On Jun 3, 10:03*am, Frogwatch wrote:
A previous thread morphed into a discussion of watches. *Since this is
a boating NG, a good watch should be nearly waterproof and in my case
seriously shockproof cuz I will wear it caving too. *I used to wear
cheapo Casio digital watches until they started putting every weirdo
feature in em till you could no longer tell the time without
consulting the manual. *My son also informed me that digitals are for
nerds which does not bother me much but my wife also said I ought to
get a good looking watch.
So, suggestions on an under $200 watch.
How about under $300?

My boss when I worked for a defense contractor in the 80s was a Marine
Corps Colonel with a PhD in physics who flew his own plane, a real
interesting guy. *One day I went with him to a jewlery store in Sam
Diego so he could get his watch checked. *The store owner offered to
buy his watch and offered "15" which my boss refused thinking it was
worth at least "18". *After we left, I asked if his watch was a Rolex
and he replied that his watch was to a Rolex what a Rolex was to
Timex. *What I had interpreted as $1500 and $1800 was actually $15000
and $18000. *The watch was an Audeman-Piaget (or something like that)
and he wore it all the time. *Although he was a short guy, I think he
could take care of himself if somebody tried to mug him.

Froggy, I'm tellin' ya, ya can't go wrong with this sucker. It takes a
lickin' and keeps on tickin', and it's a good looking watcch. And,
it's less than $200.

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