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Post by cube_b3 »

You should be confident enough to buy it without external opinions.

I currently work as a specialist at Macy's in Fashion Jewelry and Watches (waiting to get my licence so I can resume practicing psychology) and it is pathetic how much people value the opinion of others. I mean if you like something buy it, don't ask a million people and base your decisions on someone else's opinion.

Years ago I was all set to buy this watch, I even ordered it.
http://www.amazon.com/Kenneth-Cole-New- ... NHC29ZRWSX

I was all excited and shared it on my Facebook, one of my cousins posted this watch is ugly.

Unfortunately, I valued her opinion rather than ignoring it and I cancelled my order.

Years later, the watch is out of production. The price has increased 100% (amazon price, not retail price) and I still want that damn watch!

Moral of the story, you should be comfortable and confident with your choices and it doesn't matter what anybody else says because you are the one wearing it.
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Usually, the outside opinion is more regarding how well or how long the item will be functional for, but in a fashion sense, we all need to buy what we like. Like Ive searching for Jnco jeans everywhere the past 2 months and cant find a single pair or any jeans with "wide pipes" at any stores. I know I can get them online, but I hate buying clothes online.
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The older I get, the less I value the opinions of others, except for a small few. I tend to go my own way more often now. I have much less anxiety in my life that way.

BTW, I like that watch, but I think it would look better in black, haha.
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I don't think any of us can look back at our post histories here without feeling embarrassed about all the hours we wasted arguing with other people just because they liked something different from us. :?
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Specially Cork wrote:I don't think any of us can look back at our post histories here without feeling embarrassed about all the hours we wasted arguing with other people just because they liked something different from us. :?
stfu this thread is dumb
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@ Darc: There are a bunch of similar colors still in circulation. I know there is one in black but it is silver and black rather than jet black. Check em out. They are really nice and don't require a battery.

I did get a similar one to the rose gold, except instead of a bracelet it has a leather strap. The idea was that I could use the leather strap one as a casual one, unfortunately the watch is too bulky to be comfortable as casual and not fancy enough to be formal.

@ every one else:

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Please don't disrespect the Great Leader.
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This is now a watch porn thread, I have one of these

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not just souLLy now wrote:This is now a watch porn thread, I have one of these
I wear my grandfather's retirement watch on a daily basis, as I have for the last six years since it was given to me for my 25th birthday. It's a self-winding Omega (so I never need to wind it or change batteries), and there's an inscription on the back.

Don't really need anything else.

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I approve.

This is what I wanted:
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Perfect size formal watch

This is what I got:
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Flawed bulky casual watch

@ Fiddler: Take a zoomed out picture, need to see the whole watch.
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That is the whole watch; I folded the band underneath the face to take the picture. It's just sitting on top of another object.
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Just wanted to see a clearer picture... your camera's too close to the watch I think.

Anyway, it looks like a simple runway watch I like it.

I had a lot of my grand parents heirlooms like shoes, shirts, and scarves. I did not value them wore them very often. Should have taken more care of them. The shoes were worn out and I lost most of the dress shirts with time I still have one left but it is too old to be worn.

Fortunately, I realized the value of the scarves in time so I take good care of them and they should last me.

I would recommend you wear that watch on special days instead. I am fairly new to the watches game, so I might be wrong. Maybe it will last you forever. My KC has been on my wrist for 3 years and runs flawlessly since it is Automatic I don't even have to worry about battery or any other nonsense. My mom did give me her Rado (it was unisex), but that piece of shit didn't last me very long.

The service center fucked the watch when I got the battery changed.
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Clothes wear out with both time and use. Wearing them wears them out faster, but they will grow fragile and unusable with time as well--how quickly that happens depends on the materials, design, and quality of the piece, as well as how (and how often) it is worn, and what the climate is (hot or cold, wet or dry) where you live. If you wear clothes all the time, they'll wear out pretty quickly... but most clothes are too delicate to wear at all after something like 50-100 years anyway, because the cloth starts getting brittle.

I have my great grandfather's tuxedo from the 1930s; it's the only piece of "antique" clothing I own. But being a tuxedo, (A) it's a bit more robust than things like everyday shirts and pants, and (B) it only gets worn for special occasions. I wear it when I'm performing with my violin, and I'm getting married in it this fall, but altogether that's very little use.

It's all a delicate balance of how well you want to preserve it as a keepsake vs. how much you want to be able to enjoy it while it's still able to be enjoyed.

Watches are a little bit different, and it actually depends on the type of watch.

Antique pocket watches, and watches older than about the 1960s, are very delicate and should definitely be set aside for special occasions, since the wear and tear of winding them--and even just the jostling of carrying them around every day--cause significant damage to their fragile mechanisms. However, watches are also damaged by lack of use, particularly electric watches. An electric should NEVER be left in a non-running state for any significant length of time. An automatic watch should also be kept running as much as possible, unless you're not planning to wear it for a very long time.

Watches should also be maintained regularly. You should find a GOOD watchmaker to clean and adjust it every 3-5 years at most (watchmakers will tell you to do it annually, but that's a bit excessive and can get quite pricey), to keep it in good working order and to keep the speed adjusted properly. For a lower-end watch like the one you showed (not meaning that term as an insult; just speaking from the perspective of "good" watches costing several hundred dollars and "very good" watches being in the thousands), this service could easily cost more than what you paid for the watch in the first place. For example, I recently got my watch cleaned and adjusted, and had a misaligned part in the winding mechanism repaired. Total bill was just shy of $350. Fortunately, all the parts were still intact and the gear just needed to be realigned; otherwise, it could have cost significantly more. But a watch should be cleaned and adjusted every few years regardless, because the oil dries up and he parts shift. And the watch will stay in better shape if it's kept running, rather than left to sit inactive. Most mechanical devices are that way: it's actually worse for them to sit idle than to give them light but regular use.
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As close as I can figure, it's an early 70s Omega Seamaster DeVille. However, since it is a custom job (the US Steel logo is on the face where the model would normally be listed, and the back is taken up by an engraving), it's hard to tell with 100% certainty. My grandfather retired from his job at US Steel in 1974, which is when the inscription is dated and when the watch was presented to him; there's no way of telling whether it was ordered new at that time or prepared from a standing stock of "retirement watches" that might have been purchased in bulk at some earlier point.
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Cool insights thanks for sharing.
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Let me share a bit with you as well.

Costume Watches = Cheap watches like Charter Club, Ice, Tommy Hilfiger etc Price range 30 - 150$
Fashion Watches = Cool Watches like KC, MK, Coach, Guess 150 - 600$
Fine Watches = 600 - Infinity

Also you can get a fashion watch for much cheaper than the retail price if you are smart about it. My KC was supposed to be for 150$, yet I got it for 79$ with Free Shipping.
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Another good way is to go for a vintage watch. If you want something high-end like an Omega or a Rolex, finding something from the 60s, 70s, or 80s... well, it still won't be cheap, and you do have to factor in the idea that it will probably need anywhere from $100-$300 worth of service before you start using it, but it'll be a hell of a lot cheaper than the small-car prices you would pay for those things new.

And with just a handful of exceptions, old battery-powered watches--regardless of make--are nearly worthless.
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Though I've never been able to absolutely verify the manufacturer, this is my watch:

http://www.secondtimearoundwatchco.com/ ... gital/7321

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I use it with a custom band made by these people:

http://www.oldschoolleather.com/Watchbands.htm in black (the metal irritates my skin, even with the band, I coat the skin-facing rivets with a clear plastic).
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I absolutely love the design, but have yet to find a trustworthy enough place to have it tuned up (it looses time badly and often gets stuck when changing hours).
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Quzar wrote:I absolutely love the design, but have yet to find a trustworthy enough place to have it tuned up (it looses time badly and often gets stuck when changing hours).
http://directory.awci.com/page.php?id=1
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So I dropped my watch on the side of the road yesterday, it was on my lap and when I got out of the car it fell.

I didn't notice at the time, but a few hours later I noticed the time was wrong. I fixed it.

A few hours later, I noticed the alignment had gone off. For example the small needle was a head of 6, when the large needle was exactly at 12.

I also noticed that if I shook the watch hard the time would change from 6.00 to 4.30.

Sad.
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