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redpcar
·☕ And no takers.
What is your least trendy/popular watch opinion?
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timjohn
·The common thread between the ugliness of the AP Royal Oak, the Nautilus, and -- I'm afraid to say -- the Polerouter is Gerald Genta.
Bleagh.
The man managed to distil everything that made the 70s and 80s the rolling design disaster they were and package it up into a wrist-sized turdlet.
Bleagh.
The man managed to distil everything that made the 70s and 80s the rolling design disaster they were and package it up into a wrist-sized turdlet.
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·The common thread between the ugliness of the AP Royal Oak, the Nautilus, and -- I'm afraid to say -- the Polerouter is Gerald Genta.
Bleagh.
The man managed to distil everything that made the 70s and 80s the rolling design disaster they were and package it up into a wrist-sized turdlet.
Cannot say I disagree... I think Genta had a few moments but by and large the majority of his design philosophy leaves me as dry & cold as "Avocado Green" and "Harvest Gold".
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Evitzee
·Chronographs with screw down pushers are useless as chronograph.
Would you please time my run, dad?
Yes, shure, oh, wait, come back, I have unscrew pusher!
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MtV
·I find everything that Richard Mille has come up with utterly revolting. The fascination for the technical side I do understand, but the appearance... wow.
And, this riles me up regularly: The unsynchronized screw head positionings on bezels, bracelets etc. Yes, that's referring to you, Cartier. Makes a 5k watch look like it was 4,99$ to my eye. I don't know, I just don't like my luxury watch to at least look like it was built about as careless as a Tesla.
And, this riles me up regularly: The unsynchronized screw head positionings on bezels, bracelets etc. Yes, that's referring to you, Cartier. Makes a 5k watch look like it was 4,99$ to my eye. I don't know, I just don't like my luxury watch to at least look like it was built about as careless as a Tesla.
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gbesq
·I find everything that Richard Mille has come up with utterly revolting. The fascination for the technical side I do understand, but the appearance... wow.
And, this riles me up regularly: The unsynchronized screw head positionings on bezels, bracelets etc. Yes, that's referring to you, Cartier. Makes a 5k watch look like it was 4,99$ to my eye. I don't know, I just don't like my luxury watch to at least look like it was built about as careless as a Tesla.
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macrodust
·I dislike smart watches because they’re usually worn by dumb people.[/QUOTE said:This made me laugh!
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madjestikmoose
·That the Speedmaster should have been nicknamed the ‘Spacewatch,’ not the Moonwatch.
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Annapolis
·That the Speedmaster should have been nicknamed the ‘Spacewatch,’ not the Moonwatch.
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesI do greatly admire the Speedmaster and think its meritorious styling is both iconic and enduring. I'm grateful and enthused to have one. It's one of the best looking Omegas, best looking chronographs and will be forever timeless, if Omega doesn't monkey with its styling features ... but, it's not my favorite watch, or even favorite Omega. I sure do miss mine though, while it's away for an extended hospital stay after being foolishly dropped twice in quick succession.
It might be better for me to post examples of what I do like in a watch rather than many features or complications I find cluttering and detracting. Especially date or day/date features.
Simple mechanical movement designs and styling in any size from 33mm to 40mm make me really happy even though I have an 8-inch wrist. Other watches having date or even day/date features and even one quartz live here, but these below, as well as some more on hand similar to them, suit me best.
I love the 1950s Constellations in any no-date iteration best of all Omegas. I love winding watches best, but admire some vintage automatic movements, central second hand or sub-second hand. I love a full set of Arabic numeral markers.
I love solid gold watches, especially 18kt rose gold.
14kt yellow gold is quite nice too, especially if it also features a full set of Breguet style Arabic numeral markers.
I love watches that are survivors, yet still serviceable for the purpose for which they were designed.
Not a survivor, but I still keep it, unable to find a watchmaker willing to repair its cheap-o 7-jewel movement. Have liked sub-second dials ever since I got this first watch in about 1965, when i was in the third grade. Full set of Breguet numeral markers too!
It might be better for me to post examples of what I do like in a watch rather than many features or complications I find cluttering and detracting. Especially date or day/date features.
Simple mechanical movement designs and styling in any size from 33mm to 40mm make me really happy even though I have an 8-inch wrist. Other watches having date or even day/date features and even one quartz live here, but these below, as well as some more on hand similar to them, suit me best.
I love the 1950s Constellations in any no-date iteration best of all Omegas. I love winding watches best, but admire some vintage automatic movements, central second hand or sub-second hand. I love a full set of Arabic numeral markers.
I love solid gold watches, especially 18kt rose gold.
14kt yellow gold is quite nice too, especially if it also features a full set of Breguet style Arabic numeral markers.
I love watches that are survivors, yet still serviceable for the purpose for which they were designed.
Not a survivor, but I still keep it, unable to find a watchmaker willing to repair its cheap-o 7-jewel movement. Have liked sub-second dials ever since I got this first watch in about 1965, when i was in the third grade. Full set of Breguet numeral markers too!
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redpcar
·Heavy discounts. Nobody?
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Faz
·The Bund strap….me likey!
EDIT: Might as well ad a picture of the atrocity!😉
EDIT: Might as well ad a picture of the atrocity!😉
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bananapeanut
·I never understood the point of owning a beater watch because I would get no pleasure from wearing one. The watch I wear the most is always my nicest watch.
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Pastorbottle
·Wearing on of these, you could probably manage to drown in the middle of the Sahara Desert during a drought!
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Aroxx
·I never understood the point of owning a beater watch because I would get no pleasure from wearing one. The watch I wear the most is always my nicest watch.
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Pastorbottle
·Yeah having a beater watch makes sense, I have a crappy Invicta divers watch for such tasks as welding and grinding.
It cost me next to nothing as I got it as a non runner from an op shop ( charity shop or goodwill store in other parts of the world)
I only had to stick a hand back on and treat it to a new battery.
It has an interesting texture these days as it’s covered in welding spatter and has lovely grinding burns in the crystal, I give it a clean up with a file and throw it in the parts cleaner to get all the grease off of it. Every now and then the clasp on the bracelet needs hammering back into useable shape.
Damned thing seems to thrive on such abuse.
But I won’t miss a wink of sleep if it does finally shit itself.
As a bonus If it gets eventually destroyed……well the world will be a better place with one less Invicta in it.
It cost me next to nothing as I got it as a non runner from an op shop ( charity shop or goodwill store in other parts of the world)
I only had to stick a hand back on and treat it to a new battery.
It has an interesting texture these days as it’s covered in welding spatter and has lovely grinding burns in the crystal, I give it a clean up with a file and throw it in the parts cleaner to get all the grease off of it. Every now and then the clasp on the bracelet needs hammering back into useable shape.
Damned thing seems to thrive on such abuse.
But I won’t miss a wink of sleep if it does finally shit itself.
As a bonus If it gets eventually destroyed……well the world will be a better place with one less Invicta in it.
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bananapeanut
·For when you’re doing an activity that you want/need a watch and there is a good chance the watch will be severely damaged or completely destroyed/lost.
I admit that I rarely engage in bone-breaking activities where my steel watch would run the risk of being "severely damaged or completely destroyed." I certainly care more about my bones than my watches anyway.
For some types of activities, it's just not practical to wear a watch so I just remove it. A clock is never too far away if I need to know the time.
Certainly most people refer to the term beater watch as the watch they wear the most, and why the watch you wear the most should be a beater is what I'm questioning.
Obviously, I don't expect my least popular watch opinion to be popular 😉
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