Owning a nice watch

I've got a nice watch I scarcely wear these days. It's a Tissot. Cost me 600 quid 7 years ago from Bahrain airport. Still got box and papers. Offers on a post card please. Haha.
 
KnaresboroughBlue said:
I like very simple watches. No dates (especially not with the Rolex date bubble glass) and no other fancy dials or functions. Just something that I can use to tell the time and that looks good. My watch of choice is therefore the Rolex Oyster Perpetual. I've had it for about 20 years now and I love it.
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I really want an Explorer for the same reason. Your average Joe wouldn't look twice at it. I love the Omega Aqua Terra too.
 
I was passing the Rolex store in Chester and thought I’d ask about my place on the Daytona waiting list.. They check and say “you’ve been removed”.. Weird as I’d have made a purchase if they’d offered me a watch..

The list is now officially closed but the manager there managed to reinstate me.. Not sure I’ll ever get the nod but at least my name is down.. I’m two years in now and the girl in the shop said 8 years.. Crazy if true but it’s costing me nothing to be on the list

I asked if purchase history would improve my chances and she said no.. so I guess you have to be a high roller to get one quickly
 
Bluemanc100 said:
I was passing the Rolex store in Chester and thought I’d ask about my place on the Daytona waiting list.. They check and say “you’ve been removed”.. Weird as I’d have made a purchase if they’d offered me a watch..

The list is now officially closed but the manager there managed to reinstate me.. Not sure I’ll ever get the nod but at least my name is down.. I’m two years in now and the girl in the shop said 8 years.. Crazy if true but it’s costing me nothing to be on the list

I asked if purchase history would improve my chances and she said no.. so I guess you have to be a high roller to get one quickly
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They go to preferred customers with a decent purchase history. They tell you you're on a list to get you out of the shop hence the you've been removed quote. Of you have no purchase history with them then you've got virtually zero chance of purchasing a Daytona .
 
jayblue said:
They go to preferred customers with a decent purchase history. They tell you you're on a list to get you out of the shop hence the you've been removed quote. Of you have no purchase history with them then you've got virtually zero chance of purchasing a Daytona .
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I was definitely on a list as I saw the online info.. I also saw the info to confirm I’d been reinstated.. If I don’t get one it’s not a major drama but at least I’ve tried
 
southamptonblue said:
Some of the descriptions of watches on here sound great...but unless you don't have a mobile phone, can't see the point of a watch anymore??
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There's definitely a point of a watch. Just no point of a watch that costs thousands when you can get watches that do all the same for very little.

Go to a gym, pool or Spa, you can't always have your phone (or might choose to keep it locked up) but might to track your times or just keep an eye on the clock.

It's jewellery for middle aged men. Some will choose to buy a private number plate instead, and that option doesn't make you more likely to be the victim of a crime.
 
Mr Kobayashi said:
There's definitely a point of a watch. Just no point of a watch that costs thousands when you can get watches that do all the same for very little.

Go to a gym, pool or Spa, you can't always have your phone (or might choose to keep it locked up) but might to track your times or just keep an eye on the clock.

It's jewellery for middle aged men. Some will choose to buy a private number plate instead, and that option doesn't make you more likely to be the victim of a crime.
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Most people use their phone for music in the gym (plus there's always a clock on the wall as there is in a pool/spa).....must be the jewellery thing, or the equivalent of waving money at people? ;)
 
southamptonblue said:
Most people use their phone for music in the gym (plus there's always a clock on the wall as there is in a pool/spa).....must be the jewellery thing, or the equivalent of waving money at people? ;)
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You can easily get by without a watch, but it's still less convenient to have to get your phone out of your pocket every time you want to check the time. Now if you were comparing it to a pocket watch, fair enough.

For me, it's timing things where the main benefit comes from. I'm a teacher and it's so much easier to just look at the second hand on my watch rather than having to set a timer on my phone. It's the same with cooking. For longer things, setting a timer and leaving it is fine, but for something like a steak, where I want to do 2 minutes a side between flips, it's easier to just use my watch.

Having said that, I bought one watch 20 years ago and have not had another one since. I left it in the UK at Christmas though, so I've been without it since then, hence why I know all of the things I find just slightly more annoying about not having it.
 
Sick to death of swapping the batteries in a time piece, so we gave our three quartz collection to the grandchildren and proceeded over to H Samuels in Bury.

After a 10% price haggle to match their online deal presence we walked off into the Art Picture House, safe in the knowledge that Timothy's esteemed clientele would be Super Impressed on the way in, and also safe in the knowledge that we wouldn't be turned over on the way back out : /

Brace of Eco Drive "Citizen" bad boys with a 6 year warranty. Raymond Weil my arse and up the blue boys!

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If I want Swiss I'll buy a Toblerone:
 
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Two Gun Bob said:
Sick to death of swapping the batteries in a time piece, so we gave our three quartz collection to the grandchildren and proceeded over to H Samuels in Bury.

After a 10% price haggle to match their online deal presence we walked off into the Art Picture House, safe in the knowledge that Timothy's esteemed clientele would be Super Impressed on the way in, and also safe in the knowledge that we wouldn't be turned over on the way back out : /

Brace of Eco Drive "Citizen" bad boys with a 6 year warranty. Raymond Weil my arse and up the blue boys!

tuJzQed.jpg


If I want Swiss I'll buy a Toblerone:
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I'm with Bob on the Citizen watches. I brought the below for my boys when I was last home. They didn't realise just how much technology is in them until they read the instructions.
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