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16 August 2007, 03:16 AM | #1 |
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What's the most unusual watch you've had.
I can go back to the late 90's and I had a Casio that had a huge case, probably 48MM with sensors.
It read the time and had a 1/100 second stopwatch of course, and all the alarms as such a watch could have, but it also had a barometer, altimeter, thermometer, and digital compass. It was great when I hiked in the mountains, or just drove through them it really kept a good record on the barometer and altimeter. It was spot on really. The thermometer was tough though. It would usually run a bit high being it was on your wrist. Actually lost it, but I'm thinking of getting another of similar ability. |
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I currently own this one:
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What model is this?
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At the risk of being thrown of the forum I thought this was a pretty wacky and unusual watch that came in a local auction box lot the other day. It is mechanical and the plane rotates on the second hand In full working order, tested in five different positions and fully certified, as am I.
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I have three:
This one (which is on my wrist as we speak) and this Casio which does everything but cook dinner. In addition to the normal functions, time, day, date, 5 alarms, stopwatch, 24 time zones, it has 30 memory slots to store names, phone numbers, passwords. And it is set by the atomic clock in Boulder, CO so it keeps rather accurate time. Last but not least is my Omega X-33 Moon watch which has time, day, date, day of the year, Universal Time, UT alarm, Mission elapsed time, Mission countdown timer, stopwatch, alarm, and countdown timer.
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The most unusual watch was a watch that my father bought me. It was a komandirovski. It was waterproof up to 1000feet. It was the official watch of the armed forces in russia during communism. It had different variations depending on the unit that you served in the army. Mine is from the paratroopers. I don't know if it is valuable today but i keep it cause i am partially russian. Sorry for the crappy pic but i don't have my camera here and i took the picture with my cell phone.
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LOL - I have the 2003 model - Temp, Alt, Baro, Compass, and oh yea... time. It's solar powered...and titanium. Never wear it anymore... but it's very cool... |
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oooh that Falcon is NICE. nees a GMT hand though.
one unusual watch that i love is Meister singer. |
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Last year they are being made. www.falconwatch.com They have some others as well. Modified ETA 7 jewel quartz movement.
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Although common this is my most unusual.
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This would be my most unusual. It is a Citizen Promaster Navihawk United States Navy Blue Angels. I also have the United States Air Force Thunderbirds version (the only differances being the Air Force version is a darker blue, and the yellow bezel markers are red on the Air Force version. Also, the back has a display of each respective military units insignia). They are Ani-Dig watches that has the ability to show 30 differant cities current time including the date, you press two buttons simutaneuosly and the hands will float to show analog time of the city, including UTC, you select. You can set three alarms to whatever three differant cities you choose. It also includes a 1/100th Chrono, a 60 minute countdown timer and a bezel used by pilots to estimate fuel usage, time to destination, and estimated time of arrival.
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Nice watches
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Rob - My kids got it for me for Father's day this year. They did a google search for unusual watches and came across Tokyo Flash:
http://www.tokyoflash.com/en/watches...5-9/b_version/ There are some weird watches on that site. |
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You're a man of great taste, Dan - here are the missus' and mine:
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this hamilton has a really unusual design. What's the price of the X-33 omega? Is it good?
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NIB, the X-33 runs about $2300 or so. I picked mine up on the bay for less than half that.
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Thanks Darren. My wife, the sci-fi fan, liked it. How much is Y12,950 in dollars?
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Not on par with Phil's, but this is an original 60's Soviet Special Forces dive watch. The cheesy strap actually prevents it from slipping on a neoprene wet suit. Shown beside my Sub for size comparison.
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Thats a lump Al, there seem to be a lot of unusual Soviet watches getting around now, how does this one rate in comparison with the Rolex subs, both in work (ie depth) and also collectability/rarity. |
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Another box lot find, what looked like an ordinary Victorian pocket watch turns out to be one of the earliest digital watches around C1890. It's had a rough life (especially the dial) but it will be brought back to original condition eventually
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There are lots of modern reproduction (fake) Soviet dive watches out there now, but this one's original, shows wear on the edges of the case. My watchmaker, an older European guy, said it's typical older Soviet technology, essentially a basic Russian pocket watch movement in a case that'd stop a cruise missile, hence the seconds subdial at 9:00 or 180 away from the crown. No depth rating but the crystal is 4 mm thick and it's gasket is worthy of a windshield gasket on any newer car. Pricewise, I think I paid around $175 or so, pretty reasonable. I bought it because it's so....... umm....... big! I got into a Russian watch jag for a while, came up with this one too. 1917 Moser. Had the movement overhauled but left the case and enameled dial original. The Czar didn't make it through the Revolution, but this watch did. All in all though, I think you have us all beat hands down for unusual with some of what you've been posting here!
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Time, videos, mp3's, slide shows, excel graphs, word docs (with zoom) etc.
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