Are you into your watches and what's the most you've paid for one
Is it appreciating in value, holding it's own or worth half what you paid for it ?
One of my mates is a watch snob and the other gets his replicas on holiday from the the looky looky man in Tenerife and they are always arguing (in a banter kind of way) |
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over a year ago
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I can really appreciate luxury watches and the craftsmanship that goes into them.
Videos of them being made are really interesting to watch.
But I can also think of much better ways to spend £3000. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I like a smart looking watch but the likes of Rolex I wouldn't thank you for a Rolex, yes I know they are expensive and good quality but they look grotesque. I usually buy fakes from Turkey. I'm sporting a lovely RADO at the moment, gun metal black. £10 in Marmaris 2 years ago hahaha
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I collect them, not going to discuss value or what I've spent but like anything if you buy the right ones then you can make money on them.
Personally I'd never buy a fake, if you want one then save up and get the real thing.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I like a smart looking watch but the likes of Rolex I wouldn't thank you for a Rolex, yes I know they are expensive and good quality but they look grotesque. I usually buy fakes from Turkey. I'm sporting a lovely RADO at the moment, gun metal black. £10 in Marmaris 2 years ago hahaha
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When you say Rolex are grotesque, have you seen the explorer? Very plain, steel bravely and black face, understated but a lovely watch. |
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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago
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"I have my ideal "one day" watch that I lust over, but currently don't wear one. My Dad, on the other hand, has a serious watch addiction! "
I have about six I think, from a plastic £10 Bart Simpson one I wear when on my bike to the dress watch, nothing expensive though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Few years back while waiting for a connecting flight in Dubai airport I wandered into their Gold Souk just to kill some time people watching...
With no intention of making a purchase I found myself the opportunist owner of cut price professional divers watch of a type hard to come-by back here in the UK......
3 weeks later and no longer in Dubai the entire watch face was now spontaneously rotating of its own free will, whilst the pointers remained fixed in a two finger salute too my wayward extravagance ......
I took the watch to a brand franchised jewellers here in blighty who basically said "it's fucked you should return to the place you bought it from",,,...
Been at the back of the sock drawer ever since  |
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I love watches, but seldom wear one now;
Most are heirlooms;
Amongst which are:
A couple of 17th century pair cased pocket watches,
A nice gold half hunter pocket watch,and a matching hunter cased watch
My grandfather's WW1 Rolex officer's half hunter cased wristwatch
My uncle's Longines WW2 RAF Navigator's watch
An omega speedmaster (the type used by Apollo astronauts )
My own Army "G10" watch
And an Apple Watch
Value not important.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I love watches, but seldom wear one now;
Most are heirlooms;
Amongst which are:
A couple of 17th century pair cased pocket watches,
A nice gold half hunter pocket watch,and a matching hunter cased watch
My grandfather's WW1 Rolex officer's half hunter cased wristwatch
My uncle's Longines WW2 RAF Navigator's watch
An omega speedmaster (the type used by Apollo astronauts )
My own Army "G10" watch
And an Apple Watch
Value not important.
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Oh, forgot my G10, that's in a box somewhere. A Senior Service variant though. That will be mine for all of time (no pun) |
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By *angwe1Man
over a year ago
Aberdeen |
All the watches I have have been bought second hand ( ahem ) , not as investments, but because I liked them.
As it happens a few of them have become collectable over the years, such a an Omega divers watch and Lemania RAF navigators watch. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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In the past I felt lost without a watch. Now I have a smartphone I only ever wear one for work or a dress watch.I do like a nice watch but have other things to spend excessive amounts on..  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I don't really wear a watch but have a longines flagship for dress.. It was my fathers. I have an Omega punched gold thing somewhere (or I might have given it away).. not really a watch guy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love watches but I really don't like the huge ones. I love a bit of bling but subtle. I have two Raymond Weil's, a Tag Heur, an Omega, a DNKY and a Swarovski. I get bored easily! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I like watches. I'm just starting to look for my first luxury. Probably a tag. Good value in a second hand one.
My job has dictated I have a cheap watch. Casio normally no more than £80. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have a Micheal Kors and a Marc Jacobs. But I would really like a Breitling watch. My ex has one and his has nearly doubled in value, but suppose it will as it was a limited edition |
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All depends on what you are into and if you save your money. I have not really had many holidays the last 5 years don't smoke so saved up and the result is ..... Rolex Daytona.
Yes they are expensive but hold the value v well also so it's a investment too. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My mum once asked what I wanted for Christmas and I said a just money towards a Tag I'd been looking at.....when she saw it and the price she said I could get my bathroom done for less than that hahaha...great advice mum. Yes I did listen  |
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At the moment I wear a black ceramic Accurist that I paid £35 for from Cash Generators. It's just a plain watch, I don't like big fancy ones with loads of dials & knobs, but it looks smart and I like it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Can't beat a quality time piece and pair of shoes. ChronoSwiss Grand Opus, had it 4 years now and according to the jeweller it is climbing in value (probably has something to do with me having to pay each year for a valuation certificate for insurance purposes). Reality is it's probably worth similar to what I paid, but it's irrelevant to me, I love it just as much as the day I bought it and people comment on it a lot. I actually bought one because one of my clients had one and I remarked how beautiful it was. He lent me it for the day and I was sold (not his, new none lol). |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have Omega speedmaster and a Rolex submariner. Both were gifts from clients. But my everyday watch is a stainless steel G shock of which I have two. Got a couple of fashion watches in my drawer a Diesel and a Fossil both nice in their own right.
Ideally I need to get the top two serviced and sold as I have my eye on a nice Panerai.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm not into watches at all, though I can appreciate why many are.
I have two I alternate for work, both very similar looking, a rose gold coloured bracelet, diamantés surrounding the face, one is a Fossil, the other Michael Kors, £125 and £210 respectively, nothing overly fantastic |
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By *uicy jonesMan
over a year ago
near a big hill in s/ shropshire NOT in |
"Are you into your watches and what's the most you've paid for one
Is it appreciating in value, holding it's own or worth half what you paid for it ?
One of my mates is a watch snob and the other gets his replicas on holiday from the the looky looky man in Tenerife and they are always arguing (in a banter kind of way)"
loveeee my watches I have many , the danger of getting shoot down , £15k for my Daytona white / rose gold Rolex a total investment |
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By *uicy jonesMan
over a year ago
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"All depends on what you are into and if you save your money. I have not really had many holidays the last 5 years don't smoke so saved up and the result is ..... Rolex Daytona.
Yes they are expensive but hold the value v well also so it's a investment too."
Man of style and class  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I never ever thought that anyone would start a thread about watches on here... Luxury mechanical timepieces.
Watches are my passion and hobby.
I collect them, covet them and read anything and everything I can about them.
I currently own:
Rolex Explorer 36mm
Rolex Explorer II Polar
Rolex Air king 1977
Omega Planet Ocean 46mm
Tag Heuer Aquaracer
Tag Heuer Formula 1 Gulf Edition |
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I spent £30 on a Velcro strap waterproof digital watch when I was at school. I left it in my bag whilst I did food tech and it went missing. This was about 9 years ago, not spent more than £15 on a watch since then. My current one is worth fuck all because the back is cracked  |
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My Rotary is my pride and joy. Wind up and loud tick. Glass front and back with the jewelled mechanism on show. I saw it on a billboard ad and had to have it.
I'm wearing it tonight.
I don't care about the depreciation. I love it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I love quality classic watches and have several including a Rolex and Bueche Girod. I love men who like nice watches too  "
classic watches,but rolex mmmm |
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It was only recently I asked a guy who was putting a new battery into my watch if it was the watch or battery slowing I thought the battery just went (Straight away) he told me the chinese batterys were always the worst and carried on but much slower so I don,t know if its watch or battery the watch is about 20 years old now but has only been in use for about a year its not a quality watch but one I had before Identical lasted about 15 plus years I can,t remember haveing a bad battery in that one trust the chinese to slow things down... (which is probabily the opposite in real life) with lower grade batterys but cost the same price as a higher grade one.. the Indian guy who put my battery in knew his batterys and knew if they were chinese or not I presume its a matter of going back to him getting a higher grade battery and seeing if the watch has had its time pardon the pun or just get a new watch and save on a new battery.. oh the dilemma.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have a Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre S Lewis Hamilton Limited Edition.
I'm a F1 and Lewis Hamilton fan and I bloody love the look of the watch!
Not going to say what I paid for it as it's immaterial and I'll never sell it |
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By *artytwoCouple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"It was only recently I asked a guy who was putting a new battery into my watch if it was the watch or battery slowing I thought the battery just went (Straight away) he told me the chinese batterys were always the worst and carried on but much slower so I don,t know if its watch or battery the watch is about 20 years old now but has only been in use for about a year its not a quality watch but one I had before Identical lasted about 15 plus years I can,t remember haveing a bad battery in that one trust the chinese to slow things down... (which is probabily the opposite in real life) with lower grade batterys but cost the same price as a higher grade one.. the Indian guy who put my battery in knew his batterys and knew if they were chinese or not I presume its a matter of going back to him getting a higher grade battery and seeing if the watch has had its time pardon the pun or just get a new watch and save on a new battery.. oh the dilemma.. "
Just prise the back of your watch off, check battery number, go to pound shop and buy a card of button cells (making sure yours is on the card) swap out old for new, pop watch back on.
Saved you £4. |
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"Not many people talking about breitling !!, always fancied one and have been looking at a couple recently what's people's thoughts on them ? "
I had a quick look at this brand, I had never noticed them before. They are certainly good quality, however, they don't seem to be very original in the design. They seem, well, classic.
I prefer a subtle originality. |
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"Not many people talking about breitling !!, always fancied one and have been looking at a couple recently what's people's thoughts on them ?
I had a quick look at this brand, I had never noticed them before. They are certainly good quality, however, they don't seem to be very original in the design. They seem, well, classic.
I prefer a subtle originality."
My watch is the one on the image at the top of this page. I love it as much now as when I first saw it advertised on a giant billboard.
https://goo.gl/images/HfcWsg |
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Got a solid silver hunter pocket watch that I got for my 21st birthday and a Rolex.
I have no interest in what the time is precisely. Only wear them with particular outfits or when dressing to impress.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love watches, if i was rich most of my money would be spent on watches and shoes
I have a retro casio, a festina limited edition and a armarni that is my pride and joy and only comes out now and again |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I never ever thought that anyone would start a thread about watches on here... Luxury mechanical timepieces.
Watches are my passion and hobby.
I collect them, covet them and read anything and everything I can about them.
I currently own:
Rolex Explorer 36mm
Rolex Explorer II Polar
Rolex Air king 1977
Omega Planet Ocean 46mm
Tag Heuer Aquaracer
Tag Heuer Formula 1 Gulf Edition "
Nice selection
I have a stainless Submariner for work
a stainless & Gold blue face submariner for dress
and a yacht master
all double in price in a very short time.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I bought a armani ceramic watch in black a few years ago real nice looking dropped it taking it off and a big bit off ceramic snapped off pissed me right off,,, sent it off to be fixed and they wanted virtually the same price i paid for it so never bothered getting it fixed.... i now have an omega seamaster not in ceramic lol |
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What I would like is a Patek Phillippe but what I have is a gold plated LED watch from about 1970 or so where the screen is blank then you press a button for a red display to appear. I never wear it as it was my late fathers. I don't wear a watch just use my phone. |
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I have a watch and it constantly slows right down I never know if its the battery or not or the watch I always thought if it was the battery it would,nt just slow it would stop straight away its been like this for weeks now I was told chinese batterys are the poor quality ones but would they carry on like this ? I,ve asked this here before but I got no answer its an old watch but I,ve hardly ever used it so I,m stumped shame to chuck it away if its still good the last two batterys have only lasted a couple of months before going like this I had a Identical watch like this one and that one I wore all day and just died after some 15/20 years probabily for the type of watch its to old now.... I just hate waste.. |
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By *imky69Woman
over a year ago
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I didn't buy it my dad did for me but my favourite watch is my rolex ladies white gold diamond bezel pearlmaster.it was second hand but I still think it was a lot of money and it's not the cost of it it's how it feels and how sentimental it is too me X |
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"It was only recently I asked a guy who was putting a new battery into my watch if it was the watch or battery slowing I thought the battery just went (Straight away) he told me the chinese batterys were always the worst and carried on but much slower so I don,t know if its watch or battery the watch is about 20 years old now but has only been in use for about a year its not a quality watch but one I had before Identical lasted about 15 plus years I can,t remember haveing a bad battery in that one trust the chinese to slow things down... (which is probabily the opposite in real life) with lower grade batterys but cost the same price as a higher grade one.. the Indian guy who put my battery in knew his batterys and knew if they were chinese or not I presume its a matter of going back to him getting a higher grade battery and seeing if the watch has had its time pardon the pun or just get a new watch and save on a new battery.. oh the dilemma..
Just prise the back of your watch off, check battery number, go to pound shop and buy a card of button cells (making sure yours is on the card) swap out old for new, pop watch back on.
Saved you £4."
Only just saw your reply.. would they not be chinese batterys even chinese batterys before lasted longer than a couple of months I think it must be the watch.. |
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"It was only recently I asked a guy who was putting a new battery into my watch if it was the watch or battery slowing I thought the battery just went (Straight away) he told me the chinese batterys were always the worst and carried on but much slower so I don,t know if its watch or battery the watch is about 20 years old now but has only been in use for about a year its not a quality watch but one I had before Identical lasted about 15 plus years I can,t remember haveing a bad battery in that one trust the chinese to slow things down... (which is probabily the opposite in real life) with lower grade batterys but cost the same price as a higher grade one.. the Indian guy who put my battery in knew his batterys and knew if they were chinese or not I presume its a matter of going back to him getting a higher grade battery and seeing if the watch has had its time pardon the pun or just get a new watch and save on a new battery.. oh the dilemma..
Just prise the back of your watch off, check battery number, go to pound shop and buy a card of button cells (making sure yours is on the card) swap out old for new, pop watch back on.
Saved you £4.Only just saw your reply.. would they not be chinese batterys even chinese batterys before lasted longer than a couple of months I think it must be the watch.."
thanks for your reply |
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Was put drinking and some guy (apparently a bit of a drug dealer) was showing off his 15k watch. (Garish and bling) Everyone was fawning over it...
My response?
'It's a bit fucking girly isn't it'..and walked away.
The look on his face was priceless. |
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over a year ago
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Not sure if it counts but I love my Sunnto Stinger which cost me about £300, technically it's a watch /dive computer, not as small as newer models but it's the perfect size for me as I prefer a chunkier looking watch. |
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By *artytwoCouple
over a year ago
Wolverhampton |
"It was only recently I asked a guy who was putting a new battery into my watch if it was the watch or battery slowing I thought the battery just went (Straight away) he told me the chinese batterys were always the worst and carried on but much slower so I don,t know if its watch or battery the watch is about 20 years old now but has only been in use for about a year its not a quality watch but one I had before Identical lasted about 15 plus years I can,t remember haveing a bad battery in that one trust the chinese to slow things down... (which is probabily the opposite in real life) with lower grade batterys but cost the same price as a higher grade one.. the Indian guy who put my battery in knew his batterys and knew if they were chinese or not I presume its a matter of going back to him getting a higher grade battery and seeing if the watch has had its time pardon the pun or just get a new watch and save on a new battery.. oh the dilemma..
Just prise the back of your watch off, check battery number, go to pound shop and buy a card of button cells (making sure yours is on the card) swap out old for new, pop watch back on.
Saved you £4.Only just saw your reply.. would they not be chinese batterys even chinese batterys before lasted longer than a couple of months I think it must be the watch.. thanks for your reply"
Well if it only lasts six months so what?
Pull another off your pound shop card and put that one in.
Everything is made in china these days so don't pay a fiver for something you can do yourself, |
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