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At The Back => The Dressing Room => Topic started by: Twinfan on May 10, 2010, 09:38:04 PM
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I recently did something I'd been looking to do for a while, which was to get myself a nice watch. I picked up an Omega Seamaster 300M in black, like the one in the pic below. As also worn by James Bond, no less :lol:
I love it, and I can't believe I waited so long to get one. The trouble is, I now want something a bit more casual to go with it :roll: Nice watches ain't cheap, so unless I suddenly get rich I'll just have to lust for one.
Moral of the story? Don't ever, ever buy yourself an expensive watch. You'll end up wanting more of them.......
(http://www.omegawatches.com/fileadmin/images/watches/soldier-detail/21230412001002-20.png)
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In all fairness, dave, I think the moral of your story is 'dont ever buy a _insert anything at all here_ I'll want more of them' :lol:
Its a nice looking watch I suppose, if youre into that thing.
Personally I got a lorus somethingorother, a 'kinetic' watch that charges from motion when I was 18 - hasnt stopped, been opened or gone more than a minute out of time in 10 years (which was when I didnt set it for a year). Thats me totally watch gasless!
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Sorry, WASless.
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I recently did something I'd been looking to do for a while, which was to get myself a nice watch. I picked up an Omega Seamaster 300M in black, like the one in the pic below. As also worn by James Bond, no less :lol:
I love it, and I can't believe I waited so long to get one. The trouble is, I now want something a bit more casual to go with it :roll: Nice watches ain't cheap, so unless I suddenly get rich I'll just have to lust for one.
Moral of the story? Don't ever, ever buy yourself an expensive watch. You'll end up wanting more of them.......
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sorry Dave, but that totally cracked me up!
There is no way I could ever get WAS, it's just not something I can get excited about, even if I won the EuroMillions or something. Same with cars - I don't even drive, but if I ever do learn I'll get a Skoda or something, so long as it's cheap and reliable.
With the exceptions of guitars and (to an extent) HiFi and home cinema stuff, I just buy "something that does the job" then keep it until it breaks, however long that may be.
(My watch is an £8.99 Casio. I also have a £23 Casio I bought in 1983, but I got a bit of eczema on my wrist last year and the metal strap seemed to be irritating it, so that watch is on sabbatical! :lol: )
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I should say though, nice watch! Glad you're happy with it! :D
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My watch is an £8.99 Casio.
And is vastly more accurate than Twinfan's seamaster. :lol:
I've a mate that's mad into watches (and guitars as it goes, has A LOT of 50's/60's Fenders and Gibsons, him and Dave could be good pals) and his "cheap day to day watches" are generally £5k + affairs, we have many a gag about how "well, no it'll never be as accurate as a digital one, but it looks dynamite".
And he is, of course, absolutely right :lol:
I really like TW Steel watches, but I could never justify spending real money on one :(
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I remember feeling like it was quite an extravagance when I bought my current watch for £120. It's a casio wave ceptor - radio controlled and accurate to the point of just showing off. The more useful aspect of radio control is that I don't need to remember when the clocks go back/forward any more. Having to explain that no, my watch is definitely not wrong, yours must be is more of a hassle than anything.
Don't think I'd ever get WAS either, it's one of a fairly few things that I just don't see the point in owning two of. I'd be more likely to buy a random forum member a LP standard than spend equivalent money on a watch which isn't as good as my existing one.
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I really like TW Steel watches, but I could never justify spending real money on one :(
Damn, the pic I've posted doesn't appear :?
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I remember feeling like it was quite an extravagance when I bought my current watch for £120. It's a casio wave ceptor - radio controlled and accurate to the point of just showing off. The more useful aspect of radio control is that I don't need to remember when the clocks go back/forward any more. Having to explain that no, my watch is definitely not wrong, yours must be is more of a hassle than anything.
Don't think I'd ever get WAS either, it's one of a fairly few things that I just don't see the point in owning two of. I'd be more likely to buy a random forum member a LP standard than spend equivalent money on a watch which isn't as good as my existing one.
I was so chuffed, about 7 or 8 years ago, when I got a clock that was set by radio from an atomic clock and set my watch to that, I was like 'I KNOW the time mother$%&#ers, your time is WRONG! Bwahahahahaha".
But now your PC is set from the same sort of source automatically (unless youre running one offline, obviously, but even then a CPU is probably a better timekeeper than any watch and would be right for ages from being set correctly once). I just check my watch very occasionally against one of mine. Its never out by much.
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I was so chuffed, about 7 or 8 years ago, when I got a clock that was set by radio from an atomic clock and set my watch to that, I was like 'I KNOW the time mother$%&#ers, your time is WRONG! Bwahahahahaha".
But now your PC is set from the same sort of source automatically (unless youre running one offline, obviously, but even then a CPU is probably a better timekeeper than any watch and would be right for ages from being set correctly once). I just check my watch very occasionally against one of mine. Its never out by much.
That's even harder to explain though! People start to glaze over half way through "it sets itself automatically by a radio transmitter that's hooked up to an atomic clock", surely nobody listens at all when you say "I checked it against my clock which sets itself automatically by a radio transmitter that's hooked up to an atomic clock"...
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I spent about £60.00 on a watch about 18 months ago and that was enough for me. I am not that fussed about watches. But if it is your thing then if you have the cash, why the hell not?
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I was going to buy a fancy watch a 2 year ago, but instead I bought a £20 one... the strap is falling apart now!
Trying to find nice watches with big black straps to balance out generic metal guitarists wrist bands is a bit of a pain.
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SNAP! (almost)
Here's mine with Bond blue dial... I still love it every day. :P
(http://www.omegawatches.com/fileadmin/images/watches/soldier-detail/22208000-20.png)
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Nice choice Dave ;) I had the blue and black side by side, and went for the black. I'm classy, me :lol:
For accuracy, it gains about 4 seconds a day so it's actually quite pants compared to the atomic watches and even Phil's £8.99er! I'm a techie, so the thing I love is that there's a bunch of cogs and a big spring in there doing the work. Plus it feels great to wear, and (I think) looks great.
I guess I suffer from SAS - "Stuff" Acquisition Syndrome :lol:
If I ever get a huge pile of cash, I'd love one of these:
(http://www.omegawatches.com/fileadmin/images/watches/soldier-detail/29185038-20.png)
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That colour instantly reminded of the car Jeremy Clarkson dubbed the "Ford Asbo":
(http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/ford-focus-eu-orange.jpg)
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I mainly stick to seiko and Citizen watches. Good spec and quality whilst not being too expensive, I have 2 kinetic and 1 atomic. all are sports watches and I'm happy with them.
Story.
I went to a local shopping mall a few years ago as my brother was looking for a watch. He was going to to get either a Rolex, TAG or Omega and he was talking around £2000 - £3000 which I told him was just ridiculous considering his earnings and lifestyle. Anyway, I left him in a ritzy jewelers for just 2 minutes and when I came back he was on the verge of buying a gold (as in solid gold) Rolex SubMariner!!!! £12,000 for a watch!!!!! I literally dragged him out of the shop.... yes I was embarrassed to physically drag him out but thank God I did! :lol:
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Rolex - WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much bling!
PhillyQ - I'm that ASBO driver that would drive around in a Orange Focus ST or RS.....
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I'm also a person who is really into watches. I own/have owned my fair share of watches. I even own several watches just now that I use for different occasions. I think the most I have ever spent on a watch though was about £350. I have drooled over those Omega Seamaster Bond watches for years, I just don't think I'm brave enough to spend that kind of money on, I fear that after I buy it I'll only want to buy watches in that price range :lol:. However, if I do muster up the courage one day it would have to be the blue dial one, who knows perhaps WAS will one day get the better of me :lol:
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Rolex - WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much bling!
PhillyQ - I'm that ASBO driver that would drive around in a Orange Focus ST or RS.....
Ha ha, to be honest it didn't look blingy it was very classy.... but it weighed a tonne! :lol:
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PhillyQ - I'm that ASBO driver that would drive around in a Orange Focus ST or RS.....
:lol: Perfect match then! :D
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You need a nice plain-but-smart CWC 'G10' for everyday / general use. :) My own personal favourite - and as such, the only watch I own:
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u135/Fourth_Feline/55b2943d.jpg)
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Very classy Derek!
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Also have the Seamaster in blue (and wear it every day) - mine is an auto (rather than quartz) and is need of service as it loses about 30 seconds a day...
Bought it in the States when the exchange rate was quite good....
Hey ho
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This talk of the accuracy of watches makes me very happy with my lorus - I was a bit dissapointed this morning, when I checked it and found it 14 seconds fast after I set it round christmas, but now that 10th of a second per day is looking pretty good!
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When you have both G.A.S & H.A.S like me then you know your f#*cked!! :P
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Bucketbot/Bike/FLHS03.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Bucketbot/Bike/16.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Bucketbot/Bike/NTrn6.jpg)
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Nice looking watch!
I'm not really into that sorta stuff myself, my current watch was an anniversary present a few years ago and that's enough for me as I'm not really into style etc (as anyone who's ever met me will know!)
My former manager at work was telling me about this watch he had that cost him about £7k, and he kept going on about how great it was but that no watch repairer outside of Bond Street in London would touch it if it ever needed repairs. He didn't take kindly to my asking him if it was any more accurate than the £60 watch I have in front of the rest of the office :lol:
As for the Ford Asbo; I'd love 1 as my next car, just not in Orange! 8)
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There is so much TF ridiculousness in this thread that it actually crashed my browser on my first attempt to read it.
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:lol:
I have a reputation to live up to you know...
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When you have both G.A.S & H.A.S like me then you know your f#*cked!! :P
I like the House of 1000 Corpses T-shirt! Harleys I know nothing about.
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When you have both G.A.S & H.A.S like me then you know your f#*cked!! :P
I like the House of 1000 Corpses T-shirt! Harleys I know nothing about.
Spaulding for Prime Minister!!
I have a better House of 1000 Corpses "T" But it's so obscene it can only be worn in select places!!
As for Harleys...point being that like many quality Guitars they're not exactly cheap!!
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:lol:
i don't have a watch at the moment. oh well. any time i go to buy one i think, "but i could buy a new pedal or pickup with that". (obviously i'm not looking at terribly expensive watches)
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Servicing is a problem.... I've been quoted £120....
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Servicing is a problem.... I've been quoted £120....
See this is the thing with the expensive watches - whats the benefit? My watch cost less than that (not much less though), is 10 years old, has never been serviced, is also worn every day and is currently 300 times more accurate than the expensive one.
I'm confused. Really, I am. A watch tells the time, its usefullness hinges round its accuracy and its reliability; once those are satisfied, wheres the pay off in spending 10 times more than you have to? (Probably dont enen *have* to spend the 100 quid or so that that implies, more like 20).
*ahem* doesnt matter, never mind, folks can spend their money on whatever they want, of course, twinfan doubly so.
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I guess you pay for the looks, history, technology in them, attention to detail etc.
A perfectly useable and giggable guitar can be bought for £200, but people still lust after Custom Shop Les Pauls.....
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Here's my wee beastie. It's very accurate as it's an elctro-mechanical watch apparently and has already lasted longer than my bro's £30 one.
http://www.tagheuer.com/the-collection/link/men/calibre-s-chronograph/index.lbl?w=CJF7110.BA0587
It was a 30th birthday present meaning that I have to get her something with diamonds in for hers :( I know a Tag is a bit of a cliche and I really wasn't after one, I just fell in love with it.
For something a bit more low key, I was looking into old trench watches. They need a bit of care but they're lovely. The IWC one (second column 6th down) here is lovely.
http://www.antiquewatchcouk.com/militarywristw@tches.htm
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I guess you pay for the looks, history, technology in them, attention to detail etc.
A perfectly useable and giggable guitar can be bought for £200, but people still lust after Custom Shop Les Pauls.....
I was gonna say that, but a CS LP does what it's designed to do better than a £200 guitar and a £8.99 Casio does it's job better than a £100,000 Rolex. :lol:
In most cases the movement is where they money is, the craftsmanship is what you're paying for. But in the case of watches, the very finest manual watch, built by the finest watchmaker in the world will never be as accurate as the cheapy Taiwanese number with the psb in it, and that's it's job at the end of the day, nor will it be as robust.
That's all by the by of course, folks can spend their money on what they like, I don't harrass my missus for buying expensive shoes when Clarkes will do the job fine :lol:
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mine is a vintage (i.e 60-70's) timex with non original strap ;)
(http://watchdoc.tripod.com/yellow-snoopy.jpg)
it would have had a yellow plastic strap originally but currently has a black leather one. still runs fine but needs a daily wind
I do have a few novelty watches, including this boss bass synth watch whichi struggle with because of the metal strap
http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2006/04/nearly-ebay-of-day-boss-bass-synth.html
one of these from work:
(http://www.stupid.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/freud-watch-new.gif)
my expensive watch is a gold pocket watch i was given by the olds at my graduation
what i really want is a fancy binary watch - it helps in my job to have something with flashing lights that confuses students
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I guess you pay for the looks, history, technology in them, attention to detail etc.
A perfectly useable and giggable guitar can be bought for £200, but people still lust after Custom Shop Les Pauls.....
The guitar is something that you interact with in an artistic fashion, though, for want of a better word, and as nfe says, the LP will (well, might :lol:) be better than the £200 job.
A watch is an instrument, as in measurement device, that you wear - how good it is at its job can be measured (with a better watch :lol:), and here and now Dr Stiens is the best and mine second, and both were a little over £100! Or thats how I see at least. I aint judging, nor hatin'; buy whatever watches your heart desires, for whatever reasons, of course, it just confuses me a bit is all (and thats why; tells time accurately and doesnt cr@p out on you = good watch, to me).
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Personally my thoughts were that I don't wear any jewellery other than a wedding ring (which is Tungsten Carbide and I would highly recommend to anyone getting married). I wanted a nice watch as I see it as something which will be with me for the rest of my life rather than just something to tell the time with. Hopefully I'll still have it on when I'm a old fogey.
I'm also an engineer and I like things that are well made, it makes me happy on so many levels. :lol:
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just dug out my boss bass synth watch to remind myself what it was like - it unlike me to keep stuff in boxes
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/new/watch1.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/new/watch2.jpg)
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Awesome.
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Personally my thoughts were that I don't wear any jewellery other than a wedding ring (which is Tungsten Carbide and I would highly recommend to anyone getting married). I wanted a nice watch as I see it as something which will be with me for the rest of my life rather than just something to tell the time with. Hopefully I'll still have it on when I'm a old fogey.
I'm also an engineer and I like things that are well made, it makes me happy on so many levels. :lol:
Interesting, I'm also a non-jewellery wearing Engineer. I don't ever own a watch, the one on my phone will do :wink:
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I guess you pay for the looks, history, technology in them, attention to detail etc.
A perfectly useable and giggable guitar can be bought for £200, but people still lust after Custom Shop Les Pauls.....
I was gonna say that, but a CS LP does what it's designed to do better than a £200 guitar and a £8.99 Casio does it's job better than a £100,000 Rolex. :lol:
I do agree, but I guess the expensive watch has "qualities" not immediately apparent to you and me. :lol:
I suppose we all have different things we're happy to splash the cash on. I don't really think twice about spending £850 on a guitar (even though I have loads and don't "need" any of them, let alone another one). But it took me years to decide to spend the same money on an HD TV and even then I felt "guilty" about it.
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ye but now you can watch shaun the sheep in HD!!!!!!!
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ye but now you can watch shaun the sheep in HD!!!!!!!
Only if I buy it on Blu-ray (unlikely)! I don't have Sky and I suspect Freeview HD isn't going to work very well.... but we'll see. :)
(Edit: I've just set the TV up and it looks like Freeview HD is working fine! :D )
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I was gonna say that, but a CS LP does what it's designed to do better than a £200 guitar and a £8.99 Casio does it's job better than a £100,000 Rolex. :lol:
that's what i was going to say :D don't get me wrong, i'm sure a more expensive watch is "nicer", but in terms of its raison d'etre, a £100 (maybe even £10) watch is probably more accurate than a rolex. A £3000 guitar is a better guitar than a £300 guitar.
spend your money on what you want, of course. I just don't think the analogy with guitars is sound.
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I think the analogy with guitars is 'similar'. I sound pretty much the same on a £50 guitar or a £5000 guitar. But they feel different to play, and the interaction/experience is different. The £5000 guitar isn't always 'better', it depends on the parameters you choose to compare them with ;)
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I think the analogy with guitars is 'similar'. I sound pretty much the same on a £50 guitar or a £5000 guitar. But they feel different to play, and the interaction/experience is different. The £5000 guitar isn't always 'better', it depends on the parameters you choose to compare them with ;)
It depends what you want it for I guess. I'd consider reliability and playability part of the purpose of a guitar, but I find it hard to accept that the qualities expensive watches have (Brand name? Better polished chrome?) could really make them good watches.
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Everyone has different desires but I can only say that if you like watches, once you wear an elite one you understand.
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Dan Spitz from Anthrax makes his own watches.
David Coulthard is supposed to be a very keen collector of sports watches.
I can see the appeal of expensive well made watches. I, on the other hand only have a Stainless Steel G Shock, that me Julie Bought me. It does add a lot of kinetic energy to my vibrato technique, as it's heavy. :D
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I guess part of what alot of you guys are saying is about accuracy, time keeping if you will. My watches are pretty accurate with the atom/ radio wave one being VERY accurate, the Kinetics ... 1 gains about 2 seconds a week whilst the other is more accurate than that at about 1 second a week. Then there is how much you wear your watches. I buy them to wear, and I mean whenever and what ever. I don't like my watches to get too beat up but inevitably they do get knocked and bumped when loading and offloading amps/ pa/ etc. When I'm fighting the dogs they may catch it with their teeth. Non of them are cheap, but non more than £600... but I do use them. They aren't left on the dressing table or in the draw, that just doesn't appeal to me to wear it once in a blue moon. It's a bit like my guitars. They ALL have bumps and knocks, and whilst that doesn't really bother me, I do ensure they play/ sound and work well. My attitude is that if I can't use something everyday I don't want it... I'm not a collector. Some of my mates have expensive watches and my favorite one is a Brietling... beautiful watch but still not as accurate as mine. Casio have always made watches that appeal to me too, especially the sport and G shock watches.... they are like the Tonka toys of watches... tough toys for tough boys!
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I agree Don - I've got a G-Shock for knocking about with and it's great. Solid as a rock.
Interesting discussion this, watches are obviously a bit marmite!
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ye but now you can watch shaun the sheep in HD!!!!!!!
Only if I buy it on Blu-ray (unlikely)! I don't have Sky and I suspect Freeview HD isn't going to work very well.... but we'll see. :)
(Edit: I've just set the TV up and it looks like Freeview HD is working fine! :D )
I used a laptop and iplayer for a HD picture, was using it to setup the colours and etc
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Not that I'm bored or anything, but here's a couple of mine
(http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u76/d1dsj/SNL0331.gif)
(http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u76/d1dsj/citizen.jpg)
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I think the analogy with guitars is 'similar'. I sound pretty much the same on a £50 guitar or a £5000 guitar. But they feel different to play, and the interaction/experience is different. The £5000 guitar isn't always 'better', it depends on the parameters you choose to compare them with ;)
i disagree. i play and sound better on a "better" guitar (assuming it suits me). a "better" watch doesn't tell the time any better (though it may do several other secondary things better... comfort may even count as a primary thing). :)
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Like I said Dave, marmite! :lol:
Tasty watches Don!
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I guess what I'm saying is, I'm not saying the more expensive watches aren't worth it. If you think they are, great. I just think the analogy doesn't hold up with guitars. A better guitar uses better wood, has better electronics and hardware, will have better workmanship, fret job etc., all of which directly affect how good an instrument it is. (Of course, maybe if you're into watches you'll also claim the same thing about watches :lol: )
I've never tried marmite. i think their advertising strategy is backfiring there. I'm scared I'll be one of the people who hates it. :lol:
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Mmm - I guess that I can see the similarities here - I got mine just because I'd always wanted one.... Same applied when I got my Les Paul - and I had arrived at a time in my life when I could afford one.
Mind you - I eased it past the Financial Controller by buying her a matching ladies version....
Seemed to do the trick!
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I guess what I'm saying is, I'm not saying the more expensive watches aren't worth it. If you think they are, great. I just think the analogy doesn't hold up with guitars. A better guitar uses better wood, has better electronics and hardware, will have better workmanship, fret job etc., all of which directly affect how good an instrument it is. (Of course, maybe if you're into watches you'll also claim the same thing about watches :lol: )
I've never tried marmite. i think their advertising strategy is backfiring there. I'm scared I'll be one of the people who hates it. :lol:
Somethings worth whatever someones prepared to pay for it or do for it.
Good point about the comfort - subjective, I suppose, but I daresay that phillys presumably very light and rubber strapped digital watch is best. It is also probably very accurate and reliable.
We have a new winner! Accurate + reliable + comfortable = best watches on the planet are plastic digital ones. They're also the cheapest.
They're also where I draw the line. Digital in and of itself I dont mind, but I dont like wearing a plastic watch, I like wearing a well engineered bit of metal!
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Good point about the comfort - subjective, I suppose, but I daresay that phillys presumably very light and rubber strapped digital watch is best. It is also probably very accurate and reliable.
We have a new winner! Accurate + reliable + comfortable = best watches on the planet are plastic digital ones. They're also the cheapest.
They're also where I draw the line. Digital in and of itself I dont mind, but I dont like wearing a plastic watch, I like wearing a well engineered bit of metal!
It can get a bit sweaty/sticky under the strap, to be honest, but I wear my watch loose so it's not much of a bother.
Accuracy's pretty good, it's gained about 6 seconds since I set it to BST so that's approx 1 second a week.
But more impotant than that:
Dave - I can't believe you've never tried Marmite!! Get out and buy a jar man, it only costs about £1.30!! :o
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Yes, marmite rocks and you should try it dave!
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This thread did give me a gift idea though :lol:
Got dad a citizen eco drive for his birthday. Hope he likes it. I suspect he'll appreciate the fact that it *should* never have to be opened up or have the battery replaced.
Probably a gay toy cheapo watch to some of you folk though, like a cort or shine :lol:
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but it sounds horrible!
leather is comfier than plastic (for watches).
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i struggle with metal straps because they catch the hairs on my arms, or i have to set them tighter and then have to take it off anytime i do something
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but it sounds horrible!
leather is comfier than plastic (for watches).
Only if you listen to the people that dont like it
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Probably a gay toy cheapo watch
That's not suitable for your dads birdthday
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It can get a bit sweaty/sticky under the strap, to be honest ...
Is this a new hobby you've not told us about Philly ? :wink:
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I see this thread has decended into the usual filth :lol:
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Probably a gay toy cheapo watch
That's not suitable for your dads birdthday
Is that serious or just because of the 'gay toy' bit?
Really I dont know, I just thought that citizen watches were supposed to be pretty good, and it will never have to be charged, and its made from titanium....are they rubbish?
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I see this thread has decended into the usual filth :lol:
Yeah, that Derek is a dark horse - the new Afghan? :P :lol:
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Probably a gay toy cheapo watch
That's not suitable for your dads birdthday
Is that serious or just because of the 'gay toy' bit?
Really I dont know, I just thought that citizen watches were supposed to be pretty good, and it will never have to be charged, and its made from titanium....are they rubbish?
Not at all, they are excellent timepieces. Your dad will be thrilled I'm sure.
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Only if you listen to the people that dont like it
so you suggest i should stop listening to myself, then? :lol:
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Probably a gay toy cheapo watch
That's not suitable for your dads birdthday
Is that serious or just because of the 'gay toy' bit?
Really I dont know, I just thought that citizen watches were supposed to be pretty good, and it will never have to be charged, and its made from titanium....are they rubbish?
Not at all, they are excellent timepieces. Your dad will be thrilled I'm sure.
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Good. Never have to be charged + titanium = dad should like it. I was just worried for a second that citizen were cr@p for a second :lol: I *presume* tonemonkey was joking, and I just know little enough to not spot it @lol:
Dave, how can you know you dont like it when you never tried it??
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oh i thought you were talking about plastic and leather watch straps :lol: :lol: :lol: :oops:
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Ha ha, just the usual gay dad joke. :lol: :lol: :lol: They're nice watches. Just aiding along the onset of the filth.
I used to have a titanium Pulsar and I loved it. Really light (about a quarter of the weight of my current watch). The only problem that I had was that the titanium pins in the strap kept breaking.
I know a couple of people with Citizen watches and never heard one of them complain about them. Got a link to the one you've got your dad?
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Ha ha, yeah I was just kidding. :lol: :lol: :lol: They're nice watches. Just aiding along the onset of the filth.
I see that now!
You had me worried for a second though :lol:
I was pretty sure it was just the 'gay toy' thing, but like I said, I dont really know what good watch brands are - havent cared since I got mine, so was unsure enough to have to ask!
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I've been watchless for a while now, but recently got myself a watch made by the Slava factory in the USSR sometime in the 50s. It needs wound every day, goes a few minutes out of time each week but I don't care too much as I wind and set it to the school clock each morning.
Oh and Wez I had a binary watch, students are constantly perplexed by it. Not having a proper face or hands, only a circuit board and LEDs confuses the hell out of kids.
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I'm mad about watches, I go through them more than anything.
My current one is a Casio Edifice, and it bloody cost more than the RRP for it right now:
(http://www.nzwatches.com/image-remote/upload/product/men/casio%20edifice/eqw-m1000db-1aer_01.jpg)
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Oh and Wez I had a binary watch, students are constantly perplexed by it. Not having a proper face or hands, only a circuit board and LEDs confuses the hell out of kids.
that sounds awesome. do you have a pic? :D
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My friend had a binary watch, by the time I'd almost figured out the time it had already changed :lol: I'm no good at binary.
As for watches, I'm not a fan and don't own one as I hate the feeling of something strapped round my wrist. Oh and I find that in the summer the straps get very smelly as they seem to accumulate sweat rather easily. Mobile phone or computer has the time on it and most of the time I'll have one of them with me!
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I've not worn a watch for like 8 years now. I just look at my phone. Same with Tom I don't like having stuff around my wrist in general.
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My friend had a binary watch, by the time I'd almost figured out the time it had already changed :lol: I'm no good at binary.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
I expect that'd happen to me too
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The binary watches are awesome.
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Behold! The binary watch. Don't use it much now though, it seems to cr@p itself and reset randomly after I changed the battery.
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haha, that's awesome, thanks for the pic :D
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Beautiful watch! Maybe you can pass it down to your children one day? ;-)
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just dug out my boss bass synth watch to remind myself what it was like - it unlike me to keep stuff in boxes
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/new/watch3.jpg)
Just been watching it on eBay. That was a nice little windfall for you! :D