But not @ over 1000 Euros full price (from 400 Euros on Kickstarter)
The Official Watch Thread.
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.
You can buy an accurate (±30 sec/month) watch from a well-known manufacturer for less than £10. Why would anybody spend more?
"But I need it to be waterproof" you say.
You can buy an accurate (±30 sec/month) watch, waterproof to 50m from a well-known manufacturer for less than £20. Why would anybody spend more?
"But I need it to be more accurate (after all, I don't want to miss the train)" you say.
You can buy a watch, waterproof to 50m and synchronised with the world-wide radio time signals from a well-known manufacturer for less than £40. Why would anybody spend more?
Bling, I guess.
I just bought a G-Shock for £140.
"But I need it to be waterproof" you say.
You can buy an accurate (±30 sec/month) watch, waterproof to 50m from a well-known manufacturer for less than £20. Why would anybody spend more?
"But I need it to be more accurate (after all, I don't want to miss the train)" you say.
You can buy a watch, waterproof to 50m and synchronised with the world-wide radio time signals from a well-known manufacturer for less than £40. Why would anybody spend more?
Bling, I guess.
I just bought a G-Shock for £140.
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Wouldn't pay that much for a G-Shock
mine cost under 100 quid
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.
I would. I've paid a lot more for them but always make a profit on them. I have a small sideline hobby buying and selling collectable G Shocks.
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.
A few years ago I spotted a set of four wheels in the BMW dealer on Park Lane. £4,500, which was more than I paid for my first house.
Roll on a few years and now a watch costs more than I paid for my current house.
The world's gone mad.
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You think watches are mad....take a look at Trainers
https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/features ... akers-ever
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Annoyingly my Datejust has stopped working. I tried a manual rewind but no joy, if I give it a gentle shake it starts and runs for about 5 secs. Of course lockdown means the AD isn't open so I'm going to have to wait, but it's my daily watch since I gave my Omega to my son and my only other watches are a (spit) TAG and some Danish dress watch (Skagen I think) so I'm currently sans-watch and hate it...
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I was about to say yes, when I realise that it's actually 5 years old now....to be fair I should have had it serviced in that time but honestly thought it was still relatively new
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Anyone care to make a guess what this is going to sell for?
https://www.phillips.com/detail/heuer/NY080120/20/
https://www.phillips.com/detail/heuer/NY080120/20/
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With that provenance, megabucks. IIRC Steve's own watch broke some world record when it was sold.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:22 pm Anyone care to make a guess what this is going to sell for?
https://www.phillips.com/detail/heuer/NY080120/20/
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.
I wouldn't give 10p for that.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:22 pm Anyone care to make a guess what this is going to sell for?
https://www.phillips.com/detail/heuer/NY080120/20/
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My Datejust has gone back to Rolex for a service/repair which, “due to COVID” will take a minimum of 8 weeks so I’ve had to dig out an old TAG (didn’t realise how much I would miss wearing a watch). Wasn’t sure whether to post this here or in the “dead twocy and snide”
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I think I may be infected with the watch bug.
For ages I have lusted over Rolex Submariners, but eventually accepted that these are overpriced and out of reach. So I bought a nice new Seiko and I really like it. Rather than being content I am now lusting after other Seiko's, particularly the 'Pogue'. Unfortunately, like Submariners, it is a bit of a cult thing, and there also appears to be a nice little earner in taking a Seiko of the right shape and roughly the right date and changing all sorts of bits so that it mimics a proper Pogue. The market for that particular watch appears to be infested with charlatans who want my money and will cobble together bits that tempt people like me who like bright shiney things but have little real knowledge of watches
I already have a dress watch, and 2 divers watches. I now fancy a GMT watch and a chronograph, not that I have any need of either. Is there a cure for watch lust?
For ages I have lusted over Rolex Submariners, but eventually accepted that these are overpriced and out of reach. So I bought a nice new Seiko and I really like it. Rather than being content I am now lusting after other Seiko's, particularly the 'Pogue'. Unfortunately, like Submariners, it is a bit of a cult thing, and there also appears to be a nice little earner in taking a Seiko of the right shape and roughly the right date and changing all sorts of bits so that it mimics a proper Pogue. The market for that particular watch appears to be infested with charlatans who want my money and will cobble together bits that tempt people like me who like bright shiney things but have little real knowledge of watches
I already have a dress watch, and 2 divers watches. I now fancy a GMT watch and a chronograph, not that I have any need of either. Is there a cure for watch lust?
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.
Just googled the Pogue.
I can't see watches with red and blue on them without thinking of the watch I had at school in the 80's to teach me how to tell the time.
I can't see watches with red and blue on them without thinking of the watch I had at school in the 80's to teach me how to tell the time.
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I continually look, thinking of ways I can sneak another piece in without the wife noticing
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I may need lessons in that.v8-powered wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:48 pm I continually look, thinking of ways I can sneak another piece in without the wife noticing
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Re: The Official Watch Thread.
I'm currently searching daily for a Hamilton, was looking at a Khaki mechanical but now drawn towards an Air Race - make a nice daily wearer....