What’s your least favourite watch brand ?

[charlies]

you know that brand that you really dislike .the one that doesn’t have a model you would wear in the entire collection , the one that has a display of 30-40 watches at your local watch boutique that you won’t spend more than 3 seconds looking at .

For me it would be the rado range or the corum range , hideous watches , and would rather leave home without a watch rather than one of them .

Also I can’t stand fashion watches like Gucci or emporio Armani , stick to clothing and perfumes guys

So which brand of watches are you least likely to wear and least likely to take an interest in at your local watch boutique ?


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[HariN]

Agree with regards to fashion watches - especially the likes of Armani, hate them now that I’ve developed some knowledge about watches but I must admit, I am guilty of owning one in my much younger days when I didn’t know the difference between an automatic and a quartz movement!
Also hate all these Kickstarter watches, I know we don’t see any of them in watch boutiques but they do sometimes appear on your social media feed, especially the like of Filippo Loreti who pretend to be a luxury brand for a fraction of the cost - GTFO!


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[seadog1408]

Rolex

[eagletower]

Fashion brands in general but actual watch brand I can’t stand is Graham.

[blackal]

Just the term "brand"

[Rbains0708]

Also guilty of owning a few Armanis in my time...when I was about 15. I might get a lot of hate for this but I hate bell and Ross. Pure ugly watches


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[ninjaguppy]

on here if its not a Rolex generally its frowned on. I am not passionate enough to generate feelings of hate for a watch, but i am not keen on fussy watches so smart watches and chronos are a no for me.

[Rolthai32]

Several, panorai, Patek, AP, hublot

[Omegamanic]

Probably a tie between Christopher Ward and...

Invicta
Wryst
Graham
BRM

I'm sure there are more, a lot more...

[axb601]

Hublot, TAG, Panerai, Ball, Bremont

[zelig]

Unfair to group Gucci with Armani IMHO

Gucci watches commenced its production in 1997. Gucci Group got hold of the operating assets of the 'Severin Montres Group' the group went on to take some bold steps in the form of mergers and acquisitions in 1999. It bought 'Yves Saint Laurent Couture' and 'Sanofi Beaute' and also claimed a 70% stake of Sergio Rossi.
In early 1999, the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, increased its shareholdings in Gucci

...some decent watch brands in that stable...

...& since then they’ve made some good watches ( as well as fashion pieces) - see the Pantheon range for example.



There's one in SC at the moment - Gucci Swiss Made automatic chronograph

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[Time2Go]

Modern day offerings from Tag Heuer

[Tim63]

Graham and SevenFriday.

[33JS]

Hublot.

[TaketheCannoli]

Christopher Ward.

[Dent99]

Fashion watches are too easy a target so I'll skip over those.

It's got to be Bell & Ross for me. The style, and the people I see wearing them, just screams "try-hard" to me.

[helidoc]

Fashion watches are too easy a target so I'll skip over those.

It's got to be Bell & Ross for me. The style, and the people I see wearing them, just screams "try-hard" to me.

Not all B&R are marmite designs. This is rather understated, and very well made



Dave


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[nunya]

Not all B&R are marmite designs. This is rather understated, and very well made



Dave


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I agree, had the same watch for 7 years, on its original battery, a great grab ‘n’ go unit

[mangoosian]

Least favourite would be Brietling.

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[paskinner]

Rolex, when they don't supply the market properly. Really frustrating.

[Dent99]

Rolex, when they don't supply the market properly. Really frustrating.

What has market supply got to do with brand aesthetics/style/branding???

[Nagraboy]

Breitling and most Omega never do anything for me.

[uktotty]

Breitling, Tag, both hideous.

[paskinner]

What has market supply got to do with brand aesthetics/style/branding???

If you can't actually get one, quite a lot. 'Unobtainium' is not a good look.

[Dent99]

If you can't actually get one, quite a lot. 'Unobtainium' is not a good look.

The answer I expected.

The distribution channel and marketing tactics are not the same thing as watch design or manufacturing quality.

The thread was asking what brand designs leave you hot or cold? Just because a ceramic Daytona, or certain other Rolex professional models are a hard thing to spot in real life, doesn't change thier design codes.

God you're a pedantic idiot, why am I even pointing out the inanely obvious point of this thread?

Are you on some anti-Rolex whinge mission this morning?

[Tetlee]

Leaving aside the obvious fashion brands.

Probably RADO which is ironic really as I don't really dislike any of there models as such, infact I think they rather nice and distinctive for their style. However throughout the years I can look at large displays of them and never see a single model there that I would be the least bit tempted to buy even with a hefty discount, I guess their designs just aren't for me.

Having said that I certainly would be very interested in the Captain Cook reissue(smaller size one). Annoyingly none of the AD's around my way ever carry that model so I've yet to see one despite always looking for it.

[alfat33]

The distribution channel and marketing tactics are not the same thing as watch design or manufacturing quality.

The brand is everything the watch stands for in the eyes of the person who buys it (or doesn’t). If only the look matters to you, fair enough; not everyone feels that way. None of the watch companies do.

The thread was asking what brand designs leave you hot or cold?

I think you interpreted it that way. Actually it asked which brands you don’t like, wouldn’t wear or take an interest in.

on here if its not a Rolex generally its frowned on.

Can I ask, by who? I’ve never noticed that once on this forum.

[stefmcd]

Panerai. Almost all too big.

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[Martylaa]

Easy, Breitling enough said...

[ataripower]

Sometimes it's not the actual watches, it's the people that generally buy them and the branding associated with them

[01101001]

I was about to come on here and say it's a bit weird to not like anything that a brand likes and then I remembered TAG.

[RustyBin5]

Surprisingly - Ball and Bulgari. Closely followed by Corum and Casio (well not all Casio, but specifically G shocks)


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[Croftrock]

This is relative but I almost never like Cartier. Or Fossil.


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[WatchIng]

Seven Friday > Hublot > Bremont.

[Yokel]

I wouldn’t claim to hate any watch brand in principle. That’s quite a strong emotion to apply to a small inoffensive mechanism.
However, what brands (and sub brands) would I not buy, or not buy again?
[curmudgeon]
- Panerai (ugly)
- B&R (mostly really ugly)
- Hublot (or anything modelled by M. Genta to look like a porthole: notably the “Naut”s and RO)
- Rolex (thoroughly worthy watches, but there are many other brands, less hyped and just as good, for which you don’t have to wait)
- Mont Blanc (good watches, I think, but it’s a fountain pen really)
- and, in common with most here, fashion brand extensions.
[/curmudgeon]




Rolex Oysterquartz (17000) SS beater; Cartier Santos quartz in steel/gold for dress wear; Audemars Piguet Huitième chronograph in yellow gold; Glashütte Original Senator Excellence SS; Glashütte Original Panoreserve SS; Glashütte Original Sport Evo Pano; Stowa Flieger.
Need more . . .

[kermorvan666]

Hublot

[Robsmck]

Omega for me. Have tired various models on but they all leave me cold. Obviously I am a double minority as I love Panerai.

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[Tahiti]

Michael Kors and Seven Friday instantly spring to mind.

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Michael Kors and Seven Friday instantly spring to mind.

[dobbsie]

I don’t like (or necessarily dislike) anything about Bremont. I like Rolex watches but I detest the sycophancy, hype and stigma that surrounds the brand. I very much like Tudor due to the lack of these aspects.

[anz3001]

I dont hate any brand and most I have seen something I like. To date I haven't seen anything from Bremont or Grand Seiko that interest me. I have to admit to never seeing a Grand Seiko in the metal though, so could easily be swayed.

Heres a thing.....my three most expensive watchs are a Breitling, aTAG and a smart watch

[PJ S]

Such a negative thread concept... wouldn’t it have been more productive to discuss the models which have elements of design that grab you rather than turn you off?
Cant think of anything beneficial by talking about brands which you find unappealing mostly or in totality.

[kevkojak]

How can anyone "hate" Omega watches as a whole?
If there is a watch house with a more diverse back-catalogue please point me to them... from classic dress watches of the 50's and 60's, the risky off-the-wall designs in the 70's, bread-and-butter (ok, mainly boring) 80's models, market leading 1990's stuff with the modern Constellation and Seamaster being introduced and right up to the current offerings which I reckon cover all bases - not to mention the amazing "Museum" pieces.

If there was one brand I expected not to see on this list it's Omega. The one brand I thought had something for everybody regardless of taste or budget.


Anyway, I digress. Mine is Rotary (despite owning a couple). Once an absolute powerhouse in the Watch industry, now a bit of a running joke.

A British company with Swiss heritage, but made in China and nicking designs from all over the world.

[Derivative]

I wasn’t a fan of Breitling until I got one - albeit second hand and I still think retail prices are ridiculously high. But the quality is there, the designs can be attractive, and some of the tech is cool.

Others that leave me cold: Panerai (too plain and large), Hublot, TAG, and brands that have a high focus on dress watches: FC, Maurice Lacroix, Longines, etc. Also was never attracted to any Baume & Mercier model, and I tried very hard with the Capeland S XXL Diver, which I’ll admit has a very nice dial.




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[MrBanks]

You have to be a very sad and insular person to hate a brand. If you don't like their styling or marketing then that's fine, but to hate something I can only assume that the brand has committed some kind of personal attack against you.

[wildheart]

Tag and now Kobold

[shalako]

Oris and Cartier.

[J J Carter]

Faux 'prestigious' Swiss brands like Baume & Mercier, Raymond Weil, Maurice Lacroix, Certina that are total rip-offs, lucky to even get an ETA movement as most of the money has gone on marketing

[Neil.C]

Don't hate anything and would consider most stuff.

My wife loves her (much reviled on here) Gucci's even though she could have most stuff if she wanted it.

I actually like the Corum's too as they look so different.

I guess if I had to mention a brand I usually overlook it is Oris because the designs (to me) just look wrong or are a bit boring.

[Alansmithee]

Faux 'prestigious' Swiss brands like Baume & Mercier, Raymond Weil, Maurice Lacroix, Certina that are total rip-offs, lucky to even get an ETA movement as most of the money has gone on marketing

Not sure how Certina belongs on this list?

[Wharry]

Faux 'prestigious' Swiss brands like Baume & Mercier, Raymond Weil, Maurice Lacroix, Certina that are total rip-offs, lucky to even get an ETA movement as most of the money has gone on marketing

Certina are a Swatch Group brand, it'd be remarkable to not get an ETA movement in one.

For me, it's Bell&Ross, Breitling & Tag.