r覊ustic cy蜖be谈rpu痰nk馃馃

Is there some kind of law that says men's watches must have a dial the same diameter as Jupiter?

What is this gaudy nonsense?

My dad and granddads had watches you could actually wear without worrying about distorting spacetime or attracting orbital detritus

Sep 4, 2017 at 10:11pmWeb
Show threadRotating SkullSep 4, 2017
@cypnk Our grandfathers asserted their manliness by choking Nazis to death. All we got is the chance to buy manly accessories.
Show threadAn octopus that has movedSep 4, 2017
@cypnk Purely a fashion thing, luckily it seems that it's started going the other way now
Show threadr覊ustic cy蜖be谈rpu痰nk馃馃Sep 4, 2017
@troubleMoney Some companies do seem to have come to their senses. And not a moment too soon since I don't think the watch demographic could get any douchier than it already is 馃槪
Show threadAn octopus that has movedSep 4, 2017
@cypnk Might not get back to 36mm being a men's size any time soon but people are realising that 45+mm watches are maybe a bit on the large side
Show threadr覊ustic cy蜖be谈rpu痰nk馃馃Sep 4, 2017
@troubleMoney My current watch is a Seiko SNK809. Mercifully under 40mm and works fine for daily use. It's getting a little beat up since my hobby is carpentry and soap making. Wood shavings and lye are taking their toll
Show threadAn octopus that has movedSep 4, 2017

@cypnk Damn good watches for the price those, got one myself

Can't go wrong with Seiko

Show thread_trampeltierSep 4, 2017

@cypnk
The law of stupid design and the marketing behind.

I'm happy with my old (small) watch. If I'ld like to have an 7" thing on my wrist, I'ld tape a phone on it

Show threadr覊ustic cy蜖be谈rpu痰nk馃馃Sep 4, 2017
@_trampeltier Same. I have a Seiko that I've been happy with, but it's got a whole bunch of scratches on the face and bezel and the strap is a bit dirty. I thought I'd get something else for when I'm with company, but I guess I'm gonna wearing this
Show thread_trampeltierSep 4, 2017
@cypnk
I have a couple of Swatches and an automatic Sector, but I can't (often) / don't like to wear a watch at work on my job now. Even in private I rarely wear a watch now. Almost just on holiday or rarely when I go out.
Show threadr覊ustic cy蜖be谈rpu痰nk馃馃Sep 4, 2017

@_trampeltier I wanted to avoid looking at my phone all the time so I needed a way to tell time without it. The phone really kills the mood in private conversations. It's like an energy vampire

Also, I went camping in the woods recently and my phone was off for peace and quiet and to save the battery for an emergency (not that it mattered since I had no bars most of the time)

I'm pretty lazy with "gadgets" too so I wanted to avoid anything with batteries I might need to change