Luxury watches (Page 10): Dare I say, it keeps on ticking. Was this a quote from John Cameron Swayze?

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Longshadow wrote:

(My $35 Timex Indeglow that I got 25-30 years ago is still going strong. Still accurate to within a few minutes a year. No need for expensive.)

Dare I say, it keeps on ticking. Was this a quote from John Cameron Swayze?

DavidPhares Loc: Chandler, Arizona

Vietnam Vet wrote:

I haven't worn a watch for years, my iphone is good enough for me. But I like this watch so much that I am thinking about buying it. https://www.rolex.com/watches/day-date/m228238-0042.html

If you can afford a34 thousand dollar watch, is the day if the week really that important?

RolandDieter

I had a friend who had an Accutron. He constantly bragged about its accuracy. But ... its face design had dots at the 3, 6, 9 and 12 positions, nothing else other than the Bulova Accutron name. It had no second hand either. What was the point of its internal accuracy?

Flyerace Loc: Mt Pleasant, WI

I've recently found a fine collection of solar powered watches by Seiko. They retail for a fake number, but with discounts and coupons you pay about $120-$200. They don't ever require a battery and can be charged by putting them under a light bulb. They also charge when you are wearing them out in the sunlight. No more "dead" batteries for me.

I love the looks of some of the high end watches. Have decided to spend my money on other things. (camera related) But I will always think that Rolex and Patek Phillipe produce some fine time pieces.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

alf85 wrote:

Why, Why, Why, rich man poor man, you own nothing, you only have the use of material things, you can not take them with you when you die. You will find that out, when you are like me with one foot in the grave.
Regards, Alfie.

I can live with having the use until I die, as opposed to not having the use, as long as those things give me pleasure and others do not suffer as a result.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Flyerace wrote:

I've recently found a fine collection of solar pow... (show quote)

I own only mechanical watches. I haven't worried about a dead battery for 30 years.

One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID

Flyerace wrote:

I've recently found a fine collection of solar pow... (show quote)

Upgrade to a Citizen that is solar and is set by the atomic time signal. I have a couple of those and even a wall clock that is set by the atomic signal in Denver once a day.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

One Rude Dawg wrote:

Upgrade to a Citizen that is solar and is set by the atomic time signal. I have a couple of those and even a wall clock that is set by the atomic signal in Denver once a day.

Is the absolute time so critical for you on a regular basis that you need it to be set by an atomic clock? Nothing wrong with that, of course, but I think for most practical purposes it's overkill. I've never been that obsessive about it which is why I'm willing to accept a deviation of a couple of seconds a day with a mechanical watch.

Angmo

German made Cuckoo Clocks are quite nice.

And the clocks you don’t wind for 300 days — how long do they go if you wind them?

therwol Loc: USA

rocar7 wrote:

But that’s not what a wristwatch is for. It’s for keeping an eye on the time - “We’re running a bit late, let’s get a move on”. Anybody remember the original Bulova Accutron? One of the first battery powered watches. It had a vibrating tuning fork, and the mechanism counted the vibrations, converting that to time. Incredibly accurate compared to contemporary watches. You can still buy them used.

The original Accutron was a game changer in the 60s as far as keeping accurate time. The Accutron was the reason my father gave up his well worn Rolex. Like me, accuracy was more important to him than flash or sentiment. This was long before all of those plastic digital watches that were actually quite accurate in comparison with any mechanical ones.

The Accutron was a real champion until we got quartz movements. The Accutron II that they sell now is more accurate, but I believe it uses a quartz movement. One thing it has in common with the original is that the second hand sweeps continuously rather than in jerks. How do I know? I have one, but I don't wear it because in comparison with my Seiko titanium kinetic watch, it feels like a brick on my arm. Also, the Seiko is only off by about a minute a year, and that's good enough for me.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

FRENCHY wrote:

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I’ve had excellent results with Paul Duggan (http://pduggan.com/). He buys and resells fine/collectable watches and treated me very fairly on a sale of a Rolex Daytona chronometer.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

mwsilvers wrote:

I can live with having the use until I die, as opposed to not having the use, as long as those things give me pleasure and others do not suffer as a result.

👍👍 exactly.

Marionsho Loc: Kansas

rocar7 wrote:

But that’s not what a wristwatch is for. It’s for keeping an eye on the time - “We’re running a bit late, let’s get a move on”. Anybody remember the original Bulova Accutron? One of the first battery powered watches. It had a vibrating tuning fork, and the mechanism counted the vibrations, converting that to time. Incredibly accurate compared to contemporary watches. You can still buy them used.

I got a new Accutron for a graduation gift. It was stolen off my wrist the first time I went to Houston TX. I was always impressed with the buttery smooth second hand.

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

TriX wrote:

I’ve had excellent results with Paul Duggan (http://pduggan.com/). He buys and resells fine/collectable watches and treated me very fairly on a sale of a Rolex Daytona chronometer.

Thank you, I will get in touch with him.

One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID

mwsilvers wrote:

Is the absolute time so critical for you on a regular basis that you need it to be set by an atomic clock? Nothing wrong with that, of course, but I think for most practical purposes it's overkill. I've never been that obsessive about it which is why I'm willing to accept a deviation of a couple of seconds a day with a mechanical watch.

Good for you. I have several mechanical watches, if you don't like to fool with them more power to you. To each his own, play with something else. Live long in interesting times.