What does your watch say about you?

What does your watch say about you?

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CardShark

4,190 posts

178 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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AlexC1981 said:
Ok, a couple of serious questions!

Not that it bothers me, but I am genuinely curious to know what people would think if they spotted the CCCP on the front of this watch. I bought it because it interested me, not because I have dubious loyalties!

Let them think what they want, comrade!



RichB

51,429 posts

283 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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CardShark said:
Let them think what they want, comrade!
Are they knock off Pateks? Those blokes in Hong Kong never can spell.

RobinBanks

17,540 posts

178 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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There's a man in the pub at the moment chatting to a very pretty girl who's wearing the same model (Rolex 16030). Hopefully this is a positive sign!

AlexC1981

4,903 posts

216 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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RichB said:
re they knock off Pateks? Those blokes in Hong Kong never can spell.
The dial and handset are very similar to a certain Patek, but with that case and the text on the dial, no one will get confused. smile

The name Paketa or Raketa (depending on the translation used to our alphabet) means Rocket in Russian. The Petrodvorets Watch Factory have used that name since 1961 to honour Uri Gagarin.

Blown2CV

28,695 posts

202 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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CardShark said:
AlexC1981 said:
Ok, a couple of serious questions!

Not that it bothers me, but I am genuinely curious to know what people would think if they spotted the CCCP on the front of this watch. I bought it because it interested me, not because I have dubious loyalties!

Let them think what they want, comrade!


Raketa. Means rocket! Here's my late 70s perpetual day date. So called because I perpetually have no fking clue what day or date it is. Also the years run 1980-2000.


Paul Drawmer

4,864 posts

266 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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Lorneg said:
...And finally, if you insist you don't like watches, then why on earth are you up to page 8 on this particular thread?? Yes, a watch and a wedding ring are the only items of jewelery a man can wear. And if you're fussy about cars then chances are you're fussy about watches. If you're not fussy about watches then I suggest you own up and add your name to the thread called 'Anybody on pistonheads own a Citroen Picasso, because they're always dented and are utterly crap'
yes I like that!

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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I have took a liking to TokyoFlash and have the classic 'pimpin aint easy SS'. I suppose that is my nerd side coming out and a liking to their wacky design.

And I agree about Casio being a 'school watch' but looking at eBay I am shocked by the price of some of the classic 1980s digital watches. Some of them are over £1000!

Edited by Morningside on Friday 24th October 10:09

RichB

51,429 posts

283 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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AlexC1981 said:
RichB said:
re they knock off Pateks? Those blokes in Hong Kong never can spell.
The dial and handset are very similar to a certain Patek, but with that case and the text on the dial, no one will get confused. smile

The name Paketa or Raketa (depending on the translation used to our alphabet) means Rocket in Russian. The Petrodvorets Watch Factory have used that name since 1961 to honour Uri Gagarin.
It was a joke but thanks for the more detailed info...

Biker's Nemesis

38,534 posts

207 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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I see no one loges my swatch watch

grumpy

Sy1441

1,113 posts

159 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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What about Doubling Down. What does this say? (Can imagine Joey Essex loving this look)


RichB

51,429 posts

283 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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Sy1441 said:
What about Doubling Down.
Now I'm really confused, is this a new fashion?

tuscaneer

7,738 posts

224 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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Sy1441 said:
What about Doubling Down. What does this say? (Can imagine Joey Essex loving this look)

this photo says " i'm a decadent,but scruffy fker who can't even clean my watch face!!"

Sy1441

1,113 posts

159 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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One of them was mine and the other was one I was pricing, I wouldn't actually consider wearing two watches on the one wrist.

RichB

51,429 posts

283 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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Sy1441 said:
One of them was mine and the other was one I was pricing, I wouldn't actually consider wearing two watches on the one wrist.
I didn't know if "doubling down" was a new fashion! biggrin

pete a

3,799 posts

183 months

Wednesday 5th November 2014
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tuscaneer said:
Don't worry about my wrist size sweetheart. .they're robust enough to be able to put 6 foot tall fifteen stone blokes on their arses wearing 14oz gloves......
fk me that's some coincidence, I'm 6ft 2 and 15st.......?????


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bUljQWai-o&li...



tigerkoi

2,927 posts

197 months

Wednesday 5th November 2014
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Sy1441 said:
What about Doubling Down. What does this say? (Can imagine Joey Essex loving this look)

If you are going to double-down, do it like a boss. Do it with style. Do it with a dash of pizzaz... smile



I think the above is a fascinating picture, and for all initial Soviet opinion that Castro was just some clown 'haute bourgeosie', looking at this scene you'd think that Cuban sugar was indeed far more significant than Soviet fuel! It's like "...hey Nikita, guys...you need me...you need el presidente..."





I'm not sure what wearing a Ploprof over your shirt (with space-age shades just adding to the look), says about you, except maybe this: that phenomenally wealthy industrialists and tycoons tend not to abide the rules. They tend to change them.

Talking of which, I read somewhere, probably a biography or something, that when a meeting with Saddam Hussein used to go well, he was very fond of handing out Patek Philippe 3746Gs and the rest of it. I'm not sure many could/can chair a meeting quite like Saddam used to - Stalin probably has the edge - but you know to sit there for four hours, sweating profusely in your military outfit that all of sudden is way too tight around your neck, and then through a cloud of cigar smoke, the bossman grins and hands out PPs and APs like it's your birthday....that's got to be a good day right?

Blown2CV

28,695 posts

202 months

Friday 21st November 2014
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the guy that bought the jersey shore douchebag watch from me over 6 months ago just emailed me through ebay to say it's broken and can i refund him. Lol.

Seriously though there is a mfr guarantee with it, but i don't think it's covers bar brawls.