Which Watch Are You Wearing Today?
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Which Watch Are You Wearing Today?

By elliot55 · Sep 15, 2012 · 12 replies
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Elliot55 prompts the community to reflect on their daily watch choices, drawing parallels to his father's habit of rotating through a select few favorites from a larger collection. This post explores the emotional connection to watches, the concept of 'wrist-time favorites,' and the stories behind cherished timepieces, inviting readers to share their own daily wearers.

As you read this, please take a moment and glance at your wrist.  Which one are you wearing today?  Is it one of your favorites?  For those who own several watches, it is likely some pieces in your collection receive more wrist-time than others.  My father is one of those guys with a large number of watches from all over the world, but at the end of the day there are only five or six pieces he wears a majority of the time – generally the same watch for about a week before switching to another.  Out of some forty-odd pieces, his favorites include a totally vintage Rolex GMT with root beer dial (first real watch he bought), an absolutely perfect platinum Patek Calatrava (a very special gift from a very appreciative client), an IWC Big Pilot Power Reserve, a crazy-cool Chronoswiss Chronoscope made for the Spyker motorcar, as well as an uber-funky piece by Alain Silberstein, a 70th birthday gift from his kids.



70th Birthday Gift

70th Birthday Gift





A Very Nice Gift From A Very Appreciative Client

A Very Nice Gift From A Very Appreciative Client


Dads First Real Watch

Dads First Real Watch


There is no doubt my dad's passion for watches was passed down in the genetic material.  But when I realized we also share the same watch-wearing behavior it got me thinking about the pieces in my collection I wear all the time – as opposed to those I never really wear at all.  It also got me thinking about the one watch I would pick above all the others.

 

Older, ā€˜collector’ pieces notwithstanding, like a couple of ā€œbubble-backsā€ and a broken repeater pocket watch that belonged to my grandfather (all squirreled away in a safe deposit box), the wearers include a Submariner (my first real watch, 1986), a GMT (1998), a Milgauss (2010), and a brand new GMT (2012, in my opinion one of the very best watches Rolex has ever manufactured - not sayin’, just sayin’).  There’s a PAM 190 (w/JLC 1877), a PAM 312 (P.9000), and a PAM 184 (w/JLC 897) making up the Panerai group.  Representing the genius that is Jaeger-LeCoultre, a Memovox and Master Geographic (also worth mentioning, a magical Atmos clock).  The latest addition is also my newest favorite - a Habring2 Foudroyante.  Last but not least, there’s the obligatory Casio G-Shock for working out and working the yard, an iPod Nano watch thing (that’s just so friggin’ cool) and a Chinese-made tourbillon that, despite its uninspired Panerai-like appearance, keeps perfect time!




JLC Genius - The Memovox

JLC Genius - The Memovox



The New GMT - Tres Bitchin

The New GMT - Tres Bitchin



A Great Piece For Traveling The Globe

A Great Piece For Traveling The Globe





Green Keeps Me Cool

Green Keeps Me Cool


A couple of my friends love to collect classic cars, but they never, ever drive them – they just like to stare endlessly at them and talk (talk talk) about them.  This is something I will never understand, and frankly that’s what museums are for!  I’m one of those people who believes in using the stuff I collect.  So while I’m thinking about it, I’ve decided it is time to sell the watches I never wear – a list that includes some cool pieces, but nothing I have bonded with.  Ironically, my father has asked me to help him do the same!  And if I was forced to pick just one watch (oh heavens no!) I’m going with my new Rolex GMT.  Sure, there are Purists who will disagree, but I know if push came to shove - and for whatever reason I had to live with just one piece and one piece only - I’m taking my 116710LN.  The choice is clear - I know it will never let me down no matter the situation, no matter where I might be in the world.  It is a highly reliable, highly durable timepiece, and unlike any other brand, we can all agree a Rolex is worth something the world over.

 







Also One Of My Faves

Also One Of My Faves


How about you?  Do you have a collection with certain watches you wear all the time and others that are never worn at all?  Are you willing (or able) to part with those pieces you never wear?  Imagine you had to pick just one, single piece out of your collection.  Which would it be?  Why?  Is it something rare and valuable, or something more sentimental?  Is it a family heirloom only rocking-the-wrist on special occasions, or is it the gift from somebody special, commemorating a lifelong goal or milestone?  Is it something practical?  Durable?  Reliable?  Does that even matter?  Is it the first real watch you ever bought for yourself?  




Ludovics Upside Is Amazing

Ludovics Upside Down Is Amazing




Karis Creations Are Sublime

Karis Creations Are Sublime


Take a moment and glance at your wrist… is it the watch you are wearing right now?

 

- Scott


My New Favoryante

My New Favoryante


This message has been edited by elliot55 on 2012-09-15 23:07:18 This message has been edited by elliot55 on 2012-09-15 23:27:52

About the Panerai PAM00184 - Radiomir GMT, steel Ref. PAM184

The PAM184 represents Panerai's Radiomir GMT series in a 42mm steel configuration with black dial. This reference combines the Radiomir case architecture with GMT functionality, positioning it as a travel-oriented timepiece within the brand's steel case offerings.

The watch features a 42mm steel case paired with a black dial. The case material provides durability while maintaining the proportions associated with the Radiomir design language. The black dial creates contrast against the steel case construction.

This reference appeals to collectors seeking GMT functionality in Panerai's Radiomir format. The 42mm case size offers versatility for different wrist sizes, while the steel construction and black dial combination provides a foundational colorway within the series. The PAM184 serves collectors looking for practical travel complications in Panerai's distinctive case style.

Specifications

Case
steel case
Diameter
42mm
Dial
black dial

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ThomasM
Sep 15, 2012

and I agree, unless a SPECIFIC watch, car, etc has some sort of specific historical significance (saved Wonderwoman in her battle with the evil Amazons, or Napolean gave it as a gift to his jailer...) every item should be used as it was intended to be... TM

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ED209
Sep 15, 2012

Hi elliot55, Cool to see another Silberstein. I'm wearing mine during travels :) Have a great weekend! Regards, ED-209

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Dr No
Sep 16, 2012

. . . isn't the one that would survive a global culling. Actually, if I had a list of disposables, this Omega would be on it, along with just a few others - the IWC for sure, perhaps the Zenith. Out of my collection of family heirlooms . . . [Pop's '56 Longines, fitted with a '73 Longines bracelet] . . . Glashütte Originals . . . [Karree perpetual, 2003 - the very watch that launched my foray into G O] . . . and vintage Omegas . . . [1946 30T2rg, the cream of my Ω collection] . . . all of which

EL
elliot55
Sep 16, 2012

.... For some reason I'm not seeing it. Thanks, Thomas. - Scott

EL
elliot55
Sep 16, 2012

.... great juxtaposition! Grew up in Malibu, so the beach is my home! - Scott

EL
elliot55
Sep 16, 2012

Hey, Ken - Trying to bond with my discus. I wish it was stainless steel instead of gold plated. I like the stainless bezel and green markers, instead of the gold bezel with red markers. From the pics I saw, I was convinced it was stainless. Anyway, I may end up trading this one for the other. Thanks for sharing. - Scott

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