See what that extra money buys

[andy tims]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT9rvtlk_yc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK0v7Zm5uaY&fe...

Just a couple of the excellent videos by Watchfinder

[hilly10]

Great Videos. Nice to know you are not paying for the name, just fantastic workmanship, unbelievable tolerances and finishing. Thanks for posting

[anonymous-user]

Nice videos. That's a very pretty movement in the 5170 for sure. Gorgeous.

However, that does not come anywhere near to explaining the price. Most of the man hours are spent in polishing and this is not done by watchmakers but by minimum wage migrant labour shipped into Geneva for that purpose. It is routine process work, not the skilled stuff of Geneva gnomes.

I am quite a fan of Patek's stuff and often wear a 5110 myself. But I am under no illusion that I did anything other than pay an impudently high price for an essentially mass-produced product. That said, Patek's history of supporting their market price means that you don't lose money on them long term.

[nikaiyo2]

Thanks for sharing, lovely video.

Now I know that I have pronounced JLC wrongly for ever

[drainbrain]

nikaiyo2 said:

Now I know that I have pronounced JLC wrongly for ever

.... don't fret; the guy in the vid isn't pronouncing it right either

Edited by drainbrain on Tuesday 13th February 18:34

[nikaiyo2]

drainbrain said:

.... don't fret; the guy in the vid isn't pronouncing it right either

Edited by drainbrain on Tuesday 13th February 18:34

LOL I just assumed he knew the correct pronunciation!

[Ikemi]

I've always pronounced it like this - 4 seconds in;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPbsAKS_Ick

'jae-jer lecoolt'

[CardShark]

I've seen the Omega vs PP before but not the other. Great videos that tread that fine line by explaining the differences without making anyone feel that that they'll either overpay for the expensive pieces and also not receive junk when purchasing the cheaper ones - there's "value" to be had with all options.

On the subject of pronunciations... http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds/watchsound...

[toon10]

I follow watchfinder on FB and have been watching these videos with interest. They explain a lot for the non-expert and give you a good chance to see where the extra money goes without making you feel that the cheaper (relatively speaking) option is a bad movement or poor choice.

[ZesPak]

hilly10 said:

Great Videos. Nice to know you are not paying for the name, just fantastic workmanship, unbelievable tolerances and finishing. Thanks for posting

Hmm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_ZTqC2Yxxs

[LordGrover]

CardShark said:

I've seen the Omega vs PP before but not the other. Great videos that tread that fine line by explaining the differences without making anyone feel that that they'll either overpay for the expensive pieces and also not receive junk when purchasing the cheaper ones - there's "value" to be had with all options.

On the subject of pronunciations... http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds/watchsound...

Rolex?

[CardShark]

LordGrover said:

Rolex?

Did you click on the link because you didn't know how to pronounce it

I suppose that was someone's idea of a having a laugh seeing as pretty much most of the others could easily be mis-pronounced. Not too sure that Rado link is quite right either...

[TheJimi]

Ikemi said:

I've always pronounced it like this - 4 seconds in;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPbsAKS_Ick

'jae-jer lecoolt'

I’ve always said - yayger lee cooltray