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Oct 14, 2019, 06:28 PM
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Aspects of a watch you feel are overrated
This goes with the previous post of what complications and features don't bother you. Let's dial it up a notch and see which ones we feel are utterly unnecessary.
Mine is water resistance that exceeds 50m. That is more than enough for the pool. It may be worth having a 300m (3000m?) watch if I frequently dived, but I don't. The overwhelming majority of my watches never get wet so excessive water resistance is useless.
Once in awhile you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
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Oct 14, 2019, 06:42 PM
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Popularity.
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Oct 14, 2019, 06:44 PM
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Lately it's the date... but funny enough there has been a few times lately I've looked down at my Hamilton to check the date and I've had to pull out my phone to check (which was annoying). I find a date useful, but I also like the aesthetics of a dateless dial, even sports watches... I prefer the no date Sub over the date version...
Dates on a dress watch are especially overrated for me, but it seems the norm with the lesser expensive ones like my Orients... not a deal breaker but If I were a watch designer the date on a dress watch would be the first to go.
That being said my current most desirable watch (that I want to get) has a date (with a cyclops) so...
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Oct 14, 2019, 07:36 PM
#4
Dates, precious metals, being a dress watch.
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Oct 15, 2019, 12:22 AM
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Let's start with bronze watches.
Cheers,
Michael
Tell everyone you saw it on IWL!
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Oct 15, 2019, 12:19 PM
#6
Originally Posted by
hayday
This goes with the previous post of what complications and features don't bother you. Let's dial it up a notch and see which ones we feel are utterly unnecessary.
Mine is water resistance that exceeds 50m. That is more than enough for the pool. It may be worth having a 300m (3000m?) watch if I frequently dived, but I don't. The overwhelming majority of my watches never get wet so excessive water resistance is useless.
Would you swim with a watch with 10m wr?
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Oct 15, 2019, 12:26 PM
#7
Originally Posted by
geoffbot
Would you swim with a watch with 10m wr?
I don't wear a watch when swimming !!!
I wouldn't even wear my Puck (The mighty one) swimming
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Oct 15, 2019, 01:08 PM
#8
Originally Posted by
Seriously
I don't wear a watch when swimming !!!
I wouldn't even wear my Puck (The mighty one) swimming
Really, My Turtle sees the ocean at least a few times a week. I'd feel naked without a watch on my wrist. I'm only watchless while showering or sleeping.
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Oct 15, 2019, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by
gnuyork
Really, My Turtle sees the ocean at least a few times a week. I'd feel naked without a watch on my wrist. I'm only watchless while showering or sleeping.
I'm all leather
Then there's the watch
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Oct 15, 2019, 02:01 PM
#10
Originally Posted by
Seriously
I'm all leather
Then there's the watch
Ah. Makes sense.
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