Watches!

31 May 2007

I've just realised I have a bit of an obsession with them. I own about 14/15 watches and I love all of them but, now this is what I find strange, I don't very often wear them confused

I can't remember the last time I did wear a watch other than the day of my birthday when I had a new one.
I can't help but fiddle with the damned things either as a certain SH member has found out. His has never been the same since I got my hands on it, sorry redface

Do you value your watch?
Do you do as my Dad does and wears all the freebe watches Ian gets from work?
Do you wear a watch? Sometimes? Always? Never?
Do you have a cheap everyday watch and going out watches?
Or do you spend a obscene amount of money on a watch and refuse to take it off dunno

31 May 2007

I have two watches.
One for work and another for the weekend. The most important part of my work watch is the day/date function. It seems I cannot remember these simple facts confused

What day is it?
What's the date?
Think I'd better check my watch wink

31 May 2007

oooo i love watches! i simply couldnt leave the house without one, id feel lost! i have 5 that i alternate between at the moment - 3 of which are from the seksy sekonda range which i love. they probably all cost around 45 quid each, one was a present, i wear them to match my clothes or my jewellry.
i have countless others hanging around in my dressing table drawers or in old jewellry boxes, in fact i think ive probably kept every watch ive ever had. ive got a couple of really expensive rotary ones somewhere....theyre gold tho and i only wear silver these days.
i also have a thing about clocks redface

31 May 2007

Have to admit, I'm a bit of a watch/timepiece fan too....
I think I have in total about six or seven watches...
don't get me wrong, I havent spent fortunes on watches, and niether do I think myself a collector or anything like that... a couple are prezzies... a couple I simply fancied, and luckily got cheap >ebay has a lot to answer for<.. some may not even work any more, or it may simply be that the battery has run down... but I'm loath to chuck them... and not fussed enough to get a fresh battery dunno

hmmm... think I want a new one now... that's your fault Dawnie!!!
'av it!
lp

31 May 2007

Quote by LondonPlaything
hmmm... think I want a new one now... that's your fault Dawnie!!!

:giggle: I don't care :giggle:

31 May 2007

Quote by Dawnie

hmmm... think I want a new one now... that's your fault Dawnie!!!

:giggle: I don't care :giggle:
if I spend a little more than I initially intend.... errm, can I send the invoice your way Dawnie?
cheers.... smile

lp

31 May 2007

Quote by Dawnie
I own about 14/15 watches

I too own about 15 watches, well I used to but theyre all broke or lost :shock: I dont buy cheap ones either but I just have terrible luck with watches and earrings. I always end up breaking or losing them.
So ive given up wearing them now sad

Louise xx

31 May 2007

I never wear a watch now I'm not working. Yes, i was a proper clock-watcher there!
I used to just wear cheap nasty things - about 4 quid from Argos - cos i actually didn't care and I was probably going to break or lose it anyway.
My ex got me a lovely Fossil Watch for Xmas or Birthday or summat but I never wear it now.
I've got my mobile on me to tell me the time when i'm out and about so i just use that.

31 May 2007

I have a collection of watches according to what i am wearing. My fav is a silver quite cheap one that lights up if you press a button on it, i always wear it to bed and if i wake up in the night must turn it on to see what the time is.

31 May 2007

Quote by Dawnie
I've just realised I have a bit of an obsession with them. I own about 14/15 watches and I love all of them but, now this is what I find strange, I don't very often wear them I can't remember the last time I did wear a watch other than the day of my birthday when I had a new one.
I can't help but fiddle with the damned things either as a certain SH member has found out. His has never been the same since I got my hands on it, sorry
Do you value your watch?

Yes.. several of them..
Do you do as my Dad does and wears all the freebe watches Ian gets from work?
Not quite .. though I wear a few that were given to me.
Do you wear a watch? Sometimes? Always? Never?
Always...
Do you have a cheap everyday watch and going out watches?
No.. they all mean things to me.
Or do you spend a obscene amount of money on a watch
and refuse to take it off
Have spent the equivelent of a small fortune on them.. and no never take them off.

Seems we finally have something in common.. never been sure what it is about them. Always bought them always coveted them and can spend really silly amounts on them.. Have around 50 watches at present.

31 May 2007

Quote by Dawnie
I've just realised I have a bit of an obsession with them. I own about 14/15 watches and I love all of them but, now this is what I find strange, I don't very often wear them I can't remember the last time I did wear a watch other than the day of my birthday when I had a new one.
I can't help but fiddle with the damned things either as a certain SH member has found out. His has never been the same since I got my hands on it, sorry
Do you value your watch?
Do you do as my Dad does and wears all the freebe watches Ian gets from work?
Do you wear a watch? Sometimes? Always? Never?
Do you have a cheap everyday watch and going out watches?
Or do you spend a obscene amount of money on a watch and refuse to take it off

I too have lots of watches and as a child used to enjoy taking them apart.....unfortunately unable to put them back again.
My fav was a digital James Bond watch which played the theme tune but, after trying to discover where the tune came from.....it never worked again!
most of my watches have broken or need batteries. I only buy them priced under £15 to £20 and analogue watches, i've gone right off digital.
i'd never buy an expensive watch as they either get 1- scratched
2- waterlogged as you wash up n forget it's on or
3- really dirty from the garden again because i forgot to take it off.
in summary i need a watch always look at it during the day even if sometimes i don't register the time...strange but true.

31 May 2007

I've got one that means the world to me, brought by my eldest who saved like made for it - it's not expensive, but to a 10 year old it's a bluddy fortune :lol2: :inlove:
I'll treasure it forever - but keep forgetting to wear it!! rolleyes

I also promised myself that for my 40th, I would buy myself a Rado watch, cos I've loved the style of them for years and years ......... never got round to that either, although not in the price league of Cartier, Rolex or Breitling etc, I still couldn't afford the deposit let alone one of the hands :lol2:

31 May 2007

Quote by Missy
I've got one that means the world to me, brought by my eldest who saved like made for it - it's not expensive, but to a 10 year old it's a bluddy fortune :lol2: :inlove:
I'll treasure it forever - but keep forgetting to wear it!!
I also promised myself that for my 40th, I would buy myself a Rado watch, cos I've loved the style of them for years and years ......... never got round to that either, although not in the price league of Cartier, Rolex or Breitling etc, I still couldn't afford the deposit let alone one of the hands :lol2:

Awwwwwww missy that's so sweet!!!!!!
My mum had to make do with a fudge, when i went shopping with her as a kid, that was hear weekly treat from me!

31 May 2007

Quote by bicuriousuncut
Awwwwwww missy that's so sweet!!!!!!
My mum had to make do with a fudge, when i went shopping with her as a kid, that was hear weekly treat from me!

Awwww you said that's sweet and that's sweet kiss

Tis actually v. sweet the fudge thing, (obviously rolleyes

I mean in a sweet way rather than a 'sweet' way :undecided: ) - I remember my cousin buying his mum some frozen peas for xmas cos they were called 'Surprise' peas :shock: Can't explain just how surprised she was! :lol2:
Back to the watch thing - I used to wear one years and years ago, wear it all the time, when it broke and I didn't have one - took me bluddy months to stop looking at my bare arm every 2 minutes confused

And if I do wear a watch these days, I forget to look at it and will still hunt down a clock or get my mobile out my bag! :roll:

31 May 2007

I own a watch, but I can't stand wearing it. I even feel funny when I see somebody wearing a watch that looks to be done up quite tight. confused

I feek the same if I wear tight socks or even a roll-neck jumper.

31 May 2007

Quote by varca
I own a watch, but I can't stand wearing it. I even feel funny when I see somebody wearing a watch that looks to be done up quite tight.
I feek the same if I wear tight socks or even a roll-neck jumper.

Are you me??? :shock: I am exactly the same lol

You mean you don't like the feeling of being restricted or tied up after all? sad

If I ever do wear a watch it has to be loose like a time telling bracelet. :lol:

31 May 2007

I've got 3 watches though I rarely wear them except my fob watch for work. I've got a fab funky pink one my sis bought me a few years ago and sometimes wear that if I'm going out anywhere.

31 May 2007

:shock: This is a wind up innit? :shock:

31 May 2007

I never wear watches as I'm not keen on the feel of them on my wrist.
I am in the club of certain things being ok wrapped around them mind you :grin:
But I really do like a nice Timepiece.
There is something almost hypnotic about the inner workings of clocks and watches,I remember when I was little seeing one of my dads that he'd taken the back off of.I was mesmorised by it.
Plus I always look at them in jewelers windows,not really that bothered about the jewelery,but like to run my eyes over all the various designs of watch,I saw a one todaywith a Dalek on it.
Cool or what?
biggrin

31 May 2007

Quote by redpantherman
:shock: This is a wind up innit? :shock:

:doh:
I don't wear a watch usually - they go haywire and stop working!

31 May 2007

Quote by varca
I own a watch, but I can't stand wearing it. I even feel funny when I see somebody wearing a watch that looks to be done up quite tight.
I feek the same if I wear tight socks or even a roll-neck jumper.

Are you me??? :shock:
I don't care who's who!
I'll take you both! hump

:twisted:
:?
I think!

31 May 2007

I have one watch i wear all the time only coming off when i wash or have a bit of the other lol

31 May 2007

I think I've got four watches, two are under the £100 mark and two are up in the 'how much!' bracket, but I seldom wear them cos without me glasses I can't see the poxy time anyways so rely on my phone most of the time.

31 May 2007

A friend of mine was given a £450 Gucci watch for her birthday by her (now ex) hubby. She was soooo chuffed and showed it off to everyone.
I think I was the first person to point out that it said Cucci on the face lol

31 May 2007

I always wear a watch. I can't cope without it. I've even been known to wear it when the batteries gone whist I'm taking it to be mended rolleyes

I only have two watches though my work/everyday watch and my going out watch. I never think about buying a new one it until it dies and then I buy one as soon as I can!

31 May 2007

I regularly use 3 watches:-
A nice smart very thin watch which was a present from a lovely lady, which I wear most of the time
A cheap "garage forecourt" digital watch which I wear at the swimming baths because its supposed to be waterproof to 10 metres ( been OK so far )
Another cheap watch which is very rugged and which I use when gardening or similar jobs where the face might get scratched.
I feel lost without a watch on and wear one most of the time except in bed (where I have an alarm clock in full view)
As for batteries -- I buy a card of batteries from the local "pound shop" -- about 15 different sizes with about 4 of each size -- and change them myself -- have done this successfully on the two cheap watches but I would probably take the "present" to the jewellers as I would hate to damage it.

31 May 2007

Quote by PoloLady
A friend of mine was given a £450 Gucci watch for her birthday by her (now ex) hubby. She was soooo chuffed and showed it off to everyone.
I think I was the first person to point out that it said Cucci on the face

Trust you!! rolleyes

31 May 2007

Watches never wear one, spose it comes from my trade of having to get arms under floors etc, I just use the clocck on me phone.
But Sidecutters (electrical tool) on the last count of different sizes and diameters, i've got 27 pairs lol

31 May 2007

Quote by firelizard
A friend of mine was given a £450 Gucci watch for her birthday by her (now ex) hubby. She was soooo chuffed and showed it off to everyone.
I think I was the first person to point out that it said Cucci on the face

Trust you!! rolleyes

Always like to be helpful wink

:lol: :lol: :lol:

31 May 2007

I have 2 watches, a nice gold one that MrFC bought for me years ago, and I did have a nice junk jewellery watch as I call them. rolleyes

What I couldn't understand was how hard it was to find another strap to replace it with, as it was an unusal style which is why I liked it sad

So now I wear the gold watch.
I tend to take of my watch off when I'm on holiday so that I'm not governed by time. Does anyone take off their watch when they are on holiday? Or am i just weird :lol2: