| Rod Speed 2005-07-19, 11:25 pm |
| I am nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote
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> Speaking or wrist watches, what do others consider to be features of the
> "perfect" watch?
I dont bother with them anymore, I get the time from the
cellphone in the rare situation where I care about the time.
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> Here's my personal criteria:
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> Light weight- I don't prefer a heavy watch
> Rugged case and band- I wear mine 24/7
> Metallic Link band- easy on and off, no water problems like leather
> Sapphire crystal for scratch resistance
> Analog- I'm old and I have to think too much to use digital time
> Day, Date- (see above- grin)
> Quartz crystal accuracy- even a cheap quartz watch is more
> accurate than most mechanical
> Self energizing- no batteries to fool with
> Water resistant to at least 100'- if it's lower than that
> and I'm attached, it doesn't matter. This covers the pool,
> spa and shower, for me.
> Visible all night long without pressing any button
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> What this all boils down to is my Seiko Kinetic Titanium
> watch with the Illuminator face. Being Titanium, the watch
> and band are rugged, light and easy to take off or put on.
> The analog watch is driven by a Quartz movement for
> accuracy, and the charge is maintained by an actual
> generator in the watch- like a perpetual mechanical watch.
> The entire face is lighted all night, with the hands visible
> by the backlighting. The watch was $450 in the late 90's
> and is now about $300 in St. Maarten or St. Thomas.
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> The drawback to this is that it's not a showy watch, but at
> least the Titanium case and band have some gold plated areas
> that look great. I got mine about 1997 or so, as I recall,
> and it has been working great ever since.
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