How Many Guitar Geeks Are Also Watch Geeks?

[CoolerKing]

I'll pop up a photo tonight when I get home...

[buddyhu]

Originally Posted by Cincy2

Here are the stars of my collection. I've got WAS (Watch Acquisition Syndrome) very bad.

Cincy

Color me green with envy!!! I’ve read about them, love them from afar but that’s about all.

Let me know if you ever want to share them with your AGF friends. I am your friend, aren’t I?

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by Cincy2

Here are the stars of my collection. I've got WAS (Watch Acquisition Syndrome) very bad.

Cincy

Originally Posted by eatswodo

Thanks - I’ll take a closer look.

Wow. That was an eye-opener. You are fortunate indeed to be able to enjoy these masterpieces.

[Silly Moustache]

Originally Posted by Tnfiddler

I’m a watch geek as well, but my budget keeps me in the Citizen and below range, not in the Breitling range where I want to play!!

Me too. Mostly Citizen and Rotarys, as you can see above.

My "thing" is rectangular faces, and chronographs, which is a bit daft as my eyes are failing (like many other bits and pieces) and I can't see the tint chrono faces now.

[marty bradbury]

Geek? Yes! Watch geek, nope but I did purchase a Casio Pro Trek PRW 2500 as I like to hike. So, I picked it up for $250.00 but when the pandemic hit and everyone stayed home and became avid hikers it is now $350!! Cool watch though,

[magirus]

I've been at it for a while. It all started in 1984 with a Datejust that was my only watch for 20 years. Wore it 24/7 for all manner of outdoor sports, and while I was at work as a Firefighter. Then I decided to give it an easier life and bought a CWC G10 for work, that's when I was bitten by the bug.

The main group from a while ago



The two on the right are issued, the Precista was RAF issue.


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[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by magirus

I've been at it for a while. It all started in 1984 with a Datejust that was my only watch for 20 years. Wore it 24/7 for all manner of outdoor sports, and while I was at work as a Firefighter. Then I decided to give it an easier life and bought a CWC G10 for work, that's when I was bitten by the bug.

Now there’s a memory. My very first watch was a Smith’s - IIRC, I got it for my 7th birthday in 1962. I was terribly proud of it. It was Luminous, and had a proper Second Hand

Sadly, it doesn’t run any more, but I do still have it.

[warfrat73]

I have a baker's dozen or so watches, none of them terribly expensive. My Orient Air Diver probably gets the most wrist time. But I do really like my Maranez Layan brass with a moss agate face too.

[ChrisE]

I really only have one watch, but it has multiple bands. In addition to the hand-made Horween leather band pictured earlier in the thread, here’s my Vaer C5 wearing the quick release silicone band. I call it the “Adventure Band” because I like to use it for adventures (basically any activity that involves stepping outside my house).

Next I’d like to add a nylon NATO style band.

[justonwo]

Lots of great watches!

[Slothead56]

For a long time I had a rotation of Seikos, Tommy Bahamas, Pulsars and such. This was probably 10 years ago. They were kind of occasion watches.

My wife bought me a very nice Tag Aquaracer for our anniversary 7 years ago. It’’s pretty much the only watch I wear anymore though on occasion I’ll break out a cheap Casio for the beach or boating. I also have a cool looking newer Chrono by a company called AV-8. Kind of retro.

I had it in my head that I wanted a Rolex so I borrowed my sons for a few weeks. Great looking watch indeed. Kept time like nobody’s business. I gave it back to him and he asked what I thought. Told him it was awesome and absolutely no one cared that I had this expensive watch on. Got me over my need for a Rolex.

Now an Omega Chrono....hmmmm.

[ChrisE]

The micro brand quartz field watch I got for Christmas didn’t keep good time, so I sent it back and bought something more suitable. Citizen Promaster Diver Ecodrive.

The battery charges from any light source and will run for 6 months when fully charged. And it keeps perfect time, no matter what kind of abuse I put it through.

It should be perfect for me, but while shopping for this watch, I “unfortunately” learned about Tudor, Oris. Doxa, Omega, and a few others. Now that door is open so I’ll have to see where it leads.

[ChrisE]

A question for you watch geeks:

How do deal with the inherent inaccuracy (+/- a few seconds a day) of automatic watches?

I’ve always had a quartz watch, so I’m used to the time being accurate. I’d really love to explore the world of automatic timepieces but I’m afraid that spendings a large sum of $$ on a watch that wasn’t completely accurate would drive me crazy.

[Jeff Scott]

Originally Posted by ChrisE

A question for you watch geeks:

How do deal with the inherent inaccuracy (+/- a few seconds a day) of automatic watches?

I’ve always had a quartz watch, so I’m used to the time being accurate. I’d really love to explore the world of automatic timepieces but I’m afraid that spendings a large sum of $$ on a watch that wasn’t completely accurate would drive me crazy.

If you prefer total accuracy, stick with quartz.

[Street Glider]

I bought my first luxury watch at the age of 24; a Rolex Date-Just. I paid $1,100 for it at a mall jewelry store in South Carolina. I wish I still had it. It sells for about $6,000 today.

Some of the current stable:

Brielting Colt 43
Oris Williams F1
Omega Seamaster Coax (black no-wave dial/ceramic)
18K Hamilton (high school graduation gift to my Dad in 1950, his initials engraved on back)
Tissot T-Touch
Rolex Red Submariner
Zeno Watch Basel (not sure of the model; literally won it in a poker game)
Deep Blue Sun Diver II
Deep Blue Sun Diver III

All told, I probably have about 20 watches, although some of them are either too small or too special (my grandfather's Fortis and Dad's Hamilton) that I never wear them.

My "Top 3" rotation would be the Breitling, the Omega and the Oris.

The Deep Blue watches are actually pretty nice for the price. They're great "tool" watches; a few hundred bucks, automatic, tough as nails...