Apple watch

[bpsmith]

Everybody thought the iPad was pointless and would fail...

 

[Drago]

MP3 players were fairly well established by the time the iPod came along.

Smart watches don't yet enjoy anywhere near that level of market penetration.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Everybody thought the iPad was pointless and would fail...

Yes but the computer industry had been flirting with tablets for years, I remember a tablet a customer had years ago that ran on standard windows and had hand writing recognition that he used for filling in mortgage application forms on customers sites. They would come onto the market place and then disappear and then another one would appear and this went on for years before the ipad came out and the idea finally took off.

 

[John the Monkey]

Never heard of a Hamilton Viewmatic @John the Monkey but it looks quite nice, and only £470.

It's a beautiful watch, especially the steel cased version with the silver dial.

I regret that I've not reached a point in life where I, personally, could describe it as "only" £470, but that's a reasonable statement in watch terms

 

[Drago]

I need to get my eyes tested!

 

[bpsmith]

Yes but the computer industry had been flirting with tablets for years, I remember a tablet a customer had years ago that ran on standard windows and had hand writing recognition that he used for filling in mortgage application forms on customers sites. They would come onto the market place and then disappear and then another one would appear and this went on for years before the ipad came out and the idea finally took off.

An old Area Manager I worked with had the Compaq version running Windows back in the day. They were literally a laptop that you could use a stylus to write on. Hardly comparable to an iPad. The current tablet market was built on the iPad paving the way.

 

[subaqua]

Well mine has a Compass, Altimeter, Temperature, Alarm, Chrono and a sort of Barometer all accessible from a touch screen ............ oh yes and it tells the time as well.

But I know what you mean

yeah so does my Citizen aqualand. but i can take that into the shower without cacking it. oh and it goes to 200m apparently. 60m is the deepest i have taken it

 

[phil_hg_uk]

It's a beautiful watch, especially the steel cased version with the silver dial.

I regret that I've not reached a point in life where I, personally, could describe it as "only" £470, but that's a reasonable statement in watch terms

That is a nice looking watch, I have another Tissot one that is more of a dress type watch that looks a lot like that just with a black face.

I am a sucker for watches as you might have guessed I have quite a few it becomes an obsession if you aren't careful.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

An old Area Manager I worked with had the Compaq version running Windows back in the day. They were literally a laptop that you could use a stylus to write on. Hardly comparable to an iPad. The current tablet market was built on the iPad paving the way.

This one wasn't a laptop it was a tablet it had no keyboard attached, if you wanted to type you used either hand writing recognition or an on screen keyboard. Although you could buy an infra-red keyboard as an extra if you wanted, it need propping up so you could use the keyboard so that the infra-red sensors would line up properly

I used to have to go round and fix software problems with it on a regular basis, I hated the thing but he loved it .......... when it worked properly.

 

[John the Monkey]

That is a nice looking watch, I have another Tissot one that is more of a dress type watch that looks a lot like that just with a black face.

I am a sucker for watches as you might have guessed I have quite a few it becomes an obsession if you aren't careful.

I think I know the Tissot you mean, although I can't call the name to mind - if it's the one I'm thinking of, it's a favourite over on Watchuseek, iirc.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

yeah so does my Citizen aqualand. but i can take that into the shower without cacking it. oh and it goes to 200m apparently. 60m is the deepest i have taken it

Nice watch, I like citizen watches I got an Eco Drive 2100 off ebay a few months ago it is a bit battered and the alarm doesn't work properly and it weighs about the same as a small car but it is a lovely watch.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I think I know the Tissot you mean, although I can't call the name to mind - if it's the one I'm thinking of, it's a favourite over on Watchuseek, iirc.

It is this one, the picture doesn't do it justice though it is very very very shiny indeed and has a see through back. I have only worn it a couple of times as I am scared of scratching it.

 

[John the Monkey]

Very nice! The one I was thinking of is the Visodate;

http://www.tissot.ch/?collections/p...ERITAGE_VISODATE_AUTOMATIC/T019.430.16.031.01

(I've a slight preference for baton hour markings on a dress watch)

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Very nice! The one I was thinking of is the Visodate;

http://www.tissot.ch/?collections/p...ERITAGE_VISODATE_AUTOMATIC/T019.430.16.031.01

(I've a slight preference for baton hour markings on a dress watch)

Yes I can see what you mean it looks very old school with the design of the logo.

 

[subaqua]

Nice watch, I like citizen watches I got an Eco Drive 2100 off ebay a few months ago it is a bit battered and the alarm doesn't work properly and it weighs about the same as a small car but it is a lovely watch.

thanx.

its this one http://www.creationwatches.com/watc...er-altimeter-promaster-jp3050-55w-jp3050.html
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/fs-citizen-promaster-aquamount-jp3050-55w-full-titanium-765562.html

bought brand spanky new in 2008 and worn everyday except when it went for service in January this year when the barometer packed in.