LA Times Looks at the New Wave of Watch Popularity

Michael has apprised us of the reasons watches are back in vogue. 

Comments

[jonnybardo]

That's a lot of words for what should be the conclusion:

Watches are frickin' awesome.

[jonnybardo]

Speaking of watch awesomeness, I'm curious about your "Watch Demographics," Jeff. You said that you have 40+ watches? How do they break down by brand? What are your very favorites? Etc. Geek it up.

[herculodge]

I've got 40 Invictas, 1 Lum-Tec LZ7, 2 Citizen Eco-Drive Divers with 50mm bezels, 1 G-Shock, my beater; 1 Torgoen T10. And that's it. I'm looking for a good Seiko. I'm starting to trend away from Invicta.

[herculodge]

I should add if I could only keep 4 Invictas, it would be my 5218, my Ocean Reef 6145, and my Force Master 4831. If I could only keeo one watch, it would be my Lum-Tec LZ7.

[jonnybardo]

That Lum-Tec is a beauty - it has really grown on me.

As for Seikos, I have a SNAD61 which is a really nice watch but rather small - it is 45mm but seems smaller than that. I haven't seen too many big Seikos - let me know if you find one 48mm+.

[herculodge]

I want a Seiko SNAC15 or SNAc17 but at 45 or 46mm bezel sizes I'm skeptical about their size. I'd love to try one on first before buying one on Internet.

[Angelo]

Jeff: No Nixons? None at all??!!

[herculodge]

Angelo, I sold all my Nixons. I am not impressed with their build quality. My wife's cousin owned one that crapped out after a year. I had to send one back with fog, so did my colleague. Very cheap build quality for the price.

[jonnybardo]

"I'm starting to trend away from Invicta."

With 40 Invictas and 5 others, you've got nowhere else to go, my friend.

Anyhow, my Seiko SNAD61 has a 45mm bezel and it seems a lot smaller than that, much smaller than the Ocean Reefs and Ocean Speedways, more like the Speedway 9223. I have a feeling that those 45-46mm bezels will be too small for your tastes.

My Pulsar PF3737 looks somewhat similar to the SNAC15/17 and it fits me really well, but it has a 48mm case. I love the Seiko Ananta SAEK019, but it is over $3,000 and if I was going to spend thousands I'd probably get a Breitling Hercules, which I think I like better than the Super Avenger.

[herculodge]

Those Seikos wear bigger on SS bracelet. Case in the point, the 41mm (46 including crown) Seiko Black Monster looks substantial and manly on the wrist and in many ways I miss it more than my much larger, more expensive Invictas. But you can't wind it so you're always resetting it since it's part of a large rotation.