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  • TampIt
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    Originally posted by LeroyC View Post
    G’day TampIt - how about commercial/industrial divers? Or people that work in explosive atmospheres? I didn’t wear a watch for 10 years after leaving school, but in my current job it’s pretty much a necessity as I can’t carry any kind of ‘smart’ device (EX rated stuff is still too expensive).
    OK - you all win. There is SOME practical uses for a watch these days. I had completely forgotten about SCUBA diving with my Seiko - it it waterproof down to 30 "somethings" (feet, metres, fathoms - too long ago to remember). As I kept it in its own waterproof box - together with my Canon camera in the same housing it was useful to crosscheck the old O2 levels and diving times in the tanks.

    As for wearing one day to day, not me. I carry the minimum I can get away with and still have security. One wallet (two keys, a few coins, notes and cards) and one phone. That is it.

    YMMV, and that is fine.

    TampIt
    PS: My nephew lost my lifetime (extensive) collection of spark proof tools (racing pit mechanic, later powder monkey for a few weeks) whilst I was in the US. Luckily these days I can replace them with the cheaper standard stuff... a mere $40K or so cheaper.

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  • robusto
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    What attracts me to a good watch is its beauty. Its classic elegance hits me in the eye. It's a piece of crafted jewellery which tells the time, albeit not as well as a quartz, but you don't wear it because your daily life needs to be regulated to the second.

    Two of my watches don't even have minute graduations, yet they are the most elegant (to me) timepieces, by Longines and Tisssot. The most expensive is one I bought to celebrate my first job, a Longines Valjoux 72 chronograph diving watch which cost me 4 weeks pay back then. The most complex of movements which was also used in Rolex watches.

    All are manual, needing winding every day. These are dress watches.

    For everyday wear, a battery Citizen quartz.

    I find that most of today's watches, Rolex included, look clunky. Thick, ugly industrial-looking bezels.

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  • Yelta
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    I've always been a watch person, at the moment I'm wearing a Citizen Eco Drive, best watch I've ever owned, keeps perfect time, have not had to adjust since purchase, no batteries or winding needed, have owned it for about 5 years, guess it will fail eventually, at around the $150 will certainly replace with something similar.
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  • hawk87
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    Originally posted by Dimal View Post
    I like Seiko watches too...
    Had a couple over the years and they were extremely reliable and quite accurate, plus built to take a moderate amount of abuse.
    Also owned a couple of Omega Seamasters too but they ended up getting stolen so didn't try for a third time.

    Mal.
    Thats a very sad story re: the Seamasters! I'm rocking the Speedmaster - and the beater is a Seiko Flightmaster.

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  • Dimal
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    I like Seiko watches too...
    Had a couple over the years and they were extremely reliable and quite accurate, plus built to take a moderate amount of abuse.
    Also owned a couple of Omega Seamasters too but they ended up getting stolen so didn't try for a third time.

    Mal.

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  • artman
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    Originally posted by LeroyC View Post
    Love a good manual movement. They make really nice ones in China.
    Seiko and Orient (Japan) are amazing value (orient has in house movement) and the accuracy can be great, a handful seconds per day accuracy.

    The grail for me is this one, mechanical with "digital" time display. The instant switch of the time is awesome!!

    https://www.alange-soehne.com/en/timepieces/zeitwerk

    Cheers

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  • hawk87
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    Originally posted by LeroyC View Post
    Love a good manual movement. They make really nice ones in China.
    Haha so I've heard. They printed on the front of mine some swiss guy made it. Maybe not?

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  • LeroyC
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    Originally posted by TampIt View Post
    I cannot imagine any practical use for a watch these days.
    TampIt
    G’day TampIt - how about commercial/industrial divers? Or people that work in explosive atmospheres? I didn’t wear a watch for 10 years after leaving school, but in my current job it’s pretty much a necessity as I can’t carry any kind of ‘smart’ device (EX rated stuff is still too expensive).

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  • LeroyC
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    Originally posted by hawk87 View Post
    The shock when people know what I paid for a watch I need to wind every day or so.....but what a joy to wind and keep that incredible machine ticking. Something i'll hand over to my son one day.
    Love a good manual movement. They make really nice ones in China.

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  • LeroyC
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    Seems Legit...NOT

    Originally posted by flashpixx View Post
    Not my Pinarello
    That depends on which model it is. I see you have a Dogma II. That would be a Taiwanese made frame that’s been finished and assembled in Italy.

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  • hawk87
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    Originally posted by artman View Post
    agree, the phone, computer, car all have accurate time. But i do enjoy wearing a mechanical watch, theres something quite awesome about having a tiny and intricate mechanical machine on your wrist.

    Having taken a movement apart (seized with water damage) and successfully fixing the watch both surprised me and gave me a whole new level of respect and awe at the tiny precision components.

    Cheers

    The shock when people know what I paid for a watch I need to wind every day or so.....but what a joy to wind and keep that incredible machine ticking. Something i'll hand over to my son one day.

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  • flashpixx
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    Originally posted by Lyrebird View Post
    Multiple sources affirm that Pinarello's frames are made by Carbotec Industrial.
    haha, I wonder if that includes their F10 as well? There will be lots of disappointed people out there if so!

    I'm happy to stick my head in the sand and believe my circa 2011 Dogma2 frame wasn't made in China.

    It's a beautiful frame to ride, along with Campag Record EPS it's as good as anything coming out of China currently IMHO.

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  • Lyrebird
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    Originally posted by flashpixx View Post

    Pinarello is a high end bicycle manufacturer based in Italy that has fallen victim to Chinese knock-offs.
    Multiple sources affirm that Pinarello's frames are made by Carbotec Industrial.

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  • herzog
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    Seems Legit...NOT

    Originally posted by artman View Post
    But i do enjoy wearing a mechanical watch, theres something quite awesome about having a tiny and intricate mechanical machine on your wri
    Agreed, one of the simple pleasures.

    Even more enjoyable with a display back.

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  • artman
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    Originally posted by TampIt View Post

    ....I cannot imagine any practical use for a watch these days.
    agree, the phone, computer, car all have accurate time. But i do enjoy wearing a mechanical watch, theres something quite awesome about having a tiny and intricate mechanical machine on your wrist.

    Having taken a movement apart (seized with water damage) and successfully fixing the watch both surprised me and gave me a whole new level of respect and awe at the tiny precision components.

    Cheers

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