Which Watch Do You Choose to Wear?

For men, watches are one of our only "fashion accessories."  If you think about it, during the week, we all generally conform to the dress codes of our work places.  If you work in a place that requires business attire, you'll wear a typical suit.  Even in a business casual workplace, men are pretty much expected to wear khaki pants and some sort of collared polo-style shirt.  Tradesmen and blue collar workers also have dress standards.  In a position requiring real physical work, you may have to wear a uniform or conform to safety regulations.  Unless you are a work-at-home internet guru, there are expectations to meet.

This Pulsar dress watch is often my office job interview watch

If you wear an early 90s vintage Arsenio Hall suit, people will give you strange looks.  If you wear a "Fly Guy" suit as seen in the movie "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka!" you will get very strange looks and probably a pink slip.  The watch is your only way to express your individual identity.  However, even then, the watch you choose for work may be very different that your weekend watch.

This Timex is often my Weekend Watch

How do you choose which watch you'll wear on any given day?

Still Ticking - My Casio HD

A recent churn of my watch collection turned up my CASIO Men's MW600F-9AV 10-Year Battery Sport Watch. The Casio HD is an inexpensive and unremarkable watch that is great for just banging around. It was only $15 or so. It doesn't clamor for attention and it isn't oversized.  It has a very simple style and a rubber band.  It looks high tech and it is supremely functional.  But, it is made for the long haul.  It has an amazing 10 year battery!  So, when I recently found it again, it was still ticking, still doing it's job, and still ready to wear.

Casio HD - Men's MW600F-9AV 10-Year Battery Sport Watch

[Update - click here for my complete review of the Casio HD!]

Coming Attractions: Manly New Blogs and Sites to Check Out

If you enjoy the technology and history of watches, you might enjoy a couple of my other websites and blogs.  If you like all the dials and readouts of a watch, you'll probably enjoy all the dials and readouts of a decent stereo.  Check out my newest site:  Dirt Cheap Audio Blog.

If you like mechanical sophistication of watches, you might also enjoy reading about firearms on my website:  The Gun Dude.  There are lots of solid articles there for beginning shooters, safety-minded shooters, and folks who are interested in learning about firearms for normal folks.

My Timex Expedition Military-Style Watch with an Antique Enfield No 2. Mk1* .38 S&W Revolver

My Lorus Watch Collection Continues

Last week we covered a recently rediscovered Lorus watch.  But I have two in my collection.  Here is the other vintage Lorus watch that I own.  This one is very minimalist in it's approach, but offers a sleek metallic look in a compact package.

This Lorus is almost space-age looking and it makes for a great bang around watch.  The one featured below is unusual because it has a face that changes color from blue to silver to green.

My Long Lost Lorus Watch: Vintage or Old?

When you have as many watches as I do, you have to rotate your collection around so that you have new things to wear.  I recently turned up this really cool old Lorus Sports watch that is great for banging around on the weekends.  I've probably had this Lorus watch for twenty years.  I'm not sure if it's vintage or old.  I'm not even sure if I'm vintage or old.  But, it is a cool casual watch.

Lorus Sports Watch - Corvette Not Included

This watch uses luminous materials nicely to make it easy to tell time at night.  It also has a small case size by today's standards.  After approximately twenty years of ownership, my Lorus runs strong.  I just have to replace a battery every couple of year.

Of course, that reliability is no surprise.  Lorus is a Seiko watch brand sold by their dealer networks in Europe, Canada, South Africa, Fiji, and Oceania.  So, if you are American, you aren't likely to see many Lorus watches.

Relic Multifunction "Moon Phase" Men's Watch

When you have nice watches, you naturally want to protect them.  I chose to protect my Relic watches by keeping them in their storage tins.  Of course, when you keep them in the tins, you tend not to grab them first when you choose a watch in the morning.  But, when you do grab and open a random watch tin, it is like getting a surprise on Christmas morning.  Recently I rediscovered this "Moon Phase" watch by Relic.

I like this stainless steel Relic watch because it has a complication that shows the sun rise and set or the moon rise and set depending on the time of day.  This is something you'd expect from a high end European watch.  However, Relic makes this high end look available at a relatively affordable price point.

A Relic Stainless Steel Multifunction Watch

I enjoy wearing this sharp looking relic watch to work.  It looks like a million bucks!  Unfortunately, I couldn't find model ZR15557 on Amazon.  However, as of 2025, Fossil offers a very similar Neutra moonphase watch on a leather strap.  You can find it here on Amazon.

Fossil Neutra Moonphase Watch (Amazon photo)

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.