I wanted a casual black watch that I could wear with just about anything, and I wanted to try a nice thin, mechanical, hand wind only watch. I hesitated in this one for a long time because 38mm is generally too small for me and the face is a little cluttered, but I'm actually surprised how much I like this Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical. I've been wearing it every day.
I still haven't bought one. I've looking at the stuff from Original Grain, because I really like their designs. But haven't been able to make myself pull the trigger yet.
I've never worn a watch in my life! Never, not once, but I do own one. For my 50th birthday, my fiancées mother bought me a watch. I said it was totally useless, like me buying her a gym membership! They didn't see the humor in my response, but true nonetheless. This thread made me go look for it and this morning I found where it's been hiding. Apparently I should have been nicer with my words all those years ago. I know as much about watches as I do about computer programming, but I took it out of the box and did some research. It's a 2005 Longines HydroConquest in its original box with the warranty card, owners manual, still wrapped in the factory plastic/paper with the tags affixed. Pretty cool I guess, but again, I don't wear watches, so it went back into its hiding spot and won't see the light of day for another 20 years...............
Lately I find myself lusting over the radio set Citizen Eco-Drives...must have a bracelet band, no leather for me, thanks
My day to day is a Sony G-Shock that has been through quite a lot of abuse and is still going strong...
In reply to lotusseven7 (Forum Supporter) :
you just need to wait until it becomes collectible or gets famous because a celebrity wore one.
The Rolex Daytona was kind of an ugly duckling that didn't sell well but Paul Newman had one so it became very collectible after he passed. This guy had one and never wore it, kept the box and everything
I have a couple watches that I almost never wear. This one was a gift from a friend.
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