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Jan 28, 2015 16:33:02 GMT -6
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Post by bentin on Jan 28, 2015 16:33:02 GMT -6
My Sinn is overdue for service. Right now it's more like Cheney's heartbeat, ETA2893 is losing about five minutes a day. Been wanting a U2 for a while. Had a chance for a U1 white face but didn't wuite fall in love. My Fortis' also need servicing. Time is ok but they're iverdue for seals etc. Yeah, the white faced U1 was worth passing on. I like the U2, but they're so thick I don't think I'd ever wear it. Fortis uses SUG cases like Sinn, I've always assumed that they're related companies, but I guess it's more of just a soft relationship. I used to work near the Sinn store in Frankfurt, Lothar Schmidt was an amusing character. |
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Jan 28, 2015 23:13:25 GMT -6
Post by stinky on Jan 28, 2015 23:13:25 GMT -6
$600 for a quartz is really borderline for me too. I sorta set $500 as my max on those, and there are a lot of watches that are worth that price range, but when you start looking at the likes of B&R, I roflcopter on that... I paid many multiples of this for my wife's Cartier Tank Française with absolutely no regrets a decade later. Then again, with the Tank, I think it's more about the timeless design and construction of the case and band itself than it is about the movement. |
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Jan 28, 2015 23:27:32 GMT -6
Post by jeffrx on Jan 28, 2015 23:27:32 GMT -6
$600 for a quartz is really borderline for me too. I sorta set $500 as my max on those, and there are a lot of watches that are worth that price range, but when you start looking at the likes of B&R, I roflcopter on that... I paid many multiples of this for my wife's Cartier Tank Française with absolutely no regrets a decade later. Then again, with the Tank, I think it's more about the timeless design and construction of the case and band itself than it is about the movement. Most women need quartz. They don't have patience in or interest for automatics. This is a truth about watches. |
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Post by marauder on Jan 28, 2015 23:40:47 GMT -6
I paid many multiples of this for my wife's Cartier Tank Française with absolutely no regrets a decade later. Then again, with the Tank, I think it's more about the timeless design and construction of the case and band itself than it is about the movement. Most women need quartz. They don't have patience in or interest for automatics. This is a truth about watches. Although aesthetics might be more important to some rather than the movement, but I wouldn't generalize all women in that category. |
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Jan 29, 2015 9:05:11 GMT -6
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Post by bentin on Jan 29, 2015 9:05:11 GMT -6
Kinda funny, but my mom, my sister and my wife all wear mechanical watches. My dad who got me hooked on watches currently wears a solar powered Citizen. Goober.
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Jan 29, 2015 9:28:48 GMT -6
Post by jeffrx on Jan 29, 2015 9:28:48 GMT -6
OK, so there are exceptions, but in general women like quartz. That's my experience.
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Jan 29, 2015 10:02:49 GMT -6
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Post by brentkuz on Jan 29, 2015 10:02:49 GMT -6
Gave my Gf a vintage mechanical. She never wears it and never winds it.
I wear a G-shock mudman for work solar powered and can take a beating
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Jan 29, 2015 11:42:31 GMT -6
Post by Old26 on Jan 29, 2015 11:42:31 GMT -6
$600 for a quartz is really borderline for me too. I sorta set $500 as my max on those, and there are a lot of watches that are worth that price range, but when you start looking at the likes of B&R, I roflcopter on that... I paid many multiples of this for my wife's Cartier Tank Française with absolutely no regrets a decade later. Then again, with the Tank, I think it's more about the timeless design and construction of the case and band itself than it is about the movement. Like I said, quartz are good watches - keep time like a mofo. But as someone else said (for me) they have no soul. I've got both, but quartz is purely for accurate, set it and forget it time/date/info. |
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Jan 29, 2015 11:46:47 GMT -6
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Post by stinky on Jan 29, 2015 11:46:47 GMT -6
Her Tank still looks almost new, only needs to be adjusted 2x per year during DST transitions, has only needed one battery, and she has never brought it to me because it isn't working right or keeping proper time.
That's a win for me in my book, and I'd make the same purchase again in a heartbeat.
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Post by univibe88 on Feb 1, 2015 10:40:48 GMT -6
Her Tank still looks almost new, only needs to be adjusted 2x per year during DST transitions, has only needed one battery, and she has never brought it to me because it isn't working right or keeping proper time. That's a win for me in my book, and I'd make the same purchase again in a heartbeat. Great taste! I got my wife the same watch 15 years ago. It hasn't been quite as trouble free, but that's another story for another time. Another challenge with women's watches is that there are very few mechanical watches available in smaller case sizes. |
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Feb 6, 2015 14:05:55 GMT -6
Post by brentkuz on Feb 6, 2015 14:05:55 GMT -6
1991 Rolex 16710 daily watch with it's bumps and bruises. And of course the true baller 1995 Jeep Wrangler.  |
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Feb 6, 2015 20:10:38 GMT -6
Post by Winterland on Feb 6, 2015 20:10:38 GMT -6
1991 Rolex 16710 daily watch with it's bumps and bruises. And of course the true baller 1995 Jeep Wrangler. Great watch and picture. |
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Post by univibe88 on Feb 7, 2015 11:15:54 GMT -6
Great watch brentkuz ! I have a similar era Explorer II that is my daily wearer.  And my edc pocket knife for some inexplicable reason. |
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Feb 7, 2015 16:22:28 GMT -6
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Post by brentkuz on Feb 7, 2015 16:22:28 GMT -6
Knives and watches go together. I think I'm going to trim the watch collection this year. Feeling minimal this year.
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Post by univibe88 on Feb 7, 2015 17:36:51 GMT -6
Knives and watches go together. I think I'm going to trim the watch collection this year. Feeling minimal this year. I hope your Speedy is safe! |
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Feb 7, 2015 19:27:30 GMT -6
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Post by usctroll on Feb 7, 2015 19:27:30 GMT -6
1991 Rolex 16710 daily watch with it's bumps and bruises. And of course the true baller 1995 Jeep Wrangler. Ha, great watch but I just can't get down with YJs. TJs and CJs and even XJs, but square headlights on a Wrangler is just wrong. |
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Feb 8, 2015 11:57:29 GMT -6
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Post by brentkuz on Feb 8, 2015 11:57:29 GMT -6
Knives and watches go together. I think I'm going to trim the watch collection this year. Feeling minimal this year. I hope your Speedy is safe! Yeah she's put away. Kinda wanna sell it haven't worn it since easter. Really feel like I should trim the collection. At least I have a large safe to lock all this crap up in. |
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Feb 8, 2015 12:01:12 GMT -6
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Post by brentkuz on Feb 8, 2015 12:01:12 GMT -6
1991 Rolex 16710 daily watch with it's bumps and bruises. And of course the true baller 1995 Jeep Wrangler. Ha, great watch but I just can't get down with YJs. TJs and CJs and even XJs, but square headlights on a Wrangler is just wrong. Funny so much anger because of square headlights. The YJ has more in common with a CJ than the TJ does. Plus those square bulbs were all the rage in the 90's like every car had them so it made sense. No air bags, OBD-1, leaf springs all around. The TJ is more modern. The XJ's or caravan jeeps not a fan of hey don't even wave. |
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Post by jbreitenbucher on Feb 13, 2015 21:27:35 GMT -6
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Feb 13, 2015 22:33:07 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2015 22:33:07 GMT -6
If I could swap some features from the Visitor watch into the Melbourne watch, I think it'd look really nice. |
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Feb 14, 2015 7:20:19 GMT -6
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Post by brentkuz on Feb 14, 2015 7:20:19 GMT -6
I would like an RGM made in the USA inhouse movement timepiece. Maybe some day.
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Feb 14, 2015 8:07:28 GMT -6
Post by jbreitenbucher on Feb 14, 2015 8:07:28 GMT -6
An RGM would be nice, but the Visitor looks really good to me.
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Feb 14, 2015 9:08:01 GMT -6
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Post by bentin on Feb 14, 2015 9:08:01 GMT -6
Roland Murphy is who got me really interested in watches. My dad had always had mechanical watches, but coming across RGM through his connections with Richard Sachs and my real passion, cycling, was a really cool personal link. I really, really wanted one of his recrafted Hamilton movements.
I've yet to buy an RGM, he does service a few of my watches, but I will own one eventually.
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Feb 14, 2015 10:16:24 GMT -6
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Post by brentkuz on Feb 14, 2015 10:16:24 GMT -6
Price is what is keeping me back. It's hard to justify when they don't appear, judging from forums and secondary market, to hold value like other big name swiss watches.
When you spend on a watch it's nice to know depreciation usually doesn't hurt bad. Hell I made money on watches.
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Feb 17, 2015 15:23:40 GMT -6
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Post by benjaminpersitz on Feb 17, 2015 15:23:40 GMT -6
Just fyi--I sell a lot of watches through my work. Citizen, Ferragamo, Seiko, Bulova, Invicta. If anyone ever needs a watch I can get you great prices or possibly trade for gear
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