What's your preference?

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What's your preference?

Strap
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29%
Bracelet
10
32%
Who gives a fuck?
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39%
 
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Re: What's your preference?

Post by biglove » September 2nd 2017, 6:02am

Jeebus H C on a cracker! That is an abomination and an insult to both straps and bracelets.

Looks like something that you try to win in a state fair booth.
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Re: What's your preference?

Post by TemerityB » September 2nd 2017, 8:11am

foghorn wrote:For all the doubters




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In all serious, that's a legendary Invicter: Legend has it that when you order from the inside window at any Checkers while wearing that watch - regardless of what you ordered - when you look in your bag in the car, you find a free fits sammich that you didn't even ask for. The club has its privileges.
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Re: What's your preference?

Post by conjurer » September 2nd 2017, 8:48am

One thing you could always rely on Invicter for was coming up with solutions for problems nobody had in the first place. A crappy, uncomfortable strap? A crappy, uncomfortable bracelet? There's a Panamanian Big Thought coming up--let's combine the two, and make it twice as crappy and uncomfortable!
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Re: What's your preference?

Post by SaoGage » September 2nd 2017, 9:13am

conjurer wrote:One thing you could always rely on Invicter for was coming up with solutions for problems nobody had in the first place. A crappy, uncomfortable strap? A crappy, uncomfortable bracelet? There's a Panamanian Big Thought coming up--let's combine the two, and make it twice as crappy and uncomfortable!


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Re: What's your preference?

Post by PiningforElgin » September 2nd 2017, 8:38pm

conjurer wrote:One thing you could always rely on Invicter for was coming up with solutions for problems nobody had in the first place. A crappy, uncomfortable strap? A crappy, uncomfortable bracelet? There's a Panamanian Big Thought coming up--let's combine the two, and make it twice as crappy and uncomfortable!


That Invicta looks like a Unitas, http://forums.watchuseek.com/f71/watche ... 23916.html

I am not aware of any Eyal-era Invictas using Unitas, I think this was a pre-Eyal Invicta, the true Swiss one before the Panamanian ruined it
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Re: What's your preference?

Post by conjurer » September 2nd 2017, 11:25pm

PiningforElgin wrote:
conjurer wrote:One thing you could always rely on Invicter for was coming up with solutions for problems nobody had in the first place. A crappy, uncomfortable strap? A crappy, uncomfortable bracelet? There's a Panamanian Big Thought coming up--let's combine the two, and make it twice as crappy and uncomfortable!


That Invicta looks like a Unitas, http://forums.watchuseek.com/f71/watche ... 23916.html

I am not aware of any Eyal-era Invictas using Unitas, I think this was a pre-Eyal Invicta, the true Swiss one before the Panamanian ruined it


Actually, Invicter used Unitas movements fairly frequently, although not so much now, as ETA movements tends to bump the price up, and we know that Eyal likes to fleece his sheep on the cheap. Even recently, they had up for sale a couple of Russian Chinese divers that used Unitas hand-crankers, albeit for astounding prices, particularly for Invicter.
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Re: What's your preference?

Post by eddiea » September 3rd 2017, 3:00am

conjurer wrote:Actually, Invicter used Unitas movements fairly frequently

Yup, still unfrequently do ...Eyal used the whole ETA family as a matter of fact, from standard to C.O.S.C Grade....
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Re: What's your preference?

Post by AJC » September 3rd 2017, 6:49am

eddiea wrote:...from standard to C.O.S.C Grade....


...from fell off the truck and took 3 tumbles on the road and fell out of the box because of cheap packing tape to Chinese black market knock-offs...

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Re: What's your preference?

Post by Tzimisces » September 3rd 2017, 7:24am

Depends on watch and application. I work outside in the heat and rain, so bracelets for work. In the summer, I rarely wear a strap, because sweat.
Overall I prefer a nice leather strap, since I prefer dress watches, but not always.
I give a fuck, so none of the above for me.
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Re: What's your preference?

Post by TemerityB » September 3rd 2017, 6:21pm

Flushes and Tz called it right - straps are a no-no when it really gets hot, because skin oils and sweat can really do a number on 'em, particularly exotic ones.

As for my preference? My favorite watch bands in the world are just that - I actually prefer a good rubber, silicone or urethane strap to leather or a bracelet, tho I own plenty of all of them. Rubber just feels best to me, but it's got to be a good quality rubber that actually makes sense for the watch, such as a diver or sport watch. However, my favorite of all time is the Omega Seamaster bracelet circa the Bond era -you feel nothing.
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Re: What's your preference?

Post by Mortuus Fakeuus » September 3rd 2017, 6:34pm

Dead Man don't care. Dead Man don't give a shit. That because Dead Man be dead. He wear what he want because he dead, and Dead Folks got no use for live people rules. No sir. Temperature? Don't matter, 'cause Dead Man always the same temperature: ROOM temperature. Sun? Dead Man don't care; Dead man don't give a shit 'cause Dead People don't get no sunburn. Chernobyl? Dead Man don't care; Dead Man don't give a shit. He DEAD... 8-)
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Re: What's your preference?

Post by conjurer » September 3rd 2017, 7:50pm

Mortuus wrote:Dead Man don't care. Dead Man don't give a shit. That because Dead Man be dead. He wear what he want because he dead, and Dead Folks got no use for live people rules. No sir. Temperature? Don't matter, 'cause Dead Man always the same temperature: ROOM temperature. Sun? Dead Man don't care; Dead man don't give a shit 'cause Dead People don't get no sunburn. Chernobyl? Dead Man don't care; Dead Man don't give a shit. He DEAD... 8-)


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Re: What's your preference?

Post by conjurer » September 3rd 2017, 7:50pm

foghorn wrote:I prefer paracord straps because after you read another "If you could only have one watch" thread at WUS you can unravel it and hang yourself.


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Re: What's your preference?

Post by biglove » September 3rd 2017, 8:27pm

TemerityB wrote:Flushes and Tz called it right - straps are a no-no when it really gets hot, because skin oils and sweat can really do a number on 'em, particularly exotic ones.

As for my preference? My favorite watch bands in the world are just that - I actually prefer a good rubber, silicone or urethane strap to leather or a bracelet, tho I own plenty of all of them. Rubber just feels best to me, but it's got to be a good quality rubber that actually makes sense for the watch, such as a diver or sport watch. However, my favorite of all time is the Omega Seamaster bracelet circa the Bond era -you feel nothing.


Perfectly said. Quite possibly the most comfortable watches ever made.
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