
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 ā 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.



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 ā 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, ācollectorā pieces notwithstanding, like a couple of ābubble-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 sayinā, just sayinā). Thereās 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, thereās the obligatory Casio G-Shock for working out and working the yard, an iPod Nano watch thing (thatās just so frigginā cool) and a Chinese-made tourbillon that, despite its uninspired Panerai-like appearance, keeps perfect time!




A couple of my friends love to collect classic cars, but they never, ever drive them ā they just like to stare endlessly at them and talk (talk talk) about them. This is something I will never understand, and frankly thatās what museums are for! Iām one of those people who believes in using the stuff I collect. So while Iām thinking about it, Iāve decided it is time to sell the watches I never wear ā 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!) Iām 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 - Iām 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.

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?


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

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.
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
Hi elliot55, Cool to see another Silberstein. I'm wearing mine during travels :) Have a great weekend! Regards, ED-209
. . . 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
.... For some reason I'm not seeing it. Thanks, Thomas. - Scott
.... great juxtaposition! Grew up in Malibu, so the beach is my home! - Scott
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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