What time do you wear?

And the fact that Rocco Siffredi sports a Panerai should be enough to make all of us go into hybernation.

Howard which "arm" does Rocco wear his watch on?

Thorton,
Happy to put the Aero against a Rolex Quartz, as Breitling doubles the Chronometer requirement for each of its drives, whereas Rolex is happy to meet it.

If value is your criteria, may I suggest you look into a Citizen Ecodrive, or a drugstore Timex, as the Timex will be more accurate than the Rolex, and in the case of the Citizen, you won’t even have to move your wrist to get it to wind – leave it on a window ledge.

I don’t like large, clunky, heavy, timepieces, and I travel almost weekly, so I do find triple time zones/chronometer/dual alarm/date-date functions very handy. Sure, if you remember to move your wrist occasionally the Rolex will keep working, and it’ll sorta be close to the correct time most of the time - even a broken clock is right twice a day, right?

And an automatic mechanism will outlast a quartz one? Okey doke, sure, it could happen. Look, you’re happy with it – good for you – impress your friends and neighbors. They're also impressed with Bose, which they consider to be a good value - ask them.

Howard which "arm" does Rocco wear his watch on?

Right arm to the camera, a la Monty Cliff. Of course, when it needs winding, he switches it to another limb. You've heard of the G-Shock, right?

Gosh, you guys are getting testy about the Rolex, Aero thing.

Where do those of us stand that used to wear Rolex and respect their durability and resale value but got annoyed at all the knock offs and decided to move on.

Move on to what?

An ordinary Timex from Target at $34.00 that keeps perfect time, use it for vacations so I don't have to worry about it getting stolen or lost.

For everyday here at home, an Omega Titanium Seamaster which is another mechanical automatic watch that for some reason I'm fond of. Too big, too heavy, but it "ticks" like a human heart, making it seem friendly to me, at least more so than the "perfect" Timex.