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I'm using a TI EZ430-Chronos with my own custom firmware at the moment, but looking for something less... development-kit-like.
What do you all do for timekeeping while out and about?
I'm using a TI EZ430-Chronos with my own custom firmware at the moment, but looking for something less... development-kit-like.
What do you all do for timekeeping while out and about?
I have one of these swatches. cheap, looks nice, works fine. I lost the battery cover while trying to change the battery on the subway though :/.
I'm currently watchless. Really love the Stowa Chronograph though... but it's a little too pricey for now.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f106/stowa-chron … 07318.html
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f106/stowa-chron … 07318.html
that is gorgeous.
it really is. i view the design / typeface as vaguely bauhaus (not as overtly so as with something like the max bill, but still present).
Watches which I sort of like:
Compass, nice and clear display, solar powered, radio calibrated, sunrise, sunset, all kinds of stuff; but huge.
http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/PRO_TREK/PAW2000T-7/
Slide rule, neat-looking, chronograph, simple; but busy dial.
http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/EDIFICE/EF527D-1AV/
http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/EDIFICE/EF527BK-1AV/
Nice dial, small, radio calibrated; but no chronometer.
http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/wave_ce … Q140BA-5B/
Huge numbers, radio calibrated, solar powered, count up and down; but kinda ugly.
http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/wave_ce … V300DA-7A/
Nice dial, chronometer, countdown bezel.
http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Army-2 … amp;sr=8-1
Excellent dial, digital chronograph.
http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Army-2 … amp;sr=1-1
Decent dial, compass; but no chronometer.
http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Army-D … amp;sr=8-1
I like analog for teling time, given that the dial has all 12 hours printed on it.
I like digital for timing events, since analog chronographs tend to clutter the dial.
I like slide rule bezels, given that the marks line up precisely.
I like solar powered watches, or rather, self-charging watches.
I like compasses a lot more than altimeters, barometers and thermometers.
I like sunrise and sunset functions.
I like smooth second hands, but really, it's not going to make much of a difference.
Compass, nice and clear display, solar powered, radio calibrated, sunrise, sunset, all kinds of stuff; but huge.
http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/PRO_TREK/PAW2000T-7/
Slide rule, neat-looking, chronograph, simple; but busy dial.
http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/EDIFICE/EF527D-1AV/
http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/EDIFICE/EF527BK-1AV/
Nice dial, small, radio calibrated; but no chronometer.
http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/wave_ce … Q140BA-5B/
Huge numbers, radio calibrated, solar powered, count up and down; but kinda ugly.
http://www.casio.com/products/Watches/wave_ce … V300DA-7A/
Nice dial, chronometer, countdown bezel.
http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Army-2 … amp;sr=8-1
Excellent dial, digital chronograph.
http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Army-2 … amp;sr=1-1
Decent dial, compass; but no chronometer.
http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Swiss-Army-D … amp;sr=8-1
I like analog for teling time, given that the dial has all 12 hours printed on it.
I like digital for timing events, since analog chronographs tend to clutter the dial.
I like slide rule bezels, given that the marks line up precisely.
I like solar powered watches, or rather, self-charging watches.
I like compasses a lot more than altimeters, barometers and thermometers.
I like sunrise and sunset functions.
I like smooth second hands, but really, it's not going to make much of a difference.
i get a country redirect on the victorinox pages :(
> i get a country redirect on the victorinox pages :(
Fuck it, Amazon links it is. Too bad for Victorinox that their site won't let people link to it.
Fuck it, Amazon links it is. Too bad for Victorinox that their site won't let people link to it.
of all the links you provided, I think I like the Casio WVQ140BA-5B the most. It's the cleanest design and looks like you can swap the band easily.
My preferences (this is super long winded, I'm avoiding work...)
Over the last six months I started getting into watches for their own sake, so I'm partial towards mechanical analog watches. Craftsmanship and human manufacture is increasingly important to me, despite the occasional flaws associated with handcrafted objects (I'm becoming more decadent and perhaps less minimalist, depending on your definition of that term).
I'm not terribly picky about the movement itself (house made or third party), but I can see myself wishing for a COSC "chronometer" at some point. Unfortunately Stowa is no longer manufacturing watches with COSC movements (and I don't think they ever offered the Chronograph with a COSC movement).
I'm open to manual wind movements, as I don't intend on owning more than two or at most three watches at a time.
Brand is wholly unimportant.
I'd like a watch with a clear back to be able to see the movement. Skeleton (clear front) is too showy.
Body needs to be metal, ideally brushed so that it doesn't scratch easily.
Sapphire crystal is necessary over acrylic to limit scratching. This turned me off of the Seagull 1963.
I like having second hands, but I'm open to either ticking or sweeping, as long as the movement isn't too loud.
A design I can wear in a formal business environment is important too, but I'd like the flexibility to not look like a imbecile when dressing down. That means no permanent metal bands, and the ability to swap bands is also important to me.
I don't like excessively oversized dials (over ~44mm diameter). On the other hand, I have medium-large wrists, so current men's fashion dictates that I shouldn't go too small (although I've been tempted).
I like having the date. Unfortunately, the Stowa Chronograph with the white face doesn't have a date window (right now, I prefer the white, but I'm coming around to the black face).
Chronograph function is nice, but not necessary. Flyback is excessive. Further complications seem excessive for a wristwatch.
General durability is also important. Furthermore, I'd like to have some assurance that if my watch breaks, repairing it would not be prohibitive. This prevents me from going for (certain) used watches or for certain makes. Third party movements reduce the repair cost.
Water resistance is important, but I'm not a diver. Waterproof watches are unnecessary.
My preferences (this is super long winded, I'm avoiding work...)
Over the last six months I started getting into watches for their own sake, so I'm partial towards mechanical analog watches. Craftsmanship and human manufacture is increasingly important to me, despite the occasional flaws associated with handcrafted objects (I'm becoming more decadent and perhaps less minimalist, depending on your definition of that term).
I'm not terribly picky about the movement itself (house made or third party), but I can see myself wishing for a COSC "chronometer" at some point. Unfortunately Stowa is no longer manufacturing watches with COSC movements (and I don't think they ever offered the Chronograph with a COSC movement).
I'm open to manual wind movements, as I don't intend on owning more than two or at most three watches at a time.
Brand is wholly unimportant.
I'd like a watch with a clear back to be able to see the movement. Skeleton (clear front) is too showy.
Body needs to be metal, ideally brushed so that it doesn't scratch easily.
Sapphire crystal is necessary over acrylic to limit scratching. This turned me off of the Seagull 1963.
I like having second hands, but I'm open to either ticking or sweeping, as long as the movement isn't too loud.
A design I can wear in a formal business environment is important too, but I'd like the flexibility to not look like a imbecile when dressing down. That means no permanent metal bands, and the ability to swap bands is also important to me.
I don't like excessively oversized dials (over ~44mm diameter). On the other hand, I have medium-large wrists, so current men's fashion dictates that I shouldn't go too small (although I've been tempted).
I like having the date. Unfortunately, the Stowa Chronograph with the white face doesn't have a date window (right now, I prefer the white, but I'm coming around to the black face).
Chronograph function is nice, but not necessary. Flyback is excessive. Further complications seem excessive for a wristwatch.
General durability is also important. Furthermore, I'd like to have some assurance that if my watch breaks, repairing it would not be prohibitive. This prevents me from going for (certain) used watches or for certain makes. Third party movements reduce the repair cost.
Water resistance is important, but I'm not a diver. Waterproof watches are unnecessary.
http://www.amazon.com/Timex-T2N651KW-Weekende … amp;sr=1-1
just showed up in my reader. not a bad style for a super cheap watch.
just showed up in my reader. not a bad style for a super cheap watch.
date display is so crucial. I think I need to buy a new watch.
Do you guys have mobile phones?
i tell time based on sun
pulling your smartphone out of your suit jacket to check the time is a bit of a doofus move - it sort of works in casual clothes... but ideally i'd just flick my wrist.
I just hate taking out my phone to check the time. and I like how it looks when someone checks a watch. and at least once a day I reflexively check my watch before realizing its not there.
yeah, i need real watches, i guess.
i like being unburdened, though!
i like being unburdened, though!
> i like being unburdened, though!
Exactly
Exactly