Worst watch you ever owned
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pistonheadforum said:
A change from the usual my watch is better than yours thread.
What's the worst watch you have ever owned? A watch you just could not gel with and had to move on sharpish.
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrograph. What's the worst watch you have ever owned? A watch you just could not gel with and had to move on sharpish.
Beautiful to look at, but unreliable and the manufacturer was a PITA to deal with. My credit card company gave me back the money I paid for it.
Tag Heuer Aquaracer on a green fabric strap, very similarto a NATO strap.
I bought it new having seen it on Hot UK deals, got a decent discount on it but it was an impulse purchase during lockdown. I traded it in a couple of months later with Watchfinder against a Omega Planet Ocean, I think I lost about £500 on it.
There was nothing wrong with the Tag just not my thing
I bought it new having seen it on Hot UK deals, got a decent discount on it but it was an impulse purchase during lockdown. I traded it in a couple of months later with Watchfinder against a Omega Planet Ocean, I think I lost about £500 on it.
There was nothing wrong with the Tag just not my thing
LED Watch company watch.
Its a modern case on vintage LED internals.
I bought it from ThinkGeek in the US. My disillusion with it started when I had to pay import tax. I then found out that they were made in Liverpool so I'd paid for something made here and I could have saved myself £20 by buying direct!
Considering it was only about £60 in the first place that's a huge %.
The bracelet is cheap looking and unclips easily.
Then I found out why LEDs dropped out of favour to be replaced by LCDs so quickly. The display can't be seen in bright day light and you need two hands to operate it; one to wear it and one to press the button to see the time. And they eat batteries, even when the LEDs aren't lit up. The battery ran out years ago and I can't be bothered to replaced it so the watch is just sitting on a shelf gathering dust.
Its a modern case on vintage LED internals.
I bought it from ThinkGeek in the US. My disillusion with it started when I had to pay import tax. I then found out that they were made in Liverpool so I'd paid for something made here and I could have saved myself £20 by buying direct!
Considering it was only about £60 in the first place that's a huge %.The bracelet is cheap looking and unclips easily.
Then I found out why LEDs dropped out of favour to be replaced by LCDs so quickly. The display can't be seen in bright day light and you need two hands to operate it; one to wear it and one to press the button to see the time. And they eat batteries, even when the LEDs aren't lit up. The battery ran out years ago and I can't be bothered to replaced it so the watch is just sitting on a shelf gathering dust.
This TAG - I loved the look of it, but my god it was crap. Never kept good time no matter what was done. Had 2 crown wheels as it kept stripping
Then to top it off, the face came loose in the case and would spin around as it saw fit
I got my money back after a long and drawn out back and forth
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