Today's bargain watch that I'm not buying

blue5000 wrote: »

There's two ways of looking at it I suppose. Might be a lot of ppl online 'working' from home that might like a new thing to cheer them up.

I'd offer half what they're looking for and see what happens. If they get a load of lowball offers and then someone comes up with a reasonable offer it can sell very easily.

Not in the market for one but thought it seems ok for a nearly new watch.

Seller has a sob story of a business getting ready to go under so no one can lowball with out being a dick.

893bet wrote: »

A lot of nice watches popping up on SC the last week.......

13 Rolex watches on the first page right now!!!

not nice (or expensive) enough for most of you .. but I have my eye on this (click for price )




some video here :

Is that really certified to 600m?

Eoin wrote: »

I would say not!



Safe to say it's probably not a co-axial movement either.

Didnt realise it was for sale on AliExpress hahaha

100% not certified to 600m!!!!

893bet wrote: »

I hadn’t noted the “co axial” on the dial on my glance.

Skirting a little past homage towards fake territory.

Even if legally allowed (since "co axial" isn't a trademarked term - unlike "navy" - see Panerai :rolleyes:) - in my eyes it goes quite a bit beyond homage and into reproduction/misleading territory.

Even taking it at face value the watch is putting text on the dial that is clearly false, misleading and nonsensical - it's not a master chronometer (if they're referencing the Swiss lab that Omega are using to certify their watches), it's not a co-axial and it's not water resistant to 600m. So if it's not all those things then why would they put all that on the dial?

To the op - I believe Alpha do plenty of Omega homages that don't have all the fluff text on the dials - clean dials with the elements of what you're looking for might be up your street

A list of other homage brands who do the Seamaster - https://forums.watchuseek.com/f71/omega-seamaster-homage-4239362.html

And I can assure you OP for $25 you'll be getting a toy that may break in 1 day, 7 days, 7 years - you just have no idea with the components and pot luck/non-existant QC (remember they need to make a profit at $25 including postage - so the watch probably costs around $6-8 in components and around $2-4 in assembly cost). If at all possible I'd recommend you to save a little more and get something in the $75-100 range - yes that's 3x the cost but at that price they can actual spend time doing a little bit of QC to make sure the hands don't fall off after a week of wearing.

edit: And another warning is that some sellers are known to put on a different text on the dial for advertising purposes and actually send the fake name on the dial for the actual product. Since for these watches - all that's missing from the dial to be a complete illegal "fake" is the Omega name.

Miley Short Tennis wrote: »

In hand those Alibaba yolks are muck. Its a fake...come on. We have a fake watch busters thread for the love of god....

Homage, not a fake.

Its very simple, it doesn't say Omega on the dial

etxp wrote: »

Is this a good deal? Looks a lovely watch!

https://bit.ly/2wuFAcD

It's not a bad price especially with sterling tanking. €300 plus from the asian websites and you'll probably get stung for vat. I've been tempted by open hearts and skeletons a few time's most aren't terribly legible and this one is a little bit busy for my tastes. If it had blued hands it would be easier read.

Die Hard 2019 wrote: »

The pagani design "Daytona" is lovley

unkel wrote: »

Monaco, yours for a three figure sum

Linky


Tempted myself, but I know it's not my style. It would only be for sale again next week

I know it’s the less desirable of the Monaco models but sub €1k is good value for sure.

I've rarely seen a Breitling that I fancy, but I like the look of this:



Linky


Pictures are pretty poor. At what sort of money would this be a real bargain?

unkel wrote: »

I've rarely seen a Breitling that I fancy, but I like the look of this:


Linky


Pictures are pretty poor. At what sort of money would this be a real bargain?

Be very careful with a Transocean.
AFAIK the blue in particular has been repped to a very, very high standard and could need a very good eye to spot a fake.

Not implying in any way or form that the linked ad is spurious, but just flagging that the particular model is on the "super-reps" list that floats around Reddit.

Just Google rwi nwbig and you'll see a list of the super reps.

Where's a good bricks and mortor shop to look at watches? I like the look of lots on here but would like to try them on before committing to anything. Budget would be in and around €1k max

blue5000 wrote: »

https://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/fso-steinhart-ocean-one-42mm-green-%93kermit%94-5152549.html

Steinhart kermit for $250, no box or papers.

That's a steal in fairness.

blue5000 wrote: »

Sold.......banie01 was that you?;)

Nope, I was tempted but tbh I'm a bit strapped for cash at the mo.
I do really like the look of the Steinhart Kermit tho, and it is cheap enough that you can wear it as a tool watch without worrying about a ding affecting the kid's college find :pac:

TheRepentent wrote: »

That Steinhart is my daily watch. Really like it.

I go back and forth between the Sinn U2 and my HKed Bund, I'll be honest tho...
I bloody love the Bund and it is getting most of my wrist time at the moment.

banie01 wrote: »

I go back and forth between the Sinn U2 and my HKed Bund, I'll be honest tho...
I bloody love the Bund and it is getting most of my wrist time at the moment.

I never heard of these but there is some lovely watches there


Sapphire HKED ED63 Cream looks lovely

aidankkk wrote: »

I never heard of these but there is some lovely watches there


Sapphire HKED ED63 Cream looks lovely

Shows you that Chinese made stuff can be appealing too - it'll take time but I believe eventually enough people will come around to it - like Japanese cameras, Swiss watches (yeah Swiss watches used to be regarded as low tier stuff compared to the US/UK brands) etc.

893bet wrote: »

Brand new Speedmaster 3240 sterling


https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?469427-Omega-Speedy-WOS-on-sale-%A33240-new

Thats some value!!!!

Whats that particular seller like?