Poor man's watch thread

[Jazzmenco]

So, you have a ton of watches but use them rarely now? That's too bad. I'm retired too and time is my own, but still strap on a watch daily, primarily as jewelry.

Think I'll go back to rotating them on my daily dog walk.

 

[Thin White Duke]

A quick Web search suggests they were intended for diving watches:

TROPIC Watch Straps | Order Online | WatchObsession UK

A true pioneer, the Tropic watch strap is eponymous with marine activities. Sports watch straps known for their durability.

www.watchobsession.co.uk

The Tropic Topic – The Iconic Rubber Watch Strap

In the 1950s recreational diving became a lot more popular and people were beginning to take the hobby up as a leisure pursuit. Exploring and experiencing the underwater kingdom was becoming a real possibility for everybody – who wouln’t love to watch the fish swimming amongst the reefs? The...

bulangandsons.eu

I’ve always loved diving watches and they along with yacht and chronos make up almost all of my collection both TWATs and PMWs.
When I was a very young lad my older brother had a dive watch with that same checkerboard pattern on the rubber strap which I admired and I wonder if that was the birth of my leaning towards divers. Didn’t know there was a name for those straps so thanks for that info!

 

[DorianGreen]

The new Kurono P1 Shanghai Special, available on November 25th.

 

[justridiculous]

Seiko 5 GMT - SSK001

 

[Kevin24]

Does anyone consider discount sellers like Jomashop, Ashford, WatchMaxxx, Watch Warehouse, etc., reliable? Has anyone in this thread had issues when shopping with them?

I ask, as I've read genuine horror stories about all these. But many of their prices for anything below ultra high end, like Rolex, Grand Seiko, and Audemars Piguet, seem reasonable compared to more mainstream retailers.