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31 May 2006, 21:55
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It's my 21st in 2 months and my mother has always said she wants me to have a really good watch for my birthday. Wants me to get something which will last me for a long time and as I couldn't come up with somethingi really wanted which really fitted her requirements I'm stuck with this. Thing is though, I know sweet **** all about watches. We went looking the other day and all of the Omega watches we saw were absoloutely horrible.
Cardiff doesn't really have the best selection of watches so I don't really get my variety in what to look at. As I vaguely remember some discussions on something similar to this before I was hoping someone could recommend some good brands or so for me.
For an idea of what I am looking for, there was only really one which I saw that looked quite nice to me and it was similar to http://www.lacotedesmontres.com/IMG/6835.jpg
I quite like the blue background though the ones with Roman numerals looked better I thought. At nearly 2 and a half grand it was slightly out of our price range though :P
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Re: Watches
use a sundial.
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31 May 2006, 22:01
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Re: Watches
ask for something that will really last.
might i suggest a painting/lithograph?
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31 May 2006, 22:12
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Re: Watches
I've got a fossil watch, they sell them at H. Samuel. I think mine was about £60 and is similar to this. I'm not watch expert but i've had 2 Fossil watches and i've liked them both.
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Re: Watches
Rolex
Omega
Tag heur
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Armani and others like it
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Fossil et al
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Casio £5 job from Argos catalogue
A day shopping with your family....priceless
There are some things money cant buy.
For everything else theres Mastercard.
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31 May 2006, 22:35
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Re: Watches
Don't get a Rolex or Tag Heur. They generally make ugly watches.
Designer brands with a similar price tag who make nice watches (there are a lot more but these are all I can think of atm):
Gucci
Cartier
Baume et Mercier
Breitling (even though I don't like their watches - people seem to like them)
or more expensive:
Audemarspiguet
Piaget
Patek-Philippe
Also get a rectangle/square watch. They're much classier and nicer than round-faced watches imo.
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31 May 2006, 22:36
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Re: Watches
tell the time
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31 May 2006, 22:40
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Re: Watches
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Originally Posted by Zar
Also get a rectangle/square watch. They're much classier and nicer than round-faced watches imo.
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I shan't dispute your watch knowledge.
but for at least a century it has been 'round face for chaps, ractangle for ladies'
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31 May 2006, 22:42
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Re: Watches
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I shan't dispute your watch knowledge.
but for at least a century it has been 'round face for chaps, ractangle for ladies'
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It's all coming out isn't it
..but you have to admit something like this is nice ..and.. and they say its for men!
http://www.movado.com/selector/resul...er=1&thisImg=8
I wish i could afford it (and if I could not feel guilty at the same for wasting so much money on a label)
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31 May 2006, 22:47
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31 May 2006, 22:48
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Re: Watches
"Men's Eliro, stainless steel case and bracelet, black dial with a single cabochon marker, Swiss quartz"
It oughtn't to cost very much at all from the materials or craftsmanship involved.
perhaps you could ask them to rub the 'name' off and buy it at a reasonable price
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Re: Watches
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It would be cheaper to have a watch made bespoke ...
(i seriously do not understand why these watches are so expensive)
P.S. I didn't invent history. round = men, rectangle = women.
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31 May 2006, 22:53
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Originally Posted by Yahwe
"Men's Eliro, stainless steel case and bracelet, black dial with a single cabochon marker, Swiss quartz"
It oughtn't to cost very much at all from the materials or craftsmanship involved.
perhaps you could ask them to rub the 'name' off and buy it at a reasonable price
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Hence the guilty part.
In reality even if i could afford it (it's not hugely expensive ~£1000 when i first saw it about 5 years ago) i wouldn't buy it. You're paying for a name like you point out. There isn't anything else expensive about this watch that justifies its tag.
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Re: Watches
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It would be cheaper to have a watch made bespoke ...
(i seriously do not understand why these watches are so expensive)
P.S. I didn't invent history. round = men, rectangle = women.
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But if it was made bespoke nobody would know how much it cost *DUH*
Anyways i still don't like round faces on watches (i have narrow wrists so im gonna blame it on that ie i think they look stupid on my wrists).
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31 May 2006, 23:06
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Re: Watches
Quote:
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i have narrow wrists
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Re: Watches
I've got a timex
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Re: Watches
I once bought a Rada.
Note, not a Rado.
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Casio ftw!
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Re: Watches
£5 casio watches.
Guaranteed to tell the time and be indestructible.
Proud owner.
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my casio was about £30, and i love it. Digital > Analogue
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The cheaper the casio, the better is
science fact.
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I have a few issues with watches.
Firstly I dont wear a watch and doubt I ever will. However I believe that you can tell a lot about someone from a watch mainly women as they wear watches. If a woman doesnt have a watch its a good sign. If a woman has a decent watch then she has some class, if a woman has a shit watch then well...
The thing is people forget a watch is like your haircut. People see it everyday and you rarely change it. It has to look good. If you get a watch it shouldnt like too old or too young for you. Youre only 21 and by the time your 30 im sure your wife will be shopping for you not your mum (no offence) If I was to buy a watch that can look potentially good for the next 10 years I would probably get a Breitling as I believe they look very nice. I completly agree with yahwe on round for me and rectangular for women, women should definatly stick to that rule...men can deviate but round face will remain better looking for men.
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For a "Real" mans watch http://www.chronomaster.co.uk/breitling.htm. There`s a shop in town here that sells a really posh Breitling for £4800.
PS: If I ever owned a watch like that I don`t think I`d feel safe wearing it in public.
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Re: Watches
don't see the point in spending a lot on a watch.
mine's a casio.
analogue and digital
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Re: Watches
Quote:
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The thing is people forget a watch is like your haircut. People see it everyday and you rarely change it. It has to look good.
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I once owned the thinnest Swatch ever.
It was ace.
Until I lost it.
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Re: Watches
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If a woman doesnt have a watch its a good sign.
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'Meet you at ****** at half nine?'
'Sure'
Hours later
'Where are you?'
'Oh is that the time!'
Anyway, why?
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Re: Watches
exactly.
I hate a woman who has no idea about time.
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Re: Watches
I use my phone to tell the time (like some on here I think). I own a watch but I leave it at home. Some sort of pocket watch would be outrageously stylish and worth spending money on though.
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Re: Watches
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exactly.
I hate a woman who has no idea about time.
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"yes, it was hours.. time flies when you're having fun! "
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For the record, I got a Storm watch. No idea what this says about me... but it's round at least!
It's a bit like this one (though more expensive iirc). It's a bit heavy, but not bad. It can tell the time ok too, which is surely the point of a watch.
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Those Breitling Watches just look over complecated. I really really hate watches with so much shit on them, just makes them look tacky. Simple and stylish wins all the time
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1 Jun 2006, 12:16
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Buy a pocket watch.
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did you hear that explosion in billingham last night manson, around 11:30-12am. I was in bed thinking wtf was that, heard it about 20-30miles away
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did you hear that explosion in billingham last night manson, around 11:30-12am. I was in bed thinking wtf was that, heard it about 20-30miles away
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I was out walking around Fairfield and I didn't hear it.
When are you going to meet with me for a drink?
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Re: Watches
In a new peak for the internet MM's avatar is now almost as disturbing as he is.
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Shush.
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Re: Watches
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I was out walking around Fairfield and I didn't hear it.
When are you going to meet with me for a drink?
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hmm wierd, it droned on for quite a while!
When my fear of you anally fisting me passes
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hmm wierd, it droned on for quite a while!
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My hearing is not particularly acute.
Quote:
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Those Breitling Watches just look over complecated. I really really hate watches with so much shit on them, just makes them look tacky. Simple and stylish wins all the time
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Agreed. A friend of mine has a U-Boat, but those are both big AND ugly (they're even more flashy then your average golden Rolex ). I personally have a watch from Italy, Nice (some design store there); pretty big, rectangular (which appears to be hot these days), black, and simple as possible. I prefer watches that show local time and date and nothing else, like the digital watches I used to have. Digital I actually like better than analogue, but analogue watches look better .
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Agreed. A friend of mine has a U-Boat
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Re: Watches
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I'd watch out and make sure he doesn't sink any passing ocean liners.
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Re: Watches
I quite want a Tag Heur Kirium... but then i want lots of things.
This is just one among hundreds of watching id quite happily purchase if i were stinking rich and could afford to throw away a few grand on the weekend just because i was in a good mood.
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Re: Watches
Quote:
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I quite want a Tag Heur Kirium... but then i want lots of things.
This is just one among hundreds of watching id quite happily purchase if i were stinking rich and could afford to throw away a few grand on the weekend just because i was in a good mood.
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Firstly I dont wear a watch and doubt I ever will. However I believe that you can tell a lot about someone from a watch mainly women as they wear watches..
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Yes, you can tell "there's a person who knows what time it is!".
Also, why do you need a watch? Is your mobile phone too big to fit in your pocket or something?
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You dont need a watch per se but its much easier than digging around in a pocket for a phone especially when sitting down or whatnot.
Also a watch is meant to tell people a lot about you in the same way shoes supposedly do.
Just because you dont think it does doesnt mean it doesnt.
SO THERE NOD.
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Also, you can't take mobile phones into the exam room
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You dont need a watch per se but its much easier than digging around in a pocket for a phone especially when sitting down or whatnot.
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You could do that with the infamous £5 Casio.
Seriously, the fact that you lot would even contemplate spending £500+ on a watch is hilarious. If any of you are actually rich then fair enough, but it's pretty tragic when poor people buy things they obviously cant afford just to make others believe they are wealthy or have 'class'.
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Re: Watches
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I quite want a Tag Heur Kirium... but then i want lots of things.
This is just one among hundreds of watching id quite happily purchase if i were stinking rich and could afford to throw away a few grand on the weekend just because i was in a good mood.
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I thought you were rich? Driving Porsche's and all....
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Also, you can't take mobile phones into the exam room
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