WATCH POP

We went on a family vacation over the Thanksgiving holiday and I left my watch (Omega AT, black 38mm) on the whole time mostly for the convienence of always knowing where it was. We stayed in different hotels and I didn't want my watch to get lost. When we got home, I went to take it off and thought to myself, "Hey, I've been wearing it continously for 6 days. How long could I wear a watch?"

Well, it's been over 2 weeks. It got a little scary when I was rotating the tires on my truck...I clanked it a couple of times on the truck and then on the garage floor...no damage. I think I remember reading that Chuck suggests a wrist sweatband as a watch "protector". I thought of it after I clanked it....

What's your personal wear record, duration-wise?

For this event, I've defined "wearing" as the watch and bracelet (the rules would be different if you have a strap or a bracelet that separates) always encircle my arm/hand/fingers (this allows me to move the watch to my other arm if I want).

The AT is an easy watch to wear 24/7. I'm thinking any of the newer seamasters would be the same for me (water resistance being the deciding factor in round-the-clock wear).

Cheers,
Joe Hi Joe,

You really shouldn't bathe while wearing your watch. It is just asking for trouble, and trust me when I say that an Omega, which has suffered a water leak, isn't a pretty sight inside. [1]

Frank N.

[1] Wearing a watch with the screwdown crown unscrewed is also a bad idea. The 3 days I spent in the hospital after getting out of ICU.

If we're not talking 24/7, but wearing it everyday, then I think my record is almost 2 months of wear for my AT that I got two years ago.

Best Regards,

Damon When your watch gets out of order you have a choice of two things to do: throw it in the fire or take it to the watch-tinker. The former is the quickest. -MT When your watch gets out of order you have a choice of two things to do: throw it in the fire or take it to the watch-tinker. The former is the quickest. -MT ... continually (but removing it at night) my record is about 16 years. I started wearing my SS Seamaster in 1954 and then got led astray by Japanese quartz watches early in the 1970's!

Derek Duncan It's pretty well healed and I've been walking on it for about 3 weeks now. The first week in the cast and then the last 2 in a shoe wearing a ASO brace (straps, velcro, laces and stretchy stuff all designed to limit the side-to-side movement of my ankle, but still let me walk, albeit with a limp). My foot still tires easily, gets sore and feels like it's all pins and needles. Doc says it will be spring before I'm walking normally and a full year before I'm completely recovered. Everything is still a go for full recovery though and I'm looking forward to being better. I was out of work for 8 weeks and it's been nuts for the last couple of weeks since I went back. I've been lurking some here, but haven't been keeping up with the other forums too much. I'm putting in 8 hour days at work and coming home wiped out. I'm sleeping 10 hours/night. Very unusual for me....

On the watch, I've been wearing it 24/7. Never taking it off, not even for a second. It's 16 days at this point. It is a great watch. Two years after my purchase, I couldn't be happier.

In other news, my vintage seamaster is in the shop. It was having problems, running for 20 mins or so and then stopping. I figure with the Christmas season, I won't see it until after the new year.

As a joke, a friend brought me back a "rolex" from NYC that he bought from a street vendor for $40. It's a two-tone datejust, with an automatic movement. Amazingly, it keeps pretty good time. I've worn it a couple of times just for fun. It's a nice looking watch.

cheers to everybody....

Joe

I shouldn't wear it when I spray paint or change a tire either. But I have.

I remember reading "Don't shock your watch" thermal or otherwise...good advice. Probably from Chuck, he's full of it (good advice, I mean! :-)

To that end, I've worn the watch while showering, dipped my arm into near freezing water and worn it while running a chain saw.

I clean it with a toothbrush and some soft soapy water (or I just spit toothpaste drool on it...ha, ha, ha)

Thanks and Cheers!

Joe

For the old Flighty...i was a medical student and had this crazy night on-call! Had to stay the whole next day, too! No sleep at all and I walked outside St.Michael's hospital after all this to find out my bicycle had been stolen! I was [word removed]ed!

Now I wear my watch for 30 hours every 4th day! That's when I'm on-call as a resident...

Stuff to look forward to Damon;)

Cheers,
Sam Collection: 3712/1A Patek Philippe Nautilus * 16520 Rolex Daytona white & black "A" serial * 1680 Rolex Submariner white * 5513 Rolex Submariner (x2) * 1665 Rolex Sea-Dweller white * 1675 Rolex GMT Master * Omega Speedmaster 18K gold Apollo XI 1969 1st edition * Omega Flightmaster * Porsche Design chrono Lemania 5100 * Tudor Pre-tiger Chronograph 79170 * Omega Speedmaster 125 * Seiko 40th anniversary diver * Seiko SKX009 * On a dive trip to Bonaire, I was using a Citizen Aqualand Duplex, titanium on a bracelet. I wore it in the shower to get the sea salt washed out good, and wore it to bed because I just have a habit of wearing my watch to bed when I'm travelling.
Cheers,
Bruce I wore my stainless and carbon fiber Luminox (no flaming please) for over 6 months without taking it off. I replaced the stainless bracelet for a NATO which was trashed when I sold it to a buddy of mine when I redeployed to take my current job at Rock Island Aresenal...oh, we didn't shower much! Strapped my Seiko 6309 on to my wrist when I left California in early August 1990, and didn't take it off until I came home until sometime in May 1991. Couldn't afford an Omega back then (actually didn't even know they existed).

Sometimes wore my white Omega GMT on the battlefield during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM last year, but switched to a G-Shock when it looked like things might get a little bit rough.

Semper Fidelis.
Phil Semper Fidelis. Phil How about 10+ years ! I had my SEIKO dive watch on 24/7 for over 10 years, until the band broke & it needed a cleaning.My parents got it for me for my H.S. graduation in 1972 , I never took it off, even during my 4 yr. stent in the army. I still wear it every now & then ........ wagger55 I'm going through end of the semester test cramming now. This week I had a chem test Monday night, studied all day Tuesday for my A&P II lab practical that was today and a calc test tonight. I'm now studying for the calc test, and when that's done, I have finals next week. I hate the end of the semester; everything gets crammed in.

Best Regards,

Damon When your watch gets out of order you have a choice of two things to do: throw it in the fire or take it to the watch-tinker. The former is the quickest. -MT