wuzzzer Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 37 minutes ago, rplace said: Only working 10-15 hours a week, sounds like it's time to buy a nice watch. It's funny. I used to feel underdressed without a watch. Now it feels really odd to wear one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, 001 said: do you still have the equipment to work on Rolex Watches . Everything I used was owned by the store I worked at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 1 minute ago, wuzzzer said: Everything I used was owned by the store I worked at. I see , Congratulations ,enjoy the Fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 4 hours ago, 001 said: I see , Congratulations ,enjoy the Fishing I certainly do! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 8 hours ago, wuzzzer said: Most days I don't need to know. 😉 Do you remember the scene early in Easy Rider in which Captain America (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper) have completed their big score, by bringing a quantity of cocaine across the border from Mexico? Now that they had the money (although by modern standards neither the quantity of coke nor the amount of money seemed like very much), they were set for at least quite a while. The next thing that Peter Fonda did was to take off his watch and toss it away, indicating that they were now free of any schedule and were at last truly free. It was an evocative move that I’ve never seen in any other movie. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWOReilly Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Islander said: The next thing that Peter Fonda did was to take off his watch and toss it away, indicating that they were now free of any schedule and were at last truly free. It was an evocative move that I’ve never seen in any other movie. Watches are for people with somewhere to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Watching Antique Roadshow, a Rolex made in 78 Oyster Daytona, estimate 105k... Haven't worn watch since Chambers Brothers...live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Islander said: Do you remember the scene early in Easy Rider in which Captain America (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper) have completed their big score, by bringing a quantity of cocaine across the border from Mexico? Now that they had the money (although by modern standards neither the quantity of coke nor the amount of money seemed like very much), they were set for at least quite a while. I've actually never seen that movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I"ve always dug this beer commercial, since it first landed on tv. Not quite tossing a watch, but similar idea and something I would have done, if I ever had one that is. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Shiva said: I"ve always dug this beer commercial, since it first landed on tv. Not quite tossing a watch, but similar idea and something I would have done, if I ever had one that is. The video that showed up after the Corona ad was Echoes: Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii. Coincidence? It’s always time for Pink Floyd! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, billybob said: Watching Antique Roadshow, a Rolex made in 78 Oyster Daytona, estimate 105k... Haven't worn watch since Chambers Brothers...live. The Time Had Come that day? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, wuzzzer said: I've actually never seen that movie. When Easy Rider first came out, I was a teenager, and it seemed deadly serious, almost like a cautionary tale of the dangers of the road in some places. On viewing it years later, it seemed more like a comedy. Time didn’t change the movie, but time changed me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 6 hours ago, CWOReilly said: Watches are for people with somewhere to be. Not necessarily. I always know where I am, but I also like to know when I am. I just like to always know my position in spacetime, and a very accurate watch is part of that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWOReilly Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Islander said: When Easy Rider first came out, I was a teenager, and it seemed deadly serious, almost like a cautionary tale of the dangers of the road in some places. On viewing it years later, it seemed more like a comedy. Time didn’t change the movie, but time changed me. The deep south didn't take to longhairs for many years. Some places still don't. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWOReilly Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 56 minutes ago, Islander said: Not necessarily. I always know where I am, but I also like to know when I am. I just like to always know my position in spacetime, and a very accurate watch is part of that. But the freedom of not having to or not knowing. There has to be something to that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 5 hours ago, CWOReilly said: But the freedom of not having to or not knowing. There has to be something to that. Sure. It depends on what time means to you. I’ve been retired for years, so I’m schedule-free. I don’t always know what day it is. I like having a favourite timepiece on my wrist just for the sake of having it. Knowing exactly where the Earth is in its daily rotation is something I appreciate. For someone else, they’d rather encounter each day as it comes, with no need to know when they are. Both viewpoints are valid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 5/8/2019 at 5:23 PM, CECAA850 said: Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? If so I can't imagine why (Oh no, no) We've all got time enough to cry https://youtu.be/FB-nXQc6LMU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parlophone1 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 When I bought my Seiko Automatic with 4R36 caliber it was speeding 11 sec per day exactly and consistently. I wore it for months and checked every day to make sure. Then there was a time gap of a year or so when I did not wear any watch on my wrist. Seiko was in the drawer laying down and not touched in all that time, except once or or twice. When I put Seiko again it was speeding about 60 sec/day. Now it is speeding 45 sec/day. Is it expected behavior for an automatic? I could take it for a cleaning and/or adjustment, it is about 3 years from purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 57 minutes ago, parlophone1 said: When I bought my Seiko Automatic with 4R36 caliber it was speeding 11 sec per day exactly and consistently. I wore it for months and checked every day to make sure. Then there was a time gap of a year or so when I did not wear any watch on my wrist. Seiko was in the drawer laying down and not touched in all that time, except once or or twice. When I put Seiko again it was speeding about 60 sec/day. Now it is speeding 45 sec/day. Is it expected behavior for an automatic? I could take it for a cleaning and/or adjustment, it is about 3 years from purchase. , no need to do anything , the accuracy of caliber 4R36 is between +45 / -35 seconds per day.- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Grand Seiko T-Zero (T0) the world's most accurate movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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