Bought a new watch
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Watches are cool and I think it is guy's bling. I enjoy looking at the various types and styles but as I mentioned retirement means time is your own and not a business demand or schedule. Now granted I need to know what time to leave for my golf game but the reminder on my cell phone goes off to let me know. I did get hooked in the car watch thing some years back so I have an old Corvette and Ferrari watch laying around somewhere and maybe if I saw a nice cool Jaguar watch I might get it just for fun. Enjoy
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No watch for me either, to me they are decorative so no real purpose in my world. All my colleagues are into Rolex, Tag, Breitling, etc. I always tell them if they want to show off their money get a nice big gold chain or a fat diamond earring.
Seriously, I admire their taste and have no criticism for what they choose to collect. I do enjoy viewing fine watches.
Seriously, I admire their taste and have no criticism for what they choose to collect. I do enjoy viewing fine watches.
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I started wearing a watch again recently after a break for around 40 years. Mine is a Fitbit Surge though so was mainly bought for the tracking functions it provides.
It has 9 different computer generated clock face displays to choose from so I can change its appearance to suit my mood.
It has 9 different computer generated clock face displays to choose from so I can change its appearance to suit my mood.
Last edited by u102768; 02-23-2017 at 12:27 AM.
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Interesting. I would've thought most of the people on this forum would also be into high end watches. Mechanical watches are certainly outdated and unnecessary as tools for telling time, so the appeal lies mainly in the artistry and craftsmanship rather than the function. Which to me is similar to the appeal of the XKR over any number of other cars that are probably objectively better in almost every way with regard to strictly transporting you from Point A to Point B.
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I have family in Biel Switzerland where all the watches are made. We have a side business (I have mostly stepped back from) that uses many of the local machine shops making tooling for these companies as contract manufacturer for our clients wanting specialized machining/prototypes. The precision processes used along with just microscopes and hands is pretty amazing.
If anyone needs micro machining or manufacturing, let me know. Made in Switzerland....
If anyone needs micro machining or manufacturing, let me know. Made in Switzerland....
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There are lots of watches with the Jaguar logo for sale on eBay and Amazon at prices ranging from under $15 Jaguar British Car Logo Metal Sport Watch With No T Shirt | eBay to over $500. But the only one that is officially licensed by Jaguar is sold on their website.
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I wear a good mechanical watch every day - and I have several. I appreciate the craftsmanship, the intrinsic beauty, the quality materials, the fact that a small and precise machine is working away faithfully and nearly silently on my wrist.
Does a mechanical watch tell time better than a Fitbit or an Apple Watch? No, in fact no mechanical watch is absolutely accurate. That isn't the point, is it? After all, a Kia will get us everywhere just as fast as our Jaguars but without any of the pride of ownership, without the "feel good" factor that we all experience with these beautiful cars. And a watch is really the only bit of jewellery that most men will wear (gold chains and rapper bling don't appeal).
So today, while driving my British Racing Green XK, I am wearing my Christopher Ward C60 Trident Automatic: 26 jewels, excellent accuracy, Racing Green bezel, black engraved dial. Gorgeous, just like my Jaguars. And it is an English design, made in Switzerland.
Does a mechanical watch tell time better than a Fitbit or an Apple Watch? No, in fact no mechanical watch is absolutely accurate. That isn't the point, is it? After all, a Kia will get us everywhere just as fast as our Jaguars but without any of the pride of ownership, without the "feel good" factor that we all experience with these beautiful cars. And a watch is really the only bit of jewellery that most men will wear (gold chains and rapper bling don't appeal).
So today, while driving my British Racing Green XK, I am wearing my Christopher Ward C60 Trident Automatic: 26 jewels, excellent accuracy, Racing Green bezel, black engraved dial. Gorgeous, just like my Jaguars. And it is an English design, made in Switzerland.