it survives ocean water, soaps, being thrown into walls, etc. would recommend

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38278170)

For a grand you could probably get a Sinn or a Tudor that could be submerged in cum for a year and still work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38278203)

it was a gift from maybe a decade ago now, i don't know much about the specifics

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38278301)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38278290)

whereas seiko made no claims about their watch other than a vague "water resistant" and yet i feel like it's going to survive the heat death of the universe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38278364)

LJL at buying into the mechanical meme - paying thousand of dollars for a striver watch that is less accurate than a $20 quartz.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38278673)

Hamilton would work, too, although they're much more common. Lots of sales on them at Jomashop and (I think) Ashford.com - they're priced way below retail.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38278776)

Just this week they released a watch for $179 that sold out same day: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/q-timex

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38278984)

https://www.timex.com/browse/collections/american-documents/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38281013)

https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/CA0621-05L.html?cgid=mens-ecodrive#prefn1=featureFilter&sz=12&start=19&prefv1=Chronograph

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38280681)

People don't realize it is a smart watch until they notice the glow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38281199)

Look I think smartwatches are 100% gay, but it's one thing to wear it while out for a run, and another entirely to wear in in your office in front of your computer with a smartphone in your pocket or sitting on your desk.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284381)

And again, since everyone has one I don't think the optics are an issue.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284393)

Also wearing fitness trackers 24/7 is pretty popular too. That doesn't look great but it signals that you're "active" and in corporate America that's a good thing too.

Wearing an expensive manual watch sends the worst signal possible. You're old-fashioned, low-tech and you're obviously overpaid. Given that the company is always looking to send people like this packing, it is probably the worst look to have. Showing up with some monochrome pebble or fitness tracker to an exec meeting is a better look than that.

If you work at some large law firm then standards are totally different. The most important currency is preftige. But in-house at megacorps that doesn't really matter much and certain checkbox personal traits are far more important. In some cases the prestige can be a negative ((s)he is only here because they have x credential, but they're a terrible fit = they should be shitcanned ASAP).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284455)

But the reason you guys buy that nonsense is purely because of optics. They're not useful, they're not fun, they're just jewelry for men. And you work in an environment where that is encouraged. To me that's dumb and awful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284537)

and i meant $5k total, not each. i have a watch on my wrist that cost $1800, doesn't look like something a small child would wear, and will last forever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284560)

I get that Apple watches, fitbits, etc. look stange but there are a ton of options that don't. https://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/articles/334590-thumb/samsung-galaxy-watch-replacement-steel-band-strap.jpg

But again, I'm just a huge fan of function over form and preferring something actually useful and interesting over something that "provides an appropriate signal of wealth/prestige".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284577)

I can even respond to messages and take quick calls without taking out my phone.

Anyway, this is like talking with a grandma about why the news has to be on the electronic screen instead of on good ol' paper.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284607)

Lol, are you seriously on your fucking pho, i mean, watch that much? I like barely use my phone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284624)

EDIT: Also, I really do love the fitness tracking features.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284628)

When I am not working I barely use the thing.

The fitness tracking feature is totally unnecessary unless one is a top-level athlete. No one needs that kind of marginal data.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284640)

"The fitness tracking feature is totally unnecessary unless one is a top-level athlete"

That's totally false. If I see I'm not active enough I'll schedule time to exercise. It even tells you if you've been sitting still too long. It encourages you to take stairs instead of the elevator. It records heart rate so you know hte intensity with which you're working out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284655)

Bro, I love you, but lol come on

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284679)

The number one issue with fitness is actually getting your ass off the couch/out of the chair and not being a lazy shit. This helps with that. World class athletes have trainers and all that shit. I don't so this serves that function.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38284693)

I don't think I've seen anyone with a regular watch except for one senior partner at our outside counsel, who also has those tacky monogrammed dress shirts. And if he wants to look down on us, then fuck him.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38286820)

MAKE SURE U CHECK THE BAND SIZE IF YOU BUY A USED OMEGA

I didn't really pay attention. A lot of the used market comes out of Japan and has been sized for chink wrists. My wrists are on the smaller side and if the band had even one link less it would have been too tight. Extra Omega links are pretty expensive.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38281547)

libs flabbergasted, gnashing teeth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38290970)

https://www.grand-seiko.com/us-en/collections/sbgz001j

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38281086)

https://www.stowa.de/en/Schauer+watches/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4267726&forum_id=2#38282714)