What is your favourite watch brand?
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seiko, tag, rolex (when i'm older), swatch (again when i've my own kids
) and lots more gd collector's watches... 
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my wishlist:
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ulu ulu brands.....1 piece from $10 ~$50 (Many "patterns").....can be bought at Bugis Village, Orchard, anywhere as long as there're shopping centres...
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so, based on what critieria you say one is gold one is dirt?Originally posted by philia:Q&Q and Patek...
One is gold and the other is dirt.
for user, i think watch is to get accurate time.... both can do it!!! and both got brands... -
Based on the price and value.Originally posted by Glen999:so, based on what critieria you say one is gold one is dirt?
for user, i think watch is to get accurate time.... both can do it!!! and both got brands... -
Casio, Timex, Luminox, Tag Heuer and Breitling
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so, high price is gold and low price is dirt lah..Originally posted by philia:Based on the price and value.
don't understand the logic...
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It's an analogy not a logic.Originally posted by Glen999:so, high price is gold and low price is dirt lah..
don't understand the logic... -
Sinn 156 Military Chornograph !!
Packed with a Lemania 5100 movement and central second chornograph hand. No chornograph beats that !
Though i have my PAM 177 on ly wrist when i wear french cuff shirts to the office
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TAG HEUER, SECTOR
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Originally posted by Gedanken:
Hey Ged !
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I didn't say I was the one wearing the G-Shocks. This was what served me throughtout my service while the G-Shocks were dying:
I've had it for 19 years and it's still functioning perfectly, which is more than I can say for my platoon mates' Casios. The marks you see on the crystal are mostly from my activities in BMT and BCT, and I've refused to have the crystal changed since each scratch has a story behind it. [b]
never seen you show me this lovely Seiko till on the forum ! Nice beater watch.Seikos are always gd beater watch. They just don't fail =) -
Originally posted by philia:That's because FM wearers (such as me) don't go around dipping our hands in boiling water. We um, wear FMs to private parties, fine dinings and whatnot like all other socialites. Not too involved in extreme sports.
Actually I think different watches are built for different functions and conditions. Watches like Cartier would not be appropriate for mountain climbing and etc. That being the point, a person's personality and life play a major role in the kind of watches they wear.
Correct me if I'm wrong here but I haven't seen a Tourbillon Rolex.
Can't say I've ever felt out of place wearing my Sea Dweller at a cocktail party or flying first class, and I've struck up a fair few interesting conversations with fellow Rolex wearers at Horizon Club lounges, where I tend to find myself when I'm travelling on business. One of the more fun experiences was trying out wines made by an ex-SAS officer and now film producer who owns his own vineyards in New South Wales - we started talking after I commented on his TT Blue Sub, by which time he'd already spotted my SD, and we got into a conversation about the Sub's versatility.
Yes, fifity years ago it may have been a faux pas to wear a Sub with a tux, but Ian Fleming's done a lot of good work in that department. The Sub/SD may not be the most pricey timepiece out there, but it's as much of a timeless design as a PP Calatrava.
On top of that, I can still wear my SD when I'm running, diving or wearing a T-shirt and jeans, all of which would look awkward with an FM, Lange, VC or Patek.
The Rolex 3135 movement is already COSC rated - why would I want a tourbillon? If I wanted that kind of accuracy, I'd go for a Seiko Spring Drive which is as accurate and is more reliable.
Anyway, being a watch nut I like seeing watch photos that people have taken personally, rather than press or advertisement shots. Got any of your FM? -
Well, Glen, by the WIS way of thinging, you wear a Q&Q to make sure you're on time, but you wear a Patek because you don't have to be on time.Originally posted by Glen999:for user, i think watch is to get accurate time.... both can do it!!! and both got brands... -
I have a Rolex-reworked Valjoux 7750 that would beg to differ with that opinion, my friend!Originally posted by one-niner:Packed with a Lemania 5100 movement and central second chornograph hand. No chornograph beats that !
Though i have my PAM 177 on ly wrist when i wear french cuff shirts to the office
I've gotta admit that your PAM was surprisingly light when I picked it up. Guess I'm too used to the heft of good old 904L stainless. -
S.U.G. MAJESTIC
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Yeah, like I said, I put it into well-earned retirement in 2004 when I got my SD. It's sitting in my watch winder right now keeping at between +1 and +2. Hell, my Tudor's been running at +10 since I bought it and I've got to send it for regulation.Originally posted by one-niner:Hey Ged !
never seen you show me this lovely Seiko till on the forum ! Nice beater watch.Seikos are always gd beater watch. They just don't fail =)
You're right about Seikos - in terms of value-per-dollar nobody beats them. That old tank took everything 1 CDO could throw at it, and then begged for more! -
Sorry to say, Al, but if they're advertising a watch with a caseback held in by screws as a "screwdown caseback", it's false advertising and not a great confidence builder in their build quality. I'm surprised that neither Rolex nor Brietling have sued them for using "Explorer" and "Avenger" respectively as model names.Originally posted by alexkusu:anyone heard of this brand? no? must be an underdog
For that pricepoint, I'd rather get an Oris. With Oris, you at least get a synthetic sapphire crystal. SUG have not even specified their crystal material, which mean that you'll only get Hardlex, and only if you're lucky. Bottom line is that you're paying for advertising rather than quality. -
Oris Artelier with high mech see-through skeleton you mean?Originally posted by Gedanken:Sorry to say, Al, but if they're advertising a watch with a caseback held in by screws as a "screwdown caseback", it's false advertising and not a great confidence builder in their build quality. I'm surprised that neither Rolex nor Brietling have sued them for using "Explorer" and "Avenger" respectively as model names.
For that pricepoint, I'd rather get an Oris. With Oris, you at least get a synthetic sapphire crystal. SUG have not even specified their crystal material, which mean that you'll only get Hardlex, and only if you're lucky. Bottom line is that you're paying for advertising rather than quality. -
Artelier is only one of Oris' lines, but it's a rather pleasing design.Originally posted by MrFugue:Oris Artelier with high mech see-through skeleton you mean? -
oh, i see. Osiris.Originally posted by Gedanken:Sorry to say, Al, but if they're advertising a watch with a caseback held in by screws as a "screwdown caseback", it's false advertising and not a great confidence builder in their build quality. I'm surprised that neither Rolex nor Brietling have sued them for using "Explorer" and "Avenger" respectively as model names.
For that pricepoint, I'd rather get an Oris. With Oris, you at least get a synthetic sapphire crystal. SUG have not even specified their crystal material, which mean that you'll only get Hardlex, and only if you're lucky. Bottom line is that you're paying for advertising rather than quality.
speaking of seiko, i have and still using a seiko chronograph around two years and a half now, but the stopwatch hand has screwed up (does not reset back to 12), and even after fixing, will screw up after a few months.
Now thinking of getting a much more reliable one when I get back. Any recommendations? Tag Heur? Osiris? -
You can never go wrong with a Breitling ChronometreOriginally posted by alexkusu:oh, i see. Osiris.
speaking of seiko, i have and still using a seiko chronograph around two years and a half now, but the stopwatch hand has screwed up (does not reset back to 12), and even after fixing, will screw up after a few months.
Now thinking of getting a much more reliable one when I get back. Any recommendations? Tag Heur? Osiris? -
i dont need aviator functionsOriginally posted by MrFugue:You can never go wrong with a Breitling Chronometre -
Anyway,i think this is one of their better looking designsOriginally posted by Gedanken:Artelier is only one of Oris' lines, but it's a rather pleasing design.
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Is your Seiko the quartz chronograph model? If it is, you may be able to recalibrate the hands and reset them to zero by yourself. before moving over to Rolex, Seiko was my favourite brand.Originally posted by alexkusu:oh, i see. Osiris.
speaking of seiko, i have and still using a seiko chronograph around two years and a half now, but the stopwatch hand has screwed up (does not reset back to 12), and even after fixing, will screw up after a few months.
Now thinking of getting a much more reliable one when I get back. Any recommendations? Tag Heur? Osiris?
Oris is much better value for money than TAG or Omega. If you're in the $1000-2000 range, try the Oris TT1 Chrono. If you want to move up further, I would suggest the Breitling Chrono Avenger M1 - it's got these cool magnetically-activated pushers that allow you to use the chronograph functions underwater, and the movement's rated as a quartz COSC, if I recall correctly. I'm thinking of getting one of those as a beater. -
Oh yes you can. Just try changing the batteries on a Brietling Emergency.Originally posted by MrFugue:You can never go wrong with a Breitling Chronometre