Munky1
Munky1
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I collect affordable watches and if possible, ones with some history behind them. I like Vostok and have three of their's. I have a one-handed, Luch watch from Belarus and a beautiful, English, Elliot Brown. Steeldive, homage watches are great value, as far as I'm concerned. I enjoy my Citizen Promaster Tough, 'Ray Mears' and my Iron Annie, Bauhaus. I have a soft spot for my bright red Casio 'square' watch and my solar, atomic, G-shock. My poshest watch is a quartz Frederique Constant - a gift from my wife.
I have no aspirations towards buying top-end watches - even if I could ever afford them. I have 24 pieces at the moment, a mixture of quartz and automatics. I have made the decision to buy only quartz watches, in the future. I like the fact that they keep very good time, keep ticking for anything between 2 and 10 years, don't need servicing, don't stop and are less expensive. Most importantly, I enjoy them. A lesson that I learned from a wise watch sage, on the net, was that 'almost nobody notices your watch, so buy for yourself and not for others'.
I buy watches for fun and as a hobby. I enjoy watch reviews - but prefer the ones with out the unboxing feature. I am never sure what that is for!
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Green dial watches
Can anyone recommend a green faced watch in the £200-£300 range, please?
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Tissot PRX
Today I bought a watch that I had had my eye on for some time: the Tissot PRX, quartz version, variously described as Mint or Tiffany Blue. It's a bea...
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A bit of a star
The Steeldive SD1970 "Turtle" Bronze Automatic 200m Diver Watch. The case is developing, slowly, a very pleasant patina. One oddity: the Steeldive nam...
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I'm with LS9009. I asked my 45 year old son if he would like some of my watches and should I leave them to him when I sign out. His response was along the lines of 'no thanks, Dad, I wouldn't wear them'. He has two smartwatches.
I sense there has been something of a sea change in the way people on this site feel about homage watches, although I appreciate that you shouldn't generalise from a sample of 10 or so contributors' comments.
A year or so ago, there would have been some very hostile reactions to homages. I welcome the change. I have quite a few of them and I love them - especially Steeldive.
Now all we have to do is wait for some people to recognise smart watches as watches - 'soul' and all. Bring it on!
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Two of the downsides of winter
If you only wear casual wear in winter, there can be two problems with wearing a watch. First, you can't easily see it and admire it when its hidden u...
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More contributions from those who collect affordable watches?
Scrolling through the postings, it seems clear that higher end watches are discussed more often than inexpensive ones. Could more of us in the afforda...
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Hard to find love
I find it hard to love NATO straps. I know this probably relates back to horrible childhood experiences with rubber bands and quill pens but I can't w...
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The only one you need...?
What, for you, is the only watch you really need? Here is mine: the Citizen Promaster Tough, titanium. Otherwise known as the Ray Mears. A g-shock...
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A bit of colour
Some of the more colourful watches from my collection. Sadly, no marks for presentation or photography. You can't have everything.
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