Horological Meandering

Can it be too complicated??

How many of you here like multiple complications? For me a watch can have too many complications, I really prefer time and date, a 24 hour hand is nice to have also. I really have no use for chronographs, moon phase, leap year, perpetual and annual calendars, just more money and more expensive to service and hard to set if the y ever stop. I've tried to not buy much over the last few years, kids can make that somewhat difficult, seems someone is always in need of something, cars, care repairs etc. hen I do look at watches they always seem to be of what I call the simple variety, DateJust, Submariner, both of which I have, I just tend to stay away from dials consider "busy" . Maybe failing vision plays a part in that as I can't see a busy dial very well anymore.. I don't need more than time and date anyway.

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Simple can be beautiful...

By: watchme : April 8th, 2019-08:23

I have the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Date in rose gold ( ). It's gorgeous, perfectly balanced and timeless. Since you have 2 Rolex with bracelet, a strap option might be nice. This watch sits 7.45mm thin and is a joy to wear. -Dean ...

Love that watch, great choice! [nt]

By: Thomas_3 : April 8th, 2019-08:54

I always like simple watch, sometimes just a watch that only tell time with hour and minute hand would do, not a fan of complications. [nt]

By: Watchlover78 : April 8th, 2019-08:32

Useful and legible

By: Uncle Chico : April 8th, 2019-09:04

Aesthetics and design are the key for me. Some perpetual calendars are an eye examination while others are intelligently laid out and can be read with ease.

Chronographs, perpetual calendars, tourbillons, minute repeaters are old, noble complicatinos which show the talent of their watchmakers. And I don't even mention the Grande Complication...

By: amanico : April 8th, 2019-09:10

Which is the addition of a perpetual calendar, a tourbillon, a minute repeater and a chronograph ( split seconds ). I admire all of them, I am more fan of some rather than others ( mad about minute repeaters and split seconds ), but when it comes to use, ...

I love simple watches too but

By: sham1 : April 8th, 2019-09:46

I do admire the complicated pieces like a split second chronograph which might not be used much but it is a demonstration of the skills of the watchmaker. How can one not like a minute repeater for example which might not be so useful since the invention ...

He owns the supercar because he is trying to make up for something he doesn't have.:):) [nt]

By: Thomas_3 : April 8th, 2019-10:38

I'm all for complications

By: Brandon Skinner : April 8th, 2019-10:59

as long as the the time itself remains highly legible. Things like a Perpetual Calendar seem to be overkill when a triple date or annual will do, but if the best looking and most appealing watch to my eyes at the time happened to be a perpetual chronograp...

No, it can't be too complicated!

By: cazalea : April 8th, 2019-12:02

I realize you are asking for opinions and probably asking the wrong audience if you expect the majority to vote against complications, because this is a place where we enjoy not only form, but function. Taking a bit further: Mountains can't be too high - ...

There is room for both in a collection.

By: quattro98 : April 9th, 2019-13:39

My most recent purchases have been a hand-wound watch with sub-seconds and a 3-hands automatic with window date. I like the thinness and legibility of these. They complement other watches which are busier and thicker. If I had to choose one or the other, ...