Reply With QuoteAlthough things have gone a bit far, most of us would not find the watches we do find desirable if they were not very expensive.
The new Omega Seamaster 300m Professional is really ugly, worse than the previous two iterations by far.
The engraved bezel on a Rolex Yacht-Master looks hideous.
Although things have gone a bit far, most of us would not find the watches we do find desirable if they were not very expensive.
The new Omega Seamaster 300m Professional is really ugly, worse than the previous two iterations by far.
Im with you on both counts. Though it could be argued that the manufacturers make the watches so expensive BECAUSE they are so desirable.Originally Posted by watchstudent
More likely they make them so expensive to make them desirable... l will not use the "V" word because l am not given to drowning kittens, living in a fantasy word where l am irresistible to women or trying to be an expert in every field l happen to stumble blindly into...
Smarmy car sales guys who always have the latest piece that you cant get but would flip it in a blink of the eye
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I would like a square face watch, i.e. the TAG Heur Monaco!
I love the Bremont back stories. (Posted on hoodinkee).
You’re meant to post “unpopular” posts
The problem is that one has to be seen in public wearing a Casio . . . shudder . . .
F.T.F.A.
Richard Mille watches look like they came free with a happy meal
Someone's buying 'em!!You’re meant to post “unpopular” posts
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Excellent - and true!
The first time I saw a Aquanaut, I was immediately taken back to my childhood, imagining a hand-drawn picture of it on the back of a cereal box (ten tokens from 750g packs of Rice Krispies plus a postal order for £3.99)
It's not so much the water as the sand. Gulf of Mexico micro-silt gummed up my GMT bezel good and proper. Rinsed out though. I'd do it again.
Rolex prices are obscene, but never wasteful
Omega never went to the moon
Vintage is expensive nostalgia
Mercedes hands are horrid
Micro brands are cool
Day complications are pointless. I have never, ever, forgotten what day it is. Except when it didn't matter if I knew or not......!
Date complications are equally useless if you want to check the date at 3.15....... like I did today.
Ggggggrrrrr
My teacher asked us the same thing once. Since then I decided to get an argumentative essay help... It was just difficult to argue with his opinion!
Having a collection of watches does not constitute a 'hobby', in the same sense that having more than one pair of shoes does.
It's just an item you have more than one of.
If watch collecting *is* your hobby then you need to get out more..
I've been to g2Gs with proper collectors, who had extensive, fascinating, well-loved collections. Firstly, they seemed perfectly competent at getting out; secondly, I don't recall any of them indulging in the desktop-in-the-basement hobby of throwing threadworn insults around online.
Must disagree, SARB035 looks to small on my wrist, I find a 40-41mm looking dressy as well. Depends on the watch style more then size
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Yeah, and I hate Diesel TV watches on wrist! Awful
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When I first got into collecting much of it was face to face. Watch and clock fairs. Portobello Road. Regular service station meet ups. I have to say at that time at least there were a fair few hairy chaps with sprouting ear hair and sandals with socks... Whether that qualifies them as basement dwellers I wouldn't know but the knowledge was deep and readily shared - and most eventually found their way online. I don't recall many requiring a bitch slap whereas my virtual hands are virtually sore from all the virtual bitch slapping...
Gray
Sounds like a lost Eden*. The correct insult in them days would have been, I suppose, that they ought to get out less?
*this looks like sarcasm, but isn't, I promise!
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This
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^ I agree with that. The thread always gets chewed by the lugs. WHATS THE POINT?
Allows people who can cut but not stitch to make straps, I guess
🤗Sounds like a lost Eden*. The correct insult in them days would have been, I suppose, that they ought to get less?
*this looks like sarcasm, but isn't, I promise!
Gray
I hate Roman numerals on clocks also!
Bremont, make great watches, with a long and established history of manufacturing excellence
i like gold plated with a bit of wear through on the edges.
I've got more pairs of shoes than l do watches. I have more pairs of socks than l have watches and l have more shirts than l have watches. Shirts, socks and shoes do not play any part in my list of hobbies. Watches do - not because of how many or few l own, but because of how much pleasure l derive from their ownership in comparison. How much interest l take in their manufacture, their history, heritage and the interaction l have with other collectors.
In fact they are so much of a hobby to me that l have joined and made a great many posts on a watch collectors forum - much like yourself...
...maybe you should get out more...
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What is it, son? Smack? Tar? Crystal meth?
You’ll have to tell us if we’re going to help you.
Unless I see some medals or a uniform then if you are wearing a military watch you look a bit of a tool.
Is that why you sold your 29b?
Watch fourms create a fale sense of fear / panic over the durability of watches. I've found myself being much more cautious with my watches since joining here. Went on a team building day yesterday and seeing people playing zorb football in their watches (albeit rolex, tudor, omega etc) without a care in the world was quite refreshing.
The co axial escapement is a distaster, overly complicated and doesnt work like it ought to, it only excists to increase service prices and kill the independent watch maker.
Quartz watches are better than mechanicals
Mechanical watches dont have souls or beating hearts.
The g shock might well be the greatest watch ever made.
Whilst I am pleased for you please don't refer to your mass produced readily available bargain basement watch as a "piece". It makes you sound like a pretentious plonker.
Gray
If your aim is to treat em like Pokémon and just catch em all then yeah, you're right. That's just hoarding of things.
When a person enjoys the nuances of thr items, and they become activities in themselves, it's a hobby. Activities such as
- trying out different strap watch combos.
- strap making for a custom feel.
- accuracy checking, taking a few moments each day to track how well thr watch keeps time, maybe being meticulous on this by testing various positions, testing when worn vs left in the box.
- servicing ones watches.
-modifying watches to make something unique.
- photographing watches.
- meetups and gtg's.
That's all a bit more than just having a bunch of watches.
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It’s a hobby if you think it is.......
A few...
Tudor is naff again.
Omega quality control is poor. And the standard moonwatch is a complete rip-off.
Anyone buying a Breitling Bentley model is a fool.
All watches with ‘made in Switzerland’ should make public the origins of materials and where each component is made. If various clothing company’s can do it, so too can big watch brands.
The only thing worse is referring to a watch as a 'she'.
SteinShart
Worse than "bad boy"?
I was cringing so hard as I typed that I could barely see 😖
Gray
Well, if you 'pull the trigger on the bad boy', it puts it over the top:-)
TBH, I think we are more in 'absolutely loath and detest territory' here than 'unpopular watch opinion' (aka screaming for attention).
Mine says hi!
New shoes.
Dress up or dress down.
I think you're right if your collection is obtained by simply wandering into "Your AD" with your credit card, but trying different watches, researching unusual ones and tracking them down is just as much of a hobby as most other things.
Would be interesting to know what DOES constitute a hobby in your book.
This raises the question as to whether you look like a twat if no-one is there to see you? Not unlike the question about trees in a forest!
M
Spot on
What is the point of using these Americana quotes when the person posting them is a greengrocer from ipswich
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If you go "off brand", vintage provides some of the best value for money watches out there because you're not paying for the marketing nonscence.
There's a big difference between a watch definitely being too large for someone's wrist size (I.e. lugs overhanging the wrist) and someone thinking it's way too big based on their own taste.
Many people buy Rolex for the right reasons (some great watches & heritage) but the brand image also attracts some absolute plonkers.
Chronograph functions are very useful.
- Leather straps are dull and uncomfortable.
- NATOS are only good if worn with the extra bit folded over opposite the watch
- Classic Breitlings look great (shiny, bezel riders)
- Moonwatch is too big
- acrylic > sapphire
Having a large collection of watches in a safe, never being worn, is akin to owning a private zoo. On many levels.
The bulk of the Rolex range manages to be utterly prosaic while simultaneously being chintzy and massively overpriced.
There is nothing wrong with 'cut off' indices or numerals to accommodate complications.
Brown strap, black dial is OK.
Leather strap on a diver is OK.
Bond-style NATOs cheapen the look of most watches.
40-42mm is not 'too big'.
I cringe when I read when someone congratualtes someone else for buying a new watch and says "wear it in good health."
Where did this originate from, you don't say the same for buying a pair of shoes, a shirt or a hat etc. It just seems a bit contrived.
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