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a bit of fun ...the ugliest watch

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  • 18-12-2010 3:41pm
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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭


    Apart from obviously ugly "joke" watches or promotional gimmick thingies ...what are the ugliest watches that you have come across?

    I know, it's all a matter of personal taste (and we thankfully all have different tastes) but I for one can't help but wonder what went through the designers mind when they came up with this "beauty" for example:

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    or that one
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    #2
    m4r10
    Registered Users Posts: 678 ✭✭✭m4r10


    Take your pick:

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    Wibbs
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    bedlam wrote: »
    Ushers' Tiret

    tiret-usher-watch.jpg
    :eek: Jesus!! Taste bypass! The bling rapper stuff is usually cringeworthy. Basically take really expensive base watch, cover liberally in superglue, place in bag of diamonds, shake liberally until dry... :D

    Though m4r10's Casio is well up there. Indeed beyond on the irony front and as for the Brietling... well I was never a fan of any of them ;) Welllll their early Chrono's under the Montbrilliant name were nice but that's 60 years back.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    Wibbs
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    No seriously Usher, WTJumpingF were/are you thinking? And it's a quartz. Oh god looking at that has made what passes for my dodgy style look positively chic. :D

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    m4r10
    Registered Users Posts: 678 ✭✭✭m4r10


    Wibbs wrote: »
    as for the Brietling... well I was never a fan of any of them ;)

    The above picture should help you make up your mind once and for all! :rolleyes:

    Breitling don't do anything for me either, their dials are far too busy for my liking!


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    Wibbs
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    That and the weird faux sharkskin Bund strap really takes the biscuit.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    Wibbs
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    bedlam wrote: »
    Tis stingray.
    technically its still a cartilaginous fish. :D
    While not to gone on the breitling, it's certainly the strap that ruins the watch in this instance, a plain leather band and it could be passable.
    Maybe, but still....

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    Flashwatches
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭Flashwatches


    Ugly? you want ugly? These should come with a public heath warning.....
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    Flashwatches
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭Flashwatches


    bedlam wrote: »
    Ushers' Tiret

    tiret-usher-watch.jpg


    I just read the article in the link about the watch, did you see how much he paid for that POS?......$250,000!!!!!!! :eek::eek::eek:


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    Flashwatches wrote: »
    I just read the article in the link about the watch, did you see how much he paid for that POS?......$250,000!!!!!!! :eek::eek::eek:

    I think that's the whole point :D

    Mo' money than sense


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    foxyboxer
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    Almost as bad as that Rolex. :eek:

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    amdublin
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 20,648 CMod ✭✭✭✭amdublin


    No pic but Jessica Simpson bought Nick Lachey a fairly hideous one for his birthday


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    MrSparkle
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    Just saw this on TZ UK. I think Graham might have overdone it with the Cyclops!

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    Actually just saw this on the same thread!

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    m4r10
    Registered Users Posts: 678 ✭✭✭m4r10


    bedlam wrote: »
    Looks like it's catching. Kanye spends $180,000 for one of his own.

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    Well, I was on the fence with this one, but if KANYE got one, I will never rest untill I get one as well!


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    m4r10
    Registered Users Posts: 678 ✭✭✭m4r10


    bedlam wrote: »
    Well the cycling forum has a boards jersey, perhaps we could have a boards logo Tiret :P

    Sure, why not, but only if they're encrusted with some diamonds! :rolleyes:


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    Wibbs
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    m4r10 wrote: »
    Sure, why not, but only if they're encrusted with some diamonds! :rolleyes:
    Jayzuz, steady on there m4r10, head office has just had a collective heart attack :D Rhinestones, take em or leave em.

    I can see the engraving on the back though. BoardsWatch. Now you're ticking.

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    marcus1971
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    Heres one I sold a few months ago, Omega "Jedi" 176.005 from the early '70ies.
    Huge for an old watch and hhheavy, ugly but really cool at the same time.

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    Blackpitts
    Registered Users Posts: 780 ✭✭✭Blackpitts


    Mr Jones Watches - the accurate


    ...no comment.

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    #19
    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    I have found the holy grail of tastless ugliness :D

    Feast your eyes on this (sorry for the big picture)

    TD-GP-2_1_spb.jpg

    yours for a mere 20,000 US Dollars

    there's 38 more like it on here:

    http://www.smirs.com/tsedro-watches/


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    Monty Burnz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,455 ✭✭✭✭Monty Burnz


    peasant wrote: »
    I have found the holy grail of tastless ugliness :D

    Feast your eyes on this (sorry for the big picture)

    TD-GP-2_1_spb.jpg

    yours for a mere 20,000 US Dollars

    there's 38 more like it on here:

    http://www.smirs.com/tsedro-watches/
    Why a chrono? You can't even read the registers ffs, what are you going to be timing with that? Ludicrous. Like putting 2 extra doors on the back of a Lamborghini that open onto nothing, just because you have 2 doors to use.


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