I expected to find ad nauseam debates about this topic, but didn’t find anything useful, with either the forum search or Google. Searches only reveal calculations about the grams of actual gold, yet don’t address the total weight of the watch and bracelet.

• My new TT sub weighs only 167 grams.
• My SS Certina weighs 185 grams.
• And my Damasko DS82 weighs 195 grams.

I have small wrists, but all 3 are sized to fit the same way.

18K gold is nearly twice as heavy as SS, and…

Weight of gold vs TT vs steel watches

The watch I expected to buy this year showed up today. I’ve always loved chronographs, but with my aged eyesight, I thought I’d never be able to use those tiny sub-dials again.

WUS showed me another way !!

I learned of central minute chronos, and remembered the old Lemania 5100 from my search 20+ years ago.

Today Sinn and Damasco have carried the torch, along with a few others.

I ordered the Damasco a couple of months ago, and today it made it to my house. I absolutely love it.

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New Central Minute Chrono came today !!

I couldn’t pass it up:

I doubt I’ve risen to the point where anyone remembers what I’ve posted, but I’m the guy who posted the anti-Rolex diatribe a little while back. I’ll admit it was trolly, but it was late and ethanol was involved…………

But the conundrum has always bothered me. Rolex is a status symbol recognized by the non-WIS. So why would I want one ?

Because it is authentic. In this case ^2. it’s THE original dive watch, and its real…

Not your ordinary “Got the call…” story

I have never worn a watch while playing golf. But this week I tried it out, because time is actually an important part of the game (tee time, pace of play, etc).

My watches wear very gently. I never beat them up or get damaging scratches or dents anywhere.

But I’ve observed that playing golf makes that pretty difficult. Reaching for clubs and putting them back forces one to be very careful not to put your watch through a literal obstacle course.

What do you guys do ?

Special watch for…

Best watch for golf ?