Do you wear a watch?

TheRobSJ

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DynastySS said:
I am in between that and this one, although very different style.

https://www.iwc.com/us/en/watch-col...87902-pilot_s-watch-chronograph-spitfire.html
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Forget the aesthetics and brands. If if is truly just between those two, just decide if you want to live with hand winding a watch everyday or not.


That Portofino you added. I like that one a lot more than the Spitfire. Much classier and what I think of when IWC is mentioned. But again. You want to hand wind the Omega or just wear the IWC and only fuss with date every month or two?
 
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DynastySS

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TheRobSJ said:
Forget the aesthetics and brands. If if is truly just between those two, just decide if you want to live with hand winding a watch everyday or not.


That Portofino you added. I like that one a lot more than the Spitfire. Much classier and what I think of when IWC is mentioned. But again. You want to hand wind the Omega or just wear the IWC and only fuss with date every month or two?
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Wow I honestly didn't even realize the Omega is hand wound, that is a great call. I really like the Porotofino too but I wonder if it is too classy to daily?
 
HappyHighwayman

HappyHighwayman

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I'd love to own a Speedy but I find manual wind watches with no quick date set annoying as F. Since it doesn't have a date I think it's fine.
 
TheRobSJ

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DynastySS said:
Wow I honestly didn't even realize the Omega is hand wound, that is a great call. I really like the Porotofino too but I wonder if it is too classy to daily?
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If you want the Speedmaster but want an automatic maybe look at this one.

https://www.jomashop.com/omega-watch-31130445101002.html

The Portofino with the brown leather strap and the nice clean bezel definitely screams more like a dressy kind of watch. But you could still daily it.
 
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bojangle

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DynastySS said:
Wow I honestly didn't even realize the Omega is hand wound, that is a great call. I really like the Porotofino too but I wonder if it is too classy to daily?
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I really like the Portofino as well.

What clothes do you wear daily for work? If you're wearing dress shirts and ties it could definitely be a daily.
 
Butch

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In response to the thread title...
Yeah, I wore one for an hour or so today. Then I went riding. Hero dirt, and all.
 
DynastySS

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TheRobSJ said:
If you want the Speedmaster but want an automatic maybe look at this one.

https://www.jomashop.com/omega-watch-31130445101002.html

The Portofino with the brown leather strap and the nice clean bezel definitely screams more like a dressy kind of watch. But you could still daily it.
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I agree, but it is certainly on the dressy side. I do love that speedy but it doesn't feel like a radical departure from what I currently daily.

bojangle said:
I really like the Portofino as well.

What clothes do you wear daily for work? If you're wearing dress shirts and ties it could definitely be a daily.
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Honestly I'm wfh forever lol. But I tend to wear nicer shoes/boots, jeans and a casual button down
 
TheRobSJ

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I’m pretty convinced I’m doing the Blue Snowflake Grand Seiko in the future. That will be my made in Japan watch. But I’m thinking I want to get a German made watch in the meantime. Probably a Junghans or a Nomos.

I think my endgame here is a watches of the world collection. And I’ll try to have a watch from every country that actually makes watches. But the catch is that is has to be all made in that country. Surprisingly enough, a US made watch is practically nonexistent except for the Weiss. Anyone know of any others?
 
DynastySS

DynastySS

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TheRobSJ said:
I’m pretty convinced I’m doing the Blue Snowflake Grand Seiko in the future. That will be my made in Japan watch. But I’m thinking I want to get a German made watch in the meantime. Probably a Junghans or a Nomos.

I think my endgame here is a watches of the world collection. And I’ll try to have a watch from every country that actually makes watches. But the catch is that is has to be all made in that country. Surprisingly enough, a US made watch is practically nonexistent except for the Weiss. Anyone know of any others?
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https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/american-made-watches
 
TheRobSJ

TheRobSJ

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DynastySS said:
https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/american-made-watches
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That’s a good link. Of course Weiss is there. Shed some light on a couple others I’d never heard about who actually make everything here. Other ones like Shinola who simply just finish the product here but source the guts elsewhere, those I knew about. Was kinda hoping to stay all US made, but such little choices.

However that list turned me on to this one...

39mm_B24_layouts7.jpg


So yeah, Detroit is doing the same as Shinola. At least they’re using decent Swiss ETA movements. But that one speaks to me since my Grandpa was a B24 Liberator pilot.
 
bojangle

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TheRobSJ said:
That’s a good link. Of course Weiss is there. Shed some light on a couple others I’d never heard about who actually make everything here. Other ones like Shinola who simply just finish the product here but source the guts elsewhere, those I knew about. Was kinda hoping to stay all US made, but such little choices.

However that list turned me on to this one...

39mm_B24_layouts7.jpg


So yeah, Detroit is doing the same as Shinola. At least they’re using decent Swiss ETA movements. But that one speaks to me since my Grandpa was a B24 Liberator pilot.
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Plus that's a sweet looking watch! :thumbup
 
HappyHighwayman

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SO the Omega I got my friend needs a full service. Bah. I'm not trusting the company I got it from again.

At least the guys I deal with provide a 2 year warranty on their work.
 
Butch

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I love this thread. I can always participate by responding to the initial post with...
No.
 
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