What time do you wear?

Jb8312,
The one other thing I would suggest is definitely see the watches in person, and try them on your wrist. It's remarkable how your list of favorites can change once you actually try them on. I had this experience with a Girard-Perregaux Laureato Evo3, which I thought was just OK in photos, but flipped for it in person...and I bought it.

Like audio, fine watches can be a very gratifying hobby. And the folks on the Time Zone threads are really supportive and helpful. If you need suggestions for dealers of specific brands, email me privately, and I'll do whatever I can to help.

Who cares.....!!!! I thought this was Audiogon !!! Let's stick to what this site is about and for music and Audio gear !!!! Please....

Who cares.....!!!!

Nearly 6 years and 200+ posts later, it seems a few people do. There is a lot of hobbyist crossover between audio and wristwatches, bicycles, motorcycles, wine, scotch, etc., all of which are discussed at length in their respective threads on this site.

Hey I have a question for the watch experts.

I am a watch noob.

It seems as though many of the $$$ watches such as this Omega Seamaster that I like... :
http://www.omegawatches.com/index.php?id=557&pos=7&no_cache=1

...have a "rotating" bezel with numbers on it.

Can someone explain what function this serves, with a specific use case outlining a scenario where someone would use the rotating bezel to serve some purpose?

thank you!!

Can someone explain what function this serves, with a specific use case outlining a scenario where someone would use the rotating bezel to serve some purpose?

The Seamaster is a diving watch, with a rotating bezel that can be locked in place. The purpose of rotating the bezel is to set the large marker that is normally at the 12 o'clock position while on land to the time at which you enter the water. That way, you can track how many minutes remain until the air in your tank expires, without having to remember what time you descended. Most are uni-directional, so if they are accidentally moved, they rotate clockwise, thereby indicating less time remaining than actual...for safety purposes. Does that make sense?