Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent

Watches and Timepieces

Updated

Some time around the year 2020, I started getting interested in watches . . . not just the modern smartwatch, but also the classic wristwatch. I find time fascinating. I find the machines that we use to measure time even more fascinating.

Things quickly spiraled out of control, and my watch collection now contains a variety of mechanical watches (both manual and automatic) and quartz watches (analog and digital, solar and battery). My collection is described below.

I usually wear a smartwatch or fitness tracker on my right wrist, and a traditional watch on my left.

Wearable Technology

Anything more complicated than a plain digital watch counts as “wearable technology” in my book, including smartwatches and fitness trackers.

Smartwatches

Wristwatches

Below is my collection of wristwatches, broken down into categories.

Aviation

Casual

Diving

Dress

Field and Utility

Pocket Watches

I find pocket watches interesting . . . right now I only have one (excluding the vintage models listed below).

Vintage

I have a small handful of “vintage” watches; these are at least twenty-five years old.

  • Elgin Octogon pocket watch, manual, analog, mfg. 1923 (heirloom; non-functional)
  • Ingraham Viceroy pocket watch, manual, analog, mfg. 1947 (heirloom)
  • New Haven Compensated pocket watch, manual, analog, mfg. ca. 1940 (heirloom; non-functional)
  • Timex Viscount, automatic, analog, mfg. 1978
  • Timex Marlin, manual, analog, mfg. 1970 (heirloom)

History

Smart and Fitness

Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.