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. I am in the Garmin wearable ecosystem at the moment.

Smartwatches

Fitness Trackers

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, and I only wear it occasionally, but more might appear sooner or later!

Vintage

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

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.