How careful are you?

[egroegart]

When I got my explorer 2 I felt like I did't want to even walk around with it, like it was the holy grail or something. Within a few days I was a little more comfortable, but still I could feel myself keeping my left arm guarded so as not to hit it on anything. Couple more weeks and I'm wearing it everyday 24/7 except when I'm working because it could get destroyed at work. The other day I was walking from my kitchen to the livingroom. WHen I passed the dining room I felt and heard the most teribble, devastating, make your hair stand on end, the end of the world sound. I hit my watch on one of the dining room chairs. THey are metal. I hit the crystal. and I hit it hard. I knew without a doubt that it was cracked. Didn't want to look at it. My girlfriend and both kids heard the sound and ..................All was silent. I gave it to her son and he looked at it,,,,my head just down in my hands. "Good news, it's not broken" WHAT? I inspected it and not a scratch or anything. Brand new condition still. I cannot believe it. I have hit watches on things much lighter than that and scratched the hell out of them. I love this watch. Thank goodness.

Anyway, how careful are you guys with your watches? And have you had any mishaps like mine that turned out bad?

 

[ikugan]

Oh the timing. As I clicked on your thread, I banged my 288k on my glass desk...damn the bad luck. Now there is a microscopic nick that no one can ever detect except for me. It's your fault and you owe me a new 288k case. LOL!!

 

[Luthier]

I buy watches to wear it. I don't wear any watches, while I'm in my workshop, there even the most indestructible watch would be a piece of metal scrap in an hour. But when I'm not working - I do wear watches, and I don't really care, if the watch will hit the wall, table, chair or my wife's head. (Just kidding)...
But I wear only cheapies, and only if we go out, then I wear good watch, then I'm trying to be lil bit more careful.

 

[blaze4v]

This resonates with me..since receiving my first rep. I seem to be very careful, which is difficult since I'm in sales. My biggest fear is magnetizing it as I carry an iPad with a Smart Cover (magnetic) and using it all day long.

 

[COLDI]

I wear what I want. I like what I want. If people ask I tell them and direct them to here

 

[jerkstore]

Whenever I bump into something, the watch is almost always involved. It's the Swiss voodoo. They put it on all the reps.

One more reason I wear vintage, though: you can buff the scratches out of plexi. Or replace the whole crystal for <$10.

 

[B3ard]

I used to be like that until I remembered how much these things cost, and how cheap it would be to get a replacement sapphire sourced through these guys. It's a great community, and there's tons of help, don't worry about the watch, there's a LOT of threads and help to get your watch back into its original condition. But I do only buy watches these days that have a sapphire, since it's a LOT stronger. Even gen swiss luxury watches are using chinese made sapphires lol, so you're getting the same QC in that aspect

 

[Luthier]

But I do only buy watches these days that have a sapphire, since it's a LOT stronger.

To scratches - yes. Otherwise - no.

 

[Pumper]

That's one of the reasons why I mostly wear my reps and kept my gens in the safe and only wearing for formal occasions. I dropped 1 watch at height which totally smashed the glass and another one went into water.

 

[Pumper]

Oh ya the case of the other one was chipped after my kid yanked it off my hand and it dropped onto concrete floor. Ouch!!

 

[Timewellspent]

at the end of the day it is a rep watch, i wear my daily beater usually on a nato strap because im working from a desk majority of the time and it also is less flashy at work, but on weekends and outings i wear any watch i want and try to take care of it without being ridiculous about it. went paddle boarding and snorkeling not too long ago with my rollie gmt rep.

 

[TESLA760]

I've been watches and jewelry for years. By instinct you learn to be careful with what you're wearing.

 

[redrising]

I'm careful with my watches - gens and reps. I like nice things and like to keep them nice but accident happens. You get scratches here and there but you'll live and go on with your life.

 

[egroegart]

Thank you all.
ikugan sorry about that.

Luthier, I have in fact banged......um, my watch against Michelle's head a couple times. Accident of course. There were just too many distractions happening. :thumbsup:

I am careful, but not ridiculous anymore about keeping my arm guarded when I'm walking around or doing chores around the house or even playing with Benji. He is very rough in play. I have minor scratches on my explorer clasp, but that's it, and yes, if it did get completely demolished I would just get a new one.

 

[Mendota]

Whenever I bump into something, the watch is almost always involved. It's the Swiss voodoo. They put it on all the reps.

One more reason I wear vintage, though: you can buff the scratches out of plexi. Or replace the whole crystal for <$10.

+1

My watches are like magnets and are attracted to door jams and other stationary objects. With vintage it just adds character to the watch, so I'm not too worried about it. I do have a smudge right in the center of my cyclops on my 1680, however, from hitting the edge of a table in just the right position.

 

[trevsdad]

When I had just canal st reps. my left arm banged into everything and led with whatever watch i was wearing. Now with the quality of these reps I've developed a 6th sense about where my arm is swinging as I approach a door frame, chair or any other threat. When that happens I instinctively tuck my arm to my side...almost to my back. Very few collisions.


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[ThinkBachs]

Spying on my DEA brother-in-law? I wear my dress watch...

Cooking in the lab, nothing beats my quartz calculator...

Timing a complex sequence of jail hits...

the dress watch is just fine- more reliable than inmates anyway.

Hell, as long as I have a pair of gloves on, I'll still wear it to dig a hole big enough for 7 barrels.

 

[iggypop]

I'm only careful wearing my ap diver and pam 360 as the diver tends to scratch easily and the pam 360 I am unsure of the dlc/pvd or whatever it is and how it will withstand the brutal daily beatings. However for my EXP II Pam 111 Gmt I wear em and if they get scratched they get scratched no problem

 

[arcadia]

I simply just wear them and not mind

 

[WingNut]

I've been watches and jewelry for years. By instinct you learn to be careful with what you're wearing.

I agree...somehow you are just instinctively careful....I want my stuff to be perfect...

Doesn't always work out that way, but I find I keep my stuff pretty damn nice without putting a lot of thought into it...

Either you value your things or you don't...