Reply With Quotei had a Breitling transocean, which didn't work for me. I just didn't get on with the watch, the build quality etc was ace, just not for me!!
Hi, I'm new but have been a collector off and on for some years.
In all that time and of all the watches I have owned one or two just haven't turned out to be as exciting or impressive as I had anticipated.
The one that really springs to mind is an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak that I foolishly swapped a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms for and regretted within hours. The Oak just didn't feel right to me.
Any similar experiences?
(PS - I will be thinking up some much more positive threads too!)
So clever my foot fell off.
i had a Breitling transocean, which didn't work for me. I just didn't get on with the watch, the build quality etc was ace, just not for me!!
similar to above, i hankered after a damasko dc 66 for over a year, when i finally got one, despite the excellent construction etc, it just didnt work for me
This one
Again, very nice, but just not for me.
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Cartier santos bi-metal auto from the late 80's, cheap bracelet and clasp that was constantly breaking, traded it with some cash for an engagement ring. Funnily enough only watch I ever made a profit on.
Cheap end of the market for me (or cheaper). I simply had to have a Protrek ti anadigi when they first came out, sourced it, bought it, had it shipped over, resized the band, put it on and realised that it resembled a grey satellite dish on my girlishly slim wrist. Kept it for a month or so before passing it on. :mrgreen:
Just out of curiosity, why?Originally Posted by andy tims
This one
Again, very nice, but just not for me.
I'm only asking because it's on my (admittedly long!) wishlist, and I'd like to hear what disappointed you about it....
Alex
Oris TT1 Diver Chrono. Lot of issues with it with rgds to timekeeping. Warranty serviced 2-3 times without problem being sorted...
A medium-sized Tudor Sub (36mm) with Rolex case and crown.
I bought it NOS, they said it had been given a service, but it still ran 30sec/day fast.
And that folded link bracelet...............well I still get angry when I think of that piece of garbage :evil: .
Cheers,
Daddel.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
A Breitling Navitimer II - lovely watch and a lovely size, but appaling timekeeper, the sweep second hand jumped almost a second whenever I operated it, and you needed have the muscles of an olympic shotputter to turn the bezel!
It went back to Breitling twice but they failed to cure anything but the bezel.
A disappointment, as the Navitimer I owned in the 70s had none of these problems.
Ricky
Probably an orsa monstrum - it just felt cheap - nice case-back tho'!
some might think i am mad but mine was a seiko MM300 :shock:
No why?, to each his own :) .
But what was the reason?
Cheers,
Daddel.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
main reasonS felt the dial was too small, love 6309s and there dial dwarfs the MM dialNo why?, to each his own :) .
But what was the reason?
Cheers,
Daddel.
also the 20mm lug width didnt work IMO, and the lume was raggy on most the markers,
bracelet wasnt as good as i had read, and the clasp was a different colour metal :?
BEFORE THE BACKLASH starts :blackeye: big fan of seiko this one just didnt do it.
Kobold Seal.
Dial turned out to be very boring and utterly swamped by the bezel, thank god i bought it used for less than half RRP. Had it about a week and then swiftly onwards!
I'm surprised Captain Birdseye has'nt posted about his very disapointing Rolex yet :roll:
The other 46 must be bloody good though :wink:
Cheers
The Dreadnought didn't work for a few and one or two sold them at a loss in the early days. I have no sympathy :D .
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Sea Dweller - didn't find it comfortable to wear (not uncomfortable, but I always knew it was there) and found the dial too small. Moved it on for a lovely and very original 16800 Sub, and don't regret it one bit [/heresy]
The only downside is that my 16710 with the white gold indices now looks massively bling, but my wife has taken care of that problem by nicking it.
Speedy Pro.
I just didn't understand all the fuss. And this after wanting one for a year.
This one
Never got the Rolex thing and can not bond with the puny thing. Bought it a long time ago and have not worn it once. Will have to put it on the block, when I get the time to take some decent pics.
My Sub LV ultimately disappointed with its lightweight, somewhat puny stature. Don't think I ever really wore it after I bought the PAM 00088, and now the MM300 just dwarfs it for presence and overall feel.
By all means put that Sub on the market whenever you like - you'll make a load of money on it as it turns out most of the market does get the Rolex thing :)
For me, Oris BC Diver. Great idea, good execution, but I got tired of the quick-dimming lume and lack of AR. Not disappointing, more underwhelming.
Also a '70s Omega Seamaster left me feeling "meh" despite all that Antiquorum vintage mania that should have left me with warm, slightly supercilious glow.
On a more positive note, most surprising watch is a CWC mechanical chrono. Lovely and simple and less than 1/5 the price of that other DIY splash-resistant dateless chrono with a plastic top. I should try a PRS-5 some time.
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
I was underwhelmed by both the Rolex Submariner, and Rolex Explorer which I owned briefly.
Both were lovely watches, but I always had the nagging feeling that they were WAY overpriced compared to what I personally felt they were worth, if that makes sense. The bracelets in particular let them down, they would have been fine on a £150 Seiko, but not on a watch costing x10 that or more.
Common theme with Subs?
i think Eddie's torpedoed him :D
karl
A lot of people seems to be fond of the silly buggers
Fair enough. Give it 50:50 then. I was happy with mine until............
A lot of people seems to be fond of the silly buggers
No
Not even 50:50.
A lot op people who actually own a Rolex seems to like them.
A lot of people who do not actually own a Rolex seems do dislike them.
(but I think this discussion might be OT and beyond the scope of this thread)
But I am someone who had a Sub and, like some here, ultimately (with blinkers removed) found it unrewarding and not worthy of the status it claimed. Go figure! :wink:
This Sinn didnt hit the mark.
From a distance all was good but upon close inspection....well I could have finished it better with a bit of sandpaper.
It had/has a brushed finish and it seems the guy did this by hand using a wire wheel. Corners brushed off, no two the same, caseback brushed to death, just a bad job from the factory. I was so sorry I didn't get the bead blasted version. One of those things that catch the eye every time.
Dial was just OK, of course the paint on hands and dial was different :roll:
The spec and price was high but a £30 Seiko had a better fit and finish.
On the internet, where no-one can hear you scream, perhaps yes. In the real world, it's a vast
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
Rolex Daytona 116523, especially after culling my collection to buy the bloody thing!
I had to scratch that Daytona itch though.
Steve
Omega Speedmaster - didn't like the bracelet, no date, a chrono function I never used..............it just didn't do it for me :(
Also, Rolex Seadweller - uncomfortable, dial too small, case too tall, and I felt a bit of a twat wearing 'the toughest Rolex' when I don't dive, and frankly they're no tougher in real life than a Submariner or a Datejust (same movement).
I love my Sub LV though, I've bought and regretted selling so many subs I decided to keep the one I bought a year ago brand new for £3k - I don't think a Sub's worth a penny more than that so now the new prices have nearly hit £4k I won't be buying another!
Another Rolex I'm afraid.
Maybe got caught up in the hype, brand, history or whatever. But just soooo disappointed with it and sold it within a couple of weeks. Just didn't do it for me :(
Follow the herd! :wink:On the internet, where no-one can hear you scream, perhaps yes. In the real world, it's a vast
My first Rolex Sub was just so damn bad I had to have another... and another... and another... and ano (oh hell, you get the picture :lol: )
8)
I suggest you look wider afield.
I'm with Skyman on this one. Owned one, got rid of it, and wouldn't have another. Just didn't live up to my expectations...not saying it's a bad watch, maybe my expectations of it were just too high.But I am someone who had a Sub and, like some here, ultimately (with blinkers removed) found it unrewarding and not worthy of the status it claimed. Go figure! :wink:
Rolex GMT Master II - couldn't get the bracelet to settle correctly, was -8sec/day after regulation, the parallax as hands went under the date cyclops annoyed me, the quickset hour hand 'jumped' in a spongey way, crown was smaller and more fiddly than I liked, lume was poor. Sold it after 2 months, my most expensive watch ever.
Now, with 3 years hindsight, I know I could sort the bracelet, get the regulation done - really, only the cyclops would still be an issue. It is also worth about double what I sold it for....
Still, it taught me what I did like, and my current watch [Omega SeMP GMT] addresses all the issues I had, so overall it's not too bad...
.... I do miss the residual value though :evil:
Sub for me too, got it, wore it, sold it in too weeks... :? :? :?
another disappointed sub owner
bought this
had lusted after it for 2 years, finally bought it, i was so excited about wearing it, wanted to wait for an important event to do it, but the longer i had it the less it appealed
i do try and try to like them again, but i find them less and less interesting, strange considering how obsessed i was, even the name makes me wince now
Marathon JSAR. Kept good time, looked wonderful and was solid enough to knock in nails - just couldn't get comfortable with it though. Shame as the Marathons are superb watches.
ap roo rc. the chrono had a weird thing to it that when you reset the chrono dials the time minute hand moved forward 1 minute,bugged the hell out of me. the ap representative said it was normal. i said no tah and got a refund from the ad.
Better the Devil you know, and all that..!I suggest you look wider afield.
:wink:
For me a Goldbird...had it for 1 day and moved it on.
It was because i couldnt find a nato with gold hardware and just couldnt stand it with steel loops etc etc...i know i'm insane. :roll:
A Strongbow Cider branded swatch looking quartz watch that I won in a drinking game sponsored by Strongbow. I owned it for about 20 minutes then and traded it for a pint.
Another Rolex - a Seadweller, because I knew that I would hate the puny Sub case and cyclops so I didn't even go there. I replaced it with an Omega 2254.50 and a Speedy Pro, which are certainly keepers.
Astroavia S8. Not because it is a cheap watch, relatively speaking, or because of the design because it does look nice, but because it's a chronograph which is pointless for getting accurate readings without a microscope. If I need to time something accurately, I have a stop watch on my G-shock. If it doesn't need to be that accurate eg to measure the time for boiling an egg, I might as well use the bezel on a diver's watch. Personally, I'd rather have the Speedmaster Day Date over the normal Speedmaster Pro.
The only useful thing about it is the tachymeter which can be used to measure heart rates.
Have to agree with Ricky although mine was as good time keeper. My relationship with it was wrecked when a chrono butten fell off and it cost £300 quid to get it fixed. Brietling = to much money not enough engineering or workmanship IMHO.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
:I suggest you look wider afield.
This I very much doubt :mrgreen:
Mike you forgot to mention, Daytona's, Explorers and GMT's as well.
Andy
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