What's your COVID-19 choice?
What's your COVID-19 choice?
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Maxym

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2,824 posts

260 months

Wednesday 6th May 2020
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Or choices. (Apart from not to have it in or near you or your family obvs.)

In the lockdown I find I'm wearing plain-ish 'functional' watches like an FOIS numbered Edition, GS Snowflake (currently) and this Breguet Marine Big Date (from tomorrow or the next day given the date that is showing).




I have no real interest in and see no point in wearing 'prettier', dressy, precious metal watches given I've nowhere much to go and no-one to see.

Have any of you changed your watch-wearing habits in these COVID lockdown times?

lostkiwi

4,585 posts

148 months

Wednesday 6th May 2020
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Nope. Not changed habits at all.
Still just picking up whichever one takes my fancy that day.

AJB88

15,205 posts

195 months

Wednesday 6th May 2020
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not been wearing mine at all really.

RMDB9

1,711 posts

72 months

Wednesday 6th May 2020
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I thought a Breguet Marine Big Date is a very dressy and not very functional watch.

And - if you are at home, nobody can see your watch anyway. You could wear a rainbow diamond set Daytona in YG and noone would care.

Drooles

1,514 posts

80 months

Wednesday 6th May 2020
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Not a conscious decision, but I’ve found myself wearing my Seiko Sumo more regularly than usual - just seems to suit kicking round the house, homeschooling, exercising and doing general household stuff.

Maxym

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2,824 posts

260 months

Wednesday 6th May 2020
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RMDB9 said:
I thought a Breguet Marine Big Date is a very dressy and not very functional watch.

And - if you are at home, nobody can see your watch anyway. You could wear a rainbow diamond set Daytona in YG and noone would care.
I can see my watch. Rubber strap = non-dressy for me.

I think you're missing the point. Deciding which watch is (very?) often a subjective decision.

Edited by Maxym on Wednesday 6th May 22:12

CardShark

4,252 posts

203 months

Thursday 7th May 2020
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I haven't worn any of my 'smarter' watches since at least lock down and whilst I usually wear a G-Shock around the house (for me it's the equivalent of a comfy pair of trackie bottoms and a T) and to work I've been wearing my Tuna every day for the last week and get my kicks by swapping to something else when I do the supermarket shop.

Oh, the thrills of a watch collector's life hehe

Drooles

1,514 posts

80 months

Thursday 7th May 2020
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CardShark said:
I haven't worn any of my 'smarter' watches since at least lock down and whilst I usually wear a G-Shock around the house (for me it's the equivalent of a comfy pair of trackie bottoms and a T) and to work I've been wearing my Tuna every day for the last week and get my kicks by swapping to something else when I do the supermarket shop.

Oh, the thrills of a watch collector's life hehe
Agreed with the thrills! After posting last night I decided that I should wear my Seamaster today to work from home!

Maxym

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2,824 posts

260 months

Thursday 7th May 2020
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Drooles said:
Agreed with the thrills! After posting last night I decided that I should wear my Seamaster today to work from home!
Seamaster Chrono is another that's had a turn on the wrist in recent weeks.

Baldchap

9,515 posts

116 months

Thursday 7th May 2020
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lostkiwi said:
Nope. Not changed habits at all.
Still just picking up whichever one takes my fancy that day.
I normally say to the missus 'Which watch shall I wear today' and, whilst she doesn't give a st, she usually suggests one and I go with that. laugh

Having spent my 40th in lockdown the last few days have been mostly wearing my present:


Dolf Stoppard

1,383 posts

146 months

Thursday 7th May 2020
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Garmin Fenix and I then put on something a bit more special when I go out in the evening. And by go out, I mean go and sit in my very own 'beer garden'.

Maxym

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2,824 posts

260 months

Friday 8th May 2020
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Dolf Stoppard said:
Garmin Fenix and I then put on something a bit more special when I go out in the evening. And by go out, I mean go and sit in my very own 'beer garden'.
Like your style sir. beer

SlimJim16v

7,600 posts

167 months

Saturday 9th May 2020
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Tissot T-touch. It has a handy temperature function, though about 5 - 5.5 degrees out from a proper temperature reading, it's a useful monitor when you actually have CV.

mikees

2,848 posts

196 months

Saturday 9th May 2020
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Dolf Stoppard said:
Garmin Fenix and I then put on something a bit more special when I go out in the evening. And by go out, I mean go and sit in my very own 'beer garden'.
Me too. Fenix 3 since it started. Rolex have my sea dweller while they violate me for a massive service cost. OP and Sub in safe.

Maxym

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2,824 posts

260 months

Sunday 10th May 2020
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SlimJim16v said:
Tissot T-touch. It has a handy temperature function, though about 5 - 5.5 degrees out from a proper temperature reading, it's a useful monitor when you actually have CV.
biggrin

Drooles

1,514 posts

80 months

Sunday 10th May 2020
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Back to the Sumo today... but I have changed the strap

NDA

24,985 posts

249 months

Sunday 10th May 2020
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Snap (ish)


Drooles

1,514 posts

80 months

Sunday 10th May 2020
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NDA said:
Snap (ish)

That’s very lovely!

GC8

19,910 posts

214 months

Sunday 10th May 2020
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Glycine Combat. Uncertain times.

romeodelta

1,145 posts

185 months

Sunday 10th May 2020
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I haven't worn a watch for weeks.

Hasn't stopped me looking to add a Speedmaster Reduced to the collection though.

This is the real disease.