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Post by Dust » 09 Sep 2007 15:36

I quite like watches... I want an X-33 once I can afford one :)
http://www.omega.ch/index.php?id=297&ref=32905000
http://www.expeditionexchange.com/omega/indexmain.shtml

Those are quite crazy... I wonder if anyone can read the time off...
http://pingmag.jp/2007/08/13/sea-hope-l ... rom-japan/

I am not sure what I like more: mechanic watches, with all the gears, springs and exact manufacturing, or electronic ones with a ton of gadgets...
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Post by Gianna » 12 Sep 2007 21:20

Speedmaster all the way. The only wristwatch I would actually want to wear. I have not been wearing a watch for about 20 years now.

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Post by Stormwern » 12 Sep 2007 22:06

I got alergic to mine in highschool, the cell phone works just as well.
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Post by Idorian » 13 Sep 2007 07:38

i can stand it to wear a watch. So i use the sun..... or my cellphone :p
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Post by Dust » 08 May 2009 15:32

I've been on the search for a new one again (not that I've ever spent money on an omega so far...). This one looks quite cool:
http://www.casio-europe.com/euro/watch/ ... m5600-1er/

Nice features it has:
- Solar Powered
- Radio Time from an atomic clock
- Light
- They claim it's robust
- Other stuff such as displaying time
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Post by Dust » 10 May 2009 12:16

That phone wristwatch looks a bit clunky.
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Post by Gyon » 10 May 2009 15:31

Stormwern wrote:I got alergic to mine in highschool, the cell phone works just as well.
Same. I have learnt to guess the time accuratly or use mobile.

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Post by Dust » 10 May 2009 17:24

It does? :)
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Post by Fonkans » 11 May 2009 01:07

I'm watch lover also but I'm more adept of the Carrera from Tag then the Omega's.

TXWatches
http://www.txwatches.com

This is the new quality line from Timex, they are quite good, nice looking and afforadable.
My last aquisition was a TX 500 Series. Costed me about 350€. http://www.txwatches.com/500-subseries.html Mine is the one with brown velt, black background and bronze ring.

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Re: Watches

Post by Gianna » 13 May 2009 22:09

No, sorry. It does not get cooler than this: http://www.expeditionexchange.com/omega/moonwalkbig.jpg

Hence, Speedmaster Professional. ;)

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Re: Watches

Post by Dust » 27 Sep 2011 18:18

I am quite a fan of Casio watches, mainly because of the tech in the modern GShock, but Citizen has some great products too. Just look at this one:
http://www.citizenwatch.jp/satellitewav ... index.html

Or more affordable:
http://www.citizenwatch.ch/kollektion.a ... lo=#active
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Post by MindyMcfly » 28 Sep 2011 10:05

I had a really expensive watch but I broke the strap and couldnt get it replaced, loved that watch so much Ive never worn one since. Im a slave to the mobile phone clock as with most people... that and I spent most of my time in front of a pc or in a car :lol:
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Re: Watches

Post by Dust » 07 May 2012 19:13

I really like my current Citizen Skyhawk, but I also like to see other cool watches. Here some exceptional ones I found yesterday (They are all far outside my range of affordability)

A mechanical self-winding watch with a liquid display (as in a fluid). I so want this...
http://www.hytwatches.com/Collection/Wa ... _dlc-2.sls
http://www.swisstime.ch/pgs/rwi-pgs-pro ... -2412.html

Strange watches for people who like Space Travel of times past, or the Titanic (There are a few other models). They integrate parts of an Apollo Spacecraft, real Dust from the Moon, or parts of the Titanic. And they look spectacular.
http://www.romainjerome.ch/ (So much cool stuff)
http://www.romainjerome.ch/category/tim ... n-invader/
http://www.romainjerome.ch/category/tim ... moon-dust/
http://www.romainjerome.ch/category/tim ... okull-dna/

Weird watches for people who don't like normal arrows... Which is much cooler than it first sounds.
http://www.urwerk.com/

And some other weird ones
http://www.swisstime.ch/pgs/rwi-pgs-pro ... -2523.html "Bullets don’t always kill people, time always does."
http://www.swisstime.ch/pgs/rwi-pgs-pro ... -2574.html Rocket jet?
http://www.swisstime.ch/pgs/rwi-pgs-pro ... -2489.html Most expensive worthless watch ever?

Most of those I found on http://www.swisstime.ch, I think it's a page collecting super expensive swiss watch manufacturer's masterpieces or so...
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Re: Watches

Post by Tiel » 08 May 2012 14:18

Really cool!
I like the moon crater thingie :) The liquid one is cool, but a little over the top.. It'll get boring, I'm sure.
I've been trying to save up for a watch for years now, I'm willing to spend up to maybe 500 euro on one when I have that kinda money laying around. I still haven't found the perfect watch for me anywhere. I'm more into the more standard designs, nothing geeky.
I've been using my phone for the time for 8 years now and I'm sick of it.

What's your obsession with watches about Dust? Must be a Swiss thing.
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