Reply With QuoteThe round ones look better to me - rather cool
Probably need to give my self a stern talking to, but saw this on the Ernest Jones website, and contrary to my normal tastes of Diver/Tool, I found myself tempted to order one:
Similarly this one:
http://www.watchshop.com/mens-skagen...p99951287.html
I shall now go and sit on the naughty step.
The round ones look better to me - rather cool
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Quite like these but somehow whenever i see one i just think electric toothbrushes!
I really like these - nice bit of product design heritage as well. The originals came from the pen of Dieter Rams, I think these ones are just "inspired" by his style.
I quite like it, but does it give a close shave? lol
I liked it too until I tried one on. Just felt a little toylike to me
In build quality or design?Originally Posted by jayleb
Mostly the build quality, it just had this toy-like feel that I can't quite explain. The design also didn't work too well for me in person, it just seemed much more subdued than the photos.
I'd probably get a swatch sistem51 for similar £££
Last edited by jayleb; 5th March 2014 at 11:13.
That's a pity. Was that the Braun or Skagen?
The Swatch is a lot more - the Braun were £48 at Ernest Jones last time I looked.
Are these made by Mondaine?
Just what I was going to say.
That square one isn't bad, but the round ones are properly nice looking.
You can get a round one for £39. Can you go wrong for that kind of money?
Use your Quidco linked credit card upon purchase for 7% cashback too!
Most people do link Braun with tooth brushes and hair dryers but they have been selling watches since 1977.
Check out my website: www.BraunLCDwatches.com
Jack
I was just going to mention you Jack, having read this thread, but you arrived before me!
Greg. :)
I've had a couple and they're not bad for the money. The straps are pretty basic in my experience though.
The registered trade mark "Braun" and the associated stylised logo mark are exclusively licensed to Zeon watches globally.
Thus you have a German name, and I suspect, a cheap as chips Chinese heart..
Zeon are pretty big, they include brands such as Ingersol, but very little of their wares reach 3 figure price tags even in the lower end high st stores, so getting Braun was quite a coup for them.
Is the proposed replacement for your AT ?
Just joking of course - but I do think of shavers when I hear Braun
Zeon are pretty big, they include brands such as Ingersol, but very little of their wares reach 3 figure price tags even in the lower end high st stores, so getting Braun was quite a coup for them.[/QUOTE]
I sold an original 1980s Braun watch brochure to Zeon when they first started thinking about the Braun project.
Last year I modified a Zeon movement (from a BN0076) to fit into an original 1978 Braun DW30. It was quite a task but worked out OK in the end.
The movement was quite good quality and not as cheap and nasty as some I've seen.
There is also a range of Braun watches produced by Ventura - click on following for current Braun range:
http://www.braun-clocks.com/watch/BN0106S.
Last edited by Jack Norman; 5th March 2014 at 08:22.
I've got an alarm clock like that...!
When I first saw the new Braun BN 32 I thought it looks quite nice and bought it. Unfortunately the big white dial feels empty and boring.
http://www.braun-clocks.com/watch/BN0032_MHG
In the end I managed to find an original Braun nos Dw30 from the 90s.
Rather small but perfect Bauhaus design. shame Zeno created these new blown up watches to satisfy the current trend for bigger watches.
Quite interesting that Braun had with Dieter Rams a designer over the decades from the 60s to the 90s from which even Apple, who makes a living by charging for design, nicked a number of ideas (design for iPod, iMac, power mac, MacBook Are influenced by Rams Design)
No, but it makes great toast.
My alarm clock for at least the last 15 years.I wake up in the morning screaming "Stop!Stop!"
Last edited by itsgotournameonit; 10th March 2014 at 23:01.
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