Theindependent - 50 best watches

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Go here, click where it says and scroll through. Then post what you think.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/christmas0...

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[Number 7]

2 IWC's but no JLC's - surely the Reverso deserves a place?

Overall impression is either kids toys, or waaaaay too much bling.

The Georg Jensen was v. nice though.

7.

[Civpilot]

Seems to be a list put together by someone with not much clue about watches.

Surely if your putting together a list of the 50 "best" watches you would have the Omega Speedy Pro in there somewhere? JLC as previously mentioned? Urwerk?

No, instead we get overpriced "fashion" watches from the likes of Paul Smith.

Despite a couple of nice ones (which I think were probably just lucky accidents) the list is utter Tosh IMHO

[hab1966]

Whats with the Emporio Armarni at number 39 in the list. Looks like a wanna-be tourbillon, but only £325!

[Webber3]

Looks more like a random list of watches

[CommanderJameson]

A fairly awful list that doesn't contain anything I'd like with the possible exception of the IWC Aquatimer. The proper watches seem to have been selected by picking out the most expensive ones in the catalogue. The rest are just ghastly fashion-tat.

Armani watches? Just say NO.

[dazren]

Is this one of those lists made up of their advertisers?

[Civpilot]

dazren said:

Is this one of those lists made up of their advertisers?

+1

Seems that most of those watches are available from the same website. they even have a random TokyoFlash bar code watch, but list the stockist as a London place (who happens to stock most others on the list).

Utter Tosh (Although I think I've said that already )

[Dominic H]

I haven't looked, but the list probably has a lot more to do with which watch houses has the most pro-active PR agency representing them, than anything else.....

[Sagacitas]

Civpilot said:

(snip)

Surely if your putting together a list of the 50 "best" watches you would have the Omega Speedy Pro in there somewhere? (snip)

They do have the Project Alaska Omega Speedy Pro in there.

Richard

[Civpilot]

Sagacitas said:

Civpilot said:

(snip)

Surely if your putting together a list of the 50 "best" watches you would have the Omega Speedy Pro in there somewhere? (snip)

They do have the Project Alaska Omega Speedy Pro in there.

Richard

... which just happens to be the latest "special edition" of a classic watch. The "special" edition that happens to be in the latest press releases.

I still say the person who put that together wears something like a Ben Sherman watch and claims to be an "expert"

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Civpilot said:

I still say the person who put that together wears something like a Ben Sherman watch and claims to be an "expert"

I liked the comment about having to be brave to wear the Paul Smith pink dial watch.

He was right, but for the wrong reasons!

[BigAlinEmbra]

Can only echo the sentiments above. A lot of p1sh in there.
It's probably very wrong, but I quite like that marc jacobs skull effort.

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dazren said:

Is this one of those lists made up of their advertisers?

I think you hit the nail on the head !!!!

Seen lots of these lists and they really do not do the watch world any justice.

[Watch-Collector]

Just summs up the Independant. MIndless un researched drivel.

[andy tims]

What a load of old tosh. 3 or 4 decent choices tops.

[Strangely Brown]

Just shows that whoever wrote that knows fack all about watches.

[ChrisMCoupe]

Not come across these before...

http://www.blackdiceindustries.com/

Look like they might make a nice casual inexpensive everyday watch

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Strangely Brown said:

Just shows that whoever wrote that knows fack all about watches.

Spot on!