Dean's watch

[chrisj32r]

I look up to Dean. He's got the life everyone wants. He serves as an inspiration for us young tech geeks I think this thread is harmless. It is a cool watch. Was I so wrong in asking other people's opinions

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by chrisj32r

I look up to Dean. He's got the life everyone wants. He serves as an inspiration for us young tech geeks

And that is exactly the point. It is good that you admire Dean. It is appropriate that we each have someone we can look up to, whoever that may be. Dean is an inspirational figure (and not just to young tech geeks ) and a lot of us look up to him. But he is in that position because of what he does, not because of what he wears.

We all have a finite amount of time available. Given a choice between a reasonable discussion about the accomplishments and plans of a person like Dean (or Woodie, or John Abele, or Jim Utaski, or just about any of the WFA or UFH winners that populate the leadership of the FIRST community) vs. a thread about Dean's choice in wrist watches (or socks or footwear or...), I think that the former is a more fruitful way to expend that limited time.

I guess what I am trying to say is that if he is such an admirable person, then we can best respect that by trying to emulate his actions, not his wardrobe.

-dave

[MrForbes]

My guess is that Dean wears a very good watch because it's a useful tool, not because it's a fashion statement.

Does Dave have a Mars sol watch? That might be interesting too.....

[JaneYoung]

I dunno...I was on the fence about this watch discussion...then I thought about boys in school who carried that black pocket comb and pulled it out in the smooth fluid movement that made girls swoon as they started to comb their Elvis Presley hair. It didn't work so well with the Beatles but by then, they were just shaking their shaggy bangs. Then I remembered all the rage of cool athletic shoes that cool athletes wore and marketed.

In Mr. Kamen's situation, it is true, young geeks can idolize him and they can also respect him for what he does. I'm not sure talking about how much a time piece costs is necessarily a great way to do it. My husband wears a nice time piece and he was a pilot and he appreciates the value of good quality, craftsmanship, and accuracy. Thinking of it along those lines would take it away from the crow pecking at the shiny object aspect and lean towards the standard of excellence that your role model seems to work towards in everything he does.

That's just an .02.

[EricVanWyk]

If we can transform our culture to the point where girls swoon over guys as they pull their dremel off their belt and carve some speed holes in a smooth fluid motion, I think FIRST is half way to its goal. When we get the guys to swoon over the girls for their hot moves on the 5-axis, we have won.

[CarterM]

Dude, you also have to realize that it is summer vacation and many of us geeks are bored as this isn't the most interesting time for FIRST. Talking about Dean's stuff is just another way to socialize on Chief Delphi. At least we're talking about mechanical stuff, like his watches and cars...

I prefer my knock off watches...however that looks like sweet watch!

[Madison]

Originally Posted by CarterM

Dude, you also have to realize that it is summer vacation and many of us geeks are bored as this isn't the most interesting time for FIRST. Talking about Dean's stuff is just another way to socialize on Chief Delphi. At least we're talking about mechanical stuff, like his watches and cars...

I prefer my knock off watches...however that looks like sweet watch!

Take this slow time to go learn something new; innovate, collaborate, design...

There are many, many things that are far better for you and for the rest of us than talking about what sort of watch Dean wears.

[artdutra04]

When it comes to a watch, all I look for is three things. Is it analog? Is it accurate? Is it waterproof?

As long as it satisfies those things, I really don't care about brands or whatever. There's more important things in life to worry about.

[MrForbes]

That's funny, my watch satisfies none of your criteria, yet it's the neatest watch in the universe