're an operator all right! lolMuddy;n21906 said:I have a G shock that the wife just gave me a few weeks ago. So that pretty much makes me an operator... Of what I haven't figured out yet but I will let you know...
Friday;n24724 said:Oh you're an operator all right! lol
Once you get used to the G-Shock, you'll like it. Like Trevillian says they can feel big at first, but that feeling goes away after a short time.
They're a watch that you set it and forget it. They just don't break. I got hooked on them when I was doing the scuba gig...the conditions my watch would see were beyond ridiculous, especially when I was doing commercial diving. I could've been a freakin commercial for Casio. The G-Shock was one of the few pieces of equipment that I never had to worry about, and my watch was a critical piece of equipment. Too long at certain depths of repeated diving can easily kill you..so you really hadta be aware of what you were doing and for how long.
Now-a-days, they have dive computers that do all that math for you. When I was doing it regularly, you had to do all that math in your head.
Playboy Magazine says that more than any other apparel a man wears, you can tell the most about him by his watch.
I'm what you would call horizontally challenged so the bigger watches fit me fine...Friday said:Oh you're an operator all right! lolMuddy;n21906 said:I have a G shock that the wife just gave me a few weeks ago. So that pretty much makes me an operator... Of what I haven't figured out yet but I will let you know...
Once you get used to the G-Shock, you'll like it. Like Trevillian says they can feel big at first, but that feeling goes away after a short time.
They're a watch that you set it and forget it. They just don't break. I got hooked on them when I was doing the scuba gig...the conditions my watch would see were beyond ridiculous, especially when I was doing commercial diving. I could've been a freakin commercial for Casio. The G-Shock was one of the few pieces of equipment that I never had to worry about, and my watch was a critical piece of equipment. Too long at certain depths of repeated diving can easily kill you..so you really hadta be aware of what you were doing and for how long.
Now-a-days, they have dive computers that do all that math for you. When I was doing it regularly, you had to do all that math in your head.
Playboy Magazine says that more than any other apparel a man wears, you can tell the most about him by his watch.
The ONE THING that didn't need to follow to cff and here it is.Lucky13bullets said:Chdamn i hear chad has a nice wartch for sale!
Mad Dawg;n20686 said:Just sold my Rolex GMT-II with the Coke bezel. Used and 10yrs later, I got back exactly what I paid for it. Pretty cool. Currently wearing a Tag Heuer Carrera Twin Time Automatic
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Lawless;n34175 said:My everyday work watch is a WELL worn Casio Gshock.
My dressier watch is a Casio Pro Trek with barometer and compass.
I keep saying I am going to buy a Nice Seiko ....
RetiredUSNChief;n34317 said:I don't have a watch. Haven't had one for several years now, ever since throwing my last one away in a snit.
I was in the kitchen one day talking to my wife when she mentioned a date for some activity. I reflexively looked at my watch when she mentioned the date and, for some reason, that set her off (apparently I'd look at my watch any time someone mentioned a date).
"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT YOUR WATCH FOR? IT DOESN'T HAVE A CALENDAR!"
Blahblahblahblah...
I stared at her as she ranted on for a while, then i calmly took my watch off in the middle of her tantrum, threw it in the kitchen garbage can, and walked out if the kitchen without saying a word.
I haven't worn a watch since then.
When I came back in the kitchen some time later, my watch was sitting on the kitchen counter. Which is where I left it. At some point, it migrated to my last car. I ran across it a year or two ago. It no longer worked...the guts have probably long been eaten away by a disintegrated battery.
If she bought me a watch, I'd wear it. But I'll never buy another watch to wear again.
pinkbunny;n34500 said:Huh. You're weird.
RetiredUSNChief;n34542 said:On the plus side, I have far fewer people asking me what time it is.
Friday;n34629 said:Yeah! Whats that all about?
I get that all the time. All the damn time!
99% from the younger set who live and breath cell phones for maintaining their existence.
I'm not Big Ben. I don't wear a watch to keep you informed and punctual.
Inevitably, when I grow weary of such repeated requests, and ask why they don't wear a watch, the answer is 100% unanimous;
"I don't need one. I use my cell phone."
When I say well then, you need to look at that for your answer, they always get huffy.
"Well...you have a watch right there...(snark).."
These requests to have me repeatedly tell you the time show two things;
-The lack of effort to even provide yourself with the most simplest of answers...
-And, their focus is on personal desires they have planned rather than focusing on the job at hand.
I've gotten to where I tell these persistent inquisitors that the time is an hour and 15 minutes earlier than it really is. Watching their face slump in despair is worth it.