When to wear a chrono...
When to wear a chrono...
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Disastrous

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10,218 posts

248 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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What watch do wear in a given situation?

Dress watch - easy. Black tie, important meetings, when suited etc.

Dive watch - for me, most of the rest of the time. Around the boat, watersports, with jeans etc. Seamaster seems to go everywhere so is my do everything watch.

Chronograph - dunno? I'd like to say 'when I'm ragging my Miura across the Alps but given my lack of Miura that doesn't happen so often. Are they 'suit watches'? Casual? What would you wear with one?

For the sake of argument, mine's a Tissot PRC on a rallye strap but it seems a bit smart for jeans and a bit sporty for smart.

When do you wear yours?

Podie

46,649 posts

306 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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Disastrous said:
When do you wear yours?
Whatever I like, whenever I like.

Lefty

21,576 posts

233 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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Get a Seamaster Chrono. Then you just need a dress watch and you're done.

wink

JRewing

17,551 posts

210 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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I wear a chronograph whenever I think I'd like to wear that particular watch.
It might be at the pub or at work or at the cinema or anywhere, really.

I see chronographs as no less versatile than diving watches, for instance.

Lefty

21,576 posts

233 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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My daily:


Podie

46,649 posts

306 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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My daily is a Tudor Heritage Chrono smile

Got a few others for when the mood suits.

Lefty

21,576 posts

233 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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Nice one Mr G. Got a snap?

This thread has confirmed my fear that I need a dress watch...

Podie

46,649 posts

306 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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Tudor HC.



Heuer Montreal



Heuer Daytona (spent 5 years looking for this!)


HarrySmash

459 posts

170 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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OP - can a dress watch also be a chronograph? I'm thinking of something like the IWC Portofino for instance


SkepticSteve

3,598 posts

225 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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Any time I fancy it, to be honest, and coincidentally been wearing one of them for a couple of weeks now.
Well it is Titanium!

But I always take one to Le Mans!

SVS

3,824 posts

302 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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Disastrous said:
What watch do wear ... ?
Why not wear your Seamaster with a suit too? These days, I see just as many dive watches worn with a suit as dress watches. Have times changed? Perhaps the dressy dive watch is in, whereas the dress watch could be seen as old fashioned. Why not wear a Seamaster, Hydro Conquest or Sub with a suit?

anonymous-user

85 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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First work problem, ey chaps hehe

anonymous-user

85 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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First work problem, ey chaps hehe

HarrySmash

459 posts

170 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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Lefty - nice picture.

SVS - that's the route that I take.

andy tims

5,606 posts

277 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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Podie said:
Disastrous said:
When do you wear yours?
Whatever I like, whenever I like.
This

CardShark

4,264 posts

210 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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Lefty said:
My daily:

The watch, or the whisky? hehe

Something from the more medicinal end of the whisky scale, and my only chrono -



ETA that I wear mine when washing the car, doing DIY etc etc...



Edited by CardShark on Saturday 5th October 23:21

HarrySmash

459 posts

170 months

Saturday 5th October 2013
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Time for a nightcap


Lefty

21,576 posts

233 months

Sunday 6th October 2013
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hehe

Balvenie, Seamaster Chrono, oak table and slate coaster. Were you in my house last night?!

HarrySmash

459 posts

170 months

Sunday 6th October 2013
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Lefty said:
hehe

Balvenie, Seamaster Chrono, oak table and slate coaster. Were you in my house last night?!
I thought the same when I saw your picture & so couldn't resist posting. Balvenie produce some great whisky

andy_s

19,857 posts

290 months

Sunday 6th October 2013
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Wear whatever whenever. I've only got chronographs so it's a bit academic for me.