Brad Eden Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Just now, salmontogue said: How do you climb out of the hole is the postholer is on top of you? Inquiring minds. Who's hijacking the thread now? 😉😁 Link to post Share on other sites
salmontogue Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Brad Eden said: Who's hijacking the thread now? 😉😁 It's always important to have an escape plan. Sorta like knowing where the fire extinguisher is located, the life jackets are stored, the fire exits and the cold beer. Link to post Share on other sites
Speaks Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I like nice watches but funds that would be required to collect them are generally dispersed elsewhere. When I go to a meeting and am sizing people up I notice the watch and shoes well before what suit someone is wearing, I guess those are just easier for me to judge quality on. So I make sure to have high quality of both. At present though my collection of Allen Edmonds Shoes is much better than my watch collection. I will very likely though add one more nice one after this years bonus. Link to post Share on other sites
GB Jack Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Brad Eden said: UJ Ad Sponsor Gun Dog Supply just announced $50 off on the Garmin Instinct Watch. Great Segway!!! Link to post Share on other sites
GB Jack Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, Speaks said: I like nice watches but funds that would be required to collect them are generally dispersed elsewhere. When I go to a meeting and am sizing people up I notice the watch and shoes well before what suit someone is wearing, I guess those are just easier for me to judge quality on. So I make sure to have high quality of both. At present though my collection of Allen Edmonds Shoes is much better than my watch collection. I will very likely though add one more nice one after this years bonus. The plant for Allen edmunds is about an hour away from me , I used to wear nothing but their shoes for work, extremely high quality, as I’ve gotten older , I’m moved towards a little more comfortable dress shoes like the Cole Haan line . Like wearing a tennis shoe as far as comfortability. No denying AE makes one if the best shoes ever created . Link to post Share on other sites
WyomingArt Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 3 hours ago, dogrunner said: They still learn it at Carpenter Apprentice School in my area. "Square, plumb and level." I wondered if an age demographic that uses a cell phone instead of a watch would use a phone app for checking plumb and level Good to hear that apprentice program is teaching carpenters. There's some practical things kids probably shouldn't learn via cell phones. This might be one of them. Sometimes it's hard to be a geezer in a world of digital..... Link to post Share on other sites
stephen brown Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Do four working and two broken watches qualify as a collection? Link to post Share on other sites
DennisMcFeely Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Yes, I've been collecting for more than thirty years. I like watches of all types and price points. Link to post Share on other sites
Novicecamper Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I like mechanical watches, got an oris that I never wear, also a marathon general purpose benrus movement, only 600 made. It’s my fav, wear it everywhere but work. Link to post Share on other sites
DennisMcFeely Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 42 minutes ago, Novicecamper said: I like mechanical watches, got an oris I think Oris are one of the best values out there. Which one? Link to post Share on other sites
walt lister Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I like watches and have a few, nothing real expensive. About 25 years ago I decided I'd buy an Omega Seamaster, I had looked at them over the years and was in a position to afford it. At the shop I held the Seamaster and was about to go for it when I noticed a Citizen Eco-Drive that looked similar and was a LOT less expensive. I was intrigued by the solar cell face that keeps it charged and it came to me that I could save enough money to buy another shotgun. It has now run for those 25 years with no problems or stoppages except having to replace the band that was damaged in a car wreck. I would buy another if this one ever gives up. Link to post Share on other sites
RuffChaser Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 6 hours ago, Brad Eden said: Not watches but I collect Postholers. My collection includes the traditional hand held, the scissor-action, the universal, the double-pivot , the offset, an electric operated Postholer, a 2 cycle, a 4 cycle, a diesel, a PTO 3 point hitch Posthole auger, and am adding a cordless Battery operated Postholer soon. But can you dig a hole that is "true"??? Link to post Share on other sites
spring Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I can't at all say I'm a collector but do find them interesting. One does a variety of things like keeping track of leap year to a stop watch to moon phases. If you keep it wound, it supposedly won't need any sort of adjustments for something like 120 years, and that will only be because of the slight differential in the earth's actual rotation and the 365 day year. Crazy, huh? It's cool to see the movement do its thing through the glass on the back. It's my weekday watch. I have another self-winder that I pull out on weekends. Truly look forward to that moment each Friday.... 😊 Link to post Share on other sites
Zoli 16ga. Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 My only one that 'I think' would be collectable. Link to post Share on other sites
terrym Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Not a collector but have worn a watch since I was a kid. I have a couple but my daily wear is a Seiko Land Shark. Auto winding, waterproof. Great watch for the money. Link to post Share on other sites
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