Cars and watches

[marcosgt]

Miguel Alvarez said:

It's no more contrived than a picture of a watch on a wrist with a beige carpet in the background and some Ikea furniture. It's a pic of a watch which gives us all an idea of how one looks in real life. I'm failing to see the issue. There are pictures of people with diving watches diving and aviator watches in cockpits yet they don't come under the same ridicule for some reason on this forum.

Of course it is. Especially when people make a point of getting the steering wheel badge in the shot too!

People go out and pose in their cars to take these pictures (or are you suggesting they're just driving along and think, "Oh, I must photograph my watch!"?), whereas I can't imagine anyone stands in front of their beige carpet and Ikea furniture specifically, they're just there!

It used to be a popular advertising stock, but it's become a cliché some people fall into. Maybe they didn't deserve ridicule, but a little ribbing is definitely in order.

Flying's a bit cooler than driving (nearly EVERYONE drives) so I guess the ridicule is less (From experience, I'd say it helps with the boredom if you're flying an airliner too!) and diving, well, I suppose it's the novelty of seeing a "Diver's watch" actually getting wet!

M

[neilski]

Like this you mean?

http://instagram.com/p/nw_5JWpmnK/

[z4chris99]

it's fking gay

you see it a lot from Arab/richboytts/rappers on Instagram ... as below

but much worse is the rolex subs and a porsche boxter or 3 series you see on some watch forums

[HoHoHo]

As it happens I did just this today....

I was having a coffee whilst parked at the A12 services and reading PH on my iPhone and thought - Rolex thread, I'll take a photo of my new watch and post it (as hundreds have done and will continue to do). I happened to be in my car and thought, it's PH and we're all petrolheads and some of my interior will be in shot, may as well show the M symbol.

Sorry if I spoilt your day

[z4chris99]

yeh I saw that and thought it was gay

[HoHoHo]

z4chris99 said:

yeh I saw that and thought it was gay

Ah well, been called worse

[z4chris99]

HoHoHo said:

z4chris99 said:

yeh I saw that and thought it was gay

Ah well, been called worse

I'll join you, I've even done a two fingaa gangsta thingy

[CardShark]

We could start a "dials and dials" thread. Or just hijack this one

Here's one I took earlier, possibly just for this thread. My Japanese Seiko with my Japanese Zed, proud of both of them

[Hoofy]

How about wrist shot on my skateboard, so you get to show off your watch and your skateboard design? Oh, only me, then.

[HoHoHo]

Stop that, the OP will get the right ache

[MYOB]

HoHoHo said:

Stop that, the OP will get the right ache

I'm having the biggest hissy fit imaginable...

Hoofy said:

How about wrist shot on my skateboard, so you get to show off your watch and your skateboard design? Oh, only me, then.

Yes please

[marcosgt]

CardShark said:

We could start a "dials and dials" thread. Or just hijack this one

Here's one I took earlier, possibly just for this thread. My Japanese Seiko with my Japanese Zed, proud of both of them

Pah, amateur, you've obscured the badge on the wheel!

4/10

M

[steviejasp]

Never having been endowed with much reliability, I like to make sure I will always have the correct time on me.

[HoHoHo]

steviejasp said:

Never having been endowed with much reliability, I like to make sure I will always have the correct time on me.

[anonymous-user]

Watch and wheel badge photo = unbelievably naff.

It almost always rolex owners that feel the need to do it too.

[Hoofy]

steviejasp said:

Never having been endowed with much reliability, I like to make sure I will always have the correct time on me.

That moment when two watch cases clunk against each other...

[RichB]

steviejasp said:

Never having been endowed with much reliability, I like to make sure I will always have the correct time on me.

Some of those are bigger than the dials in the Cerbera!

[CardShark]

marcosgt said:

CardShark said:

We could start a "dials and dials" thread. Or just hijack this one

Here's one I took earlier, possibly just for this thread. My Japanese Seiko with my Japanese Zed, proud of both of them

Pah, amateur, you've obscured the badge on the wheel!

4/10

M

So I have carte blanche to practise and post more shots up?

Oh, goodie

[Hard-Drive]

steviejasp said:

Never having been endowed with much reliability, I like to make sure I will always have the correct time on me.

I hate to break this to you but I think your TAG is fked. And no doubt your TVR too...

[Miguel Alvarez]

steviejasp said:

Never having been endowed with much reliability, I like to make sure I will always have the correct time on me.

Haha lol