Hi folks,
I'm enjoying the search for the 'perfect' (hah!) watch for workday use. My job involves a combination of office time and visiting customers. The office time is very casual- it's full of engineers who don't pay any attention to what I'm wearing, aside from one budding WIS who hasn't talked himself into an automatic yet. For customer visits, I wear a blazer or sport coat (I recently learned they're not synonymous) and I'm generally meeting with engineers who aren't going to notice my watch unless it's a Rolex. So, basically, nobody is going to pay any attention to this watch except me, but it has to look nice when I'm on the road.
I currently have in my watch box:
Autodromo Group B for the weekends,
Speedmaster Reduced Sapphire (the "gen 2" version) for office or weekend wear (the Pro is just too big on my slightly-under-7" wrist. Tried in on a dozen times and came to the same conclusion each time. Same for the FOIS)
Timex Navi Ocean for yard work.
Seiko Cocktail Time SRPC01 (the newest blue one with a beautiful dial and an amazing glossy blue deployant strap).
Tissot Visodate in white.
This upcoming purchase will replace the Visodate (and probably the Seiko, which gets little wrist time even though it's gorgeous). Obviously a big step up. The Visodate just doesn't inspire me. Timekeeping accuracy isn't great (+15 spd or so), the winding is stiff, and although it's nice looking, it's just... plain. I think some of this is mental; why would I wear a $300 watch when I have a Speedmaster sitting at home? I hope the replacement inspires me more.
I have found that bracelet-style watches are not comfortable for typing- how does anyone tolerate the wrist pressure?- so the watch will probably go on a brown strap. That means I'll be getting a replacement strap in either case. The Globemaster looks better to me on a bracelet, so that's a strike against it, but its movement is wonderful, I love the pie-pan dial, and even the coin-edge bezel appeals to me.
I've not tried on a Geophysic, but I believe the size (in all dimensions) is going to be just right and the deadbeat movement is really enticing to me. I love the hands and dial design. Almost nobody that sees it is going to realize this is a complicated automatic watch. The brand is an unknown to anyone who's not into watches. Totally "under the radar."
(Incidentally, when I'm wrist-snooping at the airport or as I'm walking down the aisle of the plane, it seems like fitness bands and Apple Watches have totally taken over in the business world. What's up with that? Is this hobby really that niche these days?)
I'll likely cross-post this in the Omega forum to see what they say, but I wanted the JLC group's thoughts. Is this an unusual comparison? Any thoughts from the forum?
Thanks
--Jeff
I'm enjoying the search for the 'perfect' (hah!) watch for workday use. My job involves a combination of office time and visiting customers. The office time is very casual- it's full of engineers who don't pay any attention to what I'm wearing, aside from one budding WIS who hasn't talked himself into an automatic yet. For customer visits, I wear a blazer or sport coat (I recently learned they're not synonymous) and I'm generally meeting with engineers who aren't going to notice my watch unless it's a Rolex. So, basically, nobody is going to pay any attention to this watch except me, but it has to look nice when I'm on the road.
I currently have in my watch box:
Autodromo Group B for the weekends,
Speedmaster Reduced Sapphire (the "gen 2" version) for office or weekend wear (the Pro is just too big on my slightly-under-7" wrist. Tried in on a dozen times and came to the same conclusion each time. Same for the FOIS)
Timex Navi Ocean for yard work.
Seiko Cocktail Time SRPC01 (the newest blue one with a beautiful dial and an amazing glossy blue deployant strap).
Tissot Visodate in white.
This upcoming purchase will replace the Visodate (and probably the Seiko, which gets little wrist time even though it's gorgeous). Obviously a big step up. The Visodate just doesn't inspire me. Timekeeping accuracy isn't great (+15 spd or so), the winding is stiff, and although it's nice looking, it's just... plain. I think some of this is mental; why would I wear a $300 watch when I have a Speedmaster sitting at home? I hope the replacement inspires me more.
I have found that bracelet-style watches are not comfortable for typing- how does anyone tolerate the wrist pressure?- so the watch will probably go on a brown strap. That means I'll be getting a replacement strap in either case. The Globemaster looks better to me on a bracelet, so that's a strike against it, but its movement is wonderful, I love the pie-pan dial, and even the coin-edge bezel appeals to me.
I've not tried on a Geophysic, but I believe the size (in all dimensions) is going to be just right and the deadbeat movement is really enticing to me. I love the hands and dial design. Almost nobody that sees it is going to realize this is a complicated automatic watch. The brand is an unknown to anyone who's not into watches. Totally "under the radar."
(Incidentally, when I'm wrist-snooping at the airport or as I'm walking down the aisle of the plane, it seems like fitness bands and Apple Watches have totally taken over in the business world. What's up with that? Is this hobby really that niche these days?)
I'll likely cross-post this in the Omega forum to see what they say, but I wanted the JLC group's thoughts. Is this an unusual comparison? Any thoughts from the forum?
Thanks
--Jeff
