Nice looking watch- Wohler
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Not a manufacture, just a brand I am sure (never heard of them). Very attractive though:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WOHLER-MENS-AUTOMATIC-ROSE-G...
ETA - a little digging and I find this, which is a shame. Still, they look better than the Oskar Emil's etc of this world.
http://reviews.ebay.com/Review-of-the-Wohler-Skele...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WOHLER-MENS-AUTOMATIC-ROSE-G...
ETA - a little digging and I find this, which is a shame. Still, they look better than the Oskar Emil's etc of this world.
http://reviews.ebay.com/Review-of-the-Wohler-Skele...
Edited by AlexKP on Thursday 9th April 23:45
I haven't read the review yet - so this is just based on what I saw on the eBay auction.
It's an interesting looking watch, but the finish just isn't good enough for the asking price. That looks like a bespoke strap fitment, too, so if it turns out to be uncomfortable or just worn out, replacing it is going to be a pain.
The view of the movement seems to show that although it's decorated, it's fairly crudely done.
In short, it'd be a steal at about £150, but at about £700 there are lots of much better options.
It's an interesting looking watch, but the finish just isn't good enough for the asking price. That looks like a bespoke strap fitment, too, so if it turns out to be uncomfortable or just worn out, replacing it is going to be a pain.
The view of the movement seems to show that although it's decorated, it's fairly crudely done.
In short, it'd be a steal at about £150, but at about £700 there are lots of much better options.
el stovey said:
I don't know about your Wholer's Alex but did anyone see the 'seller's other items' link to this badboy?
Don't be bidding on it, I saw it first!
You may mock, but I'd bet a pint of finest foaming ale that every man about town will have a fruit-based chronometer this summer.Don't be bidding on it, I saw it first!
You mark my words.
Haute horologie à base de fruits. It's the future.
You can tell really by the understated design cues.SamHH said:
When you say not a manufacturer, what do you mean? Is that in the same sense that Mercedes-Benz isn't a manufacturer or do you mean that it's made by a manufacturer that makes watches for various different companies who then sell them with their own names?
I said not a manufacture - not "manufacturer". "Manufacture" is the term given to established and respected watch makers.Hope that clarifies things!
Edited by AlexKP on Friday 10th April 22:05
I'd go a little further and say that, in the most literal sense of the word, a "manufacture" is a watchmaker that makes their own movements.
Whether this applies to those companies that take a base ETA or Unitas movement and do lots and lots of modifications to it, I'll leave as an exercise for the reader.
Whether this applies to those companies that take a base ETA or Unitas movement and do lots and lots of modifications to it, I'll leave as an exercise for the reader.
egomeister said:
I'm not really a watch person, but I think that looks horrible!
Which one? The one I originally posted?I'm surprised - it might be cheap crap, but it is good looking cheap crap in my opinion. I could name dozens of seriously expensive watches that are pretty hideous by most standards.
anonymous said:
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Yep - like I say I'm not a watch person, although I appreciate the quality and craftmanship available. I think it looks cheap - just searching google for "cheap watch" I have come across this http://www.watchshopuk.com/mens-sekonda-chronograp... which I think looks a lot nicer for a lot less money.Is the Wohler American by any chance, as it screams USA to me from the way it looks?
CommanderJameson said:
I'd go a little further and say that, in the most literal sense of the word, a "manufacture" is a watchmaker that makes their own movements.
Mind you....http://hongxingwatch.manufacturer.globalsources.co...
h, this is true.
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