The Timex is a goodie but the Klein just looks kitsch. The Seiko SUR line has a lot of potions. Another really classy brand that wont break the bank is Tissot. I have a Timex that I have never worn! I just keep it by my bedside for the Indiglo feature - it works a treat.
That's very cool timepiece. You don't see many '24-hour' watches, let alone one that you have to "wind" daily.
Not a 24 hour but there are a lot of gmt watchesThat's very cool timepiece. You don't see many '24-hour' watches, let alone one that you have to "wind" daily.
Amazon has 6cheezy[oooops! I mean cute and cheap] "single handed watches"
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The UniqueWatchGuide.com shows some classy-looking 'single handed watches'
According to Defakto [one such watchmaker] by wearing one of their watches "Your way of experiencing time will get way more relaxed and laid back“.
I dunno, it seems like you'd be losing a few seconds each time you try to tell what time it is.
That is a classic looking Tissot face, an automatic, w/a deployment buckle ['deployant clasp'?] and a gorgeous exhibition back.
that might get annoying after a while, but if I was a billionaire, I would consider it.
It looks like this to me.
When Malubier of the French Navy wrote his spec for a dive watch that included all the basic features we see in a diver (water resistance, movable timing bezel, lume, etc.), his timing was good. Blancpain and Zodiac were the first to respond with the Fifty Fathoms and the Sea Wolf, respectively, and Rolex followed a year later with the Submariner. 1953 was the right time—people were becoming less formal and a “sport” watch on a steel bracelet became a popular casual style. Television, particularly Jacques Cousteau, popularized diving, and he wore all of those first three at various times.
Then, Vietnam happened, and American soldiers bought watches at discounted military exchange prices. Divers survived better, and the Zodiac Sea Wolf was a popular choice because it was half the price of Rolex.
All that cemented the diver into American culture. All action characters from James Bond to Thomas Magnum (the first one) wore them, and everyone wanted to look like they spent Sunday afternoons battling marlin off the Florida coast from the deck of their Chris Craft.
As long as that mythos remains appealing, so will divers.
This Ebel Sportwave Aquatica 500 is a favorite in my collection, and a limited edition of a hundred with the 500-meter depth rating. I also have a vintage Sea Wolf. (I have others, too, but this is enough for now.)
Here’s the vintage Sea Wolf, from the early 60’s:
But for looking tough, my US Government official issue Marathon GSAR is the ticket:
Rick “no, the Marathon was not issued to me by the government” Denney
Digital cameras make so much more sense than a Nikonos. The last time I used it was when snorkeling in Hawaii over 20 years ago. But it makes a good prop for a mechanical dive watch photo.
Hey, @BelgianJoey? Would you please be kind enough to go to bat for the rest of us and explain our preoccupation w/analogue timepieces to @Peterinvan?
I am not sure if I [could] agree with that statement!
