cobrajet25
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Post by cobrajet25 on Mar 14, 2015 3:11:24 GMT -8
Seeing 'grails' is nice, but I'd like to see the watches you guys wear to mow the lawn, clean the gutters, and change the oil. Here are my three...  The one on the left is a 0903-7019 from 1974. I got it from the original owner, and it came with the original manual and warranty booklet which showed it was purchased at Loren Jewelers in Clarion, Iowa on July 12th, 1975. It was one of the single nastiest, dirtiest watches I have ever purchased. Utterly packed with thick, sticky brown grot. Didn't run when I got it nearly a decade ago, but I pulled it apart and got it going late last year. Put in new gaskets, and it has been rock solid since. The middle watch is an M154-5009 from 1977. I bought it mostly because it had been listed so many times on Ebay...and nobody seemed to want the poor thing. I cleaned it, and resealed it. This one has seen a LOT of water, but hasn't leaked. The one on the right is an H601-0029 from 1989. I got it locally from the son of the original owner through Craigslist. It looked very clean on the outside, but the pusher wells were packed with white, powdery gunk, and there was a ton of it under the bezel as well. Cocaine? Flour? Drywall? Who knows. Didn't need to reseal this one. The gaskets were either excellent originals or had been replaced at some time since the Bush 41 administration. So let's see 'em...all the grungy, the grotty, the stained, the worthless, the hammered, the inexpensive, and the nasty watches we wear!
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Post by seemonkey on Mar 14, 2015 6:49:12 GMT -8
One of my all time favorites! 25th anniversary G, it's a tank.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2015 8:04:32 GMT -8
This one which was a gift from Mike Sebastian(OldHippie1968)...  It mows lawns, washes cars and all the usual yard work. It has had a couple of hot motor oil baths too! |
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Post by mikeyt on Mar 14, 2015 8:54:36 GMT -8
I have a few.... 6119-8450:  7548-7049:  Mud Monster:  NY2300:  And several others, pix of which are evading me at the moment. |
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Mar 14, 2015 10:08:53 GMT -8
I have 11, worn in rotation for work.  No.11  |
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Post by trandy on Mar 14, 2015 10:29:06 GMT -8
My $6.00 Casio flea market find:  And the first Seiko I ever bought.....and 80's 5Y3:  |
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Post by catkicker on Mar 14, 2015 10:41:39 GMT -8
Going to work watches & around the house chores/honey do list. I'm proud to wear these beautiful tools ALBA Aquagear  SKX007J  Citizens Promaster EcoDrive  |
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Post by Groundhog66 on Mar 14, 2015 10:44:12 GMT -8
I had a few, but sold them off...Typically, if I don't really like something, I don't buy it.
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Post by longbike on Mar 14, 2015 11:35:59 GMT -8
You ...GUY'S ARE TERRIBLE USING WATCH'S FOR Hard WORK. Office work I can see but not outdoors work. I never use a watch when working  because what I do would be dangerous or even .... kill it. Imagine drowning in Diesel Fuel , getting messed up on a Machine Lathe, Fooling around with things that could get it crushed. |
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Post by Groundhog66 on Mar 14, 2015 11:58:50 GMT -8
You ...GUY'S ARE TERRIBLE USING WATCH'S FOR Hard WORK. Office work I can see but not outdoors work. I never use a watch when working because what I do would be dangerous or even .... kill it. Imagine drowning in Diesel Fuel , getting messed up on a Machine Lathe, Fooling around with things that could get it crushed. There is always a proper watch, for the job at hand. I can't image what you could do, that would wreck a G-Shock. My guess is that you'd do more damage to your hand/wrist/arm, then you could ever do to a G. |
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Post by longbike on Mar 14, 2015 12:19:51 GMT -8
You ...GUY'S ARE TERRIBLE USING WATCH'S FOR Hard WORK. Office work I can see but not outdoors work. I never use a watch when working because what I do would be dangerous or even .... kill it. Imagine drowning in Diesel Fuel , getting messed up on a Machine Lathe, Fooling around with things that could get it crushed. There is always a proper watch, for the job at hand. I can't image what you could do, that would wreck a G-Shock. My guess is that you'd do more damage to your hand/wrist/arm, then you could ever do to a G. Tim I did use one once I got my hand drenched with ..... " Pure Methanol Race Fuel ". My have got all numbed up for about 3 hours. but the watch case and crystal got all messed up and blurry. I scrapped the crystal a little with a razor to see if I could see inside the dial. ........ " And that Darn G-Shock was running good and strong ". So I can say ...." It Was Race Chemical Tested Too ".  Mainly what I do is to aggressive and a lot of times hazardous to use while working, and to the case's and Dials and even the Bracelets so I just don't use a watch while working.
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Post by catkicker on Mar 14, 2015 12:26:21 GMT -8
I wear the ones I do because of the very tough conditions I work in. Nothing takes abuse better then a dive watch.
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Post by Myles on Mar 14, 2015 13:50:49 GMT -8
I wear the ones I do because of the very tough conditions I work in. Nothing takes abuse better then a dive watch. If it isn't rude to ask, what do you do? I work in a cubicle farm, and am keen to hear about more exciting working environments. Myles |
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Post by tritto on Mar 14, 2015 13:55:40 GMT -8
This one which was a gift from Mike Sebastian(OldHippie1968)... It mows lawns, washes cars and all the usual yard work. It has had a couple of hot motor oil baths too! Apparently a terrorist favourite too. If it's good enough for making home made bombs it's good enough for mowing the lawn. Attachments:
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Post by doomguy10011 on Mar 14, 2015 14:05:54 GMT -8
My beater is also an F91-W like penguin's. I used to use a Casio DW-5600-E2 which was a relatively rare mid 90s model that came with strap adapters and a hybrid rubber/nylon strap. One day at the gym, the resin bezel just crumbled. I have a standard 5600 replacement for it, but haven't been able to find the original blue/purple bezel.
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Post by catkicker on Mar 14, 2015 14:15:46 GMT -8
I wear the ones I do because of the very tough conditions I work in. Nothing takes abuse better then a dive watch. If it isn't rude to ask, what do you do? I work in a cubicle farm, and am keen to hear about more exciting working environments. Myles Wow you work in a very extreme environment. Not sure if the ones I wear are up to navigating such extreme terrain   I'm a crane operator. Nothing but big heavy iron all around me, constantly banging my watches on something. |
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Post by russtmurray on Mar 14, 2015 15:30:29 GMT -8
I have a few.... 6119-8450: 7548-7049: Mud Monster: NY2300: And several others, pix of which are evading me at the moment. I really did the mud..........man! |
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Post by trandy on Mar 14, 2015 15:50:42 GMT -8
I have a few.... 6119-8450: 7548-7049: Mud Monster: NY2300: And several others, pix of which are evading me at the moment. I really did the mud..........man! Me too....and I've got first "dibs" on it!  |
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Post by SeikoPsycho on Mar 15, 2015 3:24:23 GMT -8
Well, This was my beater and my first Seiko. I picked this up as a kid when I was 16 or 17. This is the watch that taught me to avoid wearing a watch while working on cars. The watch I acquired while dreaming of that yellow dial 6139-6005 I wanted to buy but couldn't afford yet. It has since been retired.........  Just a little grunge around the crystal........  |
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Post by mwbuss8 on Mar 15, 2015 4:35:38 GMT -8
You ...GUY'S ARE TERRIBLE USING WATCH'S FOR Hard WORK. Office work I can see but not outdoors work. I never use a watch when working because what I do would be dangerous or even .... kill it. Imagine drowning in Diesel Fuel , getting messed up on a Machine Lathe, Fooling around with things that could get it crushed. I avoid a watch in situations you're describing, but not for the safety of the watch. I've put my skx171 through plenty of other "tests." I avoid a watch around machinery or under the hood because I like my wrist and don't need something extra to get snagged. I've worn it for welding too, but generally don't because of crystal damage... and the lume just isn't bright enough to read through the mask anyway. It has however torn down a barn, built a boat dock, painted numerous interior and exterior walls, been tossed around by my 1yo, cleared tree limbs, and probably many other things I'm forgetting about. Oh, add in the random obsticles thrown at it in a classroom/school environment. It's made to be worn, and it does it's job beautify. |
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because what I do would be dangerous or even .... kill it.
