Xetum Watches

The Watch Snob is in.You may think you know watches, but let's be real you just don Let me, a true horological aficionado, enlighten your plebeian minds as to what makes a real watch, what you should wear when and what to do with those old watches of yours. All the opinions expressed by the Watch Snob are my own and are just that opinions. Don worry, though. AskMen will still be bringing you great features on interesting watches to buy, both old and new, expensive and cheap. My husband loves watches but hasn't started collecting yet. We have a baby on the way, and he can't bring himself to buy a nice timepiece. He is commissioning as an officer soon, and I wanted to get him a nice timepiece that he would really enjoy wearing. I have about $2,500 to spend, and the three watches I heard him mention are the Omega Speedmaster, Xetum Tyndall and Longines Lindbergh Chronograph. I honestly know nothing about watches, but I know he cares about what watch he's going to wear. Can you help?Of course I can help. First of all, I applaud you for coming to the right place for advice instead of relying on that of the pimply faced blowhards at your nearest chain jeweler. I also commend you for your efforts on behalf of your husband. Offsetting the arrival of a baby, a timepiece can be a comfort to your husband, a cool mechanical balm to his sleep deprived brain, which will no doubt be questioning the wisdom of procreating many times in the coming decades.Of the three timepieces your husband has mentioned, there is only one worth your meager funds: the Omega Speedmaster. I gotten numerous questions about the Xetum brand and ignored them up to now. But curiosity got the better of me, and I had to find out what they were all about, so I visited their website. That was five minutes of my life I won get back. Designed in California, eco friendly, Swiss movements that was about as far as I got before my eyes glazed over. As for the Longines, it a fine looking watch but far overpriced for what you get. There isn much from this formerly great name in watchmaking other than its promising new column wheel chronograph, which is a tick above your price range and it remains to be seen if it will have staying power.The Speedmaster is the watch to get your husband. Just make sure you get the right one: the Speedmaster Professional, manual wind. Unquestionable pedigree, a watch and movement with great history, and a sober, masculine look that is timeless. It may run a little more than your budget, unless you find one secondhand, but it will pay for itself time and again as a far better investment than the mouth to feed you bringing into the world.The right age for watch wearingHi Snob,I am a 16 year old boy still in school. Before I was born, my uncle bought me a Patek Philippe Calatrava before he immigrated to Canada. I love watches, and I am dying to wear it. I currently wear a blue and red bezel Seiko diver, and I was wondering what age would be suitable for me to start wearing the Calatrava?What a forward thinking and wise uncle you have, despite the questionable move to Canada. Learn at this man knee, and you will go far in life. To answer your question, horological maturity does not come with age, as evidenced by the infantile questions that pour in weekly from men far older than you. Perhaps your uncle is waiting for the right moment to bequeath the Patek to you a significant milestone or birthday perhaps.Have you told him about your strong interest in timepieces? He might be waiting for a sign from you. I suggest you ask your uncle to see the watch from time to time, show him that you learned about the Calatrava its history and characteristics. Ask him if you can wear it for a weekend or on a holiday. Eventually, he will know when you ready. If these subtle methods fail, you may need to take a more direct approach, such as leaving Patek magazine ads showing silver haired men and their offspring bonding over a watch lying about. Or just email him a link to this Watch Snob column.Question from a Watch KnobHi Snob,Your sloppy approach to email correspondence, with complete disregard for punctuation, grammar, capitalization, or proper English, speaks volumes about you. You obviously are not someone who could appreciate the precision, care and patience that goes into a fine timepiece. Therefore, I wholeheartedly endorse this watch as the perfect choice for you. Wear it well, and may you never waste my time again.Xetum Watches

The Watch Snob is in.You may think you know watches, but let's be real you just don Let me, a true horological aficionado, enlighten your plebeian minds as to what makes a real watch, what you should wear when and what to do with those old watches of yours. All the opinions expressed by the Watch Snob are my own and are just that opinions. Don worry, though. AskMen will still be bringing you great features on interesting watches to buy, both old and new, expensive and cheap. My husband loves watches but hasn't started collecting yet. We have a baby on the way, and he can't bring himself to buy a nice timepiece. He is commissioning as an officer soon, and I wanted to get him a nice timepiece that he would really enjoy wearing. I have about $2,500 to spend, and the three watches I heard him mention are the Omega Speedmaster, Xetum Tyndall and Longines Lindbergh Chronograph. I honestly know nothing about watches, but I know he cares about what watch he's going to wear. Can you help?Of course I can help. First of all, I applaud you for coming to the right place for advice instead of relying on that of the pimply faced blowhards at your nearest chain jeweler. I also commend you for your efforts on behalf of your husband. Offsetting the arrival of a baby, a timepiece can be a comfort to your husband, a cool mechanical balm to his sleep deprived brain, which will no doubt be questioning the wisdom of procreating many times in the coming decades.Of the three timepieces your husband has mentioned, there is only one worth your meager funds: the Omega Speedmaster. I gotten numerous questions about the Xetum brand and ignored them up to now. But curiosity got the better of me, and I had to find out what they were all about, so I visited their website. That was five minutes of my life I won get back. Designed in California, eco friendly, Swiss movements that was about as far as I got before my eyes glazed over. As for the Longines, it a fine looking watch but far overpriced for what you get. There isn much from this formerly great name in watchmaking other than its promising new column wheel chronograph, which is a tick above your price range and it remains to be seen if it will have staying power.The Speedmaster is the watch to get your husband. Just make sure you get the right one: the Speedmaster Professional, manual wind. Unquestionable pedigree, a watch and movement with great history, and a sober, masculine look that is timeless. It may run a little more than your budget, unless you find one secondhand, but it will pay for itself time and again as a far better investment than the mouth to feed you bringing into the world.The right age for watch wearingHi Snob,I am a 16 year old boy still in school. Before I was born, my uncle bought me a Patek Philippe Calatrava before he immigrated to Canada. I love watches, and I am dying to wear it. I currently wear a blue and red bezel Seiko diver, and I was wondering what age would be suitable for me to start wearing the Calatrava?What a forward thinking and wise uncle you have, despite the questionable move to Canada. Learn at this man knee, and you will go far in life. To answer your question, horological maturity does not come with age, as evidenced by the infantile questions that pour in weekly from men far older than you. Perhaps your uncle is waiting for the right moment to bequeath the Patek to you a significant milestone or birthday perhaps.Have you told him about your strong interest in timepieces? He might be waiting for a sign from you. I suggest you ask your uncle to see the watch from time to time, show him that you learned about the Calatrava its history and characteristics. Ask him if you can wear it for a weekend or on a holiday. Eventually, he will know when you ready. If these subtle methods fail, you may need to take a more direct approach, such as leaving Patek magazine ads showing silver haired men and their offspring bonding over a watch lying about. Or just email him a link to this Watch Snob column.Question from a Watch KnobHi Snob,Your sloppy approach to email correspondence, with complete disregard for punctuation, grammar, capitalization, or proper English, speaks volumes about you. You obviously are not someone who could appreciate the precision, care and patience that goes into a fine timepiece. Therefore, I wholeheartedly endorse this watch as the perfect choice for you. Wear it well, and may you never waste my time again.Xetum Watches

The Watch Snob is in.You may think you know watches, but let's be real you just don Let me, a true horological aficionado, enlighten your plebeian minds as to what makes a real watch, what you should wear when and what to do with those old watches of yours. All the opinions expressed by the Watch Snob are my own and are just that opinions. Don worry, though. AskMen will still be bringing you great features on interesting watches to buy, both old and new, expensive and cheap. My husband loves watches but hasn't started collecting yet. We have a baby on the way, and he can't bring himself to buy a nice timepiece. He is commissioning as an officer soon, and I wanted to get him a nice timepiece that he would really enjoy wearing. I have about $2,500 to spend, and the three watches I heard him mention are the Omega Speedmaster, Xetum Tyndall and Longines Lindbergh Chronograph. I honestly know nothing about watches, but I know he cares about what watch he's going to wear. Can you help?Of course I can help. First of all, I applaud you for coming to the right place for advice instead of relying on that of the pimply faced blowhards at your nearest chain jeweler. I also commend you for your efforts on behalf of your husband. Offsetting the arrival of a baby, a timepiece can be a comfort to your husband, a cool mechanical balm to his sleep deprived brain, which will no doubt be questioning the wisdom of procreating many times in the coming decades.Of the three timepieces your husband has mentioned, there is only one worth your meager funds: the Omega Speedmaster. I gotten numerous questions about the Xetum brand and ignored them up to now. But curiosity got the better of me, and I had to find out what they were all about, so I visited their website. That was five minutes of my life I won get back. Designed in California, eco friendly, Swiss movements that was about as far as I got before my eyes glazed over. As for the Longines, it a fine looking watch but far overpriced for what you get. There isn much from this formerly great name in watchmaking other than its promising new column wheel chronograph, which is a tick above your price range and it remains to be seen if it will have staying power.The Speedmaster is the watch to get your husband. Just make sure you get the right one: the Speedmaster Professional, manual wind. Unquestionable pedigree, a watch and movement with great history, and a sober, masculine look that is timeless. It may run a little more than your budget, unless you find one secondhand, but it will pay for itself time and again as a far better investment than the mouth to feed you bringing into the world.The right age for watch wearingHi Snob,I am a 16 year old boy still in school. Before I was born, my uncle bought me a Patek Philippe Calatrava before he immigrated to Canada. I love watches, and I am dying to wear it. I currently wear a blue and red bezel Seiko diver, and I was wondering what age would be suitable for me to start wearing the Calatrava?What a forward thinking and wise uncle you have, despite the questionable move to Canada. Learn at this man knee, and you will go far in life. To answer your question, horological maturity does not come with age, as evidenced by the infantile questions that pour in weekly from men far older than you. Perhaps your uncle is waiting for the right moment to bequeath the Patek to you a significant milestone or birthday perhaps.Have you told him about your strong interest in timepieces? He might be waiting for a sign from you. I suggest you ask your uncle to see the watch from time to time, show him that you learned about the Calatrava its history and characteristics. Ask him if you can wear it for a weekend or on a holiday. Eventually, he will know when you ready. If these subtle methods fail, you may need to take a more direct approach, such as leaving Patek magazine ads showing silver haired men and their offspring bonding over a watch lying about. Or just email him a link to this Watch Snob column.Question from a Watch KnobHi Snob,Your sloppy approach to email correspondence, with complete disregard for punctuation, grammar, capitalization, or proper English, speaks volumes about you. You obviously are not someone who could appreciate the precision, care and patience that goes into a fine timepiece. Therefore, I wholeheartedly endorse this watch as the perfect choice for you. Wear it well, and may you never waste my time again.