The Watch

[Iceglow]

Who doesn't steal a wallet every now and then?

Every time I see this thread's title I think someone's taking the black.

I took the black a long time ago.

See leather watch strap would probably need replacing every 3 - 5 years due to wear and tear or sweat rot depending on the person who owns it. Therefore identifying the strap may be pointless. Your objective is to identify not the strap but the watch face/mechanism itself. As pointed out by Pike, quartz watches are seriously common. Pretty much every single watch out there is a quartz watch. Those with Roman Numerals are almost equally as common, it is actually rarer for a quartz watch face to have a full set of numbers 1 - 12. Far more common for it to bear the 12, 3, 6 and 9 with the rest of them as "ticks" on the screen or as numerals since these often fit tidier on to the dial or look better.

The size of the watch mechanism/face would help too you say it had a thin strap on but as pointed out the likelihood of that being the original strap is nil. If it was truly his grandfather's watch then it would one assume be in the region of 50+ years old. Even 40+ years old we're talking an average of 8 - 45 straps minimum.

[Pumpkin]

It was an overall small watch.
Also, the watch looked fairly new so I think by him saying his grandfather gave it to him he meant as a present because it most certainly did not look 50+ years old.

[Pumpkin]

Sorry I know I'm not supposed to double post but I found a pic that looks almost like it. Except the hands were shapped different and not blue

(SPOILER)

[NorthernChaosGod]

If it's similar to that watch, can't you just look up the company and browse for similar styles?

People like the passport office and driving school.

Most official documents require a birth certificate anyway, but I don't see how that requires carrying one in your wallet. Especially since in the US you need to show a birth certificate to even get an ID or driver's license.

[Pike]

It was an overall small watch.
Also, the watch looked fairly new so I think by him saying his grandfather gave it to him he meant as a present because it most certainly did not look 50+ years old.

That's what I'd assume it means also. It's not going to have belonged to his grandfather (for very long, anyway) if it's a quartz.

If it's similar to that watch, can't you just look up the company and browse for similar styles?

You probably wouldn't get very far. The watch in the picture is a.) an automatic (mechanical) and b.) supposedly Swiss made. Which means it's a.) going to be expensive and b.) said company is probably not in the business of manufacturing cheapo quartzes, which is what Shion's watch is. The watch may "look" similar but that would be where any similarities end. That's all just an educated guess on my part, of course.

I am afraid, Shion, that you are going to have a tough time unless you manage to get the name of the company that made the watch or get a picture or something.

P.S. In case anyone cares (...*cricket chirp*...) the watch hands in the picture Shion posted are called Breguet hands and are sort of a sign of a classy watch. :3

[Pumpkin]

Yar, that watch is sold at a store very close to where I go to school but it isn't the one I want. I was just giving an idea of what it looks like.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Pike, you know a lot about watches.

[Pike]

Yes. Yes I do. Entirely too much, in fact.

This is what mine looks like, by the way. It's super neat to watch the balance wheel and all the other parts spin around!

[Agent Proto]

Thin black leather band: Check
Silver face: Check
Roman numerals: Check

Just going by the descriptions and basing it on the picture of the watch you used that is very similar to the watch you are looking for, I believe I might have found your watch...

Or maybe not.


lol, made in China.

It's close enough.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Yes. Yes I do. Entirely too much, in fact.

This is what mine looks like, by the way. It's super neat to watch the balance wheel and all the other parts spin around!

When I decide to spoil myself with a watch, I'm coming to you.

[Jiro]

All this watch talk makes me want to buy a new one. I like the little blue hands, they're wicked.

[Loony BoB]

I didn't know watches were worn by people these days. I thought it was an old-person thing. You know, people who don't have mobile phones. If I'm gonna wear something on my wrist, it sure as hell better be a TMNT slap-on... thing. Whatever they were called. Man, those were so cool. In the 80's.

[Martyr]

Every time I see this thread, I think of Pulp Fiction.

I have no idea how do find your watch though. I know somebody who might, but he's not my friend. He's a distant friend of my father who we see about once every 3-6- years, and I don't know how to contact him and he lives about 1200 miles away.

[Iceglow]

I wonder if Pike wants to help me pick a nice mechanical with auto winding I need a watch.

[Pike]

I didn't know watches were worn by people these days. I thought it was an old-person thing.

Oh man I know I'm old but I can't fathom not having a watch D: I had to go without a watch for a few days a couple years back when my last one broke and it drove me nuts. I felt completely naked.

I wonder if Pike wants to help me pick a nice mechanical with auto winding I need a watch.

Gimme a price range and I'll give you a list of good solid companies/brands. That offer is for anyone in the thread, by the way!