# Watcha Wearin'? A Thread about Wristwatches **URL:** \ **Category:** Not Games\ **Created:** [28 April 2020 20:15 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641 "2020-04-28T20:15:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![GeeBizzle](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/geebizzle/32/20606_2.png) [@GeeBizzle](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/GeeBizzle)\ **Post date:** [6 August 2021 20:35 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/142 "2021-08-06T20:35:17Z")
I feel validated! ---
**Author:** ![Agemegos](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/agemegos/32/15077_2.png) [@Agemegos](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Agemegos)\ **Post date:** [7 August 2021 04:30 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/143 "2021-08-07T04:30:14Z")
I say, @Boydesian! I’m eyeing off a gold Seiko on Chrono24 for a birthday self-gift. It’s just the sort of thing I want, and affordable because of a small dent in the case adding character. > **[Seiko Classic vintage gold watch new- old stock for $1,150 for sale from a...](https://www.chrono24.com/seiko/seiko-classic-vintage-gold-watch-new--old-stock--id19308531.htm)** > > Seiko Listing: $1,150 Seiko Classic vintage gold watch new- old stock, Reference number SRF008F1; Yellow gold; Quartz; Condition New; Watch with original box; Watch w The problem is that its bracelet length is listed as 180 mm, whereas my wrist measures 7⅜" on the tape, which is over 187 mm. It isn’t going to fit, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boydesian/32/1053_2.png) [@Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boydesian)\ **Post date:** [8 August 2021 07:01 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/144 "2021-08-08T07:01:29Z")
Maybe not, I don’t know if the watch itself is figured in to that figure, but the lug width is 18mm, which is a very easy-to-find size for a longer replacement strap. ---
**Author:** ![Phil](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/phil/32/1508_2.png) [@Phil](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Phil)\ **Post date:** [22 August 2021 00:52 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/145 "2021-08-22T00:52:24Z")
[My watch](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/66) needed its movement replaced, which was frustrating as it was less than a year out of warranty; but the new one is keeping such good time that I’m delighted! (I absolutely do not expect perfect time-keeping from an inexpensive mechanical movement, but I’ve had the new one for about a fortnight now, and I think in all that time it’s perhaps gained one minute? That’s about 4 seconds per day. If it maintains this degree of accuracy, I’ll be absolutely stoked, because the previous one was about an order of magnitude worse.) If it doesn’t last I might have to consider something different, though, as the initial purchase was replaced under warranty when it too failed after a few months so, from my experience, reliability doesn’t seem great with this model. Fingers crossed that I just had bad luck, and the new one is solid. ---
**Author:** ![Phil](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/phil/32/1508_2.png) [@Phil](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Phil)\ **Post date:** [22 August 2021 22:48 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/146 "2021-08-22T22:48:53Z")
Maybe the old one got badly magnetised though (he says, after some reading). I wonder what kind of magnetic fields my laptop produces? I should probably read more about testing and demagnetising options, in case this shiny new movement starts being less reliable. ---
**Author:** ![Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boydesian/32/1053_2.png) [@Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boydesian)\ **Post date:** [23 August 2021 17:33 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/147 "2021-08-23T17:33:44Z")
We are surrounded by “secret” magnetic fields. My biggest problems are my phone case, and the clasps on my laptop case. ---
**Author:** ![RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rogerbw/32/3_2.png) [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Post date:** [23 August 2021 17:35 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/148 "2021-08-23T17:35:53Z")
There’s a jolly good sky view program for Android, but either you point it entirely manually or it assumes your phone’s compass can be trusted (you can’t lock it onto a known orientation and then use the gyro). My phone case has a magnetic clasp. ---
**Author:** ![Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boydesian/32/1053_2.png) [@Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boydesian)\ **Post date:** [28 September 2021 13:53 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/149 "2021-09-28T13:53:38Z")
Today is Speedy Tuesday, so I thought a little retro vignette was in order. ![image](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/2X/1/18a87622816388cc10c1a9aa51d3a6d7834604b2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boydesian/32/1053_2.png) [@Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boydesian)\ **Post date:** [23 October 2021 16:09 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/150 "2021-10-23T16:09:51Z")
Going to take Mom out on a glorious New England autumn day later, but for now, I’m just lounging about with an espresso and a Datejust. 😏 ![image](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/2X/5/56be63f1a8d6be21213be57f208862a2e4a55fe1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JGD](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/jgd/32/619_2.png) [@JGD](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/JGD)\ **Post date:** [24 October 2021 11:09 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/151 "2021-10-24T11:09:09Z")
> [@JGD](#): > > I only have one watch, a large steel Cassio Wave Ceptor. It’s solar-powered and radio-controlled. I find it much easier to look at a watch than haul out a phone. During lockdown it lives on a windowsill, soaking up power. Now I have two of them. The first one went slightly crazy: its alarm still goes at the correct time, but the hands are 40 minutes slow. Since it’s at least 15 years old, getting a new one seemed like the best course. ---
**Author:** ![Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boydesian/32/1053_2.png) [@Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boydesian)\ **Post date:** [28 October 2021 12:37 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/152 "2021-10-28T12:37:16Z")
I’m in an all blue ensemble. 🧐 ![image](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ccf2095dd51fc34863b965c584761529a00f5adb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boydesian/32/1053_2.png) [@Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boydesian)\ **Post date:** [7 April 2022 13:55 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/153 "2022-04-07T13:55:53Z")
Wow! It’s been awhile since I posted here! Today marks my 51st successful solar orbit. In honor of that significant date, I am wearing my Datejust. 😆 ![image](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5c840d30b7114db7fee3af2bbae101e62425ad2c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Boronian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boronian/32/1607_2.png) [@Boronian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boronian)\ **Post date:** [7 April 2022 20:54 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/154 "2022-04-07T20:54:59Z")
I hope you celebrated that in a nice way! 🥳 🎂 Happy birthday! ---
**Author:** ![Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boydesian/32/1053_2.png) [@Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boydesian)\ **Post date:** [7 April 2022 22:27 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/155 "2022-04-07T22:27:03Z")
Thank you, my friend! The boys at the office surprised me by cooking a roast ham dinner and presenting me with something called a “Strawberry Romanov Cake”. As you can see, it was not very popular! 😏 ![image](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/2X/f/fcd10d75fc9cec2ea87f44ff1c52030a48771b62.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Boronian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boronian/32/1607_2.png) [@Boronian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boronian)\ **Post date:** [8 April 2022 16:11 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/156 "2022-04-08T16:11:39Z")
I believe the roast ham dinner went over better than the cake 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boydesian/32/1053_2.png) [@Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boydesian)\ **Post date:** [11 April 2022 15:43 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/157 "2022-04-11T15:43:23Z")
We “hoovered” everything up. That cake was amazing, BTW. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Boronian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boronian/32/1607_2.png) [@Boronian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boronian)\ **Post date:** [11 April 2022 18:08 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/158 "2022-04-11T18:08:52Z")
Oh, I misunderstood then 🙈 I thought, “3 pieces left? Can’t be that good!” assuming everybody ate 1 piece. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boydesian/32/1053_2.png) [@Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boydesian)\ **Post date:** [12 April 2022 16:49 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/159 "2022-04-12T16:49:32Z")
I don’t eat many sweets anymore (and now I can actually fit into normal clothes again), but I’d make an exception for any “Strawberry Romanov” cakes anyone feels like gifting to me! 😋 ---
**Author:** ![Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/boydesian/32/1053_2.png) [@Boydesian](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Boydesian)\ **Post date:** [26 April 2022 13:52 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/160 "2022-04-26T13:52:28Z")
The weather here in northern New England is getting warmer. Not by much, but the sleddin’ is noticeably poorer these days. So, that means I need to change the Speedy over to the bracelet again. One of the “Rites of Spring.” 😄 ![image](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/2X/b/bcf3abecfc2ecd625ab8f27cf0256f4ae739e7ee.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Phil](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/phil/32/1508_2.png) [@Phil](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Phil)\ **Post date:** [26 April 2022 19:51 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641/161 "2022-04-26T19:51:18Z")
> [@Boydesian](#): > > One of the “Rites of Spring.” 😄 Outrageous! /me riots. [Previous page](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641.md?page=7) [Next page](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/watcha-wearin-a-thread-about-wristwatches/641.md?page=9)