Designer Watches.

kneemos · 28-02-2015 08:32PM #1

So many fakes about does anybody buy Rolex's or the like.
If I saw one I'd automatically think it was made in China.

NachoBusiness · 28-02-2015 08:35PM

Haven't worn a watch since phones became backlit.

When they make an android watch that doesn't make me look like I live in my parent's basement and know dozens of porn star's by name, I may consider becoming a wrist watch connoisseur again.

Sheep Lover · 28-02-2015 08:38PM

I wear a designer watch. Very expensive but so worth it. I love my Gucky watch.

kjl · 28-02-2015 08:40PM

IWC £10,000

Ruu · 28-02-2015 08:41PM

I wear one around my neck.

Odyssey 2005 · 28-02-2015 08:43PM

The pub has a clock ☺

C.K Dexter Haven · 28-02-2015 08:46PM

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

The pub has a clock ☺

my clock has a pub:cool:

ancapailldorcha · 28-02-2015 08:48PM

I'm a massive fan of watches myself. I love how intricate and beautifully crafted they are. That said, I'd never splurge on a Rolex or an Omega unless I'd won the lottery as I'd be paranoid about anything happening to it.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 28-02-2015 09:04PM

Every watch is a designer watch. Somebody has to have designed it.

Designer is a designation I always felt was pointless.

triggermortis · 28-02-2015 09:08PM

I have an Omega Seamaster. I always wanted one and treated myself for my 40th as no-one else was going to. Wear it everyday

Odyssey 2005 · 28-02-2015 09:08PM

C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

my clock has a pub:cool:

You need to get a smaller clock

I got a Movado about 14 years ago. Thin as a credit card and hasn't missed a beat since.

Menas · 28-02-2015 09:17PM

I have a 60 year old iwc...I love it. Completely pointless having an expensive watch but hard to resist.

harry Bailey esq · 28-02-2015 09:17PM

I got a lovely tag huer watch off my dear ma for my 30th,a beautiful timepiece.Dunno how much it cost but its the real deal.I rarely wear it though,my everyday watch is a french connection one that only cost 115 sheets,still quite stylish though

kneemos · 28-02-2015 09:17PM

triggermortis wrote: »

I have an Omega Seamaster. I always wanted one and treated myself for my 40th as no-one else was going to. Wear it everyday

It's a bit like buying a supercar disguised as a Skoda though isn't it?
Nobody knows what it is.

conorh91 · 28-02-2015 09:19PM

My parents bought me a nice Longines watch for my 21st. I'd never buy a watch myself.

Nice watch, came with an ugly-ass canvas strap; the man in the shop told my mother so many people complain about the strap, he routinely offers a leather replacement.

An ugly strap can turn a great watch into a pound-shop job. I can't understand why adults wear rubber or canvas straps.

Odyssey 2005 · 28-02-2015 09:21PM

triggermortis wrote: »

I have an Omega Seamaster. I always wanted one and treated myself for my 40th as no-one else was going to. Wear it everyday

No point keeping it in a drawer,they're made to wear.

Joe Doe · 28-02-2015 09:28PM

Function over design is the primary concern for watches (IMO).

Sure have a $10 Rolex (replica) from the Rolex store on 5th Ave (now the shop was closed, but some other wee local chap had a quick stall setup outside). Looks like the real thing, all gold like.

But the usual watch setup (RRP <50e) that does ALL of the following:

• Timer
• Countdown
• Dualtime
• 100m WProof
• Luminous readout
• Compass! (luminous)
• WorldTime x24 Cities
• TeleMemo storage (addressbook)
• Backlight option if really dark
• 5 Alarms (one with snooze)
• Tells the time accurately.
• Fairly indestructible
• Hourly alerts
• 10yr battery

Can anybody's else do all that, with their fancy Swiss autos?

....just wish it had moon phase and tide level readings too

harry Bailey esq · 28-02-2015 09:31PM

kneemos wrote: »

It's a bit like buying a supercar disguised as a Skoda though isn't it?
Nobody knows what it is.

An omega? Anybody with the remotest interest in watches knows what that is

Simonigs1.0 · 28-02-2015 09:39PM

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

An omega? Anybody with the remotest interest in watches knows what that is

Pretty much.

Anybody with the remotest interest in watches will know a real from a fake.

kneemos · 28-02-2015 09:47PM

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

An omega? Anybody with the remotest interest in watches knows what that is

My point .
How many have the remotest interest in watches . I've heard of Rolex and Omega but they'd need to be held in front of my face before I'd notice.

harry Bailey esq · 28-02-2015 10:01PM

Simonigs1.0 wrote: »

Pretty much.

Anybody with the remotest interest in watches will know a real from a fake.

Its pretty easy to tell.Incidentally,one high end watchmaker that ive never seen a knockoff of is Raymond Viel,im sure there are knockoffs but I've yet to see one

harry Bailey esq · 28-02-2015 10:25PM

kneemos wrote: »

I've heard of Rolex and Omega but they'd need to be held in front of my face before I'd notice.

That's my point.A nice watch shouldn't 'stick out in front of your face' An expensive timepiece is a question of understated style.You can tell a lot about a chap by the watch he's wearing

Faith+1 · 28-02-2015 10:29PM

I'd sell my first born for a Pakek!

bnt · 28-02-2015 10:49PM

I wouldn't call Rolex, Omega, Tag Heuer etc. "designer" watches as such. On the Goldsmiths website, for example, they are under "Luxury Watches", while "Designer Watches" are watches with fashion designer labels (Armani, Marc Jacobs etc.).

Me, my nicest watch is probably the Skagen I received as a company long service gift. I've been considering getting myself something nicer, ideally something that doesn't require batteries. But I often find myself not wearing a watch.

mailforkev · 28-02-2015 10:51PM

I'd associate the term "designer watches" with fashion branded stuff like those awful chintzy Michael Kors watches that every second shop seems to sell these days. Real watches should be mechanical in my opinion.

And like a previous poster I fully agree that decent watches are there to wear not to just keep in a safe, even if it's only on special occasions for the more expensive ones.

robman60 · 28-02-2015 11:35PM

I plan on buying a really expensive watch when I become solvent after my student days and then I'll hand it down and it will become a family heirloom.

conorh91 · 28-02-2015 11:37PM

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

You can tell a lot about a chap by the watch he's wearing

Can you? Like what?

GobBass · 28-02-2015 11:48PM

To me, this is the ultimate watch.

Best £19 I ever spent on Amazon.

Ghost Train · 28-02-2015 11:55PM

conorh91 wrote: »

Can you? Like what?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Forever-Alone-Rage-Face-Comic-Meme-Art-Wrist-Watch-/331489917384?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d2e56b9c8

dxhound2005 · 01-03-2015 12:00AM

bnt wrote: »

I wouldn't call Rolex, Omega, Tag Heuer etc. "designer" watches as such. On the Goldsmiths website, for example, they are under "Luxury Watches", while "Designer Watches" are watches with fashion designer labels (Armani, Marc Jacobs etc.).

Me, my nicest watch is probably the Skagen I received as a company long service gift. I've been considering getting myself something nicer, ideally something that doesn't require batteries. But I often find myself not wearing a watch.

You could consider a solar watch. Also something different is radio controlled.

http://www.watchshop.com/Radio-Controlled-Watches.html
http://www.watchshop.com/mens-casio-oceanus-manta-titanium-chronograph-radio-controlled-solar-powered-watch-ocw-s2400e-1ajf-p99972372.html

They keep perfect time by receiving a radio signal. In this part of the world the transmitter is in England. The signal is shown here being received on a communications receiver. That frequency, 60 kHz is below the long wave broadcasting band.

martinedwards · 01-03-2015 10:28AM

wrist watch?

no.

I started wearing pocket watches when I turned 40.

the best one.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O25KP7a0Gk

15 jewel
14K gold huntercased size 18s
Waltham pocket watch
Appleton tracey 1883 model
manufactured 1886

belonged to my great grandfather, and my dad passed it on to me.

and it's ticking like a 129 year old American watch!

Designer Watches.

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