Rolex watches = Naff.
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tank slapper said:
wadeski said:
.....now Brietlings i cant stand. fussy, chavvy, "bling" design.
My brother recently got a Breitling Cockpit, which I quite like as it isn't too cluttered.
I do think some of the others have far too much on the dials though.
That watch is remarkably unattractive. IMHO of course.
I have a thing for these:
Though now I know it is a "commodity" watch I may have to reconsider.
Not really - I think it's great because of the black face, white logo and model writing, lack of numerals for the hour markers and a the two-tone strap. You can get it with the Chrono dial surrounds in black which calms it down a bit
In terms of fakes, I think you can generally tell who's wearing a fake by other aspects of their appearance. In the same way as if you see a slapper with an LV handbag you begin to doubt its legitimacy...
I bought a Tag Heuer Professional in the Bahamas when I started diving, about 10 years ago now for $240 (One of the cheapest places I've found to buy jewellery and watches) and its still keeps perfect time. I also have a Heuer Chronograph of 1962 vintage in gold which I wear for more formal occassions. Its the only 'jewellery' I wear apart from when I wear my kilt. About 2 years ago I bought a Russian mechanical watch for about $300, its reliable and looks very good (the reason I bought it) and is much admired when I wear it in UK. Watches are about look and function, price is secondary.
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You coud wear several thousands of pounds worth of diamond around your neck, on your fingers or your ears. Does it impress anyone / does it serve any purpose? Who cares? It's the same with watches; we could all wear a government-approved £1.99 digital so that we don't offend anyone with our "one-upmanship" but what the hell, if someone resents something I own, it's their problem...
Los Angeles said:
Bomber Denton said:
Because it was meant to be the watch to aspire to, although in real life, pretty dull.
Watchmakers don't rate them all that highly. They talk of other brands with greater respect. They usually add, "You pay more for a Rolex because you're paying for all their advertising." Interesting. Which watchmakers do you refer to?
kiwisr said:
Tags and Omegas are just commodity watches that are ridiculously overpriced and marketed. A Seiko would be a better quailty watch.
Not quite sure I entirely agree with this. Seiko are indeed very fine watches. No question. However, they won't last as long as a Tag or Omega.
Omega are not overpriced. In actual fact they are very high quality watches that if anything are better than many "prestige" brands costing far more. Omega also make a co-axial movement, a la George Daniels. The fact that Nasa (where money really isn't an issue) chose them for the Apollo Moon programme and since does tend to suggest that the engineering quality is extremely high. I have never really been a fan of Tag's but the Monaco is a distinctive timepiece.
Finally, how much of its value will a Seiko retain in five, ten, or twenty years? Answer: Zero. A presitge watch will not only retain value but actually appreciate over time.
anonymous said:
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A Seiko will retain as much value as 99% of the Tags and Omegas that are on sale today. The Grand Seikos are very collectable, in the same way that certain models of Omegas are. But you are kidding yourself if you think a Seamaster Quartz is appreciating, especially since most people have paid far too much for them.
UK retail prices are ridiculously overpriced, I reckon in the order of 100% in some cases.
An Omega with an ETA movement costing £30 is hugely overpriced.
Edited by kiwisr on Wednesday 14th March 11:43
kiwisr said:
I'm not a big an of Rolex's but then I do consider myself to have a bit of taste. A nice ............Girard-Perregaux ......... would be much nicer to own.
Tags and Omegas are just commodity watches that are ridiculously overpriced and marketed.
Tags and Omegas are just commodity watches that are ridiculously overpriced and marketed.
I've got a couple of GPs and they are very nice, having said that I've also got a couple of Taags and an Omega so what do I (apparently) know.
tombaron said:
My mate inherited a Rolex. It's scruffy as shit and looks crap anyway. If he thinks he'll pull with it....hahahaha. If it means something to him he's better off keeping it in a special box or something, because it certainly means nothing to anyone who sees him wearing it.
Who on earth thinks they'll pull with a watch?
I have a Submariner (on a rubber strap which looks a lot more understated than the metal strap) but I think I'll treat myself to some sort of Panerai later this year.
And buying a quality watch is different to buying an expensive "FLASH" car - how?
Every watch on sale tells the time. Every car on sale does the legal speed ilmit.
) I've owned my Rolex GMT Master for 18 years. It has never failed nor been off my wrist. It is the only "bling" I adorn myself with. It is a fairly understated chunk of precision Swiss watchmaking. If I fall on hard times I'll sell it for more than I paid for it. I prefer it to a Casio G-shock. I wear it for my own amusement. I couldn't give a toss what you or others think of it.
And if I REALLY wanted to show off down the pub I'd have bought a Bretiling emergency watch to summon a sea air rescue helicopter while I'm finishing my pint, a Panerai Luminor or an Omega Seamaster so I could pretend I was Pierce Brosnan.
If you're that insecure that you worry about what people think of the watch you wear then you have other issues to address.
Every watch on sale tells the time. Every car on sale does the legal speed ilmit.
) I've owned my Rolex GMT Master for 18 years. It has never failed nor been off my wrist. It is the only "bling" I adorn myself with. It is a fairly understated chunk of precision Swiss watchmaking. If I fall on hard times I'll sell it for more than I paid for it. I prefer it to a Casio G-shock. I wear it for my own amusement. I couldn't give a toss what you or others think of it.
And if I REALLY wanted to show off down the pub I'd have bought a Bretiling emergency watch to summon a sea air rescue helicopter while I'm finishing my pint, a Panerai Luminor or an Omega Seamaster so I could pretend I was Pierce Brosnan.
If you're that insecure that you worry about what people think of the watch you wear then you have other issues to address.
Edited by audidoody on Wednesday 14th March 12:05
minipower said:
kiwisr said:
£130
Seems a good price. I've been looking for a while for a watch to dive with as due to me having skinny wrists, even with my suit on the dive computer I have engulfs my arm and moves a bit, so its going with the other gauges for safety.
Then you want a Citizen Aqualand. End of.
audidoody said:
And buying a quality watch is different to buying an expensive "FLASH" car - how?
Every watch on sale tells the time. Every car on sale does the legal speed ilmit.
) I've owned my Rolex GMT Master for 18 years. It has never failed nor been off my wrist. It is the only "bling" I adorn myself with. It is a fairly understated chunk of precision Swiss watchmaking. If I fall on hard times I'll sell it for more than I paid for it. I prefer it to a Casio G-shock. I wear it for my own amusement. I couldn't give a toss what you or others think of it.
And if I REALLY wanted to show off down the pub I'd have bought a Bretiling emergency watch to summon a sea air rescue helicopter while I'm finishing my pint, a Panerai Luminor or an Omega Seamaster so I could pretend I was Pierce Brosnan.
If you're that insecure that you worry about what people think of the watch you wear then you have other issues to address.
Every watch on sale tells the time. Every car on sale does the legal speed ilmit.
) I've owned my Rolex GMT Master for 18 years. It has never failed nor been off my wrist. It is the only "bling" I adorn myself with. It is a fairly understated chunk of precision Swiss watchmaking. If I fall on hard times I'll sell it for more than I paid for it. I prefer it to a Casio G-shock. I wear it for my own amusement. I couldn't give a toss what you or others think of it.
And if I REALLY wanted to show off down the pub I'd have bought a Bretiling emergency watch to summon a sea air rescue helicopter while I'm finishing my pint, a Panerai Luminor or an Omega Seamaster so I could pretend I was Pierce Brosnan.
If you're that insecure that you worry about what people think of the watch you wear then you have other issues to address.
Edited by audidoody on Wednesday 14th March 12:05
what he said.
I've promised myself one of these one day (well it's replacement anyway, which I assume Breitling will make once Cospas-Sarsat stop monitoring 121.5Mhz in February 2009)Not over keen on Rolly's myself....partly because they were always bought by the capital markets grads when they got their first bonus...a bit too wannabee 
seamaster bought cheap in NY in '95 does the trick, before the Bond film came out.....Patek got pinched a few years ago....didn't bother to replace
seamaster bought cheap in NY in '95 does the trick, before the Bond film came out.....Patek got pinched a few years ago....didn't bother to replace
ukwill said:
audidoody said:
And buying a quality watch is different to buying an expensive "FLASH" car - how?
Every watch on sale tells the time. Every car on sale does the legal speed ilmit.
) I've owned my Rolex GMT Master for 18 years. It has never failed nor been off my wrist. It is the only "bling" I adorn myself with. It is a fairly understated chunk of precision Swiss watchmaking. If I fall on hard times I'll sell it for more than I paid for it. I prefer it to a Casio G-shock. I wear it for my own amusement. I couldn't give a toss what you or others think of it.
And if I REALLY wanted to show off down the pub I'd have bought a Bretiling emergency watch to summon a sea air rescue helicopter while I'm finishing my pint, a Panerai Luminor or an Omega Seamaster so I could pretend I was Pierce Brosnan.
If you're that insecure that you worry about what people think of the watch you wear then you have other issues to address.
Every watch on sale tells the time. Every car on sale does the legal speed ilmit.
) I've owned my Rolex GMT Master for 18 years. It has never failed nor been off my wrist. It is the only "bling" I adorn myself with. It is a fairly understated chunk of precision Swiss watchmaking. If I fall on hard times I'll sell it for more than I paid for it. I prefer it to a Casio G-shock. I wear it for my own amusement. I couldn't give a toss what you or others think of it.
And if I REALLY wanted to show off down the pub I'd have bought a Bretiling emergency watch to summon a sea air rescue helicopter while I'm finishing my pint, a Panerai Luminor or an Omega Seamaster so I could pretend I was Pierce Brosnan.
If you're that insecure that you worry about what people think of the watch you wear then you have other issues to address.
Edited by audidoody on Wednesday 14th March 12:05
what he said.
what they said!
each to their own. you want a £25 sekonda buy one. you want a £12,500 rolex buy one.
but to suggest that there is no merit in buying a swiss watch because there's no material difference is daft!
btw i've got an IWC pilots watch. to most people it just looks like a watch with big numbers. to those who know it's a great piece of engineering, to me it's important because it's a present from my missus instead of a wedding ring etc (I hate man-rings for myself).. and so that's fine. most of the rolexs in theat price range are almost as understated... if they had a make you'd never heard of (IWC??!!) written on them rather than one you see everywhere you wouldn't relly condemn tham as some of you have.
i'd like one of those £50 seiko military watches with the webbing strap but have only found the green ones not the black one...
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