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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    Could you go with a silicone or polyurethane strap watch?

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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    Timex Ironman models or Casio probably have numerous to choose from. I've never had the pleasure to own one, but ceramic watches would be another option for the gym etc...
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    Timex Ironman models or Casio probably have numerous to choose from. I've never had the pleasure to own one, but ceramic watches would be another option for the gym etc...

    Full on ceramic would be costly though.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    edited April 2015
    Promise some pics for Polkie2009...

    Here are some pictures of my Rolex Sub. Photos are horrible... likely because this was in 2008 and I had the first gen iPhone.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    Next up are photos of my Omega Planet Ocean. Lovely watch, I bought it because I saw Daniel Craig wore it. Honest.... lol...

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    Next up, Panerai 312... had a rubber and leather band. In these pics, rubber band was on because of the ocean.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    Next up, Panerai 292 black seal... no PIG dial however. That was a rarer Pam, the pig dial made it much more expensive too.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    My wedding watch - the Rolex Daytona in steel, black dial.

    Also, a shot of my cufflinks during my wedding... they were awesome!

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    My Rolex Milgauss, one of my favorite colors is green... and I love the green crystal on this one. Love the orange lightning bolt too. The orange markers are very nice as well.... as well as the orange numbers on the periphery. The black dial is matte... not shiny. Best view is from an angle, the green crystal really shines.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    My Rolex GMT II Ceramic. The ceramic bezel is shiny and appears grey in some views. It also has this mirror finish that looks really cool in certain lighting. I like the green 3rd hand, I also like the 24 hour bezel. This is my favorite watch to fly with.

    PS
    I also included a pic of the green Milgauss again... very nice in the sunlight. :smile:

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    Next up is the TAG Heuer Silverstone... newest in the collection. Very nice. I like the cushion case, but I also like how the case has different curves and brushed and polished sides. The blue is very vintage.

    I bought this watch because I saw it on the movie Rush and was worn by Nicky Lauda.

    Also have some pics comparing it to its cousin the Tag Heuer Monaco...

    The Monaco is popular because it's the "Steve Mcqueen watch".

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    edited April 2015
    nbrowser wrote: »
    Ok wristwatch dumdum here, what's that extra green hand for if I can prove my ignorance on the subject? :)

    The extra green hand is the 24 hour GMT hand. Basically it moves at 1/2 the speed of the regular hour hand. With a 24h hand, the regular hour hand "jumps" hour by hour when you adjust it via the crown while the green 24h remains static... if that makes sense. The jumping hour by hour is so that it's easy for you to adjust time zones when you land. You adjust the regular hour hand to your current time zone and leave the green 24h hand to the original time zone.

    This allows you to track 2 time zones simultaneously. Makes it easy when you're say on vacation and wondering what time it is back home.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,084
    I have one of these, nothing special:

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    Though I never wear it. I just don't like having something on my wrist.
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    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited April 2015
    This thread has moved into The Twilight Zone. There are too many dials and other gizmos on most of these watches. This is the best picture I can find of my last watch (mine wasn't solar), and it was last used at least 10 years ago. Even with this watch, the tick marks bothered me. All I really need on a watch are the two hands.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    BlueFox wrote: »
    This thread has moved into The Twilight Zone. There are too many dials and other gizmos on most of these watches. This is the best picture I can find of my last watch (mine wasn't solar), and it was last used at least 10 years ago. Even with this watch, the tick marks bothered me. All I really need on a watch are the two hands.

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    If you want simple, movado. Simplest dial.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Yes, but Movado is a lot more expensive than Seiko. On the other hand, no dial is the simplest of all, and looks much more elegant and stylish. :)

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Yes, but Movado is a lot more expensive than Seiko. On the other hand, no dial is the simplest of all, and looks much more elegant and stylish. :)

    No dial? Like no markers you mean?

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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited April 2015
    Joey_V wrote: »
    My Rolex GMT II Ceramic. The ceramic bezel is shiny and appears grey in some views. It also has this mirror finish that looks really cool in certain lighting. I like the green 3rd hand, I also like the 24 hour bezel. This is my favorite watch to fly with.

    PS
    I also included a pic of the green Milgauss again... very nice in the sunlight. :smile:

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    Great pic of the Rolex GMT, folks, notice the level of detail Rolex goes to on the inner ring between the bezel and dial, it's polished and inscribed, that ceramic will last forever. love the pics of the Tags, very classic design. I think on my Storm watches, the dial didn't have any__ hour,minutes,seconds markings, just hand the second,minute,hour hands, no date counter either.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited April 2015
    Joey_V wrote: »
    My Rolex Milgauss, one of my favorite colors is green... and I love the green crystal on this one. Love the orange lightning bolt too. The orange markers are very nice as well.... as well as the orange numbers on the periphery. The black dial is matte... not shiny. Best view is from an angle, the green crystal really shines.

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    Awesome pics man! Some of the pics still aren't opening, I'm sure it's some settings on my end. The ones I can see are great! That green we see on the Milgauss, is the edge of the crystal right?
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,276
    I forgot I had this watch. I don't know much about it though. Glycine, Swiss Made.eva16huk8yyt.jpg
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    I don't know anything about Glycine watches, yours has a very old world classic case design to it, very nice.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    My Rolex Milgauss, one of my favorite colors is green... and I love the green crystal on this one. Love the orange lightning bolt too. The orange markers are very nice as well.... as well as the orange numbers on the periphery. The black dial is matte... not shiny. Best view is from an angle, the green crystal really shines.

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    Awesome pics man! Some of the pics still aren't opening, I'm sure it's some settings on my end. The ones I can see are great! That green we see on the Milgauss, is the edge of the crystal right?

    The entire crystal is green... I wish I could take a better pic right now but it's in the safe.

    The green is just most visible along the periphery of the crystal so I find that I look at the watch from an angle a lot... Lol.

    But from straight on, the green and the matte black dial give a very cool look. Plays off the orange really well.

    Not to mention it has a double cage which makes it highly magnetic resistant... Hence the name Milgauss.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    I was thinking the glass must have a green tint to it in order to have that effect. The tint probably also preserves the richness of the orange colour on the dial and hands if the watch is worn a lot outdoors.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    That Tag Monaco watch is bad to the bone. Did Steve wear one in the movie LeMans? They had the Russian Watch Brigade show on Evine last night , lots of truly unique and beautiful watches.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    That Tag Monaco watch is bad to the bone. Did Steve wear one in the movie LeMans? They had the Russian Watch Brigade show on Evine last night , lots of truly unique and beautiful watches.

    Iirc yes he did... It is a classic watch
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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
    Joey_V wrote: »
    This allows you to track 2 time zones simultaneously. Makes it easy when you're say on vacation and wondering what time it is back home.

    First Rule of Vacation: No watch. I trust this will never happen again.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    vcwatkins wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    This allows you to track 2 time zones simultaneously. Makes it easy when you're say on vacation and wondering what time it is back home.

    First Rule of Vacation: No watch. I trust this will never happen again.

    Hahaha... nah... the rule is NO work watch while on vacation. But you can wear your fun watch or vacation watch on vacation.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    Took a current pic of my submariner. It is 7 years old but you wouldn't be able to tell from the pic. Clear crystal, nice finish still, nice "rolexrolexrolex" re hair between the dial and the bezel.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    Comparison of the GMTII Ceramic vs the Sub. You can tell the GMT had larger markers, hands, and has that extra 24h hand. Also you will notice the bezel is different and the sheen on the ceramic is unmistakeable.

    Both nice watches.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,596
    My 2 leather strap watches. On the left is a Kenneth Cole watch, that was given to me by my best friend who passed away a year ago.

    On the right is my Tag Heuer Silverstone.

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