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lavaman · 27 January 2010, 03:02 PM

Ok, stay with me, if you like:

We all kind of know about the car world, right? Volvo (safety), Porsche (intellectual?), Mercedes ($$) Corvette (back hair :-), Ferrari (trophy wife), Honda (sensible), pickup (practical), Jeep (outdoorsy), et cetera.

So, what does a watch say about you?

I am of course speaking with tongue-in-cheek.

But, are there similar comparos in the watch world? Do ladies size up a man's....watch? Does a woman's watch or a particular brand of watch often get assigned a particular "image" ?

Just curious.

clew84 · 27 January 2010, 03:12 PM

I think my watches say to most that I spent WAY too much on watches. However, they don't get it. Just like I might not get someone's obsession with gardening, showing dogs or cats, state spoon collections, butterfly catching, etc.

My watch says "I don't give a "F" what you think and my watch can go to the bottom of the sea while your watch might crack in if rains too hard!!" Take that. And if my DSSD were a car I think it would be a Aston Martin DBS. Fast, expensive, extreme performance, etc.

Yes, tongue-in-cheek as well

Naples09 · 27 January 2010, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clew84

I think my watches say to most that I spent WAY too much on watches.

+1

Earl Camembert · 27 January 2010, 03:32 PM

I wear a 1968 Day-Date with a non assuming strap. It keeps time within the peramaters of the best mechanical watches in the world. I wear it for me, not the great unwashed. The great unwashed don't know what it is so I'm not afraid of them lusting after it.

gmh1013 · 27 January 2010, 03:40 PM

I wear a Rolex because I like them...hell Im retired at sit around all day in Boxers watching T.V.
Since Im a old fart I really dont care what anybody thinks...I drive a Highlander...holds lots of junk. I try to look poor.... I dont like to attract attention

Earl Camembert · 27 January 2010, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmh1013

Since Im a old fart I really dont care what anybody thinks...I drive a Highlander

It is mandatory that one grows old but it is optional that one grows up.

Shangas · 27 January 2010, 10:27 PM

My watches say one thing, and one thing only:

I'm incredibly old-fashioned.

And that's fine with me.

Dan Pierce · 27 January 2010, 10:38 PM

Others will have to decide what my watch collection says about me.

dP

mfer · 28 January 2010, 01:04 AM

For me... hmmmmm...

I'm a simple man, with simple pleasures, that cost a lot (compared to my income).
Sub, GMT, PAM 111, not complicated, not over the top.

Same way I like food and pretty much anything.

dalip · 28 January 2010, 01:06 AM

nothing that I don't say

ParisDakarBmw · 28 January 2010, 01:27 AM

Mine say that I appreciate my functional jewelry, without it looking past function. My watches are to be used, but taken care of. They show that time is important to me, and accuracy is there and to be trusted when looked at. I don't have to quiz myself each day to wonder if the machine is correct or not. It's a functional device that needs to be there 24-7 in any condition, and without fail.

gmh1013 · 28 January 2010, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Earl Camembert

It is mandatory that one grows old but it is optional that one grows up.

I haul around my guitars and amps
As much as I would like to own a Mustang

...It cant haul that much and with
a bad back I would have hard time getting in and out of one.
I came real close to buying a Bullitt Mustang last year...Looking at yours it makes me want to go buy one today.

SLRdude · 28 January 2010, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lavaman

But, are there similar comparos in the watch world? Do ladies size up a man's....watch? Does a woman's watch or a particular brand of watch often get assigned a particular "image" ?

Just curious.

My experience:

1. 95% of the women could not care less about watch you have.

2. I met countless women that told me that the worst watch a man can wear is a Rolex.

3. Every woman I met that commented on my Rolex has tried to get free stuff from me. Like drinks at a bar for example.

JJ Irani · 28 January 2010, 02:35 AM

My watches still think I'm a tosser.

JJ

TattooedGQ · 28 January 2010, 02:37 AM

Personally, I enjoy wearing a Rolex for the subtle cool factor. Whether I'm in a suit, T-shirt and Jeans, or anywhere in between a Rolex gives you a certain level of "cool" IMO. Not just because you spent a little bit of money on a timepiece, but because not everyone wears/appreciates them. I hate being like everyone else, and while Rolex watches are far from uncommon, we still stand out ever so slightly.

ESKO · 28 January 2010, 02:39 AM

WHAT? MY WATCHES TALK?
Actually mine says pimp NOT because I get all the ladies FAR FROM IT.
Because only a pimp would wear something with so many diamonds and rubies in it!
I don't care, I love it!

Safetrends · 28 January 2010, 02:40 AM

I love the Mustang and Camaro however I to am with some physical problems and the only car for me is my Lincoln LS. The LS is fast with the V8, it is well balances for a car, it handles way beyond my expectations. I really love my car.

My 1505 and 1601 are vintage just like me. I am 50 years old and the watches are both 1970. I was 10 when they were made, the United States was on the brink of of civil war from the late 1960's early 1970's with everyting going on like Kent University, riots, Manson murders, Woodstock, Watergate break in, death of Bobby Kennedy, MLK, Jim Morrison, Mama Cass, and the big one Viet Nam. I do not think the United States really recovered from that mess, it destroyed our social core and understanding.

moviefreak · 28 January 2010, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

My watches still think I'm a tosser.

JJ

almost.. 30 different Rolex watches in your life can not be wrong...

JJ Irani · 28 January 2010, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moviefreak

almost.. 30 different Rolex watches in your life can not be wrong...

25, ya tosser.......25!!

Rebel · 28 January 2010, 02:58 AM

Good question to ponder.

Generally, I am a one watch guy and currently, wear a Tudor Submariner. Have worn (in the past): Datejust, GMT Pepsi and Expy II (Polar).

For me, I hope wearing a Rolex (Tudor, at present) says I like quality and durability over fashion or the "hot" item. In only a few things do I enjoy true quality for myself. They are clothing, writing instruments and wristwatches. This as opposed to a plastic razor for shaving, as example.

In clothing, I prefer time tested natural fiber garmets against fashion.

In writing instruments, I prefer my Mont Blanc ballpoint pen against a throw-away pen.

So, in wristwatches, I found a quality item in Rolex (albeit Tudor, at present).
Therefore, due to my love of quality items in certain areas of my life....I like a Rolex for a wristwatch.

Just my thoughts.

Taffi Abernathy · 28 January 2010, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Others will have to decide what my watch collection says about me.

dP

I'll get out my crystal ball and take a stab . . . your watch collection says you are a bass-playing, bicycle-riding, Tudor freak. Am I warm?

BarkMaster · 28 January 2010, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lavaman

So, what does a watch say about you?

My watch doesn't talk.

I used to have one from Radio Shack that did, however!

1000ftSub · 28 January 2010, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clew84

I think my watches say to most that I spent WAY too much on watches. However, they don't get it. Just like I might not get someone's obsession with gardening, showing dogs or cats, state spoon collections, butterfly catching, etc.

My watch says "I don't give a "F" what you think and my watch can go to the bottom of the sea while your watch might crack in if rains too hard!!" Take that. And if my DSSD were a car I think it would be a Aston Martin DBS. Fast, expensive, extreme performance, etc.

Yes, tongue-in-cheek as well

ha ha, my deepsea would say the same too.

lavaman · 28 January 2010, 06:09 AM

just curious.....

KarlFr · 28 January 2010, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLRdude

My experience:

1. 95% of the women could not care less about watch you have.

2. I met countless women that told me that the worst watch a man can wear is a Rolex.

3. Every woman I met that commented on my Rolex has tried to get free stuff from me. Like drinks at a bar for example.

been there done that

R1@160@alltimes · 28 January 2010, 07:49 AM

My watch screams I'm a diver - which I am not

JJ Irani · 28 January 2010, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 777

My watch doesn't talk.

I used to have one from Radio Shack that did, however!

Alcan · 28 January 2010, 07:56 AM

My watch says that I tick 8 times per second. It was up to 8.1 ticks per second but then I got onto calcium-channel blockers.

gmh1013 · 28 January 2010, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarlFr

been there done that

Yeah me to ...in Scottsdale Yikes

TattooedGQ · 28 January 2010, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 777

My watch doesn't talk.

I used to have one from Radio Shack that did, however!

I still have that one....it takes like 4 or 5 batteries, literally.

27 January 2010, 03:02 PM	#1
lavaman Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Airport Watch: what happens next Posts: 1,942	So, um, what does your watch say about you? Ok, stay with me, if you like: We all kind of know about the car world, right? Volvo (safety), Porsche (intellectual?), Mercedes ($$) Corvette (back hair :-), Ferrari (trophy wife), Honda (sensible), pickup (practical), Jeep (outdoorsy), et cetera. So, what does a watch say about you? I am of course speaking with tongue-in-cheek. But, are there similar comparos in the watch world? Do ladies size up a man's....watch? Does a woman's watch or a particular brand of watch often get assigned a particular "image" ? Just curious.

27 January 2010, 03:12 PM	#2
clew84 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Chris Location: Cincinnati Watch: me soar Posts: 933	I think my watches say to most that I spent WAY too much on watches. However, they don't get it. Just like I might not get someone's obsession with gardening, showing dogs or cats, state spoon collections, butterfly catching, etc. My watch says "I don't give a "F" what you think and my watch can go to the bottom of the sea while your watch might crack in if rains too hard!!" Take that. And if my DSSD were a car I think it would be a Aston Martin DBS. Fast, expensive, extreme performance, etc. Yes, tongue-in-cheek as well __________________ Rolex Sea Dweller 16600 Omega SMP IWC 3227-01 Autodromo Prototipo

27 January 2010, 10:38 PM	#8
Dan Pierce "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Real Name: D'OH! Location: Kentucky Watch: Rolex-1 Tudor-3 Posts: 36,349	Others will have to decide what my watch collection says about me. dP __________________ TRF Member# 1668 Bass Player in TRF "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Band Commander-in-Chief of The Nylon Nation The Crown & Shield Club Honorary Member of P-Club

28 January 2010, 01:04 AM	#9
mfer "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Real Name: Mik Location: USA Posts: 13,724	For me... hmmmmm... I'm a simple man, with simple pleasures, that cost a lot (compared to my income). Sub, GMT, PAM 111, not complicated, not over the top. Same way I like food and pretty much anything. __________________ member#3242

28 January 2010, 01:06 AM	#10
dalip "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Dalip Location: Mumbai and Perth Watch: Rolex PAM Omega Posts: 18,656	nothing that I don't say __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ *"The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else." George Bernard Shaw*

27 January 2010, 03:32 PM	#4
Earl Camembert Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,858	I wear a 1968 Day-Date with a non assuming strap. It keeps time within the peramaters of the best mechanical watches in the world. I wear it for me, not the great unwashed. The great unwashed don't know what it is so I'm not afraid of them lusting after it.

27 January 2010, 03:40 PM	#5
gmh1013 Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: greg Location: Tempe AZ Watch: GMT Posts: 5,702	I wear a Rolex because I like them...hell Im retired at sit around all day in Boxers watching T.V. Since Im a old fart I really dont care what anybody thinks...I drive a Highlander...holds lots of junk. I try to look poor.... I dont like to attract attention

27 January 2010, 10:27 PM	#7
Shangas Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Shahan Location: Melbourne, Austra Watch: 1957 Ball RR watch Posts: 312	My watches say one thing, and one thing only: I'm incredibly old-fashioned. And that's fine with me.

28 January 2010, 01:27 AM	#11
ParisDakarBmw Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Paul Location: New Haven, CT Watch: 116610 Sub-C Posts: 6,552	Mine say that I appreciate my functional jewelry, without it looking past function. My watches are to be used, but taken care of. They show that time is important to me, and accuracy is there and to be trusted when looked at. I don't have to quiz myself each day to wonder if the machine is correct or not. It's a functional device that needs to be there 24-7 in any condition, and without fail.

28 January 2010, 02:35 AM	#14
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,317	My watches still think I'm a tosser. JJ __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

28 January 2010, 02:37 AM	#15
TattooedGQ "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Justin Location: NY, USA Watch: yo self! Posts: 2,686	Personally, I enjoy wearing a Rolex for the subtle cool factor. Whether I'm in a suit, T-shirt and Jeans, or anywhere in between a Rolex gives you a certain level of "cool" IMO. Not just because you spent a little bit of money on a timepiece, but because not everyone wears/appreciates them. I hate being like everyone else, and while Rolex watches are far from uncommon, we still stand out ever so slightly. __________________ That boy's got the Devil in him. Rolex: I think I'm up to 9?? Omega: Got a few of those too. Breitling: And some of these.

28 January 2010, 02:39 AM	#16
ESKO Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Luis Location: Afghanistan/Texas Watch: 2012 Milgauss GV Posts: 752	WHAT? MY WATCHES TALK? Actually mine says pimp NOT because I get all the ladies FAR FROM IT. Because only a pimp would wear something with so many diamonds and rubies in it! I don't care, I love it!

28 January 2010, 02:40 AM	#17
Safetrends Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: David Walz Location: San Diego CA USA Watch: my hand. :) Posts: 9,156	I love the Mustang and Camaro however I to am with some physical problems and the only car for me is my Lincoln LS. The LS is fast with the V8, it is well balances for a car, it handles way beyond my expectations. I really love my car. My 1505 and 1601 are vintage just like me. I am 50 years old and the watches are both 1970. I was 10 when they were made, the United States was on the brink of of civil war from the late 1960's early 1970's with everyting going on like Kent University, riots, Manson murders, Woodstock, Watergate break in, death of Bobby Kennedy, MLK, Jim Morrison, Mama Cass, and the big one Viet Nam. I do not think the United States really recovered from that mess, it destroyed our social core and understanding.

28 January 2010, 02:58 AM	#20
Rebel "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Dr Mark R Nail Location: New Albany Watch: Tudor Sub 75090 Posts: 8,327	Good question to ponder. Generally, I am a one watch guy and currently, wear a Tudor Submariner. Have worn (in the past): Datejust, GMT Pepsi and Expy II (Polar). For me, I hope wearing a Rolex (Tudor, at present) says I like quality and durability over fashion or the "hot" item. In only a few things do I enjoy true quality for myself. They are clothing, writing instruments and wristwatches. This as opposed to a plastic razor for shaving, as example. In clothing, I prefer time tested natural fiber garmets against fashion. In writing instruments, I prefer my Mont Blanc ballpoint pen against a throw-away pen. So, in wristwatches, I found a quality item in Rolex (albeit Tudor, at present). Therefore, due to my love of quality items in certain areas of my life....I like a Rolex for a wristwatch. Just my thoughts. __________________ ------------------------------- Member of the Nylon Nation

28 January 2010, 06:09 AM	#24
lavaman Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Airport Watch: what happens next Posts: 1,942	just curious.....

28 January 2010, 07:49 AM	#26
R1@160@alltimes "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Watch: ♛ Posts: 4,408	My watch screams I'm a diver - which I am not __________________

28 January 2010, 07:56 AM	#28
Alcan "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Al Location: Way Up North Watch: your P's & Q's Posts: 10,473	My watch says that I tick 8 times per second. It was up to 8.1 ticks per second but then I got onto calcium-channel blockers. __________________ Member #1,315 I don't want to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol IS a solution!

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