Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

893bet · 30-04-2022 09:19AM

banie01 · 30-04-2022 01:01PM

I very rarely watch any of the watch streamers, by that I mean the hyped, watches are great look at my lifestyle kind of thing unless someone posts a video up here tbh.

I do look at reviews and our own lads here, Blanchy and I miss Fitz's vids but usually my watch video viewing is pretty much limited to when I'm looking for something specific re: a watch or an opinion.

I tend to read a lot of forums tho, even if this is the only corner I contribute to regularly, that's enough drama for me 😁 but tz-uk, TRF, watchuseek and Reddit see enough of me stalking and reading. I mean it took me years to reach the sales corner on TZ even 🤣

On the vid 893 posted. It really does highlight the wankery endemic in the media side of the game doesn't it. If nothing else, if Archie had an issue with the Nico deal? It was for him to resolve no? Not for Tim to scream on stream and highlight how much of a dick he is? Not for the screaming BTW but, for staying quiet whilst he knew that Nico was taking advantage. That he knew Nico had gotten something for nothing, that Archie was jetlagged or whatever but he said nothing....

That's just Dickhead behaviour. Why stay quiet? What were hoping to parley that silence into? Surely if you had your friend's back? You'd highlight the error at the time.

It's akin to wrestling with the levels of hyperbolic BS in the video. Just reinforces my own notion that I'm better off with airplane videos 🤣

Fitz II · 01-05-2022 08:02AM

This is why I dont youtube any more. These lads are like children all cliques and clubs. Thorpe wants to control everyone in his cartl. He says its loyality he wants but really that just a code for licking his hole. Tim Write is bottom feeding sucker fish that hoovers up scraps of superchats. Archie is hard to listen to. Nico engages too much and is like the enforcer for the cartell because he is the biggest youtuber. Its all got nothing to do with watches. But problem is like I have said before there just is not enough to the watch hobby to keep 24 hour a day streaming channels busy.

Thorpe giving out about comments on other channels is a bit childish. Youtube is troll central. Trolling is fun,.

Cienciano · 04-05-2022 10:19AM

I'd have more respect for the lads queuing to sell it on for double or triple the price than the lads paying €600 for a plastic swatch

893bet · 04-05-2022 10:58AM

The two adverts ain’t flying off the shelf’s. One sold at 375 so market set at that.

what’s euro retail?

micks_address · 04-05-2022 11:03AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119013967#Comment_119013967

i think its around 300 euro? maybe 250? when the dust settles might buy for my son for xmas.. my moonwatch is due back from service in next week or so - looking foward to getting it back

unkel · 04-05-2022 01:37PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119013967#Comment_119013967

Adverts is always cheap. Plenty of them on eBay where bidding has gone far above that already. I think RRP is €250. Fair play to those flippers standing in the queue for an hour or so, buying 2 of them and flipping them for a profit worth more than a full days manual labour 😁

NIMAN · 05-05-2022 08:36AM

Interview with irish watch maker Stephen McGonigle on now with Ryan Tubridy Radio show

emo72 · 05-05-2022 08:41AM

I'd love to hear it. But there's no way I would listen to that tubridy shite.

Lorddrakul · 05-05-2022 08:53AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119018196#Comment_119018196

Not a bad section, and Tubs was less annoying than usual.

893bet · 05-05-2022 09:11AM

So A Lange have had massive price increases up to 20 percent.

As an example the 1815 chrono has gone from 55,400 to 64,400.

Every YouTube channel is doing the “it’s only the hype models are falling, small correction, April is a slow month”. When the tide starts to go out…..

James Bond Junior · 05-05-2022 05:20PM

Lads, I'm on the lookout for some extra links for a 24mm Lady constellation. Any ideas or suggested forums I could use to find them?

I was in Dubai during the week and went tire kicking. Tried on a IWC Portugueser, beautiful watch. The salesman insisted I try on the new perpetual with an alligator strap, only a cool 25k or so, didn't have it on me so had to leave it behind. 😂

emo72 · 06-05-2022 12:28AM

https://touch.adverts.ie/trainers/kobe-9-elite-christmas-edition/26764957

Ok I know it's not a watch, but still I don't want to post on the fake watch for sale thread cos I'm not saying fake. Though 4200 for these runners. Does anyone have any idea what they are?

Cyrus · 06-05-2022 06:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119021855#Comment_119021855

He appears to be quite optimistic price wise

https://stockx.com/kobe-9-elite-christmas-2014

stuchyg · 06-05-2022 07:43AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119021855#Comment_119021855

He needed to sell them last week ideally. They are part of Kobe Bryants nike run of player edition shoes. Kobe's contract with Nike had expired after his death and so Nike were no longer allowed to make any Kobe shoes, driving the price of all existing ones through the roof.

Unfortunately for our mate on adverts, the estate of Kobe Bryant reached an agreement with Nike last week to continue to produce Kobe shoes, including reissues of older shoes, therefore tanking the price of ones already on the market.

unkel · 06-05-2022 08:55AM

€4200 for a €50 retail pair of sneakers? And people thought €350 for a €250 retail plastic watch was bad? 😂

Cienciano · 06-05-2022 10:32AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119022375#Comment_119022375

It goes to show how "exclusivity" sells.

I always notice peoples watch, I work in a place that has a lot of high level engineers and project managers. Would expect a few high end watches. mechanical watch in 4 years, one quartz citizen diver, one rolex (funny enough worn by a guy who wears canada goose jackets and nike air max), one gold dress watch that I couldn't make out and about 200 smart watches.

NIMAN · 06-05-2022 01:19PM

Does this help prove the argument that smart watches are going to be THE watch that will be worn in years to come.

I too look out at what watches I see in work and out and about. There is just so many smart watches out there now, and it's only going to increase in the years to come.

Quartz and mechanical watches will be a real niche item in the coming decades.

micks_address · 06-05-2022 04:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119024602#Comment_119024602

the dream for me is a simple wirstband that does smart tracking for steps/health that i only need to charge once a month.. why can't someone make one? i don't want a screen or charging multiple times a week... the fitbit wristband was the right form a few years ago.. but for all it did needed charging every two days

06-05-2022 04:36PM

I think fatigue will kick in with smartwatches. Notifications upon notifications.

micks_address · 06-05-2022 05:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119024697#Comment_119024697

There's one without a screen?

micks_address · 06-05-2022 05:18PM

1300 for a moonswatch on adverts...

banie01 · 06-05-2022 05:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119024639#Comment_119024639

The Sony Wena is the closest I've yet seen for this kind of functionality. TBH, you'd think the market would be there for it? Something like the Oura or Movana tech and sensors built into a bracelet or a clasp 🤔

I wear a mi-band 5 on my right wrist, fairly low profile and 2 weeks + on a charge.

micks_address · 06-05-2022 05:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119024875#Comment_119024875

I actually have a oura ring but my wife says it looks silly

Creamy Goodness · 06-05-2022 05:42PM

I really want an Apple Watch without the screen. I really think it would work well. They’ve the most accurate sensors, very good selection of straps, great integration with payments and I do own several iOS devices. I have mine to only notify me of texts from family members and if it’s going to rain, other than that it’s a watch/activity tracker.

don’t think I can pull off the two wrist watch look so the Apple Watch is a daily wear as much as I would prefer to be wearing something more traditional.

Cienciano · 06-05-2022 05:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119024602#Comment_119024602

Actually, noticed that in London about a month ago on the tube too. Lot more non smart watches than here

mailforkev · 06-05-2022 06:41PM

Lewis mustn’t have fancied leaving any of his watches in the hotel room safe.

893bet · 06-05-2022 06:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119022851#Comment_119022851

Same experience. Unless in a Dublin there is little high watches on view.

We are part of a large organisation but I do remember a boss of a related function maybe 5 levels above me having a breitling. I hid my watch that day.

893bet · 06-05-2022 06:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119023738#Comment_119023738

The mechanical wrist watch had an incredible 5 years and there are 12 month to 10 year wait lists across multiple brands.

They are two different markets with some shared customers. Both will exist for a long time.

Cienciano · 06-05-2022 09:05PM

Saw this great interactive article on how a mechanical watch movement works

https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/

Who Watches the Watchmen (Our Chit Chat Thread)

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