Heaviest watch?
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jules_s

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4,962 posts

254 months

Saturday 15th November 2008
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I tried one of these on this afternoon:-



God only knows why it's so heavy...really uncomfortably so.

Shame really

frown

Captain Chaos

393 posts

297 months

Saturday 15th November 2008
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jules_s said:
I tried one of these on this afternoon:-

God only knows why it's so heavy...really uncomfortably so.

Shame really

frown
If you thought THAT was heavy, why not try an early 50s attempt by Rolex at a DeepSea - even chunkier than the new one (and that takes some doing)


Seb d

615 posts

218 months

Saturday 15th November 2008
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I think your perception of what is too heavy depends on your day to day watch. Before I got into proper watches I always wore Casios, which made my Tag Indy 500 feel like it weighed a ton when I first got it. One of my everyday watches is a Ball Engineer Master II Diver which is very heavy but I'm so used to it now that I hardly notice it. My Sinn UX is heavier still, noticeably so, but not so much as to prove uncomfortable though to someone used to light watches I wager it would be ridiculously heavy.

shadowninja

79,187 posts

303 months

Sunday 16th November 2008
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Quite like heavy watches. When a chav demands you hand it over, you hit him with it and run.

fade2grey

704 posts

269 months

Sunday 16th November 2008
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shadowninja said:
Quite like heavy watches. When a chav demands you hand it over, you hit him with it and run.
lol I recon you could easily take someone out with a sea dweller smile

When I first got it, it felt massive & weighed a ton.. now I feel undressed without it on.

okgo

41,305 posts

219 months

Sunday 16th November 2008
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175g 145g

Thats the difference between an omega PO 42mm, and the Rolex Sea dweller, when I first tried n my omega I thought it was very heavy. Used to it now.

shadowninja

79,187 posts

303 months

Sunday 16th November 2008
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I suppose I could buy a £5 Casio and wear an ankle weight on my left arm. silly

okgo

41,305 posts

219 months

Sunday 16th November 2008
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You'd look like a bell end though.

sparkyhx

4,200 posts

225 months

Sunday 16th November 2008
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isnt the enzo mechana on bracelet about 250g

okgo

41,305 posts

219 months

Sunday 16th November 2008
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I should think that this Omega in the 45mm guise is nearly 200 G

Civpilot

6,246 posts

261 months

Sunday 16th November 2008
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I've got a full steel Oakley GMT thats 236g. Which is pretty heavy I guess.

Seb d

615 posts

218 months

Sunday 16th November 2008
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Just went and weighed two of my watches - my Ball Diver is 200g while my Sinn UX is 210g. According to the Oris website, the Oris Small Second Date that the OP tried on is 250g. Must say I really like the look of it, but 47mm... that's big.

shadowninja

79,187 posts

303 months

Sunday 16th November 2008
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okgo said:
You'd look like a bell end though.
Thank you for the implication that I currently don't look like a bell end. thumbup

shadowninja

79,187 posts

303 months

Sunday 16th November 2008
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Seb d said:
Ball Diver
hehe

Sorry. I am such a child at times.

threesixty

2,068 posts

224 months

Monday 17th November 2008
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The brietling montbrilliant legend I tried on was about 280g I think. That seemed like it was pushing the limits of what was comfortable.

Vipers

33,385 posts

249 months

Monday 17th November 2008
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Captain Chaos said:
jules_s said:
I tried one of these on this afternoon:-

God only knows why it's so heavy...really uncomfortably so.

Shame really

frown
If you thought THAT was heavy, why not try an early 50s attempt by Rolex at a DeepSea - even chunkier than the new one (and that takes some doing)

One has to wonder why they produce wrist watches which go much deeper than 300 msw, man as yet cannot dive deeper than that, and only a few even do that in the deep oil fields off Brazil as far as I know.

All around the UK, deepest commercial diving is around the 200 msw,

smile

thegobetween

308 posts

238 months

Monday 17th November 2008
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okgo said:
175g 145g

Thats the difference between an omega PO 42mm, and the Rolex Sea dweller, when I first tried n my omega I thought it was very heavy. Used to it now.
My PO doesn't seem heavy, probably because the rubber strap does a good supporting job whereas my Milgauss (SS bracelet) does!

okgo

41,305 posts

219 months

Monday 17th November 2008
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The PO strap is pretty heavy..

sparkyhx

4,200 posts

225 months

Monday 17th November 2008
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Vipers said:
Captain Chaos said:
jules_s said:
I tried one of these on this afternoon:-

God only knows why it's so heavy...really uncomfortably so.

Shame really

frown
If you thought THAT was heavy, why not try an early 50s attempt by Rolex at a DeepSea - even chunkier than the new one (and that takes some doing)

One has to wonder why they produce wrist watches which go much deeper than 300 msw, man as yet cannot dive deeper than that, and only a few even do that in the deep oil fields off Brazil as far as I know.

All around the UK, deepest commercial diving is around the 200 msw,

smile
My understanding is it is static pressure hence why you can't swim in a 3atm watch. The act of moving around increases the pressure of the water on the case.

They say don't swim in anything under 100m - so I don't know what they recomend for true 200/300m diving?

Strangely Brown

13,261 posts

252 months

Monday 17th November 2008
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I was going to suggest one of these as heavy but that Rolex really takes the cake.