Graham Watches

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CedGTV

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2,538 posts

256 months

Tuesday 24th November 2009
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I passed a "watch gallery" shop this afternoon on Fulham Road just past Bibendum and spied a tray of the above watches.

I thought that the Panerai watches although lovely with their locking crown affair and a certain 70's charm that couldn't be beaten untill I spotted these mothers.

http://www.graham-london.com/collection.en.html

Simply beautiful. Not everyone's cup of tea, but after lusting after the Italian Navel watch for so long I think I have found another avenue of desire.

Loving the trigger......

Edit: to add that between them was a tray of Bell & Ross beauties.

I am going to get asked to move on daily now drooling at the window.

Edited by CedGTV on Tuesday 24th November 23:07

anonymous-user

56 months

Tuesday 24th November 2009
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CedGTV said:
Not everyone's cup of tea,
Certainly not my cup of tea.

I think they are vile and possibly some of the most overpriced watches around. Most of them look like 99p cigarette lighters. Cynically trying to magic up some provenance by naming their watches after George Graham is just taking the pi$$

deejuic

396 posts

185 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Cigarette lighter? I think that they look like can openers. Horrific & gaudy.

Edited by deejuic on Wednesday 25th November 00:24

seaninog

513 posts

191 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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I'm with CedGTV. It's certainly an unpopular standpoint but I like the boldness of Graham. While other brands are monkeying around with white face vs grey face or arabic vs roman numerals, they've gone and torn up the rule book and done something completely different. I like and respect that about them.

(plus I've always liked an Underdog!)


ellroy

7,099 posts

227 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Properly hideous. Vile vile vile.

glazbagun

14,309 posts

199 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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el stovey said:
Cynically trying to magic up some provenance by naming their watches after George Graham is just taking the pi$$
This. Surely they don't need the name if they're going to produce such blingy objects.

GingerRob

443 posts

177 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Sorry I'm joining the not my cuppa tea group, just out of wondering what sorta price are they ?

deejuic

396 posts

185 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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GingerRob said:
Sorry I'm joining the not my cuppa tea group, just out of wondering what sorta price are they ?
about $4500-$6000 US. Way to much for this quality of watch. if you like the style that's one thing, but paying this much for this quality is something completely different.

Mr MoJo

4,698 posts

218 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Vile and repulsive things, sorry

Ikemi

8,452 posts

207 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Mr MoJo said:
Vile and repulsive things, sorry
This! Only made appealing if you had to make a choice between a Graham watch or a Jacob&Co watch hehe

I could think of many other watches I'd rather have for that sort of cash! Here are some eye-watering prices: http://www.jurawatches.co.uk/graham_of_london.asp?...

andy tims

5,587 posts

248 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Nasty, but not cheap.

sneijder

5,221 posts

236 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Maybe this would be more useful ?



Seriously those Grahams aren't loved. If you want to spend daft money on huge-chunks-of-steel-with-bits-and-bobs-hanging-off-all-over-the-place you should be looking at U Boats :



Or for a fraction of the price head on over to the PH fave,
'Werthers Original Mechanical Monstrosities'

http://www.wernersflyingwatches.com/ranges.asp?Ran...

Revs_Addiction

2,090 posts

233 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Not for me either thanks...nono

Engineer1

10,486 posts

211 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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What concievable use is a watch where most of the dial is covered with st that doesn't help you tell the time?

dr_gn

16,199 posts

186 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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I'll stick with my Explorer thanks very much.

sneijder

5,221 posts

236 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Graham SAS II 'watch'.

dr_gn

16,199 posts

186 months

Wednesday 25th November 2009
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sneijder said:




Graham SAS II 'watch'.
Could they make it any more difficult to read?

The reason I like analogue watches is because you can just glance at them and 'see' the time without actually reading anything. Then again I am extremely boring and old fashioned.

whoami

13,151 posts

242 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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Puke inducing rolleyes