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What’s your Favourite Watch of all Time?
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rudagger
·As surprising as this is,my favourite watch so far is a Tissot chronometer that I bought for my father in law in 2013. It was only about CAD 1100. When I saw it, I really liked it and got it for him as a present.
Since then, I've bought a Speedmaster but I like his watch just as much, if not more. Here is a video from someone else of the watch.
Since then, I've bought a Speedmaster but I like his watch just as much, if not more. Here is a video from someone else of the watch.
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jankoxxx
·I bought this Speedy the day my little son was born. It will always remind me of
that magical day 
that magical day 
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Father Time
·C'mon..., just one??!!
My HP-01's! I worked for Hewlett-Packard for many years and on many projects. I feel this way, because I was on the team to bring this project together! I feel this is the best designed, complicated, beautiful wristwatch... ever? Still the only watch out there that can combine time and data - real time. Fuel consumption, distance, biorhythms, future and past day/dates, on and on. 50 or so functions, in all! The integrated bracelet is beautiful! There is a styli incorporated into the buckle of the bracelet for activating the recessed buttons. The buttons for the time, alarm, calculator functions, etc., are proud of the surface for finger touch. Complicated, yet quite intuitive! If you are crossing time zones, you simply hit Time. +/-2 (or however many time zones you are crossing, etc.), enter into Time. They were quite expensive at the time and somewhat of a failure. HP decided they were a computer/medical instrument company, and not really a watch manufacturer.
These were only sold at higher end jewelry stores. They were available in stainless steel and the gold version. When the project was winding down, they offered them to the employees for, I believe it was a 70% discount..., and offered payroll deductions, interest free for a year! Well... duh, a no-brainer!! I picked up one of each! They are worn on a semi-regular basis. These are a blast to wear to theaters, and other dark activities, where you light 'em up and it feels like Ghost Busters! You also need to buy batteries by the gross.
Still like new with boxes, paperwork, accessories, and a manual - which is a must for this thing!!
... and this guy loved 'em too...
My HP-01's! I worked for Hewlett-Packard for many years and on many projects. I feel this way, because I was on the team to bring this project together! I feel this is the best designed, complicated, beautiful wristwatch... ever? Still the only watch out there that can combine time and data - real time. Fuel consumption, distance, biorhythms, future and past day/dates, on and on. 50 or so functions, in all! The integrated bracelet is beautiful! There is a styli incorporated into the buckle of the bracelet for activating the recessed buttons. The buttons for the time, alarm, calculator functions, etc., are proud of the surface for finger touch. Complicated, yet quite intuitive! If you are crossing time zones, you simply hit Time. +/-2 (or however many time zones you are crossing, etc.), enter into Time. They were quite expensive at the time and somewhat of a failure. HP decided they were a computer/medical instrument company, and not really a watch manufacturer.
These were only sold at higher end jewelry stores. They were available in stainless steel and the gold version. When the project was winding down, they offered them to the employees for, I believe it was a 70% discount..., and offered payroll deductions, interest free for a year! Well... duh, a no-brainer!! I picked up one of each! They are worn on a semi-regular basis. These are a blast to wear to theaters, and other dark activities, where you light 'em up and it feels like Ghost Busters! You also need to buy batteries by the gross.
Still like new with boxes, paperwork, accessories, and a manual - which is a must for this thing!!
... and this guy loved 'em too...
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osterman
·Maybe my answer is quite "plain vanilla", but if I had to pick just one watch, it will be the moon.
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Simon916sps
·You can't choose one, so I think 3 or even 4 is a fair (or am I too greedy?): Sadly I only only one of them.
Rolex Milsub 5513.
Tudor Snowflake.
Speedmaster 105.012.
And my newly acquired Panerai Luminor Marina 5213 203/A.
Rolex Milsub 5513.
Tudor Snowflake.
Speedmaster 105.012.
And my newly acquired Panerai Luminor Marina 5213 203/A.
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daderaz
·Definitively Patek Philippe World Time.
Among the watches to wear every day perhaps Submariner
Among the watches to wear every day perhaps Submariner
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Twocats
· ·Married... with childrenI think the only correct answer is - My next watch is my favourite - until it's not and replaced by my favourite, until it's not and....
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ghce
·C'mon..., just one??!!
My HP-01's! I worked for Hewlett-Packard for many years and on many projects. I feel this way, because I was on the team to bring this project together! I feel this is the best designed, complicated, beautiful wristwatch... ever? Still the only watch out there that can combine time and data - real time. Fuel consumption, distance, biorhythms, future and past day/dates, on and on. 50 or so functions, in all! The integrated bracelet is beautiful! There is a styli incorporated into the buckle of the bracelet for activating the recessed buttons. The buttons for the time, alarm, calculator functions, etc., are proud of the surface for finger touch. Complicated, yet quite intuitive! If you are crossing time zones, you simply hit Time. +/-2 (or however many time zones you are crossing, etc.), enter into Time. They were quite expensive at the time and somewhat of a failure. HP decided they were a computer/medical instrument company, and not really a watch manufacturer.
These were only sold at higher end jewelry stores. They were available in stainless steel and the gold version. When the project was winding down, they offered them to the employees for, I believe it was a 70% discount..., and offered payroll deductions, interest free for a year! Well... duh, a no-brainer!! I picked up one of each! They are worn on a semi-regular basis. These are a blast to wear to theaters, and other dark activities, where you light 'em up and it feels like Ghost Busters! You also need to buy batteries by the gross.
Still like new with boxes, paperwork, accessories, and a manual - which is a must for this thing!!
... and this guy loved 'em too...
Are these Reverse Polish Notation ? the same as HP's more mainstream calculators?
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Watch my Whisky
·Patek Philippe Nautilus
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th0m
·I love chronographs and I love Patek, so probably a black 5170G or the P with the incredible blue diamond dial. Something vintage might have more charm, but I want to be able to wear it daily without worry, so sapphire and a bit of water resistance is a must.
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spacemission
·It's difficult to answer this question.
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spacemission
·It could be this one.
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Seiji
·The watch that belonged to the Director of Naval Intelligence Royal Navy Vice Admiral J.A.G. Troup.
He created the OIC and helped start Bletchley Park where Alan Turing broke the Enigma code.
Or, one of only three known solid gold Longines C.O.S.D.
Awarded to William Lawson O.B.E. War Agricultural Executive Committee Chief. Responsible for WW1 and WW2 raising food for the British Soldiers and homeland. Trained and led the British Womens Land Army.
Attributed to Admiral Marc A. Mitscher. US Naval Academy Annapolis Weems.
Nice but not favorites.
V2 Rocket Wernher von Braun ALS B-Uhren. (I'm holding it but it is not mine)
The Pan Am watch and Pan Am stock certificate my dad gave me. Late version 6542 metal insert correct.
US Navy Tudors
He created the OIC and helped start Bletchley Park where Alan Turing broke the Enigma code.
Or, one of only three known solid gold Longines C.O.S.D.
Awarded to William Lawson O.B.E. War Agricultural Executive Committee Chief. Responsible for WW1 and WW2 raising food for the British Soldiers and homeland. Trained and led the British Womens Land Army.
Attributed to Admiral Marc A. Mitscher. US Naval Academy Annapolis Weems.
Nice but not favorites.
V2 Rocket Wernher von Braun ALS B-Uhren. (I'm holding it but it is not mine)
The Pan Am watch and Pan Am stock certificate my dad gave me. Late version 6542 metal insert correct.
US Navy Tudors
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keepsonticking
·A few of mine would be at the top, but here's one I don't have.
Still hoping to grab one someday, but they prices are....high.
Still hoping to grab one someday, but they prices are....high.
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Father Time
·@Seiji..., why is the ALS B-Uhren M-B inner track, marked 5, 10, 15... 55, etc., printed as a mirror image?