What's on the Watch Horizon?

While I love my current 10-watch collection and I am not possessed to get anything at the moment, I know boredom will eventually set in and I'll want to shake things up with a new acquisition. Maybe around my birthday, late October, I'll get something. Anything on the horizon?

I'm ashamed to say with my Sumo history (buying, selling, re-buying, selling, re-buying), I miss my rare bracelet version of the EcoZilla. While the original no longer exists, I could get a rubber EcoZilla and buy the Suppa bracelet that comes with the adapters. The cost would be under $500.

 

Then my collection would feel complete.

 

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Comments

[Gary]

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http://www.ablogtowatch.com/casio-gw9400-rangeman-watch-review-best-g-shock-today/

They go for about $275 on Amazon currently, but the street price will likely drop as time goes by.

[jonnybardo]

I wish I could convince you to change your own bracelets. It would save you $2-300. But I've tried before so I'll stop.

These show up on the used market sometimes.

[herculodge]

The Suppa adapters are tougher to put on; also my current EcoZilla has a small mark on the case; I'd probably get a new one. Otherwise, I could get the bracelet for 250 and I'd be done.

[Angelo]

I bought a tool to remove or add links to a watch bracelet. I used it on a Wittnauer (that I've since sold) and had a hard time remembering which way the pins went in, etc. Jonny----it sounds funny to say this and I'm not speaking for Jeff, only for myself---but if a person is not mechanically inclined (I'm not) things that come very easy to you are a hurdle for me. I'll venture a guess that if both of us were given the same piece of IKEA furniture to assemble, if you finished it in an hour, it would take me at least 2 hours or more. Things that are intuitive for some people leave me evaluating, trying and stopping, etc. I have cheap beater watches that I play around with but if it's a nicer watch, even for something like a battery change, I go pay to have someone else do it so the case doesn't get scratched, the gasket is reseated the right way, etc. You would think over time, I'd get bolder but it's been sort of the opposite---I used to change the oil and filters in my cars by myself----now I just go and pay someone else to do it.

[Angelo]

Just got off the phone with the Vegas odds makers. Over/Under on the date Jeff buys his next watch? July 15. Taking bets "Before July 15" or "After July 15" and believe the talk of late October is a smoke screen.

[jonnybardo]

I think your date is about right odds-wise, but I also think Jeff is going to surprise us one of these days and really not buy a watch for half a year. As a former smoker I know that it often takes dozens of attempts to truly quit a habitual pattern (addiction), and even when you do there are usually relapses. I quit smoking almost 15 years ago, but then restarted a couple times for a few months within the next five years of that, but have been completely "clean" for about ten years. I've had maybe half a dozen cigarettes since then but never enjoyed them.

The key, I think, with a less harmful obsession like watches is to go cold-turkey for awhile and re-calibrate to an occasional purchase. For me twice a year is a worthy goal, but even 3-4 would be much better.

I hear you about mechanical inclination, Angelo. Some straps are easier to change than others. The Orients, for instance, are very easy with the lug holes.

[herculodge]

I'm enjoying my hiatus. Two watches a year sounds good to me. I have 3 temptations on the horizon: The Suppa-enhanced EcoZilla, the Citizen Signature BL1250 Courageous, and the Deep Blue Recon, which would be my poor man's Omega. I don't see myself buying any of these watches soon.

[jonnybardo]

I really like my Citizen Courageous and I've considered getting the non-chrono blue dial version, which really sparkles "in the metal."

I just can't get into Deep Blue. I think they make decent watches, but they seem like the halfway point between Invicta and good micros. That's fine, but doesn't quite wet my whistle.

[Gary]

Jeff,

Is your rubber strap EcoZilla stainless steel or titanium? I see that the one in the picture above says "Titanium" on the outer ring.

[herculodge]

Gary, I have the non-titanium version. I prefer a heavy watch so I'd probably not get the titanium version. However, if there's some titanium in the bracelet, that will be fine.

[Gary]

I wonder how well the finish on the brushed Suppa titanium bracelet matches the finish on the stainless steel watch case. In any event, the overall styling of the one shown above on the bracelet looks like a beefy dive watch that means business.