All watch collections should have.....

[Eighteeteewhy]

.....a G-Shock and a Monster!

Do you?





I saw this thread on another forum and some of the replys were comical.

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[pidsy]

I have 12 g-shocks.








And an orange monster.

[Soft Top]

I've got a Monster but I am sorry, I just don't get the G-Shock thing.

[Jimmytno1]

3 G Shocks and a monster here!

[Skier]

I have neither and never will!

All watch collectiions should have...................whatever the collector likes and wants!!

Skier

[Lunablack]

All watch collections should have.................. More than 1 watch in it

[Speedracer329]

Skier said:

I have neither and never will!

All watch collectiions should have...................whatever the collector likes and wants!!

Skier

+1

[Adrian W]

6 G's and 2 monsters

[CardShark]

I've owned 5 Gs and 1 Monster, out of those I'm now down to just the 1 G.

As for what all collections should have (apart from whatever the collector wants!) - a Seiko diver.

Any one will do.

[Ikemi]

Not for me; I haven't and never will buy a G-Shock or a Monster ... They just don't excite me!

[apotek]

I have to say fellas I agree with Ikemi here.I just can`t get my head round g-shock in particular,even though loads of you love em.I would love to hear someone explain the attraction.
One watch in any collection should in my opinion be an Omega Speedy Pro handwind moonwatch.

[andy tims]

You collection should contain what you like, simple as that.

However, all serious watch enthusiasts should IMHO consider at some point owning:-

Omega Speedy Professional and a vintage SM300
Rolex Sub / SD
A cheap Seiko Diver and a "high end" Seiko
A vintage Heuer
An IWC diver or pilot
A Doxa

[CommanderJameson]

apotek said:

I have to say fellas I agree with Ikemi here.I just can`t get my head round g-shock in particular,even though loads of you love em.I would love to hear someone explain the attraction.
One watch in any collection should in my opinion be an Omega Speedy Pro handwind moonwatch.

Attractions of G-Shockery (vs other plastic digital/quartzes)

• Genuinely incredibly durable
• Packed with features, some more useful and well-implemented than others
• Vast variety of designs, from the (relatively) demure (black/blue Gravity Defier) to the outrageous (rescue orange Riseman)
• Very affordable
• Very well-made for the price
• From a watch nerd point of view - it's an in-house boutique manufacture; none of this slightly-tarted-up-2824-2-in-a-derivative-case-that'll-be-a-grand-please nonsense!

ETA: And what is more, in stark contrast to some of the brands that are worshipped* to various degrees on various watch forums around the globe, there's not an "homage" aka "blatant rip-off" in their catalogue.

*Cheers, Eddie!

Edited by CommanderJameson on Tuesday 5th June 12:00

[eccles]

andy tims said:

You collection should contain what you like, simple as that.

However, all serious watch enthusiasts should IMHO consider at some point owning:-

Omega Speedy Professional and a vintage SM300
Rolex Sub / SD
A cheap Seiko Diver and a "high end" Seiko
A vintage Heuer
An IWC diver or pilot
A Doxa

Ah, all the usual fashionable suspects.

[benny.c]

G-Shocks don't really interest me, but I've got one for cycling, snowboarding, hiking, working on the car etc. I've had a modded Monster and didn't hang on to it for that long although I can see the attraction for the price.

[crispian22]

a black faced navitimer.beautifull piece.

[Miguel Alvarez]

I've got one G-Shock at the moment but no Monster. I like G-Shocks but tend to buy them off mates who get bored of theirs and then I end up giving mine away to younger cousins who want to be the next Tinie Tempah.

[Zigster]

How about a slightly different take on this (though, doubtless, no less open to argument)?

Every watch collection should have:
> the watch you got as a child which you never wear any more but can't bear to part with
> the first "proper" watch you bought with your own money
> a daily wearer - not a real beater but one for the office or the weekend when you know you can still look after it
> a real beater - something you can use when washing the car, gardening, doing DIY
> a watch for holiday - a diver or something similar
> a watch for best - probably a dress watch which stays in the safe most of the time but comes out for Black Tie dinners, weddings, etc
> a watch you bought on a whim, never wear, don't really like but haven't got around to selling yet

[Pesty]

A greubel forsey

[anonymous-user]

andy tims said:

You collection should contain what you like, simple as that.

However, all serious watch enthusiasts should IMHO consider at some point owning:-

Omega Speedy Professional and a vintage SM300
Rolex Sub / SD
A cheap Seiko Diver and a "high end" Seiko
A vintage Heuer
An IWC diver or pilot
A Doxa

So if you are serious about watches you need be very rich?