Today I'm wearing another Guess, this time with dual dials and movements. They can be set independently so it would be a good watch for traveling across time zones. I believe I've seen some vintage watches like this, and you can still buy the Hamilton American Traveler which is a similar design. I didn't take a good photo of the band, but it's a vintage-style mesh band with an adjustable foldover clasp. Not bad looking for a cheap quartz watch. I should probably get some batteries for it.
Today I'm wearing another Guess watch (I promise to wear something other than a Guess watch tomorrow) this time in a very conventional, even classic, style. It's a "6-eater", meaning the seconds dial covers where the 6 would normally be. I had every intention of putting a new power cell in this one, but after opening it up this morning I realized I didn't have the proper size, only larger or smaller. Did I mention before that my biggest complaint about non-solar electric-powered watches is their batteries die when you keep them in storage too long? That's almost enough reason for me to swear off those watches entirely, although I do have some that I like very much, not to mention a number of non-solar G-Shocks. This one is simple and good looking and the more I look at it the more I'd like to get something similar with a mechanical (handwind or automatic) movement. The leather strap on this one also looks good, but isn't the greatest quality; the leather on the fixed keeper started peeling off of its paper substrate so I amputated the whole thing. The remaining keeper works fine.
Today I'm wearing another Guess watch. I probably should have taken the time to fit a new power cell to it, but I'm confident it would work if I did. I've never worn this before, but I can't really say why. It could be the mix of stainless steel and gold, a combination that I've only recently warmed up to. I think it's reasonably attractive and more than a little Breitling-ish. It has a Japanese quartz movement so it is probably pretty reliable. The bezel does turn (one-way, no less) but there's no indication of water resistance anywhere on the watch, so it's far from being diver-spec.
Today I'm wearing my Guess Athletic quartz watch. I picked up a number of these close to ten years ago at a discount store. These were the same watches that would have been $60 or so in a department store at the time, but I got them for much less. Obviously, this was before I was serious about watch collecting, but I still enjoyed wearing this quite a bit. It's very similar to a G-Shock in it's construction. It has a metal case with a protective resin covering and a screw-in caseback. It also has an Indiglo EL backlight which illuminates when the button at 8 o'clock is pushed. The crystal is domed which makes the dial look distorted from some angles but reduces reflections when you view it directly. I think the case, dial and hands are all pretty good looking, and the whole thing is comfortable to wear. As far as cheap "fashion watches" go this one could be a lot worse.
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