Quite a bit different from the rest. The 24-hour clock face is a constantly updating pie-chart of when the sun rises and sets, so it's exactly half-and-half on the equinoxes, the white part is biggest on the summer solstice and it's not hard to work out what it looks like in the winter.
As well as that, you can turn the digital time-display off leaving just a single hour hand slowly creeping over the hours. So the long day at work isn't seemingly longer by glancing the minutes number that increases slowly...
That particular one isn't being made anymore, but there are newer models that also predict moonrise and moonset... if you really want to know when that happens.
Not because I don't want one -- I have about ten of the things spread around the house.
Problem is, every watch I've ever owned brings me out in a rash. Plastic, leather, stainless steel, cheap nickel, gold-plated or Titanium, all the same.
I had a rotary, traditional type with a leather strap. It finally died on me a few months back and I haven't replaced it. Now rely on the mobile phone for the time.
I have a nice Breitling Hercules, very large and heavy, keeps good time but I only wear it for best due to the cost, I also have a nice Panerai GMT also costly, the one I wear most is a Traser with luminous Viles on it, they shine without needing to be charged up by a light.
I have several watches, including a brand new rather expensive one that I bought about 6 years ago, but have never worn because the bracelet is too big (and keep forgetting to have it done).
I never wear a watch indoors, but my going out watch is a Storm watch with chrome bracelet, ultraviolet coloured dial and lunar numerals. I love it so much, that I have forgotten all the rest.
Citizen automatic diver's watch. It's been very accurate over the two years I've owned it. It averages about a second a day, and depending on how I sit the watch at night, I can make it go, on average, a second fast a day or a second slow a day, so don't need to manually change the time, other than when the clocks go forward and backwards. Have had watches since a child, so would feel naked without one.
I do have another watch sitting around, which is an analogue/digital Accurist world time watch, but that hasn't been used since getting the Citizen.
Sometimes I wear my gold Gucci one I bought years ago (when I was living at home with my mum & dad and could afford it then) if I'm going somewhere and want to look smart.
I just use the clock on my mobile phone now if I need to.
I also have a diving watch and also a cheap Swatch watch.
I'm always tempted buying another watch even though I never wear them for some reason (like a am with torches).
I got a Seiko kinetic diver's watch. Was sceptical about this kinetic technology, but 3 years on it keeps perfect time and the seal will never need breaking to change the battery!
I am very restricted on what watches I can wear due to allergies and this is the only metal one I've found that doesn't cause me problems. Prior to that I had to wear all plastic ones.
Have got a number of swatches (pretty ones with stones in the straps and stuff) and a very cute nurses fob that my Dad bought me after I looked after him when he was ill (I did always want to be a nurse, I think he thought if he got me the watch I'd feel like I almost was one! aaahh)
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Quite a bit different from the rest. The 24-hour clock face is a constantly updating pie-chart of when the sun rises and sets, so it's exactly half-and-half on the equinoxes, the white part is biggest on the summer solstice and it's not hard to work out what it looks like in the winter.
As well as that, you can turn the digital time-display off leaving just a single hour hand slowly creeping over the hours. So the long day at work isn't seemingly longer by glancing the minutes number that increases slowly...
That particular one isn't being made anymore, but there are newer models that also predict moonrise and moonset... if you really want to know when that happens.
This is mine (apart from slightly different Hands) Mine is about 15 years old now, feel naked without it.
http://www.idozona.hu/katalogus.php?n=ad&kod=598
Alas the battery has died today
Not because I don't want one -- I have about ten of the things spread around the house.
Problem is, every watch I've ever owned brings me out in a rash. Plastic, leather, stainless steel, cheap nickel, gold-plated or Titanium, all the same.
Pain in the neck (or should that be arm) it is.
I have a pocket watch that I use if ever I wear a suit, which is rare these days, so normally I just go by my phone.
I never wear a watch indoors, but my going out watch is a Storm watch with chrome bracelet, ultraviolet coloured dial and lunar numerals. I love it so much, that I have forgotten all the rest.
I do have another watch sitting around, which is an analogue/digital Accurist world time watch, but that hasn't been used since getting the Citizen.
Sometimes I wear my gold Gucci one I bought years ago (when I was living at home with my mum & dad and could afford it then) if I'm going somewhere and want to look smart.
I just use the clock on my mobile phone now if I need to.
I also have a diving watch and also a cheap Swatch watch.
I'm always tempted buying another watch even though I never wear them for some reason (like a am with torches).
I'd like a nice Omega one, but can't offord it.
I am very restricted on what watches I can wear due to allergies and this is the only metal one I've found that doesn't cause me problems. Prior to that I had to wear all plastic ones.
i had a nike sports watch which stopped working after 2 years.. gave up...
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