The watch thread.
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Agreed. How the hell could you need your watch to tell you what month it is.
Year yes, month no thanks.
Minlak
custom titis
You have never obviously been a gamer
PINT of Stella. mate!
Many, many Scotches
Or a drinker
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
Yep, some of the prices make my bikes look sensible (still remember seeing a Cosmograph Daytona for sale in Singapore for a sneaky $120k). But personally it's what goes into them, the microcosm of having a nice accessory that also happens to be a crazy feat of engineering - which being the bike nerds we all secretly (or overtly) are makes for an easy crossover in appreciation.
If you buy smart it's also a hobby that can pay off if you have discipline (ha). If I'd bought the Tudor Pelagos I've always wanted three years ago I could've enjoyed it and flogged it right now for the same I bought it for provided it had been looked after.
MasterOfReality
After forever
Thanks guys. Had some time to think. On reflection the Omega is a bit fussy, in person it looks better than in internet pics.
Leaning towards the IWC, however it bugs me slightly that the 12 and 6 are chomped off, I can't unsee that. The Omega bezel sort of screams Rolex, which might be out of place on an Omega?
At this point in life I'll get more use out of a watch than $10k worth of bike stuff. Might as well spend money on ourselves before our kids start costing us real money. Trying to convince my accountant that this could be a business expense haha.
Leaning towards the IWC, however it bugs me slightly that the 12 and 6 are chomped off, I can't unsee that. The Omega bezel sort of screams Rolex, which might be out of place on an Omega?
At this point in life I'll get more use out of a watch than $10k worth of bike stuff. Might as well spend money on ourselves before our kids start costing us real money. Trying to convince my accountant that this could be a business expense haha.
Knuckles
Lives under a bridge
It's not about the "need" for the function, it's all about the complications, the sheer engineering genius it takes to:
1) Design the function in the first place
B) Miniaturize it to fit in a case that fits on a wrist
3)Reduce friction loss to the point it is functional
4)Make these microscopic parts durable to the point they last centuries
5)Make the crazy functionality secondary to its breathtaking artistry of form
and
6) Do all of the above before the industrial revolution
There is a reason Rolex can sell a divers watch with a GMT function for $50k+ and still have multi year wait lists for it, and , let's be honest, a mind fuckingly annoying complication, minute repeater can command hundreds of thousands in an otherwise plain watch.
Nobody "needs" a watch any more, it's all about the fuck you, to physics.
it's a nice bridge...
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Post up options that can, seriously interested.
If there is something that nags you keep looking. I can ignore stuff that irks me when it is a small part of the whole but the visual appearance is the whole, you won't wear it.
Minlak
custom titis
To be honest I am so busy its all a bit of a haze I would need the watch with the months on it
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Minlak
custom titis
Buy a Garmin watch and spend nothing on thousands of custom faces
Knuckles
Lives under a bridge
Get a sundial and keep @hifiandmtb and @ForkinGreat from killing another thread.
it's a nice bridge...
ForkinGreat
Knows his Brassica oleracea
also, if it's a Rolex or other wank brand, it's the "my watch cost more than your car" conspicuous consumption factor.