Good watch brands

cinnamon said:
The Swatch Speedmaster Mission to Uranus has a rather nice colour scheme...


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Like rocking horse excrement these things. Can't buy them online only in the boutiques,who sell out just as quick as they're delivered.
Big fake market as well luring in people who really want one.
Swatch keep saying they're not special editions and more will be released but seeing as they're handmade, I can't see them being easy to pick up for a couple of years.
 
Silvercloud said:
Like rocking horse excrement these things. Can't buy them online only in the boutiques,who sell out just as quick as they're delivered.
Big fake market as well luring in people who really want one.
Swatch keep saying they're not special editions and more will be released but seeing as they're handmade, I can't see them being easy to pick up for a couple of years.
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Handmade? Really?
It's a cheap quartz movement in a cheap case with a cheap strap.
Its a 200 quid watch, at best.
But if it is handmade, like you say, it's the bargain of the century.
Unfortunately, it isn't, so it's just another 200 quid watch, which happens to have omega on the dial.
I don't get the hype, for not much more money you can get a watch that will last a lifetime.
If its what people want, fine, it's up to them.
But it's not good value in my humble opinion.
 
1961_vintage said:
Excrement for sure.
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Harsh, but there is some truth in that.
For some, it's a collectable piece, and I get that, fair play to those that want it, I totally understand. Horology gets us all in different ways.
But if we look at the actual watch, and forget all about the branding, the hype, etc etc, it's just a cheap quartz chrono.
We all know that swatch owns omega, and from their point of view it looks like a great marketing exercise, but the execs at omega must be fuming.
They have spent years playing catch up to rolex, and to some extent were getting there, some of their modern watches are superb, I'd say from bond seamaster to present day, the recent era of offerings is right up there.
Then you have omegas in house movements, the Co axial escapement is just stunning. The history, moonwatch, railmaster, seamaster, the brief quartz dabbling, a history as rich and as varied as rolex, if not more so.
Rolex has always had genius marketing, always given the impression they were unobtainable to the likes of me, even if I could afford it. Total bullshit of course, but I could never be arsed to play the dealer lick arse game.
Omega went the other way, make good watches, stick some unique tech in there, (liquid metal anyone) make them relatively affordable, and most importantly, available. Winner.
Then swatch put that omega name on, well, a swatch.
It wouldn't put me off buying another omega, but I could see why it might possibly compromise brand loyalty amongst omega fans going forward.
Strange move indeed
 
Silvercloud said:
Like rocking horse excrement these things. Can't buy them online only in the boutiques,who sell out just as quick as they're delivered.
Big fake market as well luring in people who really want one.
Swatch keep saying they're not special editions and more will be released but seeing as they're handmade, I can't see them being easy to pick up for a couple of years.
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If you still want a light blue dial Speedmaster and you have the budget for it, there's always the Omega 324.38.38.50.03.001. Or the girlie version w/diamonds.
 
Anyone who is remotely interested in, or curious about horology could do worse than have a butchers at the urban gentry on you tube.
Now this fella knows his subject, he owns a few high end pieces, but he also champions budget watches and microbrands, and also studies and shares the history of watch and clockmaking.
Great channel
 
Following doing quite a bit of research and some rather frustrating encounters with authorised dealers of rolex, I ended up with this as a wedding present to myself.

First big watch purchase but have the bug and while I know buying this won't be the same safe investment as rolex, I didn't buy as an investment but rather something to keep and enjoy. One day I would like a rolex but I won't pay over retail and authorised dealers won't let regular folk buy them.
 

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