aricia
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May 28, 2015 10:07:45 GMT -5
Post by aricia on May 28, 2015 10:07:45 GMT -5
Rolex, it's very plain jane and doesn't look like much and I wear it almost every day, including when I'm working in the yard. My husband gave it to me as a gift, I wouldn't have bought it myself. I think he paid a bit over $2000 for it, used, errr, I mean pre-owned. I think that watches will remain popular as fashion accessories and as status symbols. Automatic watches seem to be enjoying a lot of popularity currently. My husband owns a handful of automatic TAGs and a Rolex, along with some less expensive watches. They are his jewelry. Lots of people in his office wear nice watches. We're mid 30s!
I tease DH about how I need to add a line in the budget for "watch maintenance" for the automatic watches! I could buy a new watch for less!
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obelisk
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May 28, 2015 10:19:17 GMT -5
Post by obelisk on May 28, 2015 10:19:17 GMT -5
Everyday Rolex. Diving Omega Seamaster Special occasion Vacheron Constantin
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aricia
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May 28, 2015 10:29:44 GMT -5
Post by aricia on May 28, 2015 10:29:44 GMT -5
My special occasion watch is a vintage Bulova that belonged to my grandmother. It's probably worth about $20 on a good day.
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ArchietheDragon
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May 28, 2015 10:32:24 GMT -5
Post by ArchietheDragon on May 28, 2015 10:32:24 GMT -5
I wear one. Just for looks, though. It is a seiko. Cost $90 or so.
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May 28, 2015 10:34:16 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 10:34:16 GMT -5
Lots of people in his office wear nice watches. We're mid 30s!
I was in a high-end jewelry store a couple of years ago with picking up a piece I'd had repaired and a 30-something guy was looking at watches in the $25,000 range.
I hadn't thought of this in a long time but my Ex saw a Jaeger-le-Coultre moon phase watch in the New Yorker magazine around 1985. He HAD to have it. It was $7,000. He bought it and about a year later he lost it. We're pretty sure where he lost it- he thinks he had it on when we went into a restaurant and it was gone when he left. I can't imagine what might have happened; it was a leather strap and maybe he didn't fasten it properly? We frantically called the place, of course- repeatedly. It never turned up. Someone got a damned nice watch for nothing.
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May 28, 2015 10:57:21 GMT -5
Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on May 28, 2015 10:57:21 GMT -5
I miss it terribly, but apparently not enough to take one the the several I own to a jeweler to get a new battery.
Unless you have a high end watch, you really don't have to take it to a jeweler's. Many malls have kiosks in the middle which will change out a battery, as will jewelry sections in stores (I think I got my last one changed in Fred Meyer).
Sigh.....my Omega needs to be taken to a specific jeweler, when I lived in KY I had to take it to Louisville. I suspect I'm going to need to take my watch to Seattle now.
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Post by HoneyBBQ on May 28, 2015 11:10:50 GMT -5
Hey, do kids get taught how to read an analog clock anymore? I've taught my daughter with the same style book I learned on. Peter Rabbit's time telling book.
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Lizard Queen
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May 28, 2015 11:21:29 GMT -5
Post by Lizard Queen on May 28, 2015 11:21:29 GMT -5
I miss it terribly, but apparently not enough to take one the the several I own to a jeweler to get a new battery.Unless you have a high end watch, you really don't have to take it to a jeweler's. Many malls have kiosks in the middle which will change out a battery, as will jewelry sections in stores (I think I got my last one changed in Fred Meyer). Sigh.....my Omega needs to be taken to a specific jeweler, when I lived in KY I had to take it to Louisville. I suspect I'm going to need to take my watch to Seattle now. I tried the Jewelry section at a store, but it was just a big-box type of store (this was where I bought the watch). They couldn't get it open (it was my Fossil). I hardly ever go to the mall, so going to a kiosk vs. a jeweler is all the same to me. (I would imagine, unless their markup is outrageous.) Maybe Kohl's could do it
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teen persuasion
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May 28, 2015 11:38:08 GMT -5
Post by teen persuasion on May 28, 2015 11:38:08 GMT -5
My primary watch is a Rolex and I wear it frequently.
I wear my Rolex, period. I bought it used about 10 years ago and it cost $2,500. I did learn the hard way that "waterproof" does NOT mean you can wear it swimming almost daily every summer for 5 years without having it serviced; eventually the gaskets protecting the innards are weakened and the watch dies and repairs are expensive. So, now I don't wear it in a chlorinated pool.
After the Apple Watch came out, there was a cartoon (I think it was "Pearls Before Swine") in which one character explained to the other that the Apple watch was great because you could tell what time it was without having to get your phone out!
My older boys both wear watches for recording their running times. They specifically wanted watches that could do splits, so they could get times for multiple sections of the courses, in practices. In races they have to remove their watches, or be DQed, so they rely on team members/coach to get them their times mid-race, for pacing. Just out of curiosity- why would wearing a watch be a reason to disqualify someone? Seems like a strange rule, especially given the proliferation of heart rate monitor devices that you see worn at most athletic events. These are HS meets and invitationals, I believe it is about injury risk management. I know the schools make you remove all jewelry for gym class, in case of an injury (finger swells and can't remove a ring, etc.). Possibly so they aren't fiddling with the stopwatch feature while running instead of watching their footing on the XC course. They are also fussy about proper uniforms, gloves, hats, underarmour the incorrect length/color, etc.
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goldensam
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May 28, 2015 12:50:36 GMT -5
Post by goldensam on May 28, 2015 12:50:36 GMT -5
DP gave me a vintage Rolex Lady-DateJust for my 30th birthday last year and I wear it every single day. I love it.
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Post by wvugurl26 on May 28, 2015 12:52:19 GMT -5
I don't wear one. It's been years since I wore one. Getting nicer ones with links fitted is a major PIA because my wrists are tiny. When the battery died on the one I did have I quit wearing one. I have my phone on me or now I have my FitBit Charge HR.
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Phoenix84
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May 28, 2015 13:04:17 GMT -5
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Post by Phoenix84 on May 28, 2015 13:04:17 GMT -5
Hey, do kids get taught how to read an analog clock anymore? I've taught my daughter with the same style book I learned on. Peter Rabbit's time telling book. I was Peter rabbit when I was a kid.
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May 28, 2015 16:57:16 GMT -5
Post by Tennesseer on May 28, 2015 16:57:16 GMT -5
Another reason not get caught up on your cell phone besides checking the time:
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May 29, 2015 10:48:28 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 29, 2015 10:48:28 GMT -5
Hey, do kids get taught how to read an analog clock anymore? I hope so since all the clocks in the school are analog (at least at the school mine are in). Of course, our school still teaches cursive writing too. I just bought my 4 year old a nice analog watch that has the minute numbers on it as well as the hour. It is hard to find kids watches that aren't digital though. I even started a thread about it awhile ago for suggestions because I was having trouble finding a decent one.
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May 29, 2015 10:58:11 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 29, 2015 10:58:11 GMT -5
To answer the OP. I haven't worn a watch for several years, but I miss it. Watch shopping for DS has me thinking about get myself one again and I actually have a couple in my cart at Amazon for whenever I feel like I have some money to blow.
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ArchietheDragon
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May 29, 2015 11:04:05 GMT -5
Post by ArchietheDragon on May 29, 2015 11:04:05 GMT -5
Hey, do kids get taught how to read an analog clock anymore? My first grader just told us, a few days ago, that she wants to learn how to tell time on a clock.
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Phoenix84
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May 29, 2015 13:21:27 GMT -5
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Post by Phoenix84 on May 29, 2015 13:21:27 GMT -5
To answer the OP. I haven't worn a watch for several years, but I miss it. Watch shopping for DS has me thinking about get myself one again and I actually have a couple in my cart at Amazon for whenever I feel like I have some money to blow. Are they Rolex? And at lest $2000?
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May 29, 2015 13:23:14 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on May 29, 2015 13:23:14 GMT -5
To answer the OP. I haven't worn a watch for several years, but I miss it. Watch shopping for DS has me thinking about get myself one again and I actually have a couple in my cart at Amazon for whenever I feel like I have some money to blow. Are they Rolex? And at lest $2000? Um...no. Timex. More like $30.
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May 29, 2015 14:08:21 GMT -5
Post by lexxy703 on May 29, 2015 14:08:21 GMT -5
I haven't worn a watch in years since the battery died in my last one. I usually pay about $100 for them. I used to daydream about buying a Cartier Tank watch but that won't be happening unless I win the lottery. And even then I'm not sure I could actually pull the trigger on a watch that costs more than average cars.
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May 29, 2015 14:12:03 GMT -5
Post by mmhmm on May 29, 2015 14:12:03 GMT -5
I, too, have several watches but almost never wear one anymore. I'll wear the Rolex if I feel I'm going to need a watch for some reason.
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