Watch Wearing Wednesday: Legion Watch from Belk

This is my Legion watch from 2015 or so. Apparently, there was another Legion brand from an offshore manufacturer that was very popular back in the day. However, this Legion brand watch is a house-brand watch that was created for Belk department stores.

A Legion brand watch from Belk

I don't know if a 9-year-old watch counts as vintage.  I'm afraid that if it does, I might count as vintage, too.  If you'd like to read a review of this watch, bang it here!

A Legion Watch on a restaurant menu

Best Watches to Stick in a Shoe at the Beach

Memorial Day weekend is behind us and summer vacation season has started in the United States.  People will be spending time at the beach, at the pool, and by various swimming spots in lakes and rivers all around the country.  This is a good time to ponder the age old question:  which watch should I wear to the beach?  Unless you are wearing some kind of SCUBA Steve commando diver watch, you probably don't want to actually swim with your watch on.  Your watch might end up tucked in a shoe by the water's edge or on the beach house patio.  

Watches from Nautica, Chase-Durer, Casio, and Izod
grace ratty old shoes with their presence

Back in the 80s and before, you'd just have a little mound of shoes and clothing marking your spot and you'd just jump in.  Of course, now, that you've got a $2000 phone, you'll probably leave a person by your stuff just to stand guard.  But, let's just pretend you were going to leave a watch tucked into your shoes while you go swimming.  Which watch will you leave behind in those shoes?  Here are four watches that I'd tuck in a shoe at the beach.

Bulova Marine Star - 

I picked up this nice Bulova Marine Star watch at a thrift store (Don't Tell Anyone) and it shows its nautical inspiration is many subtle ways.  But, it's an old watch and I wouldn't fully trust it's 100-meter waterproofing now.  It might be the watch that needs some fresh O-ring caseback gaskets.  For now, it'll be in the shoe at the beach and look great at the seafood shack later.

A Bulova Marine Star Watch

Nautica Black Dial Signal Watch - 

My old Nautica watch has the perfect look for bumming around at the beach.  The rubber strap is beginning to deteriorate a bit and it will soon be time for a replacement strap.

Nautica Black Dial Signal Watch

Timex Weekender -

If any watch was ever made for weekends at the beach, it would have to be the Timex Weekender.  No matter what kind of strap color combination you choose, it would be perfect for shoe time by the shore.  It was a big deal when the Timex Weekender came out and you can still find them here on Amazon.

A Timex Weekender displayed with multiple strap combinations

Caribbean Joe -

Finally, you've got to include any watch from Caribbean Joe.  The beach hut and the palm tree are right there on the dial.  My green sunburst dial Caribbean Joe watchgreen sunburst dial Caribbean Joe watch has the right vacation mindset, but doesn't offer any water resistance.  Fortunately, it was cheap enough to go into a shoe.

A Close Up of a Caribbean Joe Watch Dial

Whether you tuck your watch in a shoe or put that water resistance to the test, have fun at the beach this summer!

TGIF: "Go To" Weekender Watches

TGIF! Now that the workweek is done, what's your favorite watch for banging around on the weekend?  Do you need something rugged or something casual?  Hard rock or yacht rock? Do you favor casual "weekender" watches from brands like Timex or Citizen?  So many questions.  Don't get stressed.  It's Friday.

Timex Weekender with Tachymeter Markings

This Timex Weekender has been one of my favorites for a long time.  Most Timex Weekenders have plain bezels, but not this one.  It has tachymeter functions.  I found this one at Walmart and, within a few months, the brand must have unified their Weekender standards and all the Timex Weekenders had plain metal bezels.  Sometimes watch models don't last for long.  They get supplanted by new models all the time for unknown reasons.  Sometimes you just have to get when the getting is good.

A display of casual Timex watches for Valentines Day

If you'd like to read a review of this Timex Weekender, check my Timex Weekender Review here on this blog.  Of course, Timex isn't the only watch brand applying the term "Weekender" to its more casual watches.  My Citizen Weekender is also a good choice.

What's your go to Weekender watch?

The Office Watch versus The Evening Watch

Do you wear one watch to the office and another in the evening when you get home? I do.

I like to wear my nicer watches to work and wear bang around watches after hours.  During the work week, I often wear my Bulova, Citizen, Grenen, Insignum, Relic, and Seiko watches.  

 In the evening, I often wear Timex watches with Indiglo backlighting.  

On the weekends anything goes.  That is when the sportier watches come out to play.  I like to wear my ADNA XXL watch because the silicone band bounces off of anything this watch hits!

Zoo York Men's Watch Photos

My new Zoo York watch has quickly become one of my favorite bang around watches.  It's bright, it's interesting, and it's not overly expensive.

 Here are some pictures of my Zoo York quartz watch out and about town:

This Zoo York fits right in at IKEA.

Looks Good at a Local Diner

On the veranda at a local park.

Overall, this Zoo York watch grabs the spotlight no matter where it may be.