Let's see your watch collections!

[mitch buchannon]

Thanks! I appreciate the measurements!

Sorry for the delay. Here are some quick pics I took on my phone. Hopefully you'll get the idea of size.

[ajk170]

Mitch- thanks for the measurements! I need to loo at my band and my case to see if this is the same dims.

[LesserBlackDog]

Slightly more unpacked now, so as promised, a pic:



Top L-R: Casio EF-503D; Deep Blue Daynight T25; G-Shock DW5600E; Timex Expedition vintage-style pilot
Bottom L-R: Hamilton Khaki Night Pilot; Ball Fireman Racer; Hamilton Jazzmaster Viewmatic; Orient Ray

And a couple close-ups of my babies.

The box (not well shown in the photo) is one I built myself. The cushions are 3x3" velvet bracelet pillows I bought on eBay.

[GRussell]

That Ball is gorgeous.

[nftmlk]

Ben, can you post some pics of the efd worn? I've been thinking about picking one up for quite some time.. Have you ever thrown a leather strap on it?

[LesserBlackDog]

Wrist pic, just for you:



Keep in mind I have tiny wrists, so it won't wear so big on most people. It's a moderately sized watch, about 41-42mm with a nice thin case.

I once had the watch on a brown croc strap that looked pretty good. No pics of it, though. I wear it on the bracelet because it's such a nice bracelet for the price range - by far the best I've found for <$100, and as good as or better than many bracelets on <$1000 watches.

[LesserBlackDog]

Here's a link to another thread discussing the EF-503D. It has some wrist shots from Margotron, who is a much bigger dude than I am (6'5" or something vs my 5'9") to give you a different perspective on the watch's size.

http://threads.dappered.com/showthre...-Speedy-anyone

[nftmlk]

Thanks Ben. I remember that thread too (I posted in it).

Appreciate the info. I think you and I probably have similar wrist sizes.

I'll post up my collection when I get a second

[nftmlk]

My small collection

[LesserBlackDog]

That's a nice collection of affordables. Is that a Boss on the croc strap? I think I've ogled that one on the Nordstrom site... got a definite Calatrava look to it. Wish it came in 36mm. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if it came in 36-38mm with the small seconds.

[ajk170]

Cell phone pics, but I really have nothing to showcase anyway. I am not big on watches since it seems to be a very expensive hobby. Most of what I own I was given as a gift. The only "real" watches I purchased were because of this site and those were the orients and seiko 5.

I hope to own a Christopher Ward diver one day. My workhorses are my two orients, but my citizen eco-drives are very useful.



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Upper left, Citizen eco-drive, blue mako, orient (can't remember but it's my dress watch)
Upper right, my bracelet watches. I am not a fan of bracelet watches so all I own are the fossil my wife gave to me and an old adidas watch from high school
Bottom, another citizen eco-drive, and old eddie bauer (my first watch ever), Seiko 5, a citizen my in laws gave me on my wedding day, and my grandfather's windup Waltham watch



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My storage system for my accouterments. Just because I don't own nice things doesn't mean I can't store them nicely.
Oh and ignore the Folex watch at the top, I want to take it apart one day and see how it works. It's broke anyway, plus it's falsely stamped with "Rolex" and I can't be caught dead with it on.

gargao- I like your storage case- Are the drawers deep enough to put sunglasses in? My collection in that realm as well as tie-bars and collar stays is growing as well and need a place to corral them all into one location. Otherwise I may have to add a couple of drawers to my closet organizer system.

[Vicious49]

The Ticino was too big for my wrist so I'm going to have to send it back.

Ben - I hate you. After seeing your Ball, I started looking through their collection and found one I really liked and happened to catch an auction on EBay tonight for a lightly used one. I really do lack impulse control. Now to figure out how to pay for it.

[nftmlk]

That's a nice collection of affordables. Is that a Boss on the croc strap? I think I've ogled that one on the Nordstrom site... got a definite Calatrava look to it. Wish it came in 36mm. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if it came in 36-38mm with the small seconds.

Nailed it. The watch goes with any outfit, which is why I really like it. One gripe is that I wear it at the last hole and it's still a little looser than I'd like.

I've been wondering what it would look like on another strap. Need to get me a watch spring bar tool and some other straps

I've been looking at the tissot visodate but I think it kind of looks similar to the boss.

[LesserBlackDog]

@ Vicious - Lol... says the guy who's always showing off his Omega and Chris Ward. Seriously, though, you need help.

@ nftmlk - You could always buy a leather hole punch and add new holes to the strap. A punch with multiple size options should cost you about $12 at a hardware store. It's an invaluable tool for a small-wristed watch enthusiast.

[ajk170]

@LBD- That Casio Edifice is actually rather nice- I would never have considered a Casio but after seeing you talk about it now and reading the thread that I missed from Jan on it, I'm re-considering my thoughts about Casio...

I hate the fact that I really like it but have too many watches ... luckily this Casio is not expensive...