Wrist watches. Post pics, if you EDC one!

Hi Lou,

I’ve been collecting watches for some 30 years and never seen a wrist watch with rotating bezel alarm. The Seiko Bell Matic with internal rotating alarm set bezel ring is as close to what desire that I have seen. Although not a chronograph it is automatic. Rather small on the wrist (36mm) compared to most of today’s 40mm plus diameter watches.

One of my vintage Seiko Bell-Matic’s Mdl 4006-6010

Youtube links:

https://www.google.com/search?q=seiko+bellmatic&safe=off&rlz=1C1NHXL_enUS706US706&source=lnms&tbm=vid&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiHtLHxovrWAhULr1QKHdCCCdAQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1280&bih=592

Although a digital …. the Casio G-Shock GD-350-1D is a very cool vibrating wrist alarm with several alarm settings.

G-Shock GD-350-1 Review

You guys are BORING with all these commonly used watches!! :wink:

Not as classic as my HENDRIX watch[300 made],The Wittnauer was more common in its time.

It still works,have not worn it in years. As soon as I picked it up it started ticking again! :+1:

No problem, I was just busting chops but it doesn’t always convey well with the written word. :slight_smile:

Found a couple of vids with that Seiko, it’s got such a vintage sound (and look) to it…I love it.
Sometimes I just need a quick nap or break and it would be nice to have an audible reminder that I could quickly set to 15-minutes or so without having to cycle through some buttons.
That Casio looks about as like as close as I’ll get.
Thanks.
Lou.

with digital watches, if they have a timer [it is a little uncommon], usually you set a time, like say 10 minutes, and after that you just go to the timer function and START it.

unless you want to change the time, at least you don;t have to reprogram it every time

though nothing is easier than a dial…

‘dive’ style watches do have rotating bezels
they just are not used for a countdown timer
though they DO make a handy stopwatch, just turn bezel to where 0 is NOW, voila bezel becomes a stopwatch with no button pressing

wle

Nice Tudor!

I just came across my first post on BLF, incidentally it was about watches.
Here’s the same watch, five years later. I have been wearing it daily since I bought it and it is holding up very well. The sapphire crystal is still as new and the black PVD coating on the chest is looking great too, just some slight wear on the edges but that has no influence on the neat appearance. I had the battery replaced once and while at it the 10atm waterproofness was tested as well and found ok. The brightness of the trits after 5 years and 3 months I calculate at 84% of original brightness at the purchase date, so they are not noticably dimmer yet. The cheap strap has suffered more, the black PVD coated titanium bits have been worn some and near the buckle the nylon has frayed a bit, but it still is good enough: slightly worn but not shabby.

Will update in another five years from now :wink:

This is looking like a high-end version of my Traser P5900. I especially like the coating because the stainless steel bezel is way too bright for a “tactical” watch.

If someday I can replace the P5900 then I guess it will be the simplest coated G10…

http://www.militarywatchshop.co.uk/watches/h3-gws-g10/gws-g10-pro-black/

By the way, is the glass in the watches glued in? I guess so, it would be nice though to acid etch and stonewash the shiny bezel on my watch.

Its a nice watch. And after 5 years she/he deserves a new strap. I like the straps from cheapestnatostraps.com. They also have pvd straps. Buying new straps can be pretty addicting to.

I actually believe that the watch plus strap looking slightly worn achieved some glory over the years, so I just keep the strap like it is. Once it really starts looking ugly I will buy a new strap (and probably the same type, for me straps apparently are not like flashlights :smiley: )

So the stainless steel bezel is too bright for a “tactical” watch but it doesn’t matter if all of the tritium vials are glowing all night long am I right? :slight_smile:

The edge of the crystal is conical so that could imply that it is pressed in position from the inside instead of glued from the outside.

That glow is so dim, I wouldn’t worry about that, but that’s not my “problem”. I don’t use it in a tactiacal way, obviously, I just never really liked this shiny bezel.
Stoneashed would be better to hide the scratches.

Could it be possible (for a watchmaker) to remove the glass and put it back in after stonewashing?

As 99.9% of the customers I suppose. :slight_smile:

After removing - putting back the glass you should have the watch tested for water resistance. That’s another expense. IMO this stone washing project is not worth the effort.
Why don’t you try to add some brushed/satin finish by steel wool first?

I would like to take away the shine, satinizing or brushing would make it even more shiny.

And water resistance is not such a big deal for me, I went bathing with it only once anyways.

Maybe you can find a beadblaster. Gives a nice satin finish without shine.

So you have a decent water tight watch with a nice contrasting bezel and you want to risk all of this just for a slightly different look. I would reconsider this in your shoes.

Bead blasting looks nice. Here’s my bead blasted Seiko 5:

Yeah, bead blasting would be nice. Is it enough to cover the glass with tape?

I wouldn’t even know who to ask, or maybe I would, but I’d have to ship it.

Hmm, I guess I’ll ask my favourite Ti anodizer and bead blaster in the bladecomuty forum.

Thanks for the advice :slight_smile:

The glass wasn’t removed just taped on mine.

Ordered this Hamilton Khaki Mechanical today.