What watch is this?

[Spice_Weasel]

The point is that something like an AP Royal Oak (for example) will have screw heads that line up as well as being correctly torqued. It's fairly simple engineering really but like many things, the details count.

Edited by Spice_Weasel on Sunday 14th March 15:13

[ShadownINja]

mft said:

A 'watch snob' article said:

Any large watch company not making its own movement is not making a watch at all; they’re just playing dress-up.

Thing is, how many well-known companies truly make their own movement in-house? I don't mean just stamping the logo on a generic Chinese movement.

[CommanderJameson]

ShadownINja said:

mft said:

A 'watch snob' article said:

Any large watch company not making its own movement is not making a watch at all; they’re just playing dress-up.

Thing is, how many well-known companies truly make their own movement in-house? I don't mean just stamping the logo on a generic Chinese movement.

Rolex
Seiko
Panerai (finally)
Breitling (just the one, but it's there)
Omega (does the co-axial count?)
IWC (I think?)
And, of course, all the really bloody expensive ones: Breguet, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, A. Lange & Sohn, etc

Not to mention the more esoteric brands such as Ulysse Nardin, Gruebel Forsey, etc.

I predict this list will grow as the supply of ETA calibres dries up a bit.

Edited by CommanderJameson on Sunday 14th March 15:38

[mft]

Add Zenith, JLC, and Swatch (!) to the list.

ShadownINja said:

mft said:

A 'watch snob' article said:

Any large watch company not making its own movement is not making a watch at all; they’re just playing dress-up.

Thing is, how many well-known companies truly make their own movement in-house? I don't mean just stamping the logo on a generic Chinese movement.

Interesting article about movements here, although now a few years out of date:

http://www.vialuxe.com/News/Blancpain-Watches-All-...

[ShadownINja]

CommanderJameson said:

Panerai (finally)
Breitling (just the one, but it's there)

This is the problem, though. They charge quite a bit for all of their watches, so even if they do it now, they were very B&R for a long time. Nice.

[CommanderJameson]

ShadownINja said:

CommanderJameson said:

Panerai (finally)
Breitling (just the one, but it's there)

This is the problem, though. They charge quite a bit for all of their watches, so even if they do it now, they were very B&R for a long time. Nice.

Oh, I completely agree.

[S2_DPD]

GSP hasn't come back to confirm the B&R is the watch....

This is another contender?



This does look like it's been lifted straight out of an aircraft flightdeck (or submarine as the case may be). I can imagine this guy in a Cessna getting pretty upset when he looks down and sees a large hole in the middle of his instrument layout.

[C8PPO]

CommanderJameson said:

the fact that the screw-heads aren't aligned is making my teeth itch.

I thought that was part of the "design"? In other words, done on purpose. I'm sure those with OCD could take a small screwdriver to them!

Also, I love the Thousands of Feet U-Boat above - although those really ARE massive, both in dimension and in price. I bought something from Werners in order to scratch that itch, for £100 instead of £3-4k.