Just wondered if many people actually wear their watches for what they were designed?
I race boats, only little one design boats but I always wear my Yacht Master 2 and use the 10 minutes count down timer in fact I much prefer it to a digital display.
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Yup. I need to know the time at several points during the day so glance at it a lot. And I enter the date on a few documents each morning, so need the date for that.
I know I could use my phone, but I prefer using a watch.
It's a divers watch though, so maybe not used for its true purpose - I never use the divers bezel I must admit, to time boiling an egg for example.
Last edited by demonloop; 12th June 2016 at 18:14.
I have been diving with my sea dweller a number of times....love every it to bits.
Well I tend to use them to tell the time
The internal rotating bezel on my Alpinist with its compass function is useful if I lose my bearings on the way back from Waitrose as well
I once went swimming in the sea near Lime Regis wearing a Vostok Amphiboa too
I suspect that most specialist functions have little practical benefit for many - its about fashiom or how it looks
Nothing wrong with that of course
Wonder what the Wancher guys will post?
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
SubC is timing pizza in the oven as we speak
I wear this when I'm sitting on my bum being indolent
I always set the bezels on my watches for cooking times
I see the bezel of my diving watch a lot....the batman I don't use its features at all, I should do though
SD at work.
mike
It's rag week, but should be back on the wrist Wednesday if I'm lucky.
Very nice MikeOriginally Posted by seadog1408
SD at work.
mike
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Yup.
I work for a US company and regularly attend conf calls with clients and colleagues from MN.
So a smart GMT is actually the most useful watch / complication for me.
It's also useful when I'm over there, so I can call home at sensible times.
I have a G-Shock which is used when I play footy, cycle, run ...
And as its solar / Atomic - it's also useful for setting my other watches.
I have a beater that's used when I'm working from home / DIYing
As for my others - not so much.
I have a chrono ... It's a fantastic movement, looks lovely, but I never use it to time anything.
I have a Pilot - but never Pilot anything other than the company car.
I have a few divers, but TBH ... If I'm 300m down...
... the last thing on my mind would be 'I wonder what time it is ?'
z
Last edited by zelig; 12th June 2016 at 18:46.
Cracking...can't compete with that. Great photoSD at work.
mike
Does the watch help?I wear this when I'm sitting on my bum being indolent
I think this qualifies.
Very much so. A cute lump of 9ct glinting in your wrist is far from encouraging you to do anything but bask in the moment.Does the watch help?
All the time.
Use my Z-33 and X-33 while flying planes
My Sub and DSSD when exploring for old ships that have drowned
My racing chronos when competing in F-1
And, so on
And Ofcourse my phone to tell time.
And, the answer will remain the same when someone asks the question again in a month.
Does working hard while wearing a G-Shock count? Sorry I couldn't think of anything pseudo-funny to ridicule the OP.
I use my Coyote Field Ops Watch when i'm chucking .338 Lapua over a Kilometer.
Mine are all used for the purpose they were made — telling the time.
When I'm dogging, I use my luminox - those tritium tubes come in hand when you are hanging around in the bushes.
I bought a Pro-Trek from SC with the aim of using the radio signal to time my other watches. I didn't think the other functions would ever be used, but the barometer has proved surprisingly accurate and is useful when on Scilly, as weather and sea conditions play a huge part in movement both around the islands and when contemplating returning to civilisation.
Also when salmon fishing it allows me to find out why I haven't caught anything.
Flightmaster....
Last edited by E_2_Right-Force; 9th July 2016 at 11:00.
Yes, I use it to impress fellow citizens (sub).
On a serious note, I do use the timer and I like the robustness even if I don't dive. But let's face it we wear these mechanical watches because we like it, a digital/quartz watch is better from all technical perspectives.
Last edited by jonasy; 12th June 2016 at 20:20.
Yeah. I use my watch to tell the day, date, month and time.
And moon phase. Useful for vampires.
Martyn
Oh well done, coffee over keyboard moment there... very funny!!
It's rag week, but should be back on the wrist Wednesday if I'm lucky.
Yep.
My Citizen in Scapa Flow.
M
I sold last year my Fortis Flieger GMT to this guy: Justyn Gorman
So I like to think, yes sometimes they are used for what they were made for.
My Chronograph is great for timing the parking meter.
I think you meant werewolves
You sir, are gradually turning into the merry prankster on this forum.
Love reading your stuff.
Cheers,
Neil.
Yes I use mine for what it was designed for, ie telling the time
seems to do that quite well.
you mean to tell me watches are not just fashion accessories
I generally use timing bezels / chronographs for cooking times.
Never used the tachymetre and doubt I ever will. anyone ever need one of those?
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