jimmy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:15 pm
Yep I’ve always been one who likes to know the time in the surf.
I've worn watches since my father gave me an Omega Seamaster when I was still in primary school. I wore that watch to death, surfing etc, and didn't realise till many years later that it was quite valuable. I don't know what happened to that one in particular, but I've inherited a few of dads old watches, including a vintage Seamaster and a Flightmaster, which are both quite valuable, especially the Flightmaster. He had some very interesting time pieces, that have gone missing. I suspect this happened when their house was broken in to not long after dad passed away and we had taken mum in to care for her. The watches I still have were in the safe.
Anyway, I digress ... I've always maintained that wearing a watch in the surf was to indicate how late I was going to be for work or whatever other obligations were on the table.
The tide watch idea seemed like a natural progression. I started with the Rip Curl Rifles watch, which was okay, but seemed to chew through the battery, and didn't offer much in the way of functions. The GPS tide watch was purchased due to its superior tide data and functions, and also for the fact that it doesn't require battery replacement.
I was keen on the Garmin for a while, but the bad reviews and added purchase cost swayed me away.
Apple watches are popular with a lot of friends and work colleagues, but I use android phones which cancelled that option out.
The moving finger writes and having writ moves on ... now all thy piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel even half a line ... nor all thy tears wash out a single word of it.