Friday OT - Somebody’s Watching Me

[bos]

My dad wore a rolex (same one) for years. He gifted it to me on his passing and I only wear it on very special occasions as Im not a watch person per se and I dont want to take the chance of losing it now as its a family heirloom. I would like to pass it to one of my sons someday should they want it. I think my dad would have wanted it that way. I do know some folks who are watch collectors, kind of like shoe collectors, etc. Id imagine there are quite a few like me out there who have sentimental collections of things such as this.

 

[Gonzo]

Haven't worn a watch since I was probably 25. I don't wear any jewelry except my wedding ring and a single, long dangly Prince earring.

 

[madguy30]

Timex 'Iron Man' themed basic digital. Was on sale I think but they usually go first about $35-40.

Decent durability but I break and lose stuff so not worried about being out a bunch.

I think they're going obsolete soonish so my next watch may have to be a fitbit type or similar. Hopefully I can find something inexpensive and with no internet/phone functions as I like to be able to disconnect.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I wore this one for years.



When it broke down I'd buy a new one. They were only $20-25 at the time. I eventually switched to digital, a cheap Kmart watch. I wear my watch between my wrist joint and my hand, so it needs to be fairly small. Unfortunately, watches got BIG.
I quit wearing a watch when I retired...then a year or so ago I decided to start monitoring heart rate as it was occasionally an issue for me. So I bought a small plain jane fitbit. I don't need all the fancy bells & whistles - just the time, heart rate, and steps.

My one addition to it is a stretchy cloth band. Those plastic bands are the devil.

 

[madguy30]

Haven't worn a watch since I was probably 25. I don't wear any jewelry except my wedding ring and a single, long dangly Prince earring.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Haven't worn a watch since I was probably 25. I don't wear any jewelry except my wedding ring and a single, long dangly Prince earring.

That does NOT fit my mental image of you!

 

[drlove]

I got a Garmin watch back in the day when I started running and eventually got into triathlons. I'll never wear anything else.

I like my Garmin to track my swimming.

I don't like it for anything beyond working out and golf

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Daily--Samsung Galaxy

Special Occasions--Pretty decent 'Rolex' that I picked up in Mexico a few years ago. Not the real deal but one of the better knockoffs I've seen.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

I have a Fitbit Sense 2. There's no way I would ever consider wearing a Rolex or similar ultra pricey watch.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Never into the fancy watch thing. Always had a plain digital watch which now has replaced by a fitbit.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

One of my favorite gifts as a kid was a watch for Christmas when I was in third grade. Only adults wore watches back then, and I was excited to wear and show that thing to all my teachers: manual windup and set time with the knob on the side, brown band with buckle closure.

I really can't remember a time since then without a timepiece of some sort on my wrist.

 

[Entropy]

My day to day is an Apple Watch. I like it for all the same reasons folks listed above.
It's been really helpful for workouts, particularly since I picked up running again.

Before I had any electronic watch, I had a Citizen Chrono that was ok, but the crystal kept scratching.
I upgraded to a Marathon TSAR. Sapphire crystal and tritium tubes for low light/night time. The most durable watch I've ever owned. Used it for all my wilderness trips. I don't wear it as often as I used to (it's heavy!) but it's a great watch.
I've used the beta decay of tritium as a discussion point in my chem courses as well, which is a good reason to wear it.

 

[MeanDean]

When I worked back in the days before smart phones I wore a low price watch. The one I liked best was a Casio with small solar panels on it that meant I never had to change batteries. It was maybe 40-50 bucks new and I had it for probably 10 years. It got stolen out of my motel room on a business trip to Orlando. The TV didn't work so evidently when the guy came to the room he helped himself.

Fortunately I was actually wearing my "good" watch. That being a Seiko I bought on clearance at Ardan's (remember those?) back in the 80's. I think it was about $70. Now you can't touch a Seiko for that. Unfortunately it requires battery replacement every year or so.

My current everyday watch is a cheap Timex. It also requires battery replacement. I can usually get that done at Walmart or Batteries+ I know it needs replacing now. I should just keep it in the car so I do it next time I'm in the neighborhood of one.

I haven't looked at the Seiko for a while. It might need a battery now, too.

I just only wear them occasionally now. Phones have made the necessity to wear a watch passe.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I'm a Casio man.

 

[Pat]

The “multiple expensive watches” is definitely a rich-guy thing, though there are also collectors who are really into it (JJ Redick, oddly enough).

Don’t know why, but I’ve always warn watches. I have a (relatively) nice automatic that will never be a collectible, but will also hold its value, and will never need to be upgraded or charged. There’s no battery to fail. And… I’m old. Crud.

 

[viking63]

Don't wear watches or jewelry either. Only watch I have is my ISU watch my parents gave me for graduation.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Speaking of fancy watches, I have a Baume & Mercier timepiece that was given to my father from King Hussein of Jordan back in the 90's. I have yet to figure out how to set the time on that thing or if it needs batteries (I imagine it does)
I guess I need to find some high end watch place to see if I can get it working.

 

[VeloClone]

I have a Fitbit that functions as a watch. I got it solely for one reason. At work we have a wellness program where if you collect enough points doing wellness activities you qualify for significant discounts on our employer's health insurance. I got a fitbit so I could link it to the wellness site and it would automatically enter my steps for points toward the goal. At first it was just part of the needed points, but now they changed the program so I pretty much don't have to do anything else to get the points needed.

I have also earned enough credits in their store that I have credit enough for a pretty nice Garmin to replace this aging Fitbit, so I will probably pull the trigger on that pretty soon. It would be handy to not have to do anything to map or log a ride when I go for bike rides. The link between the watch and phone for that now is pretty clunky.

 

[VeloClone]

The “multiple expensive watches” is definitely a rich-guy thing, though there are also collectors who are really into it (JJ Redick, oddly enough).

Don’t know why, but I’ve always warn watches. I have a (relatively) nice automatic that will never be a collectible, but will also hold its value, and will never need to be upgraded or charged. There’s no battery to fail. And… I’m old. Crud.

Daniel Craig also has a relatively impressive collection including a piece or two he wore playing Bond.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

I have a Fitbit that functions as a watch. I got it solely for one reason. At work we have a wellness program where if you collect enough points doing wellness activities you qualify for significant discounts on our employer's health insurance. I got a fitbit so I could link it to the wellness site and it would automatically enter my steps for points toward the goal. At first it was just part of the needed points, but now they changed the program so I pretty much don't have to do anything else to get the points needed.

I have also earned enough credits in their store that I have credit enough for a pretty nice Garmin to replace this aging Fitbit, so I will probably pull the trigger on that pretty soon. It would be handy to not have to do anything to map or log a ride when I go for bike rides. The link between the watch and phone for that now is pretty clunky.

I also get wellness credits from work and between steps and getting at least 7 hours of sleep a reasonable amount of time I get the max rewards.
I just checked and I am 1,320 points away from the max with 40 days to go. I'll hit that before the end of the month.