What time is it? Watches and horology

Will.I.Am was wearing 2 Pebbles on The Voice.

I.Am.Out

You watch that crap?!?

Precista 'Fat Arrow' PRS 53

http://bit.ly/P9Zo9R

Precista 'Fat Arrow' PRS 53

http://bit.ly/P9Zo9R

£155 when it was sold new. Wonder how much it will go for?

Last I saw was £200.

Just noticed that the seconds hand should be white. A very minor point also is that the minutes hand should overshoot the railtrack markers as it's meant to be a fat arrow re-dial.

Taking its cue from the thread title - how do we prefer to measure time?

Unarguable accuracy beats all for me. Regardless of occasion I've long been punctual to a neurotic degree, always early or bang on as expected, but most likely long before that. If I'm early, so what - we're all killing time anyway.

At 36x18s recently I learned he sets his watches 10 whole minutes fast. This is taking too many liberties for my liking. If friend or foe asks what the time might be, they never ask for 'our' time. Correctly they ask for 'the' time, for there is no other. This explains why I set my watch dead on, for that, aside from looking nice, is its main purpose.

A couple of minutes either side I can understand, but 10 minutes fast is inventing a time that has no relation to the universal by which everything else in the world, aside from your own misguided opinion, takes notice of. A fast watch is nothing but laziness excusing itself.

So - how do we set our watches?

I am very much as you are. Watch always set to bang on, keeping a close and obsessive eye on how well my watch keeps time.

Always punctual. Hate being late for anything.

I set mine by the accurate time on my phone then completely disregarded it, don't like being on time for anything, keeps people on their toes

#shamefaced.

I go slower. The extra time is needed.

If anyone asks the time, I explain the 10 minute anomaly.

I'm never late, and my boys get to school in good time.

(Can I stop now?)

Just back from 5 days at Baselworld . Lots of very nice new product . Tudor was the talk of the show and everybody has an opinion , and a viewpoint on it . Second time I have been through the range , saw it launch at Rolex in St James early this year and saw the range extensions and new bits at an appointment we had on friday . Fantastic product for the money the feel and the attention to detail is unbelievable for the money . It makes some other brands look very expensive . Breitling , very nice lunch and bought some very sensibly priced pieces and some more niche product .
Omega looking good value as well , with some line extensions and the fantastic speedmaster professional mark 2 , bought the black one and the limited edition with different colour sub dials .
Rolex GMT with the Pan Am or pepsi bezel looked great , only in white gold tho ,but ordered one for each of our Rolex stores if anyone wants one . And a new dial on the milgauss .
I looked at Alpina for the store that I manage , good looking quality timepieces at great price . Not done 5 days before and I am absolutely knackered , got home an hour ago !

I always set mine at 5 mins fast.

Not sure what to think of this:

http://rolexpassionreport.com/14629/london-issued-vintage-rolex-meeting-passion-with-friends/

Never understood setting your watch "fast"...surely if you know it's 10 mins fast, you may as well just be on time in the first place?

Exactly. It makes no sense. Surely you just mentally offset it anyway.

I know people that have a different time-zone but that's work-related.

Just back from 5 days at Baselworld . Lots of very nice new product . Tudor was the talk of the show and everybody has an opinion , and a viewpoint on it . Second time I have been through the range , saw it launch at Rolex in St James early this year and saw the range extensions and new bits at an appointment we had on friday . Fantastic product for the money the feel and the attention to detail is unbelievable for the money . It makes some other brands look very expensive . Breitling , very nice lunch and bought some very sensibly priced pieces and some more niche product .
Omega looking good value as well , with some line extensions and the fantastic speedmaster professional mark 2 , bought the black one and the limited edition with different colour sub dials .
Rolex GMT with the Pan Am or pepsi bezel looked great , only in white gold tho ,but ordered one for each of our Rolex stores if anyone wants one . And a new dial on the milgauss .
I looked at Alpina for the store that I manage , good looking quality timepieces at great price . Not done 5 days before and I am absolutely knackered , got home an hour ago !

Please can I get a Submariner no-date in steel for trade price?

You're not going to get anything with manners like that. please

I PM'd the 'please', didn't want to appear too familiar in public, people might start talking, I know what this place is like

Yum...

Apart from the strap, obvs...

There are so many watches I "need" in my collection right now!

^^^ I thought that was a dodgy Indian redial at first.

I TOTALLY know what you mean!

that's cool.
Emma Chisset?

US$2k

Bit overpriced imho