Watches

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I need a "tactical" watch for LLVI training and decided on the Casio Pathfinder. It came highly recommended by some PJ's and TACP's I know. I should have it in a couple of weeks

[murphy j]

Definately well said Will.

I collect watches and love mechanical ones, whether they be automatics or hand crankers. I currently only have 4 in my collection, but at one time I had around 10, till I sold some to help fund a different watch or a firearm purchase. I have 2 'high end' watches. All my watches are high quality, some are just price a little more reasonably than others. I guess like any hobby, it's what you're willing to spend to indulge in it.

[M4Fundi]

Lets see them

I got my dream watch after achieving one of my first big life goals as a present to myself to commemorate the success. An original IWC Doppel Chronograph with bracelet. Unfortunately it currently resides on the wrist of one of my lawyers

I still have a Bell & Ross Limited Edition 1 of 300 Titanium Diver TE Chronograph. It will probably be sold soon to pay my other lawyers Its even more rare than the other 299 as I had B&R customize the hands for me back when Pierre Halimi ran B&R USA. Its pretty lekker time piece for mil use and diving.

When my divorce and surgeries are all paid off I will most likely get an IWC Auquatimer GST in Titanium and call it quits on watch collecting until I'm economically back in the pula again.

[murphy j]

I'd love to post pics if I knew how to from an Iphone. I've had this thing since just before last Christmas, but I'm so technologically challenged that I haven't figured it out yet. I'll be more than happy to list them though .

My 2 'High End' watches are.....
1997 Rolex Submariner 16610 (anniversary present from my wife. Also a Grail for me.

Anonimo Millimetri.... Traded an Omega 2254.50 Seamaster Professional for this one.

MKII Stingray 50/70.... Ordered this one custom while I was in Iraq in '08 and my timing was perfect as it arrived just a couple weeks before I got home.

Seiko diver.... Not sure which model, but it had a jubilee style bracelet and a pepsi bezel so I went for it as I hadn't had a Seiko in my collection yet.

In the past I've had a Sinn 256, Tigershark diver, Marathon GSAR, Luminox, Orsa mil-style, Benrus Type I homage (rayrus), an original Bulova Accutron Astronaut and a couple others I can't remember right now. Other than the Accutron I found I didn't really have an affinity for the quartz stuff and prefer the mechanicals. I find that watches are not only a piece of functional jewelry for a man, but are also a piece of functional art (at least the mechanicals) and they are also a tool.

[Don Robison]

I just bought a Marathon TSAR and Zulu band last week to replace my 12 year old Luminox. So far, I'm really digging it. It seems to be a pretty nice watch and does what I need it to do; tell time.

[murphy j]

I just bought a Marathon TSAR and Zulu band last week to replace my 12 year old Luminox. So far, I'm really digging it. It seems to be a pretty nice watch and does what I need it to do; tell time.

The TSAR is an excellent watch that can take tons of abuse. I beat the crap out of my GSAR while on deployment and couldn't have been happier with it's performance. I expect you'll get similar results.

[M4Fundi]

Watches have historically been for lack of a better word a type of status symbol for a man, not of his affluence but how important time (his time) is to him regardless of social class. For sailors they were life or death. I used to B&R for cartography work and jungle navigation often. Unfortunately I can't read the hands on chronograph subdials any more without reading glasses. Really p!$$es me off

I had a boss one time showing off his Bulgari to me as if he had joined the club and I explained to him that that particular Bulagari was pure jewelry and the movement was a buick. He was a jerk and had it coming

I have always liked IWC for its simple almost austere aesthetic appearance and quality design and redesign of movements. Unfortunately they have started dressing up their faces a bit to stay competitive in foreign markets.

I'd like to own a Marathon as a field watch.

[Honu]

was just chatting watches with my dad he has quite a few cool ones !

but back in the Korea war my dad flew F86 he was saying how the other pilots bought really small watches so he has a small rolex
they hated the big watches back then cause when flying and doing maneuvers that had any G force the watch felt to heavy day after day on lots of missions they flew in Korea ?

just thought that was kinda interesting to hear

[M4Fundi]

Thats pretty interesting since most pilots watches (pre-jets) were large for easy readability and use as a tool. I wonder what was the popular watch of choice was then and if they used them at all for flying...

[WillBrink]

Definately well said Will.

I collect watches and love mechanical ones, whether they be automatics or hand crankers. I currently only have 4 in my collection, but at one time I had around 10, till I sold some to help fund a different watch or a firearm purchase. I have 2 'high end' watches. All my watches are high quality, some are just price a little more reasonably than others. I guess like any hobby, it's what you're willing to spend to indulge in it.

Only have 5 myself currently, down from 12. a few in the low end, and two in the higher end. My favorite, by far, due the looks, quality, technology, movement (Jeager is a true watch company making all their own movements), complications, is my Jaeger-LeCoultre, Master Compressor Chronograph:



My other higher end:



But what I wear pretty much every day, for 20 years now, is a Tag F1 Chrono on the right: