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lydyI know exactly what I want:
An analog watch with Roman numerals, a second hand, day, date, perpetual calendar, and water resistant, for less than $50. I'd prefer a leather watch strap, but I can always replace a metal one. It'd be extra cool if I could find a self-winding or solar-powered watch, but those appear to be all out of my price range.
Unrealistic, you say. Dreamer, you say. Well, yes, if you want a watch that fits on a woman. If you're a guy, you have a vast array of choices. Why not buy a guy's watch, then? you ask. Because guys' watches are around 40 mm wide, and women's are about 25 mm or so. A 40 mm watch would look...well, you know how the classical geek of yore looked with the heavy, black, bug-eyed glasses? It's roughly the same thing for the wrist.
I have found one brand of watch that has everything I want (except the leather strap) but the price scares me: $10. On the other hand, perhaps I'll take two, they're small.
P.S. If you want a chronograph, you're pretty much stuck with a diver's watch or a guy's watch, neither of which looks ok for daily wear.
An analog watch with Roman numerals, a second hand, day, date, perpetual calendar, and water resistant, for less than $50. I'd prefer a leather watch strap, but I can always replace a metal one. It'd be extra cool if I could find a self-winding or solar-powered watch, but those appear to be all out of my price range.
Unrealistic, you say. Dreamer, you say. Well, yes, if you want a watch that fits on a woman. If you're a guy, you have a vast array of choices. Why not buy a guy's watch, then? you ask. Because guys' watches are around 40 mm wide, and women's are about 25 mm or so. A 40 mm watch would look...well, you know how the classical geek of yore looked with the heavy, black, bug-eyed glasses? It's roughly the same thing for the wrist.
I have found one brand of watch that has everything I want (except the leather strap) but the price scares me: $10. On the other hand, perhaps I'll take two, they're small.
P.S. If you want a chronograph, you're pretty much stuck with a diver's watch or a guy's watch, neither of which looks ok for daily wear.
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Date: 2006-08-03 08:17 pm (UTC)I'd say, try the $10 watch. Especially if it's someplace that you can return it easily if it breaks after a few weeks. That's why I like Target for such things.
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Date: 2006-08-05 04:57 am (UTC)Perpetual calendar means that it knows how long the month is, so that if it's June, you don't have to correct June 31st to July 1st. I have to laboriously figure out how many days there are in a month, and then do that twizzle thing with the stem which I find difficult because I have big fingers and not much manual dexterity. Which means that for about the first week of any month following a less than 31 day month, the date is off by at least a day. I want a watch with a date because I can never remember the date in the first place. Having to remember that I haven't changed it, yet, and adding an additional day -- kinda defeats the whole point of the date in the first place. Besides, I'm easily annoyed and this is annoying.