Thread: What types of watches do you like?

Have always wanted a Brietling - currently wearing a nice big Casio I received as a gift.

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

They used to ,but if you go to the watchlords website,you'll find out that they haven't been telling the truth about a lot of there so called Reserve collection,they were caught putting chinese movements in watches with Swiss Made on the dial,also the were selling watches with gray market Dupua-Dupre (sic) movements that were so bad that the movement house put out a statement that they had never sold any movements to them.
Unfortunately there are about a dozen other bogus moves they were caught doing,too bad too,they DID make some really nice watches,oh and the latest one I know of is the fake sandstone dials they were advertising.

Invicta is the brand folks love to hate and the watch sites are full of hate feast posts and out and out lies about their watches and the horrible things they do. The true fact is the Swiss go after anyone who violates their regs and if an outfit like Invicta was putting Chinese mvmts into watches marked Swiss made they would be sued out of existence by the Swiss. The thing is all these supposed claims against Invicta involve second hand stories and it's always the same stories repeated over and over again like the watch that leaked water or the stem fell off and now the Chinese mvmts in watches marked Swiss made. Have you actually ever seen one? I haven't.Where are the pictures? Also the watches with the Dupues mvmts, that story is rubbish too. There is no such thing as grey market Dupues mvmts. Either they are genuine or they are Chinese knockoffs. I have one of those watches and I can assure you it is genuine. It even came with documentation from depues and the watch runs to chrono standards.

I'm no Invicta collector but the vitriol against them is unreal on the sites. As far as the reserve line goes originally they were select watches all Swiss made and top of the line and then they included cheaper watches in the line so like everything else it's buyer beware.

So why all the hate against Invicta? I guess if you went out and bought say a Breitling Chrono for over 4 grand and Invicta came out with a watch that equaled it in workmanship and had a better mvmt with the same functions and maybe a little less detail in the face and case and they sold it for 1K you would be looking to knock the watch after all how it it possible to do that?

The fact is, the question people should be asking is how do many Swiss Outfits justify the beyond outrageous prices their watches cost.

I love my breitling

I became aware of this brand about two years ago, and it was love at first sight. Small manufacturer in Frankfurt, Germany, originally founded in the 1950's by a former pilot who wanted to design his own watches. Sinn has always had a reputation for putting function and simplicity above form, and it's that very attitude which gives their watches a pure, almost minimalistic appearance, with extremely legible faces and intelligent lay-out of controls.

Cases, movements and crystals used are all top-notch quality, and built to withstand a great deal of hard use. There are many invisible and innovative features like tegiment (proprietary hardening of the watch surface), anti-magnetic protection, dive-watch cases filled with oil, or some other model's cases filled with Argon to minimize moisture intrusion. A small piece of copper-sulphate is worked into the sides of some cases to act as an early warning system for moisture intrusion - it turns bright blue if the humidity within the case goes beyond a certain level.

Due to their durability and mission-centric design (and probably because they're German ), several Sinn models are officially dedicated for use by various German law enforcement units - the well-known GSG 9 (counter-terrorism unit), the BKA (investigative branch of the Federal police), ZUZ (customs enforcement unit) and others.

Over the past ten years, apart from being robust carry pieces, some of the Sinn models have become highly collectable. Their aptly named EinsatzZeitMesser, or mission-timer, was designed from the ground up for the rigors of high-risk arrest and search warrant execution undertaken by German customs enforcement (ZUZ). This watch, the EZM 1, was produced from 1998 to 2004, with a final and special 10yr. anniversary run of 250 watches in 2008. The EZM 1 is a real keeper, and the model is not easy to find on the open market. At between $2500 and $3,000, if you can find one, it's priced quite reasonably ( by luxury watch standards).

Through a coincidence, I recently saw one in the huge watch collection of an acquaintance. As luck would have it, I had something he wanted, so we were able to come to terms and make a trade. I am now the proud owner of a pre-2000 Sinn EZM 1 - probably the best all-round watch I've owned in my life thus far. Of course, now that I've tasted blood, I want more... oh well, just another AD to deal with :-P

I've owned several Sinns which I've all sold including an EZM-1. They are a function over form watch and not for everyone.Originally they were probably the best kept secret in watches and they were a bargain to boot. No bargains anymore but they are a nice watch and technologically about as advanced as you can get in a watch.

It seems a few of use have a respect for nice tool watches.

I have loved Seiko 5 Automatics since I can remember and its all I wear! I got one from my great grandfather along time ago but lost it as a kid. This is my current one

My preference is small watcher with a crystal 29-30mm. Reason is a small wrist. They used to be common but hard to find now. I have one that is Mechanical because that was all I could find.

Quartz is my favorite because when I was a kid I couldn't get a mechanical one to last a reasonable amount of time. Neither could my dad. So when quartz watches came along they lasted for years and the battery lasted 3-5 years. But they're too big. I look handcuffed in them.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Invicta is the brand folks love to hate and the watch sites are full of hate feast posts and out and out lies about their watches and the horrible things they do. The true fact is the Swiss go after anyone who violates their regs and if an outfit like Invicta was putting Chinese mvmts into watches marked Swiss made they would be sued out of existence by the Swiss. The thing is all these supposed claims against Invicta involve second hand stories and it's always the same stories repeated over and over again like the watch that leaked water or the stem fell off and now the Chinese mvmts in watches marked Swiss made. Have you actually ever seen one? I haven't.Where are the pictures? Also the watches with the Dupues mvmts, that story is rubbish too. There is no such thing as grey market Dupues mvmts. Either they are genuine or they are Chinese knockoffs. I have one of those watches and I can assure you it is genuine. It even came with documentation from depues and the watch runs to chrono standards.

I'm no Invicta collector but the vitriol against them is unreal on the sites. As far as the reserve line goes originally they were select watches all Swiss made and top of the line and then they included cheaper watches in the line so like everything else it's buyer beware.

So why all the hate against Invicta? I guess if you went out and bought say a Breitling Chrono for over 4 grand and Invicta came out with a watch that equaled it in workmanship and had a better mvmt with the same functions and maybe a little less detail in the face and case and they sold it for 1K you would be looking to knock the watch after all how it it possible to do that?

The fact is, the question people should be asking is how do many Swiss Outfits justify the beyond outrageous prices their watches cost.

I personally used to love Invicta, however, I've had to send back more than I've kept in the past couple years. Most of the things on the websites are true. If you do a little investigating and the Dubois DuPree movements are gray market in the sense that they were bought, not from the company but from a third-party. I bought one of those watches and it did not work. I sent it back. I got another one. It also did not work and neither did the third. Then I called shop NBC and found they were pulled to quality problems. These are facts. You can argue with me all night, but you can't argue with the facts. You're right the Swiss do have very strict laws which is why they're in so much trouble if you look a little deeper into some of the sites you will see the court papers which is why you watch shop NBC. Now they make sure you know if the lots they are selling has a Japanese or Chinese movement and it. The tourbillion they are selling now are from a company called Seagull, and are Chinese. They're the same movements that android and sterling are using and they are the first ones to tell you where they come from. Some of them shadier practices have stopped but if you notice , so have the most of their Swiss made automatic movements. I used to buy the high-end watches as they were a bargain and were Swiss made. Unfortunately this is not the case at this point time. Big spender, I know you're not a dummy dig a little deeper and you'll see a lot of these things are true, although you're right there are a lot of haters out there and they did make some nice watches

I am an Invicta WHORE!!!! Lol