Good watch brands

Kippax. said:
Just picked up my BB58 and Harrods.


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My 2 Invicta watches look like these. I really like them.
 
I (sadly) have a landmark birthday in a month or so and my wife has told me this morning she wants to get a watch. She’s spent a few weeks reading up on them and narrowing the choices down but she asked which one I preferred seeing as it’s a bigger present than we’d normally do. Only issue, if that’s the right word, is that I think they’re all lovely and whilst I suggested she bought me all 3, she told me to fuck off.

As there are a dozen or so watch buffs in this thread, I thought I’d ask for your honest opinions.

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Now the first 2 are obviously brand new and the 3rd one is 25 years old (with box and papers) and I’ve changed my mind a dozen times already.

Not too bothered about resale as it’s a birthday present nor initial cost as she says they’re all much of a muchness and I don’t want to go about mooching to see exactly how much each one is. Just wondered which people thought looked nicer. (Would be worn a fair amount rather than just for special and I’m not too worried about being robbed here (Borneo) and I wouldn’t wear it out at all when I’m back in SA for Southern Hemisphere summer.

I’m not a watch snob at all but I do like a chronograph.
 
SWP's back said:
I (sadly) have a landmark birthday in a month or so and my wife has told me this morning she wants to get a watch. She’s spent a few weeks reading up on them and narrowing the choices down but she asked which one I preferred seeing as it’s a bigger present than we’d normally do. Only issue, if that’s the right word, is that I think they’re all lovely and whilst I suggested she bought me all 3, she told me to fuck off.

As there are a dozen or so watch buffs in this thread, I thought I’d ask for your honest opinions.

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Now the first 2 are obviously brand new and the 3rd one is 25 years old (with box and papers) and I’ve changed my mind a dozen times already.

Not too bothered about resale as it’s a birthday present nor initial cost as she says they’re all much of a muchness and I don’t want to go about mooching to see exactly how much each one is. Just wondered which people thought looked nicer. (Would be worn a fair amount rather than just for special and I’m not too worried about being robbed here (Borneo) and I wouldn’t wear it out at all when I’m back in SA for Southern Hemisphere summer.

I’m not a watch snob at all but I do like a chronograph.
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Top one you tart.
 
SWP's back said:
I (sadly) have a landmark birthday in a month or so and my wife has told me this morning she wants to get a watch. She’s spent a few weeks reading up on them and narrowing the choices down but she asked which one I preferred seeing as it’s a bigger present than we’d normally do. Only issue, if that’s the right word, is that I think they’re all lovely and whilst I suggested she bought me all 3, she told me to fuck off.

As there are a dozen or so watch buffs in this thread, I thought I’d ask for your honest opinions.

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Now the first 2 are obviously brand new and the 3rd one is 25 years old (with box and papers) and I’ve changed my mind a dozen times already.

Not too bothered about resale as it’s a birthday present nor initial cost as she says they’re all much of a muchness and I don’t want to go about mooching to see exactly how much each one is. Just wondered which people thought looked nicer. (Would be worn a fair amount rather than just for special and I’m not too worried about being robbed here (Borneo) and I wouldn’t wear it out at all when I’m back in SA for Southern Hemisphere summer.

I’m not a watch snob at all but I do like a chronograph.
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All 3 are nice pieces mate.
A couple of observations on the omega. The bezel looks misaligned to me. Either a bodged repair or it may have been like that from new (unlikely but not impossible) also the date wheel doesnt look right, its off centre. I'm not saying it's fake, but there's enough here to get the alarm bells ringing.
Be careful is all.
 
SWP's back said:
I (sadly) have a landmark birthday in a month or so and my wife has told me this morning she wants to get a watch. She’s spent a few weeks reading up on them and narrowing the choices down but she asked which one I preferred seeing as it’s a bigger present than we’d normally do. Only issue, if that’s the right word, is that I think they’re all lovely and whilst I suggested she bought me all 3, she told me to fuck off.

As there are a dozen or so watch buffs in this thread, I thought I’d ask for your honest opinions.

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Now the first 2 are obviously brand new and the 3rd one is 25 years old (with box and papers) and I’ve changed my mind a dozen times already.

Not too bothered about resale as it’s a birthday present nor initial cost as she says they’re all much of a muchness and I don’t want to go about mooching to see exactly how much each one is. Just wondered which people thought looked nicer. (Would be worn a fair amount rather than just for special and I’m not too worried about being robbed here (Borneo) and I wouldn’t wear it out at all when I’m back in SA for Southern Hemisphere summer.

I’m not a watch snob at all but I do like a chronograph.
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It has to be the blue one
 
SWP's back said:
I (sadly) have a landmark birthday in a month or so and my wife has told me this morning she wants to get a watch. She’s spent a few weeks reading up on them and narrowing the choices down but she asked which one I preferred seeing as it’s a bigger present than we’d normally do. Only issue, if that’s the right word, is that I think they’re all lovely and whilst I suggested she bought me all 3, she told me to fuck off.

As there are a dozen or so watch buffs in this thread, I thought I’d ask for your honest opinions.

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Now the first 2 are obviously brand new and the 3rd one is 25 years old (with box and papers) and I’ve changed my mind a dozen times already.

Not too bothered about resale as it’s a birthday present nor initial cost as she says they’re all much of a muchness and I don’t want to go about mooching to see exactly how much each one is. Just wondered which people thought looked nicer. (Would be worn a fair amount rather than just for special and I’m not too worried about being robbed here (Borneo) and I wouldn’t wear it out at all when I’m back in SA for Southern Hemisphere summer.

I’m not a watch snob at all but I do like a chronograph.
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If they were all the same age I’d go for the omega every day of the week (nothing against Tag, they’re great too, but I just love omega) but as it is I’d take the top one. That green is lovely.
Nice choice to have to make, good on you and your missus. Happy birthday
 
crublue1 said:
All 3 are nice pieces mate.
A couple of observations on the omega. The bezel looks misaligned to me. Either a bodged repair or it may have been like that from new (unlikely but not impossible) also the date wheel doesnt look right, its off centre. I'm not saying it's fake, but there's enough here to get the alarm bells ringing.
Be careful is all.
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Having had a closer look than the original first glance, the Omega doesn`t look as sharp as it should the numbers and blacked markings on the bezel look smudged.
 
SWP's back said:
I (sadly) have a landmark birthday in a month or so and my wife has told me this morning she wants to get a watch. She’s spent a few weeks reading up on them and narrowing the choices down but she asked which one I preferred seeing as it’s a bigger present than we’d normally do. Only issue, if that’s the right word, is that I think they’re all lovely and whilst I suggested she bought me all 3, she told me to fuck off.

As there are a dozen or so watch buffs in this thread, I thought I’d ask for your honest opinions.

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Now the first 2 are obviously brand new and the 3rd one is 25 years old (with box and papers) and I’ve changed my mind a dozen times already.

Not too bothered about resale as it’s a birthday present nor initial cost as she says they’re all much of a muchness and I don’t want to go about mooching to see exactly how much each one is. Just wondered which people thought looked nicer. (Would be worn a fair amount rather than just for special and I’m not too worried about being robbed here (Borneo) and I wouldn’t wear it out at all when I’m back in SA for Southern Hemisphere summer.

I’m not a watch snob at all but I do like a chronograph.
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Omega all day long.
 
r.soleofsalford said:
Having had a closer look than the original first glance, the Omega doesn`t look as sharp as it should the numbers and blacked markings on the bezel look smudged.
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Bezel looks like its been polished and repainted (badly), then refitted by stevie wonder.
Dial patina looks correct, but the datewheel sticks out like a sore thumb. Its too white (new) and its off centre. Strangely though the case looks unpolished.
It's had work no doubt about it.
Wouldn't be too hard to find a better one than this imo
 
SWP's back said:
Ok great. I’ve fucked the Omega off and appreciate the heads up on the potential issues.
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My son bought me a Breitling watch when he was working in Shanghai some years ago. It looked absolutely perfect and cost him about £27 I looked the watch up in the Breitling brochure it looked exactly like the one my son had bought me for £27 pound from China. That is until I tried shaking it and instead of hearing the chronograph winding up I could hear the inner working banging against the watch casing
 
r.soleofsalford said:
My son bought me a Breitling watch when he was working in Shanghai some years ago. It looked absolutely perfect and cost him about £27 I looked the watch up in the Breitling brochure it looked exactly like the one my son had bought me for £27 pound from China. That is until I tried shaking it and instead of hearing the chronograph winding up I could hear the inner working banging against the watch casing
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All breitlings are like that sir ;-)
 
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