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JJ Irani · 23 July 2005, 05:18 AM

Hi guys,

What would you consider the best and your most favourite feature in a watch?

Personally, I would love each and every watch to have the 3185 movement of the GMT-II and Exp-II wherein the small, hour hand can be moved independently.

Just think of the convenience, not only whilst travelling, but also during change over with the start and end of daylight savings.

What's your favourite feature?

JJ

dman · 23 July 2005, 05:29 AM

My favorite would simply be the hacking feature. It used to come in handy when I was time anal. Never check anymore, but I like the seconds to stop while I set the watch.

JJ Irani · 23 July 2005, 05:31 AM

Fair point, Daren, but you do realise that virtually all modern day watches already incorporate this feature.

JJ

dman · 23 July 2005, 05:49 AM

Yes I know this, but that is why I like modern watches. I really would not worry about it on a manual wind, but on autos that is an important feature. Hey MONKEY, you asked for my favorite and I told you.

JJ Irani · 23 July 2005, 05:51 AM

Fair enough, LOL! Now, where are the others??

23 July 2005, 06:18 AM

Tough question, JJ.

I love the moon-phase indicator. I think it's a very classic item (although not particularly useful, except for planning full moon dinners with the wife) that completes the look in a dressier watch. After I bought my Rolex, a watch with this complication was next on my list!

As an aside, I plan to post a review of my Master Moon sometime soon.

JJ Irani · 23 July 2005, 06:33 AM

Thanks, Al. Another feature I really like is the Power Reserve indicator thingy. Wish Rolex would come up with such a model.

JJ

Manatee · 23 July 2005, 08:33 AM

I like watches with simple, classic looks. There's no particular mechanical feature that I want in every watch. That's why I like having a wide variety of watches. But I know that one thing I consistently AVOID in watches is much embelishment.

Rockrolex · 23 July 2005, 11:01 AM

While, unlike Peter, I love complication watches, I find that I hardly ever use the chrono feature, which at this point I only have on quartz watches. The only time I use the chrono is when we walk for exercise and when I sit on the beach, to know when to turn over. I do like the RC capability of one of my Casios - that's how I set the time of all my other watches. All my Casios have memory to store phone numbers, etc. That's a great feature which comes in handy when you need to get to your passport and other numbers quickly. As for other complications, I like the multiple time zone feature on my GP ww.tc and JLC Master Geo.

But the features I like best are those on my GMT-II: the ability to change the hour hand quickly and independently of the minutes and seconds, and the 24 hour hand that lets me keep my watch set to home time when I travel.

Gedanken · 23 July 2005, 03:35 PM

Ooh, tough one to pick. My non-hacking Seiko Diver's definitely makes me appreciate the hacking on my SD and DJ, and with the travelling I'm doing these days, I've really got the GMT on my mind.

Tell you what I'd LIKE to see, though - a flyback hacking function that brings the second hand to the zero position when you pull the crown out.

padi56 · 23 July 2005, 06:07 PM

Myself like Peter Manatee, like watches to be simple,perhaps just with the date.

Uncle-AJ · 24 July 2005, 04:45 AM

My favourite feature in a watch is the ability to tell the time.

Rockrolex · 24 July 2005, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle-AJ

My favourite feature in a watch is the ability to tell the time.

Do you have a talking watch, Adrian?

Uncle-AJ · 24 July 2005, 05:58 AM

Well it does have a face.

dman · 24 July 2005, 06:09 AM

But how accurate does it need to be (the time) for you Adrian?

JJ Irani · 24 July 2005, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle-AJ

My favourite feature in a watch is the ability to tell the time.

LOL! I don't think I'm the only nutty guy around here.

RogerF · 24 July 2005, 06:11 PM

I really like the ability to tell time with my watches LOL

Uncle-AJ · 24 July 2005, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RogerF

I really like the ability to tell time with my watches LOL

See, that's what I was trying to say the first time.

JJ Irani · 25 July 2005, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle-AJ

See, that's what I was trying to say the first time.

Do I hear an echo in this room? LOL!

Dave Knoll · 21 August 2005, 12:29 PM

Don't mean to pick nits here but there's a good number of movements that don't have a stop-seconds feature.

Most F. Piguet and Lemania movements (used by a number of brands) and a good number of proprietary movements, like a lot of JLC and Zenith engines, don't hack.

dman · 21 August 2005, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Knoll

Don't mean to pick nits here but there's a good number of movements that don't have a stop-seconds feature.

Most F. Piguet and Lemania movements (used by a number of brands) and a good number of proprietary movements, like a lot of JLC and Zenith engines, don't hack.

Hell, my Panerai 112 does not even have a second hand.

JJ Irani · 21 August 2005, 03:40 PM

...as long as it tells time, that's all that's important.

24 August 2005, 06:49 AM

My fave feature is that it's a mechanical watch. LOL

Seriously... I do like the hacking but the quickset is the nicest feature of the 3185 movement. Since mine has been running non-stop for over 30 months now, the quickset comes in handly only when changing to daylight savngs time, although if I want the 4th hand to keep up, the quickset becomes moot.

Rockrolex · 24 August 2005, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dman

Hell, my Panerai 112 does not even have a second hand.

I think you got gypped, Daren. You should take back the defective one and ask for a complete watch.

JJ Irani · 24 August 2005, 07:44 AM

Agreed!!

You got screwed, Daren.

dman · 24 August 2005, 03:06 PM

I must have got screwed, but it is the simplest watch I have, no date, no seconds and it gets far and away the most wrist time.

I promise I am not checking time.gov worrying about plus or minus seconds. What a nice feeling that is!!

JJ Irani · 24 August 2005, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dman

I must have got screwed, but it is the simplest watch I have, no date, no seconds and it gets far and away the most wrist time.

I promise I am not checking time.gov worrying about plus or minus seconds. What a nice feeling that is!!

Hmmmm....you got a good point there. I've never had a watch without a centre sweep. I think I'd feel naked without it!!

Rockrolex · 24 August 2005, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dman

I must have got screwed, but it is the simplest watch I have, no date, no seconds and it gets far and away the most wrist time.

I promise I am not checking time.gov worrying about plus or minus seconds. What a nice feeling that is!!

I've got one watch like that. It's an old (1963 vintage) Corum gold dress watch. Very plain, no luminova, manual wind, just two hands and a stick dial. It's a beautiful dress watch, but I don't wear it any longer. For me, it's just too simple. It's the only watch I own that has no complications at all. All my others have at least a date function. Many have much more. But I would never get rid of it. I inherited it from my stepfather 38 years ago. It has a lot of sentimental value, if nothing else.

For dress, I wear my YG DD, for semi-dress (suit), I wear one of my DJs and for everyday, well, we all know which one that is.

Mainly because I like the complications of these watches.

JJ Irani · 25 August 2005, 05:02 AM

You'd love me for sure, Ed, if we ever meet up. I'm a very complicated man...complications run amuck within my 6 foot frame. LOL!!!

AJC · 25 August 2005, 09:23 AM

Real simple features I like in a watch are good lume and water resistance.Probably a hang up from being in the Army doing many things in the dark and treating the watch as equipment.

Like a mushroom,kept in the dark and fed on

23 July 2005, 05:18 AM	#1
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Your favourite FEATURE in a watch... Hi guys, What would you consider the best and your most favourite feature in a watch? Personally, I would love each and every watch to have the 3185 movement of the GMT-II and Exp-II wherein the small, hour hand can be moved independently. Just think of the convenience, not only whilst travelling, but also during change over with the start and end of daylight savings. What's your favourite feature? 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!!

23 July 2005, 05:29 AM	#2
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	My favorite would simply be the hacking feature. It used to come in handy when I was time anal. Never check anymore, but I like the seconds to stop while I set the watch. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

23 July 2005, 05:31 AM	#3
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Fair point, Daren, but you do realise that virtually all modern day watches already incorporate this feature. 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!!

23 July 2005, 05:49 AM	#4
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	Yes I know this, but that is why I like modern watches. I really would not worry about it on a manual wind, but on autos that is an important feature. Hey MONKEY, you asked for my favorite and I told you. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

23 July 2005, 05:51 AM	#5
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Fair enough, LOL! Now, where are the others?? __________________ 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!!

23 July 2005, 06:18 AM	#6
---- Guest Posts: n/a	Tough question, JJ. I love the moon-phase indicator. I think it's a very classic item (although not particularly useful, except for planning full moon dinners with the wife) that completes the look in a dressier watch. After I bought my Rolex, a watch with this complication was next on my list! As an aside, I plan to post a review of my Master Moon sometime soon.

23 July 2005, 06:33 AM	#7
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Thanks, Al. Another feature I really like is the Power Reserve indicator thingy. Wish Rolex would come up with such a model. 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!!

23 July 2005, 08:33 AM	#8
Manatee Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Washington DC Are Posts: 677	I like watches with simple, classic looks. There's no particular mechanical feature that I want in every watch. That's why I like having a wide variety of watches. But I know that one thing I consistently AVOID in watches is much embelishment.

23 July 2005, 11:01 AM	#9
Rockrolex TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: God Location: Washington, D.C. Watch: What do you think? Posts: 37,935	While, unlike Peter, I love complication watches, I find that I hardly ever use the chrono feature, which at this point I only have on quartz watches. The only time I use the chrono is when we walk for exercise and when I sit on the beach, to know when to turn over. I do like the RC capability of one of my Casios - that's how I set the time of all my other watches. All my Casios have memory to store phone numbers, etc. That's a great feature which comes in handy when you need to get to your passport and other numbers quickly. As for other complications, I like the multiple time zone feature on my GP ww.tc and JLC Master Geo. But the features I like best are those on my GMT-II: the ability to change the hour hand quickly and independently of the minutes and seconds, and the 24 hour hand that lets me keep my watch set to home time when I travel. __________________ Despite the high cost of living, it's still very popular. *Tosser Cabinet Member* Official Member: 'Perpetual 30' Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2018 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2019

23 July 2005, 03:35 PM	#10
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	Ooh, tough one to pick. My non-hacking Seiko Diver's definitely makes me appreciate the hacking on my SD and DJ, and with the travelling I'm doing these days, I've really got the GMT on my mind. Tell you what I'd LIKE to see, though - a flyback hacking function that brings the second hand to the zero position when you pull the crown out. __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

23 July 2005, 06:07 PM	#11
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 53,016	Myself like Peter Manatee, like watches to be simple,perhaps just with the date. __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

24 July 2005, 04:45 AM	#12
Uncle-AJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Real Name: Adrian Location: Bolton, UK. Watch: Daytona 116520 Posts: 6,844	My favourite feature in a watch is the ability to tell the time. __________________ A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.........Segal's Law Member #10

24 July 2005, 05:58 AM	#14
Uncle-AJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Real Name: Adrian Location: Bolton, UK. Watch: Daytona 116520 Posts: 6,844	Well it does have a face. __________________ A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.........Segal's Law Member #10

24 July 2005, 06:09 AM	#15
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	But how accurate does it need to be (the time) for you Adrian? __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

24 July 2005, 06:11 PM	#17
RogerF "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Duh! Location: Toronto Canada Watch: a gonna do? Posts: 2,573	I really like the ability to tell time with my watches LOL

21 August 2005, 12:29 PM	#20
Dave Knoll "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 15	Don't mean to pick nits here but there's a good number of movements that don't have a stop-seconds feature. Most F. Piguet and Lemania movements (used by a number of brands) and a good number of proprietary movements, like a lot of JLC and Zenith engines, don't hack.

21 August 2005, 03:40 PM	#22
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	...as long as it tells time, that's all that's important. __________________ 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!!

24 August 2005, 06:49 AM	#23
Atomic Guest Posts: n/a	My fave feature is that it's a mechanical watch. LOL Seriously... I do like the hacking but the quickset is the nicest feature of the 3185 movement. Since mine has been running non-stop for over 30 months now, the quickset comes in handly only when changing to daylight savngs time, although if I want the 4th hand to keep up, the quickset becomes moot.

24 August 2005, 07:44 AM	#25
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Agreed!! You got screwed, Daren. __________________ 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!!

24 August 2005, 03:06 PM	#26
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	I must have got screwed, but it is the simplest watch I have, no date, no seconds and it gets far and away the most wrist time. I promise I am not checking time.gov worrying about plus or minus seconds. What a nice feeling that is!! __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

25 August 2005, 05:02 AM	#29
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	You'd love me for sure, Ed, if we ever meet up. I'm a very complicated man...complications run amuck within my 6 foot frame. LOL!!! __________________ 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!!

25 August 2005, 09:23 AM	#30
AJC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 1,878	Real simple features I like in a watch are good lume and water resistance.Probably a hang up from being in the Army doing many things in the dark and treating the watch as equipment. Like a mushroom,kept in the dark and fed on

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