Watch Hire

[andy_s]

Could a company do this profitably - if so, isn't it going to turn out to be the same as 'buying/flipping' them yourself anyway? Maybe the margin is greater on bags?

I wonder if there is a premium on 'military issue' handbags, or the famous James Bond handbag, or the first handbag in space?

Women, silly things...








(oh, a Zero Halliburton - I wonder if she'd like that for her Birthday...)

[ShadownINja]

DeadMeat_UK said:

ShadownINja said:

DeadMeat_UK said:

ShadownINja said:

What happens if they scuff the handbag? Wait a sec. £800 for a bag?

This is the place we talk about a good few grand for something that tells us the time.
So we can't really point fingers.

Although I thoroughly agree with your sentiment.

You've not seen my reply to this?

Ah but I disagreed with it - if I understood it correctly It's not about whether it's better craftsmanship or not. It's about why you actually need the "superior" craftsmanship or not.

Is it about that? I thought it was simply justifying the price for what you get.

[DeadMeat_UK]

ShadownINja said:

DeadMeat_UK said:

ShadownINja said:

DeadMeat_UK said:

ShadownINja said:

What happens if they scuff the handbag? Wait a sec. £800 for a bag?

This is the place we talk about a good few grand for something that tells us the time.
So we can't really point fingers.

Although I thoroughly agree with your sentiment.

You've not seen my reply to this?

Ah but I disagreed with it - if I understood it correctly It's not about whether it's better craftsmanship or not. It's about why you actually need the "superior" craftsmanship or not.

Is it about that? I thought it was simply justifying the price for what you get.

Well the original argument - 800 quid for a bag, is not about whether the bag is worth £800, it's why on earth you need a bag worth 800 quid.

That's my read on it anyway - seeing as it's your sentence, I'll have to bow to your greater knowledge of your own reasoning. I know - a-typical PH behaviour not having an argument about it just because

[JonBoy1]

Watchfinder have watches for hire

[ShadownINja]

DeadMeat_UK said:

ShadownINja said:

DeadMeat_UK said:

ShadownINja said:

DeadMeat_UK said:

ShadownINja said:

What happens if they scuff the handbag? Wait a sec. £800 for a bag?

This is the place we talk about a good few grand for something that tells us the time.
So we can't really point fingers.

Although I thoroughly agree with your sentiment.

You've not seen my reply to this?

Ah but I disagreed with it - if I understood it correctly It's not about whether it's better craftsmanship or not. It's about why you actually need the "superior" craftsmanship or not.

Is it about that? I thought it was simply justifying the price for what you get.

Well the original argument - 800 quid for a bag, is not about whether the bag is worth £800, it's why on earth you need a bag worth 800 quid.

That's my read on it anyway - seeing as it's your sentence, I'll have to bow to your greater knowledge of your own reasoning. I know - a-typical PH behaviour not having an argument about it just because

Ah. I meant that it cost £800 not that it was necessary. Most things in life are not necessary.

[Ikemi]

DeadMeat_UK said:

ShadownINja said:

What happens if they scuff the handbag? Wait a sec. £800 for a bag?

This is the place we talk about a good few grand for something that tells us the time.
So we can't really point fingers.

Although I thoroughly agree with your sentiment.

I would say our expenditure on watches is, in some cases, better compared to women's jewellery rather than handbags ... Y'know, diamond rings, bracelets and necklaces! Watches are a form of man jewellery, except rather than just being all shiny, they actually perform a function too!

So if we can make a comparison between the price of watches and rings, what can we compare bags and shoes to?

[piquetuk]

TonyHetherington said:

Serious question; we like to think of our watches being made by an old guy that looks like Pinochio's father with a small microscrope attached to one eye, hunched over in his wonderful workshop. Is it even remotely close to the truth?

I met a Rolex watch technician not so long ago and I stood next to him for some time, ignoring him because I was looking for Pinochio's father. He was a good looking 27 year old guy driving an Audi TT 3.2. Talk about shattering your illusions

[Cuchillo]

piquetuk said:

I met a Rolex watch technician not so long ago and I stood next to him for some time, ignoring him because I was looking for Pinochio's father. He was a good looking 27 year old guy driving an Audi TT 3.2. Talk about shattering your illusions

Ya, what he said.

I was lucky enough to be shown around the IWC factory last week. It truly was a mind blowing experience. If you get a chance to do it ... Then do it!

Anyhow, The biggest surprise to me was that they all seem to be in their 20's even the team leads did not look much over 30! The only "older" guys were the ones in the turning/milling area.

Of course watching them turn, mill, polish, assemble, test, fettle and fiddle put butterflies in my stomach, a wobble in my knees and made me come over all unnecessary!

[Ikemi]

piquetuk said:

TonyHetherington said:

Serious question; we like to think of our watches being made by an old guy that looks like Pinochio's father with a small microscrope attached to one eye, hunched over in his wonderful workshop. Is it even remotely close to the truth?

I met a Rolex watch technician not so long ago and I stood next to him for some time, ignoring him because I was looking for Pinochio's father. He was a good looking 27 year old guy driving an Audi TT 3.2. Talk about shattering your illusions

It seems that way! This is a Tag Heuer service centre, according to their website:



Not particularly old, but some of them do have beards

[DeadMeat_UK]

There are some photos in this months wired mag showing some of the Tag Heuueueur test machines.

(It's the UK issue with 100 written on the front and lots of Hubert type coloured cubes)

[whythem]

DeadMeat_UK said:

With actually reference to the question.

For me, owning the thing is part of the deal. I want the watch because it's mine, not so much that other people get to see if IYSWIM.

I buy them because I like them. But I always like something else. Being able to rent by the month allows me to expeirence lots of watches rather than just the one. This is the same argument she used on me when she joined. We still end up spenging silly money on fecking bags.

I have indians down the road, if I beat them would they be able to make me watches? I'd much rather do this than pay cash

[ShadownINja]

whythem said:

I have indians down the road, if I beat them would they be able to make me watches? I'd much rather do this than pay cash

Try it and let us know.