Introducing myself and the bizarre watches I have.
Hello anyone!
I wanted to take a few minutes and introduce myself. I thought it was kind of rude to post asking questions and not saying hi first.
I've been collecting watches for as long as I can remember. I only recently started to really look into it as a hobby. When I was a youngin' 20+ years ago, I would rock the Timexes. Mostly Ironmans and Expeditions. For some reason I was never into higher end watches as I thought the prices were out of reach. Therefore I was not interested. Over the years I bought a few watches. Had some stolen (I'm still mad about that little Armitron with a dark gray dial). Broke many. And learned more and more about different brands and models. What I like. What I want. What I need. If you make it a need, it's easier to justify a new watch purchase. Just saying.
I don't know everything about watches, but I sure do like to learn about them. Their history, their movements, their complications.
What you're looking at in the pictures are my more eclectic pieces. My black on black Oakley Judge II. Or the one my girlfriend absolutely despises.
A sweet little Animal W001. I forgot about it for a while and when I went to wear it again, the crystal fell out. Had it put back and now there's lint inside. It's driving me insane... And the battery is dead. It's one of those that needs a bit of love.
Next is a wooden Kisai. You practically need a course on how to read the time on this thing. I've learnt it... and forgot it again. Now it just sits there on my dresser all judgemental.
And finally, you will see my grandfather's GP. A 1969 Gyromatic that he received from all the years of service with Francis I. duPont&Co way back in... You guessed it, 1969. My dad wore it daily for years until I finally convinced him to get something else. (I'm waiting for you white dialled Victorinox)
For the watches I wear on the regular, you will have to keep your eyeballs on the WRUW section for the wrist watch checks!
See you around, fellow watch enthusiasts!
I wanted to take my time and really think about what I wanted to say. Weigh every word. Craft every sentence. Clearly it didn't work. So here it is... I don't take myself seriously. I like a good laug...
Welcome! Those are some weird watches you have. You’ll find a fair number of Canadians on here.
Wow! Unusual watches you have there. All new to me but I'm sure there will some inmates here who recognise them!
Greetings from across the pond. You will enjoy it here!
Welcome to WC. As for that Oakley, if your girlfriend can't see the beauty in a watch that looks like it came from space, then the fault is with her not the watch. I mean look at it. It's clearly from space, from the future, and possibly made by aliens. What's not to like?
Welcome! Some interesting watches.
Welcome to the crunch 🤝
Welcome to WC!
Love your unusual watches !
Cheers!
Welcome!
Hi and welcome. Very interesting watch collection there Sir.
Why does your girlfriend dislike the Oakley so much?
Welcome! It's going to be interesting seeing what you are going to get next.
Welcome to WatchCrunch! Nice collection
Thank you everyone for the warm welcome! We will definitely have fun together. Special hello to my fellow Canadian Crunchers!
These watches are my least warn of the collection. My regular watches are more common.
The Oakley watch does feel like it's from the future. It wears like it's about to fuse to your wrist and become one with you. It's heavy though. I could probably tell someone it's made of meteorite and adamantium and they would believe me. My girlfriend doesn't like it because it looks too... Fluid? She doesn't like the design or the style.
My next watches will seem boring next to these. I really like the Lorier Neptune and I have my eye on a Seiko Kinetic and a Recraft. For some reason it's really hard for me to get anything else but Seikos lately. I had a nice Tissot in my shopping basket last week. When I went to pull the trigger I had second thoughts. And now I have these two Seikos in the basket. The Tissot is out. I can't be the only one Seikophile here?
Come and say hello anytime! I'll be around
Welcome to WC from a fellow Canadian. I've also got a few unusual and quirky watches in my collection that interest me, but never really get worn.
Welcome to WC from a fellow Canadian. I've also got a few unusual and quirky watches in my collection that interest me, but never really get worn.
Hello fellow Canadian! We are all wondering what your unusual watches are. Please share with us! You can't just walk on in here and not show us! I vote for pictures!!
Hello fellow Canadian! We are all wondering what your unusual watches are. Please share with us! You can't just walk on in here and not show us! I vote for pictures!!
Some of my unusual watches include:
Humism Dasein - it uses discs instead of hands, and as the discs rotate, it creates mesmerizing patterns. The black filled dot is on the hours disc, and the black outline dot is on the minutes disc. There is no "marker" on the seconds disc. The time shown in the photo is 3:41. Uses a Miyota automatic movement.
Phantasos Triclops - it uses a "wandering hours" concept similar to that used by Urwerk. There are 3 "arms", each of which has a rotating set of 4 hour markers. The time is indicated by the arm at the top of the dial. It represents the current hour, and the distance between the traditional 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock markers indicates the minutes (there are markings on the rehaut to show 5 minute sections). In the photo, the time is just after 12:15. Uses a Miyota 90S5 automatic movement.
Bradley eOne - this one is a quartz watch, and uses rotating ball bearings to show the time. The ball bearing on the outer edge identifies the hours, while the ball bearing on the face identifies the minutes. It is designed to allow people with vision impairments to be able to tell the time via touch. It's tough to see the outer ball bearing in the photo, but it's there just above the crown. The time shown in the photo is 2:30
Slow Jo - another quartz watch, this one uses a singe hand to show the time on a 24 hour scale. It's great for looking at the passage of time in a completely different way: The time shown in the photo is 20:45 (8:45 PM). I wore this one as my only watch for a couple of years before I became seriously interested in watches.
I have another watch with a 24 hour dial, but this one really messes with my mind since it also includes a traditional minutes and seconds hand. I have no idea who makes this watch, as there is no company branding. At first glance, the time in the photo would appear to be 1:50, but given the 24 hour dial, it's really 15:50 (3:50PM). This one features a mechanical hand wound movement.
Samuray - Another quirky mechanical that uses a non traditional display method, but one which is self explanatory.
Some of my unusual watches include:
Humism Dasein - it uses discs instead of hands, and as the discs rotate, it creates mesmerizing patterns. The black filled dot is on the hours disc, and the black outline dot is on the minutes disc. There is no "marker" on the seconds disc. The time shown in the photo is 3:41. Uses a Miyota automatic movement.
Phantasos Triclops - it uses a "wandering hours" concept similar to that used by Urwerk. There are 3 "arms", each of which has a rotating set of 4 hour markers. The time is indicated by the arm at the top of the dial. It represents the current hour, and the distance between the traditional 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock markers indicates the minutes (there are markings on the rehaut to show 5 minute sections). In the photo, the time is just after 12:15. Uses a Miyota 90S5 automatic movement.
Bradley eOne - this one is a quartz watch, and uses rotating ball bearings to show the time. The ball bearing on the outer edge identifies the hours, while the ball bearing on the face identifies the minutes. It is designed to allow people with vision impairments to be able to tell the time via touch. It's tough to see the outer ball bearing in the photo, but it's there just above the crown. The time shown in the photo is 2:30
Slow Jo - another quartz watch, this one uses a singe hand to show the time on a 24 hour scale. It's great for looking at the passage of time in a completely different way: The time shown in the photo is 20:45 (8:45 PM). I wore this one as my only watch for a couple of years before I became seriously interested in watches.
I have another watch with a 24 hour dial, but this one really messes with my mind since it also includes a traditional minutes and seconds hand. I have no idea who makes this watch, as there is no company branding. At first glance, the time in the photo would appear to be 1:50, but given the 24 hour dial, it's really 15:50 (3:50PM). This one features a mechanical hand wound movement.
Samuray - Another quirky mechanical that uses a non traditional display method, but one which is self explanatory.
No way!!! Those are wicked! They need to be warm more often. The world has to see more of them!
No way!!! Those are wicked! They need to be warm more often. The world has to see more of them!
That's one of the problems as collection size grows - so many watches don't get the wrist time they deserve. Having the ability to choose is wonderful, but it does result in many watches just languishing in the watch box.
That's one of the problems as collection size grows - so many watches don't get the wrist time they deserve. Having the ability to choose is wonderful, but it does result in many watches just languishing in the watch box.
Very true. I don't have a massive collection but I try and make it a point to rotate through as much as I can. Unfortunately for me, work involves metal shelving and sometimes heavy parts. I don't want to wear my nicer pieces. I just wear my beater Casio all week and revel in my prides and joys on weekends/days off.
Not that my collection is worth alot of money, I still don't want to damage them unnecessarily. At this moment in time, I can't justify spending thousands on a watch when I'm trying to start my business.