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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by Scotty C » Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:37 pm

[quote="dlogan"]I like the Oris watches Scott, and the TT3 Ltd edition is nice.
You obv have taste though, I have a Carrera too with leather strap and an Omega Seamaster.
Have an old Tag formula one too, which I got for my 18th. Its had its battery replaced since then and still works well enough, just a shame it wasnt saphire faces back then so its a bit scratched.

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I have a F1 that I got for my 21st, that face if that is really scratched. 30th I bought myself the carrera, Its a old school very plain face. A lady friend bought me the Monaco :mrgreen:
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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by GregR » Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:50 pm

s29ttc wrote:THere is a lot of people going on about a website perfect clone or something that sells watches. They copy every detail of expensive watches. Guy took them in to somewhere in argyle archade and the man in shop serviced it. Said to him very nice watch bla bla bla. When he told him it was a fake he didnt believe it because he had been working with watches 30 years and never seen one so real. Ill try find out the web address for it
Doubt a rolex could be faked to the necessary degree, but I guess you're not referring to them - they get sent back to Switzerland for servicing and the case and movement are separated and get dealt with in separate departments. Can't imagine other high end watches being serviced on site in Glasgow?
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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by Shug » Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:54 pm

Panerai, Tags & the like, I think.
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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by dlogan » Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:55 pm

Scotty C wrote:
dlogan wrote:I like the Oris watches Scott, and the TT3 Ltd edition is nice.
You obv have taste though, I have a Carrera too with leather strap and an Omega Seamaster.
Have an old Tag formula one too, which I got for my 18th. Its had its battery replaced since then and still works well enough, just a shame it wasnt saphire faces back then so its a bit scratched.

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I have a F1 that I got for my 21st, that face if that is really scratched. 30th I bought myself the carrera, Its a old school very plain face. A lady friend bought me the Monaco :mrgreen:
And what is quite spooky is that my Carrera was bought by myself as a birthday present for my 30th. :mrgreen:

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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by DDtB » Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:59 pm

Some of the replicas out there are getting mighty tempting though..... Just had a wee nosey at the Omega Seamaster at Perfect Clones.... and it's pretty bloody similar looking to a real one if you ask me!

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Some other 'replica' watch site

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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by s29ttc » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:05 pm

Ive always like this one

http://www.pc-80108.com/fe10009-gran-to ... -2830.html

If they do the group buy in work I may be tempted. Aparantly if you order 3 or 4 at a time saves money somewhere or somthing god knows. A lot of the guys are into their watches and all buy them off there and swear by the site.... :? I don't know how good it is but I dont have a dan doo about watches :D
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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by jj » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:05 pm

Replica watch = as sad as a replica Ferrari in my book

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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by GregR » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:21 pm

Nothing worse or more embarrasing than having a fake and getting called on it IMO. Like most things, best to save up and buy the real thing - you'll get far more satisfaction out of it :)
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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by Shug » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:23 pm

GregR wrote:Nothing worse or more embarrasing than having a fake and getting called on it IMO. Like most things, best to save up and buy the real thing - you'll get far more satisfaction out of it :)
Is that how VX owners feel? :shock:



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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by DDtB » Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:29 pm

GregR wrote:Nothing worse or more embarrasing than having a fake and getting called on it IMO. Like most things, best to save up and buy the real thing - you'll get far more satisfaction out of it :)
I concur.

However, if it's a decent quality watch and is near enough identical to look at when compared to the real thing.... it would probably do me until such time as I can afford the 'real' one :thumbsup Lets face it, it's not like real Breitlings etc. keep perfect time and are they really 10 times better than the replica!??!

Of course when it gets to that time in my life when I can afford lots of nice watches, I'll be the first to disagree with the above statement... :P

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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by ABZ-Elise » Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:08 pm

DDtB wrote: Lets face it, it's not like real Breitlings etc. keep perfect time and are they really 10 times better than the replica!??!
Yip, possibly even 20 times better :thumbsup

The main reason people buy an expensive watch is for quality not for the name. The main reason poeple buy fakes are for the name and not quality.

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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by Mikie711 » Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:14 pm

ABZ-Elise wrote:
The main reason people buy an expensive watch is for quality not for the name. The main reason poeple buy fakes are for the name and not quality.

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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by DDtB » Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:18 pm

ABZ-Elise wrote:
DDtB wrote: Lets face it, it's not like real Breitlings etc. keep perfect time and are they really 10 times better than the replica!??!
Yip, possibly even 20 times better :thumbsup

The main reason people buy an expensive watch is for quality not for the name. The main reason poeple buy fakes are for the name and not quality.

Kev.
It's funny though that the first thing the saleswoman said to me when I was looking at the Breitlings was "now please be aware that these watches aren't the best at keeping time and will lose/gain time every day, oh and they do also need to be sent away for regular servicing".....

I'm not convinced that a 'replica' with a proper swiss movement, decent glass and strap etc. is going to be 20 times worse than a 'real' one.

IMHO if you removed the Rolex or Breitling etc. name from a 'real' watch, there's no way it would command the same premium even if the quality was the same.

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btw I currently have a 'real' seiko on my wrist. :lol:

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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by DDtB » Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:20 pm

I'd also be willing to bet that half the folk who claim to buy these watches for the quality, wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the 'real' one and a proper replica.

Pepsi challenge anyone?!?!?

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Re: Watch lovers?

Post by thinfourth » Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:23 pm

Mikie711 wrote:
ABZ-Elise wrote:
The main reason people buy an expensive watch is for quality not for the name. The main reason poeple buy fakes are for the name and not quality.

Kev.
Point well made.

People however buy an expensive watch to have a shiny thing it is essentially jewelry i can see no reason beyond that as i don't think there is a measurable difference in accuracy or performance between my cheapo casio and a hugely expensive watch. I certainly know where i would be putting my money on the reliability front. Essentially it is exactly the same thought processes as women and shoes

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