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Offline notmanic

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Guess one of the recent threads asking if a watch is important to men has started most of us talking, I believe that since we're all in a watch forum, watches (plural) are important to us! I do check time and date (if applicable) from the watch on my wrist (especially when meetings tend to drag on).

And since they are important, believe that most of us would have a different watch for each and every occasion (some of us subset more than others). Came across an article which says we should have at least 4 pieces/styles (i.e. Everyday, Vintage, Standout & Dress). I believe some of us have more than just 4 so what say you and what pieces do you have for which occasions? Let me start with mine below:

The Everyday Watches
a) Oris BC Day Date - Had this on for the last 10 years every single day. Now undergoes rotation schedule with those below
b) Longines Hydroconquest Date - Got this as a gift from my FC and yes, it is a nice and comfy piece to wear daily. Love the blue dial and bezel under the sun

The Outdoor/DIY Day Watch
a) G-Shock Analog - In the water, in the workshop, anywhere except a black tie affair. No brainer here. Tough enough to take a pounding and won't be heartbroken if something happens to it

The Vintage-style Watch
a) Tudor Heritage Black Bay - Good for chill out nights at dinner or at the pub. Fell in love with it the moment I laid eyes on it
b) Wishlist - Am also hoping to add the Heritage Blue Chrono to my collection, alongwith the likes of a Zenith Pilot (or something similar) or LLD

The Standout Watch
a) Zenith Stratos - At approx. 46mm, it is definitely hard to miss but if you do, the 'mickey logo' will draw your attention! Great for casual meet and greets, and a breakaway from the more mainstream crowd

The Travel Watch
a) G-Shock Analog - The tough watch for most of leisure travels. I tend to be very casual during holidays with shorts and flip-flops, and the G-Shock won't feel out of place. Also won't hurt as much if it goes lost or stolen. I have 2 colours of the same model, so it depends on my attire for the day!
b) Wishlist for a bit more serious travels or biz trips - Looking for a worldtimer (WT) and it seems like 2 models (Frederique Constant's WT and Alpina's WT) from the same stable caught my eye. Looking to get a hold and try out Alpina's WT as I want to know which will call my name out louder

The 'Once-in-a-while-if-I-feel-like-it' Watch
a) Junkers Chrono - My only handwound watch which I'll put on if I happen to wear black for casual occassions

The Dress Watch
a) None at the moment - Hardly have any black tie affairs (must be due to the industry I'm in), but this doesn't stop me from pining for a few pieces. May look to add one or two pieces (if budget somehow permits in the near future) from JLC, ALS, VC or GO. Till then will have to search for one that doesn't force me to sell my kidney, liver and lungs...  :Blue:

The 'I am a Complicated' Watch
a) Similar to the dress watch, haven't actually found a need for it, therefore none at the moment. But yet again, doesn't stop me wanting. Hahahha... The usual suspects as above comes to mind but believe will have to sell my entire families' kidneys, livers and lungs...

Believe there are definitely more occasions (and our list for watches gets longer and longer), but this should get the ball rolling! Would love to hear what others wear, and when it matters.

Happy Monday!

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2014, 09:32:45 AM »
Interesting thread.  I will play...
The everyday watch
a) Omega Speedy Pro-Extremely comfortable to wear and love the daily ritual of winding up the watch.
The outdoor/DIY day watch
a) Casio Initial Blue Riseman-It is black and virtually shock proof. Perfect for occasions where the going gets tough.
The vintage style watch
a) Longines Legend Diver-Almost an exact replica of vintage compressor dive watches from Longines at a very reasonable price.
The standout watch
a) Zenith Stratos Striking 10th-I have the exact same thoughts as you bro!
The travel watch
a) Casio Edifice or Protrek-it is rough, tough and have every complications a traveler needs.
The once in a while watch
a) B&R BR03-94 Phantom-Only when I need a black out watch on my wrist to match my dark dressing or to subdue an overly bright get up.  :D
The dress watch
a) Glashutte Original Panomaticlunar- Not the thinnest of watches but definitely my most dressy watch in my possession.


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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2014, 09:43:37 AM »
Hmmmm... Lets see... What I need...

A steel simple 3 handed watch with bracelet.
A steel simple 3 handed watch with leather strap.
A gold simple 3 handed watch with solid gold bracelet.
A gold simple 3 handed watch with leather strap.
A steel 3 handed watch with date.
A gold 3 handed watch with date.
A platinum 3 handed watch with date.
A precious metal 3 handed watch adorned with jewels.
A steel 3 hand watch manual winding.
A gold 3 hand watch manual winding.
A steel 3 hand watch automatic ultra thin.
A gold 3 hand watch automatic ultra thin.
A steel watch with moon phase.
A gold watch with moon phase.
A steel watch with reserve de marche.
A gold watch with reserve de marche.
A steel watch with GMT function.
A gold watch with GMT function.
A steel divers watch with WR up to 200m.
A steel divers watch with WR up to 300m.
A steel divers watch with WR up to 600m.
A steel divers watch with WR up to 1200mm
A minute repeater.
A pocketwatch convert to wristwatch.
An oversized watch.
A square watch.
An oval watch.
A german made watch.
A german made watch with movement made using german silver.
An off centre dial watch.
A skeletonized watch.
An annual calendar watch.
A Perpetual calendar watch.
A grand complication watch.
A chronograph with bi compax subdial.
A chronograph with 3,6,9 subdials.
A chronograph with 6, 9, 12 subdials.
A chronograph with centre minute totalizers.
A high beat chronograph.
A piggyback chronograph.
A flyback chronograph.
A double chronograph or rattrapante.
A froudoyante chronograph.
A tourbillion.
A double tourbillion.
A seiko 5.
A seiko.
A grand seiko.
A seiko spring drive.
A seiko credor.
A vintage piece.
A military piece.
A piece that have seen battle.
A millitary issued piece.
A patina-ed piece.
A birth year piece.
A 1st kid is born piece.
A wedding piece.
A heirloom piece.
A kid's graduation piece.
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Let me know if I have missed any.  ;D
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Ok... all that is a silly joke.

I most probably need:

An everyday watch.
A beater that I can take when travelling to seedy countries.
A formal piece.

That's about it actually.
Anything more is just for self satisfaction.  ;D
To follow your classification.

The Everyday watch
1) Submariner Ceramic (depending on where you are)
2) Seiko Dracula
3) Casio G-Shock

The outdoor / DIY day watch.
1) Seiko Dracula
2) Casio G-Shock

The Vintage style watch
1) Tudor Sub Snowflake 94110
2) Zenith Rainbow Flyback (can consider vintage kah? Since discontinued liao)
3) Pam 000

Standout watch.
1) Zenith Striking 10th

Travel watch.
1) Seiko Dracula

The once in awhile watch.
1) Zenith Rainbow Flyback
2) Tudor Sub Snowflake 94110

The Dress watch
1) Zenith Striking 10th (depending on strap, can be both sporty or formal)
2) AP Royal Oak (I know it's a sports watch, but with the finishing and construction, I would consider it a dress watch, the sports AP is now the Offshore line)
« Last Edit: January 20, 2014, 10:06:06 AM by hanz079 »
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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2014, 09:51:21 AM »
Now I know why we could never have too many watches.  I will try using that list to justify to my wife as to why my watch collection is extremely limited.  :Laughing_on_floor:

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2014, 10:54:43 AM »

my turn

The everyday watch
a) i wear and rotate my watches everyday... iwc ingenieur, rolex.... mih is what i like most

The outdoor day watch
a) Gshocl for my badminton game. others - ball hydrocarbon, damasko, h2o, etc

The vintage style watch
a) i actually hv some vintage watches.... omegas.

The standout watch
a) no bing bling watch.... br01 air borne ii in a way standout

The travel watch
a) on official, i wear my damasko dc67
b) more casual, ball hydro carbon spacemasterg low on rubber

The once in a while watch
a) B&R BR01-92 carbon fiber.... etc

The dress watch
a) radiomir i do wear it for dinner.... as well as my hamilton 921 convert watch


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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2014, 11:56:09 AM »
this is getting interesting!

@hanz: the ultimate list! hahahaha... we'd be out of a place to store our watches then and the best option would be to buy a watch shop and run the business...  :Dancing_banana:

@yikkie: believe our other halves have their own list to buy their jewellery, perfume, bags, shoes, belts, etc.  :Cheers:

In terms of a dress watch, nobody is insisting that it must be minimalist and thin yet. Guess our black tie affairs are still quite 'casual' in the wrist sense or we don't get invited that much?

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2014, 12:34:43 PM »
Han: you have missed out the 1-handed steel watch!

My turn:

The everyday watch
a)Like Chris, I rotate all my watches (Ingy, Sub, LLD, Pilot, G-Shock, etc)

The outdoor day watch
a) G-Shock Mudman by default, I will not risk my mechanical watches for outdoor activities.

The vintage style watch
a) Re-issue of Legend Diver and Pilot Montre D'Aeronef

The standout watch
a) Rolex Submariner, it doesn't need to be bling and big to make people notice what you are wearing.

The travel watch
a) IWC Ingy

The once in a while watch
a) Tag Heuer Formula 1 (wifey wearing it more often now)

The dress watch
a) Zenith Pilot Montre D'Aeronef, as it is the smallest looking among my watches now.

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2014, 12:53:38 PM »
Since you guys are going to have a lot of watches for difference occasions, can I suggest this method to keep all of them systematically?









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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2014, 03:08:46 PM »
Since you guys are going to have a lot of watches for difference occasions, can I suggest this method to keep all of them systematically?

http://randomphotodatabase.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-to-make-watch-drawer-there-comes.html

nice one meor! not only have to justify to bini on our long list of watches but now have to compete with them for storage space at home... however, can't leave watches without a lock and key... it would be the end of the world if we came back to find it all empty...

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2014, 03:26:48 PM »
Since you guys are going to have a lot of watches for difference occasions, can I suggest this method to keep all of them systematically?

http://randomphotodatabase.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-to-make-watch-drawer-there-comes.html

nice one meor! not only have to justify to bini on our long list of watches but now have to compete with them for storage space at home... however, can't leave watches without a lock and key... it would be the end of the world if we came back to find it all empty...

so unsecured. and can easily scratch the watches. unless only for casio.

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2014, 04:55:02 PM »
Interesting thread!

The everyday watch

a) Omega Speedmaster Pro

The outdoor day watch
a) Rolex Submariner (no date!)

The vintage style watch
a) Longines Legend Diver

The standout watch
a) AP 15300

The travel watch
a) Tudor Pelagos; my phone can do everything else ;)

The once in a while watch
a) PAM 111

The dress watch
a) Don't need another one, just strap on the AP 15300

@meoramri woah! I know you have more. Would be interesting to see how you store everything at home!

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2014, 06:06:32 PM »
I would like a different watch for every hour of the day.
thank you

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2014, 06:41:25 PM »
The everyday watch
Omega PO8500 XL
Omega SMP GMT

The outdoor day watch
G-shock G9000 mudman

The vintage style watch
Seiko SRP385

The travel watch
Victorinox Night Vision II
Seiko Monster
G-shock G9300 mudman

The once in a while watch
Omega Aqua Terra 8500
Oris Aquis

The dress watch
Junghans Max Bill

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2014, 09:32:34 PM »
With my small, sad collection, my choices are limited...  :-[


The everyday watch
Explorer 2

The outdoor day watch
Explorer 2

The vintage style watch
will start looking when I feel old enough to appreciate vintage...

The travel watch
Explorer 2
TT Daytona, if in a familiar place

The once in a while watch
TT Daytona
ROO Navy

The standout watch
ROO Navy

The dress watch
seriously looking...


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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2014, 11:30:11 AM »
i am game..

The Everyday Watches
a) Sinn U1 – My very first German timepiece so this is a keeper and daily beater
b) above 2 is regular daily watches but some time also rotate with rolex, panerai, GGW and VDB

The Outdoor/DIY Day Watch
a) G-Shock Mudman – all in one function watches. What else you expect?
b) Seiko Dracula – robust and tought.

The Vintage-style Watch
a) Dnt have any vintage watch yet however its coming soon… ;D
b) Wishlist – Red Sub

The Standout Watch
a) Sub 16610LV – the contrast on the black dial and green bezel make it really stand out from others.
b) Wishlist – Offsore Jalan Bukit Bintang

The Travel Watch
a) GMT 2c – ideal companion for travel oversea.

The 'Once-in-a-while-if-I-feel-like-it' Watch
a) RO 15300 - My only handwound watch which I'll put on if I happen to wear black for casual occassions

The Dress Watch
a) PSM Serpent Date – the one and only dress watch I got.

The 'I am a Complicated' Watch
a) RM 005 Felipe Massa – The yellow, green and red color dial design make it look like toy watch and the skeleton movement make it fascinationg. A Great topic starter.
b) Wishlist – Zenith Striking 10th

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #15 on: January 21, 2014, 11:33:58 AM »
With my small, sad collection, my choices are limited...  :-[


Same here, I just started my collection... not many watches but happy with it so far. Hope to expand the collection one day  ;D

The everyday watch
Portofino 8 days

The outdoor day watch
Seiko Blue Monster

The vintage style watch
Portofino Vintage Moonphase

The travel watch
Don't have one yet... but I'd wear the Blue Monster for now
One day, a pilot watch perhaps?

The once in a while watch
n/a - I believe in rotating and wearing all I have as much as possible...

The standout watch
n/a - Small collection, haven't reach there yet...

The dress watch
Portofino Vintage Moonphase

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #16 on: January 21, 2014, 12:03:16 PM »
some of those with a smaller collection in pieces tend to have bigger value in numbers...  :Laughing_on_floor:

rephrase for better comprehension, "What some may lack in numbers, makes up in value."  :Cheers:
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« Reply #17 on: January 21, 2014, 12:50:14 PM »
I'm poor, so...

The everyday watch
Swatch Chronograph

The outdoor day watch
G-shock

The vintage style watch
n/a

The travel watch
n/a

The once in a while watch
G-shock

The standout watch
n/a

The dress watch
If i could have a Phillip Dufour "Simplicity"....
Each handmade watch is sold with part of the watchmakers soul. The effort to make the watch perfectly flawless like a gem, takes a lot of the watchmakers concentration. You pay for the "Loving attention" they give to each movement and watch.

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #18 on: January 21, 2014, 02:39:00 PM »
Since you guys are going to have a lot of watches for difference occasions, can I suggest this method to keep all of them systematically?









http://randomphotodatabase.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-to-make-watch-drawer-there-comes.html

Wa so many cannot fit into this:-



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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #19 on: January 21, 2014, 04:07:28 PM »
The everyday watch
I rotate my pieces according to what i wear

The outdoor day watch
Rolex Hulk/Blancpain FF (Dark Knight)/JLC NS Alarm

The vintage style watch
don't have any

The travel watch
Pam 270

The once in a while watch
Vacheron Constantin Overseas/Breguet Type XXI

The standout watch
AP ROO/PP 5711a

The dress watch
A.Lange Grand Langematic
Harry Winston Midnight Big Date

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #20 on: January 21, 2014, 06:04:07 PM »
The everyday watch
I rotate my pieces according to what i wear

The outdoor day watch
Rolex Hulk/Blancpain FF (Dark Knight)/JLC NS Alarm

The vintage style watch
don't have any

The travel watch
Pam 270

The once in a while watch
Vacheron Constantin Overseas/Breguet Type XXI

The standout watch
AP ROO/PP 5711a

The dress watch
A.Lange Grand Langematic
Harry Winston Midnight Big Date

believe having some of the pieces above remains a dream for me but you are an exemplary model of both quality and quantity... truly one of the Madmen with a watch for each and every occasion...  :Praying:

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #21 on: January 21, 2014, 06:08:02 PM »
The everyday watch
Omega PO8500 XL
Omega SMP GMT

The outdoor day watch
G-shock G9000 mudman

The vintage style watch
Seiko SRP385

The travel watch
Victorinox Night Vision II
Seiko Monster
G-shock G9300 mudman

The once in a while watch
Omega Aqua Terra 8500
Oris Aquis

The dress watch
Junghans Max Bill

Love your choice of the Junghans Max Bill for the occasion!

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #22 on: January 21, 2014, 08:06:54 PM »
For me.

The everyday watch
All of my watches

The outdoor day watch
Ball Skindiver, Longines LD

The vintage style watch
JLC Reverso, LLD, Speedmaster Moonwatch

The travel watch
Rolex GMT iic if travel to safe places, LLD or G-shock otherwise

The once in a while watch
JLC master perpetual calendar

The standout watch
Err. Eone Bradley?

The dress watch
JLC Reverso
and my future target - ALS Saxonia

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« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2014, 08:28:32 PM »
For me.

The everyday watch
All of my watches

The outdoor day watch
Ball Skindiver, Longines LD

The vintage style watch
JLC Reverso, LLD, Speedmaster Moonwatch

The travel watch
Rolex GMT iic if travel to safe places, LLD or G-shock otherwise

The once in a while watch
JLC master perpetual calendar

The standout watch
Err. Eone Bradley?

The dress watch
JLC Reverso
and my future target - ALS Saxonia

I could be wrong but I observe that owners of perp calendar watches seem to only wear these watches "once in a while"...can't help but feel that it's a waste of $ to buy such a marvel timepiece that gives us virtually all the functions that a watch has to offer but the utility is low.     

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Re: Watches are important. We need different pieces for different occasions?
« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2014, 08:38:03 PM »
Love your choice of the Junghans Max Bill for the occasion!

ya, i was looking for the most simplest basic one with some form of heritage, and afterall that's traditionally what a dress watch should be - nice and simple.