Thread: What types of watches do you like?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

You say VALUE? Har har.

Any watch at the 2 grand mark has value and less than 1 grand that much more.

There is no magic in a watch, any watch. The only reason some watches command the prices they do has nothing to do with any intrinsic value. It's only because people are will to pay the asking price. Those prices could collapse at any time. Even watches with precious metals and gems cost many times the value.

I'm not knocking folks who commission custom one off watches costing as much as a house these days. To those folks that's chump change. But the middle class guy who plunks down 10 grand for a Rolex he has to finance....well.....

Yep. I believe the term is called "Vanity"

Originally Posted by Phrank

LOL - fair enough, but the other 900 lb gorilla in the room is anytime Rolex is mentioned, people lose their shite.....

Nothing has changed 😁

Yes folks lose it when Rolex is mentioned but rather than be a fanboy for the brand understand why folks have the attitude they have.

Too many people think Rolex "is the best watch in the world" and is simply far better than anything else and all that magic in the watch is worth the outrageous asking price.

If you buy it with your eyes open and look at it as an investment which will bring back way more than you paid for it then that's fine. However the great majority of Rolex owner buy it for reasons other than that.

If you have ever visited Geneva on the Plan-Les-Ouates and seen their campus and seen how much money they donate to various things you will know what you are contributing to when you buy one.

This is one of those hidden gems that only come around once in a while, an Invicta that isn't junk.
This is there version of a Moma,and a Tag, 2824-2,sapphire chrystal and black coating is at least ten years old and not a mark on it, an all around great watch ,and then they ruined it, later versions had quartz movements, and cheesy mop dials, but this one, if you can find one on Ebay is hundreds of dollars more than the other versions. Yup even Invicta can make a good watch once in a while.
The other one is a Jaques leman, they used to be on the watch shows when they could get movements from Valjoux and ETA, this one has a high grade 7750,great fit and finish, and it also was a bargain, but the older ones like this are few and far between.

Yea, Invicta was still making some great pieces are late as maybe 15 years ago or so. I had their Swiss Diver which I would put up against any watch on the market period. It was that good and was a certified Chronometer. I think it was around $900 which was a mint for an Invicta. They also used to sell these jewel encrusted watches for around 3 grand or so back then.

These days it's all junk.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Yes folks lose it when Rolex is mentioned but rather than be a fanboy for the brand understand why folks have the attitude they have.

Too many people think Rolex "is the best watch in the world" and is simply far better than anything else and all that magic in the watch is worth the outrageous asking price.

If you buy it with your eyes open and look at it as an investment which will bring back way more than you paid for it then that's fine. However the great majority of Rolex owner buy it for reasons other than that.

If you have ever visited Geneva on the Plan-Les-Ouates and seen their campus and seen how much money they donate to various things you will know what you are contributing to when you buy one.

When I was looking for a dive watch back in 1999, I asked two North Sea divers witch watch they would recommend.
Both answered Rolex, either the Submariner or the Sea-Dweller.
It is one of the tools that you bet your life on. You want something you can trust.
A while later I found a Sea-Dweller in the local Rolex store. I was looking for a Submariner, but there was a six month wait for those.
He had two Sea-Dwellers in the shop.
I tried one on, bought it, and all those years and 140+ deep dives it is still on my arm.
It never fails me.

Most professional divers use a pro type timer depth gauge which is what they depend on for their lives. Most save the Rolex for cocktail time at the bar. There are loads of serious watches for casual diving or as a backup for pro's like Rolex or Aquadive and Seiko and Doxa and Sinn and the list goes on and on.

I know of no Pro diver who would depend on any "watch" as a primary tool for timing during working dives.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Most professional divers use a pro type timer depth gauge which is what they depend on for their lives. Most save the Rolex for cocktail time at the bar. There are loads of serious watches for casual diving or as a backup for pro's like Rolex or Aquadive and Seiko and Doxa and Sinn and the list goes on and on.

I know of no Pro diver who would depend on any "watch" as a primary tool for timing during working dives.

Dive computers die. I’m om my 3rd one. You usually know how deep you are and where, so this leaves time. And a watch is a great back up.

Well, of course they die. Many quartz based dive watches and computers have the date the battery was installed engraved on the back and most change the battery religiously on a set schedule. As far as just stopping cold good ones shouldn't be doing that. A good Suunto or Cressi should be very reliable.

Absolutely, but every once in a while they sneak a good one in, but not often....