<VV> Watches (not much Corvair)

[Nick Elzinga]

I have a number of watches, some of which drive me to distraction, but on my
arm right now is a Raymond Weil W1 - dark blue dial, stainless steel case
and strap. I also have a new (as in never worn) Seiko military chronograph
with three additional dials on the main matt black dial. The counter hands
and the second hand are red.  I have a Lacoste with a matt black dial with a
honeycomb look and rather intricate link bracelet, a titanium and gold
Longines Conquest, a Seiko Digital from the mid seventies that was often
advertized in National Geographic and then a box full of logo watches that
usually stop working the first time you drop them. I had two Omega Dynamics,
but both were taken by domestic workers.

Nick

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Sent: 20 June 2008 02:40 PM
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Subject: <VV> Watches (not much Corvair)

Hi,

I'm stuck in the 60s, which I think was one of the most historically
significant decades in history. Aside from our favorite car being sold, the
60s saw social and technological changes that continue to ripple through
current times and across the globe. I'm a big enthusiast of the space
program (major 60s technical achievement), which lead to my career as an
engineer (though I have spent most of my time in the computer industry as
opposed to my time in aerospace) and to my minor obsession of collecting
"space" watches and military watches. My favorite watch is the Omega
Speedmaster moon watch and the Bulova Accutron (an amazing piece of
engineering) followed by Heurer Autavias. The Heurer Autavias were
advertised in the back of Road&Track, a magazine that always had kind things
to say about Corvairs during the 60s. So, I was thinking this morning, about
the French GP (this weekend - televised practice on Speed TV today),
watches, and cars - and started wondering what my fello
 w Vair enthusiasts wore on their wrists. As an informal survey, post what
you are wearing for a watch.

Regards,
Joe White
CORSA, RMC

P.S. The most widely worn pilot watch is the Timex Ironman ...