Wrist Check - 2018

[counterofbeans]

AMG Merc said:

chris56 said:

JLC Master Calendar Meteorite Dial

As others have posted - class, as are most of what JLC has ever designed. Makes Rollies look thug like IMHO

Personally I think they look effete.

I'll take the thug like Rolexes every day of the week thanks.

[ZesPak]

counterofbeans said:

AMG Merc said:

As others have posted - class, as are most of what JLC has ever designed. Makes Rollies look thug like IMHO

Personally I think they look effete.

I'll take the thug like Rolexes every day of the week thanks.

Isn't it just a price thing?
I've no idea, but these look like a million bucks, while most Rolexes.... don't.
To me they are in a different ball park, like comparing a BMW Z4 with a Pagani.

[Blown2CV]

ZesPak said:

counterofbeans said:

AMG Merc said:

As others have posted - class, as are most of what JLC has ever designed. Makes Rollies look thug like IMHO

Personally I think they look effete.

I'll take the thug like Rolexes every day of the week thanks.

Isn't it just a price thing?
I've no idea, but these look like a million bucks, while most Rolexes.... don't.
To me they are in a different ball park, like comparing a BMW Z4 with a Pagani.

more like a Pagani driver sneering at a Z4.

[ceebr]

Amazing watch - JLC Master 8 Day Perpetual - it is still on my list to buy as a Daily - will stop me wearing the Duometre.

[BrabusMog]

ZesPak said:

counterofbeans said:

AMG Merc said:

As others have posted - class, as are most of what JLC has ever designed. Makes Rollies look thug like IMHO

Personally I think they look effete.

I'll take the thug like Rolexes every day of the week thanks.

Isn't it just a price thing?
I've no idea, but these look like a million bucks, while most Rolexes.... don't.
To me they are in a different ball park, like comparing a BMW Z4 with a Pagani.

Hmmm, I am not so sure. My boss has 4 different Patek's that I've seen him wear and none of them "wow" me when you consider how expensive they are. But it's horses for courses, would be a boring world if we all liked them same thing etc etc.

[Blown2CV]

i'd have thought the point of something like that is that it doesn't 'wow' people

[chris56]

ceebr said:

Amazing watch - JLC Master 8 Day Perpetual - it is still on my list to buy as a Daily - will stop me wearing the Duometre.

It is a JLC and it is a Perpetual but it is actually a JLC Master Ultra Thin Perpetual and as such is automatic rather than manual which the Master 8 Day Perpetual is.

In terms of the comments about Rolex - nothing wrong with Rolex watches - I have more Rolex in my collection than any other brand and that includes quite a few Submariners. As an everyday watch, built to last, go anywhere - they are unbeatable. They are however very recognisable and that does have some drawbacks.

Edited by chris56 on Tuesday 30th January 14:05

[BrabusMog]

Blown2CV said:

i'd have thought the point of something like that is that it doesn't 'wow' people

Really? Knowing the people I know who own Patek's, I'd say they want the wow factor.

[Blown2CV]

BrabusMog said:

Blown2CV said:

i'd have thought the point of something like that is that it doesn't 'wow' people

Really? Knowing the people I know who own Patek's, I'd say they want the wow factor.

depends which model and which budget maybe but i had always had them in the 'expensive, classy and understated' bracket but maybe they do have more in the way of showier models than i had assumed.

[dimots]

BrabusMog said:

Really? Knowing the people I know who own Patek's, I'd say they want the wow factor.

Surely if you want the 'wow' factor you buy something ridiculous like a Hublot or a Gold Yachtmaster. Can't think of a PP that fits the bill? Do the people you know all wear Nautilus chronos?

[BrabusMog]

dimots said:

BrabusMog said:

Really? Knowing the people I know who own Patek's, I'd say they want the wow factor.

Surely if you want the 'wow' factor you buy something ridiculous like a Hublot or a Gold Yachtmaster. Can't think of a PP that fits the bill? Do the people you know all wear Nautilus chronos?

Nope, all dressier watches for the most part. Saying that, he does have a couple of AP's and a Hublot as well that I've seen him wear. By "wow" factor, I meant, "wow, he's wearing a Patek." I just look at them and think, "meh." I understand the craftsmanship etc etc, but I've seen prices for some of the models he wears and I just couldn't even begin to see the value in them.

[dimots]

Fair enough I certainly feel like that about Hublot

[Blown2CV]

BrabusMog said:

dimots said:

BrabusMog said:

Really? Knowing the people I know who own Patek's, I'd say they want the wow factor.

Surely if you want the 'wow' factor you buy something ridiculous like a Hublot or a Gold Yachtmaster. Can't think of a PP that fits the bill? Do the people you know all wear Nautilus chronos?

Nope, all dressier watches for the most part. Saying that, he does have a couple of AP's and a Hublot as well that I've seen him wear. By "wow" factor, I meant, "wow, he's wearing a Patek." I just look at them and think, "meh." I understand the craftsmanship etc etc, but I've seen prices for some of the models he wears and I just couldn't even begin to see the value in them.

I would generally think of 'wow factor' as wow look at that cool watch!! (from the normal man on the street, not a watch person).

[PJ S]

BrabusMog said:

... I just look at them and think, "meh." I understand the craftsmanship etc etc, but I've seen prices for some of the models he wears and I just couldn't even begin to see the value in them.

I'm mostly the same, but the "value" is in the brand cachet, since Lange & Sohne have them licked in the finishing dept, in the sub-£100K range, and a number, not least FP Journe have a much more pleasing caliber design to look at.
Even the basic 3-hander Calatrava are shaded by the likes of the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony.

[eyebeebe]

As the JLCs are getting some love at the moment, my Master Geographique that is now back on my wrist after a few months mainly wearing an oversized Garmin sports watch. Nowhere near as impressive as Chris’s collection, but it looks the part to my eye and gets a lot of positive comments from my colleagues who have an interest in watches - there’s quite a few in a private banking office in Zurich!

[Bear-n]

The "wow" factor is for you, not anyone else. Nobody realises what your watch may be worth apart from other middle-aged men

[toasty]

eyebeebe said:

As the JLCs are getting some love at the moment, my Master Geographique that is now back on my wrist after a few months mainly wearing an oversized Garmin sports watch. Nowhere near as impressive as Chris’s collection, but it looks the part to my eye and gets a lot of positive comments from my colleagues who have an interest in watches - there’s quite a few in a private banking office in Zurich!

You have impeccable taste, sir!

Looks just like mine.

[AMG Merc]

Each to their own regarding Rolex design, of course. To my eyes the above JLC design is art whereas looking at the dozens of Rolexes posted here I see a similar watch each time. Even their peer brand Tudor designs fresh looking pieces. Just look in a jeweller's window at the Rolexes - all the same to me.

For the record I'm not talking from inexperience or envy, I once owned 3 Rolexes together. I got the gold Oyster in '83 (changed the face to white then back again, preferring the blue). I sold them all. Don't get me wrong, Rolexes are what I'd call "smart" looking "pieces - I just outlived the brand

[Ninjin]

Lovely watches you guys all have... BUT don't you guys get worried about being robbed by highlighting what you own publicly?

It's not hard for a criminal to back track and find out your name and address if they want to.

I was quite nieve too but after some thieving b@stards tried to break into the house whilst I was asleep to get the keys to the AMG, I have become more concious of what I do and show. So much so, I sold the AMG to get a worry free nights sleep.

Of course the attempted AMG theft had nothing to do with back tracking my details online but it just highlighted that what I felt was normal, in fact is not. And many people want the easy route to what I have built up.

Edited by Ninjin on Wednesday 31st January 11:09

[dimots]

Ninjin said:

Lovely watches you guys all have... BUT don't you guys get worried about being robbed by highlighting what you own publicly?

It's not hard for a criminal to back track and find out your name and address if they want to.

I was quite nieve too but after some thieving b@stards tried to break into the house whilst I was asleep to get the keys to the AMG, I have become more concious of what I do and show. So much so, I sold the AMG to get a worry free nights sleep.

Of course the attempted AMG theft had nothing to do with back tracking my details online but it just highlighted that what I felt was normal, in fact is not. Any many people want the easy route to what I have built up.

Don't think that's much of an issue if you don't reveal too much. You need a fair bit of info to track back to a location. It is possible with certain members though it's true...and I do wonder about some of the other threads on here...e.g. house renovations with interior shots, security details etc...