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Isn't it because the face is then 'smiling'?SuedeAdidas said:Don't they also show watches at 10 past 10 in the photos as it's meant to be more aesthetically pleasing (or something?)
Eight minutes past ten or 9 minutes to two, I'm sure I read somewhere, and idiots selling mobile phones show the same times without any point to it once digitalised.
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I love watches! I have quite a few my favourite is rolex but will never get a real one sadly! I have bought very decent fakes from japan thought off the web0
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I suspect it's about scaling and looking right. Similar to cartoon characters having four fingers, if you draw them with five fingers it looks too cluttered.cafcfan said:I don't know but there probably is a reason.
Car manufacturers (nearly) always show cars in UK adverts (see example chosen at random) with a three alpha plus three digit number plate rather than a current style plate - why?
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I dont get it serviced, just the battery changed and "rewotsited".0
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i should be getting my new Tag watch next week1
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Why are Tag so good, are they meant to be a 'status' symbol for celebrities , or do they never break?cafcdave123 said:i should be getting my new Tag watch next week
Never had one before
EDIT ... just found out why i've never bought one before
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_4?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=tag heuer watches&sprefix=tag+,aps,225
Blinking eck , you could get a car for that , not much of a car , but a car.
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A lot of people have them as they kind of live at the bargain end of "quality" watches.
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Ah cheers for the analogy Suede , i had a green Porsche once , the headlights came on when it went round the track , it was my favourite scalextrix car bar none as a kid.SuedeAdidas said:A lot of people have them as they kind of live at the bargain end of "quality" watches.
The Porsche Boxter of quality watches if you will
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If I forget my watch I regularly look at my wrist!0
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Always wear a watch. Couldn't imagine going out anywhere without one. I have an Omega Seamaster, and this as a 'beater'. That is me wearing it, by the way (with a black merino wool John Smedley, since you ask):
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I had a Tag for about 15 years. It was one of the automatic ones. It never went wrong and was a fantastic piece of kit. It cost £900 when I bought sold it for £200 ish on eBay two years ago.Mendonca In Asdas said:
Why are Tag so good, are they meant to be a 'status' symbol for celebrities , or do they never break?cafcdave123 said:i should be getting my new Tag watch next week
Never had one before
EDIT ... just found out why i've never bought one before
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_4?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=tag heuer watches&sprefix=tag+,aps,225
Blinking eck , you could get a car for that , not much of a car , but a car.
Thus at £700 for fifteen years it cost me less than £50 a year which is what one would pay for a cheap watch every year.0 -
Tags are not status symbols. Tags are an entry level watch and are mass produced.Mendonca In Asdas said:
Why are Tag so good, are they meant to be a 'status' symbol for celebrities , or do they never break?cafcdave123 said:i should be getting my new Tag watch next week
Never had one before
EDIT ... just found out why i've never bought one before
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_4?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=tag heuer watches&sprefix=tag+,aps,225
Blinking eck , you could get a car for that , not much of a car , but a car.
These are the brands real successful people wear
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That sounded arrogant so I apologize. I meant successful people don't advertise. Bit pissed tonight0
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I'm probably out of date but I thought Patek Philippe was the ultimate watch brand? There's one on ebay at the moment for US$180k.All_Thaid_Up said:
Tags are not status symbols. Tags are an entry level watch and are mass produced.Mendonca In Asdas said:
Why are Tag so good, are they meant to be a 'status' symbol for celebrities , or do they never break?cafcdave123 said:i should be getting my new Tag watch next week
Never had one before
EDIT ... just found out why i've never bought one before
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_4?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=tag heuer watches&sprefix=tag+,aps,225
Blinking eck , you could get a car for that , not much of a car , but a car.
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An article in The Economist suggests that, component-wise, it's actually almost impossible to buy a Swiss watch that isn't a Swatch! Here's an extract:
"At present only a few high-end watchmakers can do without Swatch: for example, Patek Philippe in Switzerland and Robert Loomes in Britain. But such Swatch-shunners typically make only a few (costly) watches each year. Firms that make larger batches of not-quite-so-pricey watches still need Swatch. So its retreat from the parts market will cause turmoil, and probably more consolidation."
The full article: economist.com/news/business/21571943-industry-ripe-shake-up-time-money0 -
Some of the comments on here are embarrassing. Didn't take long for it to descend into a pissing contest.0
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This. Patek Philippe is still the ultimate watch brand. One sold at Sotheby's for 11 million US dollars in 1999 & is still the most expensive watch ever sold. The cheapest one you will find is around 25,000 US Dollars. They only produce a limited supply every year, which helps keep the prices very high.cafcfan said:
I'm probably out of date but I thought Patek Philippe was the ultimate watch brand? There's one on ebay at the moment for US$180k.All_Thaid_Up said:
Tags are not status symbols. Tags are an entry level watch and are mass produced.Mendonca In Asdas said:
Why are Tag so good, are they meant to be a 'status' symbol for celebrities , or do they never break?cafcdave123 said:i should be getting my new Tag watch next week
Never had one before
EDIT ... just found out why i've never bought one before
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_4?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=tag heuer watches&sprefix=tag+,aps,225
Blinking eck , you could get a car for that , not much of a car , but a car.
These are the brands real successful people wear
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High priced watches aside, wasnt it the case that there were/are just 5 main/key swiss watchmakers...tag, rolex,omega ? Who else ?0
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Maurice lacroix?letthegoodtimesroll said:High priced watches aside, wasnt it the case that there were/are just 5 main/key swiss watchmakers...tag, rolex,omega ? Who else ?
Rue du rhone?
Raymond Weil?0 -
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High priced watches aside, wasnt it the case that there were/are just 5 main/key swiss watchmakers...tag, rolex,omega ? Who else ?
Swatch
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Omega are actually owned by Swatch, as are brands like Longines, Tissot, Rado, Blancpain, Breguet & Hamilton.0
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Most surprising think about this thread is that some of you lot can tell the time without asking for help :-p
I'm currently sporting a 3 year old Skaagen which has the number 3 missing 'cos I smashed up the face putting the back on after a battery change. I knew that £1 shop battery would turn out to be a bargain
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The original big 3 Swiss watchmakers were Patek Phillippe, Vacheron Constantin & Audemars Piguet. This was back in the 1940s however & the more recent emergence of companies like Rolex, Swatch & Jaeger Le Coultre has certainly shaken up the old order of things.letthegoodtimesroll said:High priced watches aside, wasnt it the case that there were/are just 5 main/key swiss watchmakers...tag, rolex,omega ? Who else ?
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Rolex were Formed in 1905 and moved to Switzerland in 1919, so I would imagine that they were around in the 1940s.
It's a matter of history that their approach to marketing has made them a more recognisible brand. I doubt that their watches are give times those that cost a fifth of the price, but this applies to all branded goods from trainers to cars to footballers. The extra price doesn't bring a proportional increase in quality the price grows exponentially as the quality does. Gareth Bail is not three times as good as Rooney, and certainly not good enough on his own to bet a team of ten £8m players!0 -
Always wear a watch, but like most things, I'm not a label person. I own a sekonda I've had for over 20 years that's still going strong. The most expensive of my collection (which is about 12) is a fossil which was a present and cost about £150. For the prices the big brands are selling for, I'd expect it to do more than tell the bloody time..............0
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Some of them have the date on too!tangoflash said:Always wear a watch, but like most things, I'm not a label person. I own a sekonda I've had for over 20 years that's still going strong. The most expensive of my collection (which is about 12) is a fossil which was a present and cost about £150. For the prices the big brands are selling for, I'd expect it to do more than tell the bloody time..............
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Yes, of course they were, but they were a relatively small company at that time. They kicked on through the 1950s, 1960s & 1970s with huge marketing expenditure, as you say, to establish themselves as the modern giant that they now are.kings hill addick said:Rolex were Formed in 1905 and moved to Switzerland in 1919, so I would imagine that they were around in the 1940s.
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