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What is your favorite watch?

Post by andrema » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:04 am

Is there a watch that may not be your most expensive, but is your favourite watch to wear? This may not necessarily be the most expensive watch you own, like in my case, but it is the one that you reach for the most...



Well, I do -- My Stowa Flieger Chronograph!



IMO - The size is perfect and it wears fantastically on the wrist! Jorg hit a homerun on this model and it is definitely a very well made timepiece. The diameter is perfect for a variety of wrist sizes, the height gives it a great presence while being worn and the design is perfect. These factors, combined with the awesome Micah/Vintager Metta strap that I purchased for it, give it a definite edge over ALL of my other watches!



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So, let’s see your ONE favorite ...
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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by aztecknight » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:10 am

It is easy for me. Maurice Lacroix Reveil Globe

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by jimyritz » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:13 am

That Stowa is a beauty Mark--got to see it first hand this past weekend...

My favorite is the JLC NSA--(it's my most expensive) :shrug:

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by SCM64 » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:13 am

One of my favorites from the GTG. I'm not a Flieger fan, but I am a big fan of that watch.
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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by River Rat » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:29 am

It was between my Heuer Bund and my Eterna IDF but the Heuer just looks to cool the dial and hands with a old fashion hand wind fly back chrono movement plus that cool bezel ring and that it has more wrist presence than all my other watches.
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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by andrema » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:42 am

Is that a Hamilton chronometer underneath?
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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by BSears » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:45 am

Yep, my Sub-C. Honestly, since I got this (and decided it could stay), it's all I wear, every day. I don't event think about it. I admire it, yes, but unlike all the watches that came before it, I don't find myself thinking about "the next one." :fro: yes, it's also my most expensive, but even without that, this watch is, dare I say, perfect.

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by River Rat » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:47 am

andrema wrote:Is that a Hamilton chronometer underneath?
Think thats my Zenith chronometer thought it would make a cool photo.

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by four20 » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:47 am

jimyritz wrote:That Stowa is a beauty Mark--got to see it first hand this past weekend...

My favorite is the JLC NSA--(it's my most expensive) :shrug:

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the JLC was a beaut, Mike :thumbsup:
SCM64 wrote:One of my favorites from the GTG. I'm not a Flieger fan, but I am a big fan of that watch.
:1: the lume was shocking to me :shock:

i guess if it all came down to it, it'd be this-

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by polaco23 » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:50 am

Its seriously a toss up between these two drastically different watches. I ove them both and if i only had two, id be happy with these for a while....

Large, new, Japanese, heavy, ORANGE, lume

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Small, old, Swiss, light, blue, no lume
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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by JBZ » Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:57 am

These two:

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If I had to pick just one, I'm not sure what I'd do. The datejust has a lot of personal history for me, but the Sea Dweller is basically exactly what I've always wanted in a watch.
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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by T.R. » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:13 am

Toss up....

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by RALAustin » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:17 am

Favorite watch?

I guess I have to go with the Rolex SubC (perfect for me for work and play), but the BPFF, Rolex SD 1665, Rolex Sub No Date and the Doxa 600t Pro are not far behind (SubC wins out because it can do everything whereas the others are a little bit more limiting in terms of work, play/water, size, age, color, etc...).


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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by jimyritz » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:17 am

four20 wrote:
jimyritz wrote:That Stowa is a beauty Mark--got to see it first hand this past weekend...

My favorite is the JLC NSA--(it's my most expensive) :shrug:

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the JLC was a beaut, Mike :thumbsup:

i guess if it all came down to it, it'd be this-

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Thanks Erik.... :thumbsup: I was impressed with the build quality on the Tsunami..

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by Willieboy » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:21 am

I think I must say the Sinn U1 because it was a long-time grail for me. However, I must also say I am very pleased with a newly purchased Sumo.

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by dukerules » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:29 am

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by mattcantwin » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:47 am

If I responded today, it would be the Explorer.

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So I am going to wait a while...



and then say the Explorer. :thumbsup:




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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by el presidente » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:04 am

The Speedy for me, has to be. A bunch has come and gone, but Speedy has always been there:)
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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by Grahamcombat » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:08 am

Easy for me, it's the only one I have:
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Kobold Phantom Black Ops...

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by lilhoody » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:19 am

My answer is no suprise to anyone who has been around here or WUS long enough.
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Like Mark's choice this is not my most expensive piece; in fact it is the least (no counting a GShock). It is also the watch I have held the longest; about five years now.
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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by oldbronco » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:20 am

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this one, hands down.

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by MikeyLikesIt » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:23 am

SD for me.

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by matt.wu » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:26 am

It is my most expensive, but I bought it knowing I'd love it even if it was worth $500.

(and if vintage Rolexes are ever worth $500, I'm buying them all).

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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by craniotes » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:30 am

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this one, hands down.
I'm kinda in the same boat here. While I have other, more expensive watches, the one I find I wear the most these days is my blue Snowflake (true, the MIH has been a constant of late, but I'm still on that particular honeymoon):
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Otherwise, this guy:
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Re: What is your favorite watch?

Post by mattcantwin » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:35 am

el presidente wrote:The Speedy for me, has to be. A bunch has come and gone, but Speedy has always been there:).
Great choice, Roar. :cheers:


Can't believe it took me so long to get one.
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