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Watches

Dharma said:
I wear a Seiko Alpinist. Lovely quality.
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Seiko have recently issued these to the european market. Around £600 mark i think. Mine is a japanese sarb017.
These aren't too large on the wrist and look gorgeous with all kinds of wristbands.
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Got a sarb035 on at the moment. Like the new black and white Alpinists that came out this year. Everyone in the know, knows the 017.
 
d34noj said:
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That's the one mate, mines a bit more scratched up than that though!
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That is a great looking timepiece, the only thing I am not sure about is the cursive lettering on 'seamaster'.
Seiko have started doing that on some of the Seiko 5 diver watches too. It is actually the reason I bought one of the older models that does not have cursive. I do not think it suits on a tehnical type watch, better for dressy ones I think.

I do love yours though, do you also have the steel strap?
 
Nobby Nobbs said:
Was thinking of treating myself to a new watch, not sure if to go with a known name like Tag Longines or an up and coming brand like Christopher Ward. The likes of Rolex and Omega are out of my price range about £3000, was wondering is any of you watch enthusiast have other ideas.
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I've been collecting and trading watches for more than 20 years. I even moderate a watch forum (whoa...I know, exciting right??). If 3000 is your budget don't go with Tag or CW. In terms of buying a watch, either go with grey market (deep discounts, like Jomashop over here in the USA) over authorized dealers, or if you go to an AD (authorized dealer) be SURE to ask for their lowest price. Do not pay what the price tag says. There is also a huge market for used watches on respected watch forums, such as watchnet.com and watchuseek. If you go that route, please message me and send me a the ad, as I can tell a good deal from a bad, or even a scam. Usually, you can find great deals on used watches, which is what I do. But the stress of dealing with an unknown seller can be a turn-off, as can waiting for the watch to arrive safely via the post. Don't rush into a purchase. Also, consider your wrist size relative to the diameter of the watch and thickness of the watch. If you have smallish wrists, a watch like a Seamaster Professional Chronograph (Omega) will look quite bulky on your wrist since it is 44mm across and 16mm thick. Dress watches are traditionally in the 38-40mm diameter range.

Almost all watches are poor investments, despite what people have said here. The top three brands that hold their value are Rolex, Cartier, and Patek Philippe. Another brand A. Lange & Sohne is also creeping up in value. All other watches, when bought new, will be worth about 50% of their value about 6 months out. This is why the used market is so attractive. Some watches, if you hold on to them long enough will go up in price, but usually this is only on paper, not in practice--this is to say, if you buy a nice watch for 1000 and hold onto it for 10 years, the newest model of that same watch might now cost 3000, but this doesn't mean your own 10-year old watch is now worth 3000. You would never get 3K for it on the used market.

Some recommendations:
Look at Nomos, which is a well-respected German company that uses in-house movements.
Look at Tudor, a great company with old ties to Rolex
Used Omegas are still excellent
Frederique Constant also uses in-house movements in some of their watches
Damasko also uses in-house movements in some of their watches
 

RomanReigns said:
i've had an obsession with watches since i was little

my advice is dont spend thousands of pounds on 1 really nice watch when you can buy 20 awesome replica's for the same price.

only real watch i have is a tissot which i spent a few hundred quid one, rest of my collection is fake

i never really likes the bulkier watches when i was younger thought they were too garish but now i like the looks of the bulky breitlings and hublots

want a hublot for my next one
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I'm with you, mate. Here's a pic of my somewhat garish Fauxlex that I've not worn for about 15yrs ;)

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Not scrolling through 9 pages, because this advice is urgent.

Whatever you do, do not buy an "up and coming brand" they will be on the way down and dead before your first proper watch gets a service.

I get a mobile and a smart watch can do the time telling, but I just love well made mechanical watches. I'm terrible at saving money but I do have a few watches that I see as a kind of piggy bank if needed.

I see you wanted something dressy, an Omega Seamaster Aquaterre could probably get picked up on watchfinder in budget. It will never go out of style. IMG_20190227_121022_789.webp
 
verreauxi said:
I've been collecting and trading watches for more than 20 years. I even moderate a watch forum (whoa...I know, exciting right??). If 3000 is your budget don't go with Tag or CW. In terms of buying a watch, either go with grey market (deep discounts, like Jomashop over here in the USA) over authorized dealers, or if you go to an AD (authorized dealer) be SURE to ask for their lowest price. Do not pay what the price tag says. There is also a huge market for used watches on respected watch forums, such as watchnet.com and watchuseek. If you go that route, please message me and send me a the ad, as I can tell a good deal from a bad, or even a scam. Usually, you can find great deals on used watches, which is what I do. But the stress of dealing with an unknown seller can be a turn-off, as can waiting for the watch to arrive safely via the post. Don't rush into a purchase. Also, consider your wrist size relative to the diameter of the watch and thickness of the watch. If you have smallish wrists, a watch like a Seamaster Professional Chronograph (Omega) will look quite bulky on your wrist since it is 44mm across and 16mm thick. Dress watches are traditionally in the 38-40mm diameter range.

Almost all watches are poor investments, despite what people have said here. The top three brands that hold their value are Rolex, Cartier, and Patek Philippe. Another brand A. Lange & Sohne is also creeping up in value. All other watches, when bought new, will be worth about 50% of their value about 6 months out. This is why the used market is so attractive. Some watches, if you hold on to them long enough will go up in price, but usually this is only on paper, not in practice--this is to say, if you buy a nice watch for 1000 and hold onto it for 10 years, the newest model of that same watch might now cost 3000, but this doesn't mean your own 10-year old watch is now worth 3000. You would never get 3K for it on the used market.

Some recommendations:
Look at Nomos, which is a well-respected German company that uses in-house movements.
Look at Tudor, a great company with old ties to Rolex
Used Omegas are still excellent
Frederique Constant also uses in-house movements in some of their watches
Damasko also uses in-house movements in some of their watches
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I do like the nomos tangomat...

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what's your thoughts on IWC? I'm a big fan of the portofino chronograph...

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