All things time: clocks, watches, their workings, collecting, repair.

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Favorite Watches (lemmy.zip)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/Horology

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What's some of your favorite watches? I really like Kinetic watches; so I'm curious to hear what brands/styles people like

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not super super picky, but I tend to prefer simpler, affordable watches that are built rather tough and have a really long battery life. None of that smart watch crap either.

My current watch is a Casio WS-1300H, and it looks like it's possibly built so tough that you could probably drive a car over it and it would probably only get a couple scratches. Though I won't be trying that of course.

And it's advertised to have up to a 10 year battery life, as long as I don't use the backlight too often.

But basically any watch that meets these criteria is good in my book. Preferable colors are between black, grey, silver, and/or blue.

I'm glad to see another watch/clock/timepiece community, subscribed!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I’m right there with you, on not liking smart watches. I feel like often they loose the elegance of traditional watches

[–] cdegroot 2 points 3 weeks ago

My favorite watch is my smart watch. It's actually smart: it never needs a charge, it sets time from atomic time signals, has a clearly readable mixed analog/digital display, and comes with some handy extras like a compass and baro/altimeter. Oh, and I can wear it while logging, as it's virtually indestructable. Try that, Apple! (it's a Casio G-Shock Mudmaster GWG-1000).

My second favorite watch is what I'm now wearing - a CA$129 Seagull. It's a skeleton watch with no dial and transparent front and back case, so I can brag about my skills ("I disassembled and cleaned this watch, try to find any scratch marks on the screws!" - there are some tiny ones, I must admit), and, more importantly, show people how mechanical watches work :-). It's also a darn good timekeeper for the money.