What's on your wrist?

[Falcon16]

So I got seriously into watches a few years ago, I'd always liked them but seriously started researching them and now own several.
Anyone else here into watches and collecting them?

[punkncat]

I used to like to collect watches, not that many of mine are particularly special, or valuable. I have a boxed wrist now (metal inside from accident) and cannot comfortably wear them any more. My favorites are a Bulova that I was gifted and a Wenger IIRC "Swiss Army". Unfortunately on the latter one I ran it over with my car and it's no longer water proof in spite of repair.

[russc]

I've got a Casio G-Shock DW-5600E that I wear every day, and a GLX-5600 with a tide indicator that I wear when I'm sailing. I like that they're reasonably sized, the batteries last forever, and they're pretty much nuke-proof. At one point I was wearing a Seiko 5, but correcting the drift was kind of annoying to be honest. Turns out that while I enjoy the inconvenience of old cars and paintguns, I like a watch that just works.

[Falcon16]

I used to like to collect watches, not that many of mine are particularly special, or valuable. I have a boxed wrist now (metal inside from accident) and cannot comfortably wear them any more. My favorites are a Bulova that I was gifted and a Wenger IIRC "Swiss Army". Unfortunately on the latter one I ran it over with my car and it's no longer water proof in spite of repair.

Oof that sucks about the boxed wrist.

My personal favorite watches in my collection are my Citizen Blue Angels world time chronograph, my Seiko Blue moon dress watch and my little 34mm swatch couer de mangue which means heart of mango in English bought that one to remember my grandma as she loved swatches and used to buy them from the duty free on every vacation in the 90s

[shooter311]

I am not "into" watches all that much, but I have a couple I would consider real nice that I get compliments on all the time. over a decade ago, I was at Macy's on Black Friday while my GF (now Wife) was shopping. I was looking at watches and I asked to try on a Citizen Eco-Drive chronograph watch. It was super nice but I remember seeing the price tag of like $650. I asked the lady helping me to put it back. She said that they were running a special for Black Friday. I can't remember specifics but it was like 50% off all watches. Then an additional 40% certain watches that this one fell into. Then if I got the credit card that day I would get a percentage off a purchase. I don't remember everything exactly but I ended up spending less than $150 on the watch. I didn't have much money, and I remember having tons of buyers remorse at that point. Years later though, I still have it and I am super happy with it. Although, it doesn't keep time like it used to and the stop watch feature is all messed up...

My second watch was a graduation gift that my Wife, Dad, Mom, and Grandma all pitched in to buy me. It is a Movado, no idea which one. It is very simplistic and looks great. This thing keeps absolute perfect time, I never have to adjust forward or back like I do with any other watch I ever had.

[punkncat]

Oof that sucks about the boxed wrist.

My personal favorite watches in my collection are my Citizen Blue Angels world time chronograph, my Seiko Blue moon dress watch and my little 34mm swatch couer de mangue which means heart of mango in English bought that one to remember my grandma as she loved swatches and used to buy them from the duty free on every vacation in the 90s

My fav of all of mine is the "museum time piece" that the brand escapes me (Movado?). It is a beautiful white gold surround on a black face with a single gem stone just under the 12:00 position. It is a super good looking dress watch, but won't keep time for shit.
My wife bought me one of the whiskey barrel watches for Christmas a year ago. It smells spectacular.

[shooter311]

I think that is what my Movado is a Museum time piece. Although, mine is all silver with a black face and the single stone. It holds time, but you need to guess at the minutes since there any minute markings on the face

[Falcon16]

you'd be correct shooter311 Movado makes the museum piece series

[punkncat]

Lol, it came to be before a refresh and y'all nailed it. It is a beautiful piece, but yeah...actually telling time on it can be a challenge.

[Chuck E Ducky]

G shock cuz it’s the only thing I haven’t broken yet. Bought myself a beautiful Skagen that I broke 2 days after getting it. It pissed me off so much I sold all my fancy watches and just keep the $100 G shock.

[DocsMachine]

What's on my wrist?

[looks]

Dirt. Lots of dirt. Been turning some rusty pipe on the big lathe, and holy crap, the dirt.

As for a watch, I haven't worn a watch of any kind since I quit my last 'real' job 20 years ago. Haven't used an alarm clock in about that long, either.

I once had, however, a real Swiss watch, a Gallet aviator's chronometer, that my grandfather bought in Switzerland in approximately 1968. He wore it and used it long enough the outer dial is worn white in spots. As I never wore it, and certainly never went to any occasion where a flashy, fancy watch was appropriate, it got passed on to another distant relation that had more of a connection to it.

Doc.

[THE SHOOTIST]

A Tattoo.
I can't wear watches. I've destroyed every one I've ever owned since I was a kid.

[MrBarraclough]

1970 Bulova Deep Sea Chronograph, a/k/a the "Devil Diver" because the only face markings are "Bulova" and "666 Feet"

That hyper-specific answer notwithstanding, I'm not actually into watches, I'm just really into that one particular model. My grandparents gave my dad one in the early 70s and he wore it until his 50th birthday, when my stepmother gave him a Rolex. Prior to that, I had asked my dad for a mechanical Bulova watch for my birthday one year (I think maybe my 21st) and he surprised me by not only finding me a Bulova watch, but another 1970 Deep Sea Chronograph just like his. That year and model has been my daily watch ever since (unless I'm playing sports or doing something that would imperil it, then I wear some cheap Timex Expedition). The one my dad gave me has been at a repair shop for ages now, waiting for the right parts to come along on the second hand market. Thankfully, some years back I went ahead and bought another one to save in case I eventually had a son, so that watch is my daily until my first one is in good order again.

My only child is my daughter and she's going to stay an only, so I guess I had better start looking for a mechanical Bulova that will fit her wrist when she grows up.

[euangelion]

I've got just a few so far.

An Apple Watch Series 3 for everyday

A nice Swiss Army watch (model escapes me, similar to current FieldForces) as a gift long ago from my parents

And a Nomos Glashuette Tangente 38 as my first true collector's piece. A gift from my wife last year.

[gabe]

I normally wear a Suunto Core in some flavor. My favorite is the standard all black "military" model but I've lost that one somewhere so I've gone to my dress up version, the stainless case Core.

They're reasonably sized, easy to read, not to flashy but flashy enough to get noticed. Plus they're waterproof to some depth I'll never see and inexpensive. My next watch is going to be a Seiko of some sort, probably one of the Perspex Diver models. I just love the Seiko aesthetic.

[Memornix]

I've a reasonable collection, all if which are analog but none are terribly expensive, generally less than $500, most less than $200. That being said, my favorite watch is an Ecodrive radio controlled Citizen that is waterproof to 200m.

https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/AT4129-57H.html

The battery never dies and it syncs its time and date to the atomic clock every night. I also don't have to worry about my watch when scuba diving since it can deeper I can.

Like others have said, it is a watch that just works. It also has the added novelty that I can tell people when their phone will switch minutes because we are basically synced to the same clock.

[Falcon16]

That's what I wear daily as well, I have the Blue Angels chronograph that does world time and syncs to the atomic clock as well.

[Memornix]

The syncing was a game changer for me. Never having to adjust the time or date makes me wonder how the other half lives

[Deus Machina]

Casio.
Seriously, the more expensive something I wear is, the more likely I am to break it. So $15 Casio works well. Appreciate the date and 24-hour features (I worked night shift, and had to use military time) and I don't wear bulky stuff. I just don't like it, and I'm not a bulky guy so they look out of place.
I do have my dad's nice stainless Rolex that appears randomly in a box or drawer, but every time I think I'm going to find it and get a new battery, it ceases to exist for another six months.

[DocsMachine]

It's worth noting that the last watch I did have- that I actually wore- was a $24 Casio. After about two years, I managed to lose it one winter.

Found it in the spring, in a snowbank. I'd apparently dropped it in the snow, and it'd been plowed up into a berm. Still worked, despite not necessarily being waterproof.

Doc.