Panerai

[Taohuaychui]

u notice those actress/actors go for panerai more than rolex. panerai as mentioned more ex and probably higher class in that sense.

 

i beg to differ.. Rolex is definately "higher class" than PAMs. in terms of movements, history, accuracy or even the stainless steel grade used. [/reply]

 

panerai has a very distinguished history too, i'm not going to dwell on which got higher class. but i would rather be seen wearing a panerai than a rolex.

 

no disrespect to rolex, i personally think it's not worth the kind of money you are paying for, definitely not for the movement.

 

for similar price range, zenith or entry level Jaeger Lecoultre will be much much better options. rolex daytona used to house zenith's el primero movements, until about slightly less than 10yrs ago where they start to use their own movements. but if you buy a zenith with this legendary movement, it will cost a lot less. how come? cos pple have this wrong impression about rolex watches' quality. [/reply]

 

worth or not worth, its subjective la. if you like it, its worth it. :)

 

about Rolex being "higher class", maybe i can reconstrue what i meant. I mean generally, Rolex as a brand name is more prestigious and recognised as compared to Panerai, which only became popular in the last few years. [/reply]

worth it or not, if you are serious about watches, is not subjective at all. go talk to any serious collectors, i can bet very few (maybe 1 in 50) would consider collecting rolexes. on the other hand, panerai do attract some serious collectors. again, not implying which is more high class but rolex definitely is not worth the money.

[Skylander]

how about the brand richard mille or urwerkz (should be this spelling)? I believe felipe massa wore richard mille. average price of richard mille is about $100K and should be at one of the top brands available. the tourbillon chronograph looks nice.

 

http://www.thefinestwatches.com/index.cfm/...hard_Mille.html

 

but no $$ to buy . Price of a 4-room flat.

[Taohuaychui]

mate, average price of a richard mille is definitely not 100k.

[Genie47]

You can get this snob appeal cheaply and I don't mean replicas.

 

Octo has a good following from the poor man due to this model found in PMWC. USD159. Has that ancient look. Dunno why the PMWC fella calls it the "cushion case theme".

 

Octo is one of those Swiss brands that was almost dead and then ressurrected by some HKer.

[Skylander]

u mean its more than that?? do you think it is better in terms of quality and design than patek?

[Taohuaychui]

sorry, i wasn't clear, it's less than that. i can't really comment if it is better than patek in terms of quality and design cos i dont know much about this brand. but i dont think so cos i think patek still one of the best in the world.

[Darth_mel]

me worse.. only BALL

 

In that case....Balls to you OK ?

 

Sorry, can't help it.

[Darth_mel]

Seiko spring-drive movement largi cool wif sweeping movement....but bluddy expensive !

[T711]

How about these 2?

 

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[Darth_mel]

Too expensive....Arnold Schwazenneger's fault.

 

Normal Valjoux 7750 movement mark up dunno how many hundred percent.

[T711]

the one on the left is the famous T3 (approx. S$65k), the one the right is the Shaq (S$55k)

[Darth_mel]

Problem with Swiss watches is that prices go up about 10% every year, just like our pappy dogs salaries which are worse...without any tangible improvement whatsoever.

 

Even 2nd-hand (no pun intended) watches aren't cheap nowadays.

Edited June 3, 2008 by Darth_mel

[Nazaki]

I like Citizen's eco-drive.

 

its so cool!

 

but... the designs are fugly i feel..

[Theoldjaffa]

Bo Gerald Genta? My colleague saw one, he say he like it very much. The price tag, I think was 300K....

 

too many luxury brands around liao.. can't possibly list all ma.

[Theoldjaffa]

ooh .. which Ball watch ?

the Engineer Master Diver.. is good pcs.. a class by itself.. :)

 

i was looking at that too, but decided on the Engineer Hydrocarbon Magnate instead http://www.ballwatchusa.com/collection/Eng...agnateSAJBK.asp, since it has been phased out and if i delay now, i may not be able to get it in future.

Edited June 4, 2008 by Theoldjaffa

[Theoldjaffa]

u notice those actress/actors go for panerai more than rolex. panerai as mentioned more ex and probably higher class in that sense.

 

i beg to differ.. Rolex is definately "higher class" than PAMs. in terms of movements, history, accuracy or even the stainless steel grade used.

 

panerai has a very distinguished history too, i'm not going to dwell on which got higher class. but i would rather be seen wearing a panerai than a rolex.

 

no disrespect to rolex, i personally think it's not worth the kind of money you are paying for, definitely not for the movement.

 

for similar price range, zenith or entry level Jaeger Lecoultre will be much much better options. rolex daytona used to house zenith's el primero movements, until about slightly less than 10yrs ago where they start to use their own movements. but if you buy a zenith with this legendary movement, it will cost a lot less. how come? cos pple have this wrong impression about rolex watches' quality. [/reply]

 

worth or not worth, its subjective la. if you like it, its worth it. :)

 

about Rolex being "higher class", maybe i can reconstrue what i meant. I mean generally, Rolex as a brand name is more prestigious and recognised as compared to Panerai, which only became popular in the last few years. [/reply]

worth it or not, if you are serious about watches, is not subjective at all. go talk to any serious collectors, i can bet very few (maybe 1 in 50) would consider collecting rolexes. on the other hand, panerai do attract some serious collectors. again, not implying which is more high class but rolex definitely is not worth the money.[/reply]

 

so in ur opinion, which watch in the $5k to $10k class is worth the money? and how would you arrive at whether a watch is worth this amount?

[Theoldjaffa]

how about the brand richard mille or urwerkz (should be this spelling)? I believe felipe massa wore richard mille. average price of richard mille is about $100K and should be at one of the top brands available. the tourbillon chronograph looks nice.

 

http://www.thefinestwatches.com/index.cfm/...hard_Mille.html

 

but no $$ to buy . Price of a 4-room flat.

 

expensive man, the RM that Massa wears. it should be like SGD120k list?

 

Urwerk is unique, and its a relatively new brand, with an interesting way of making its movements. somehow i feel its more purist with its watches as compared to the more "commercial" luxury brands.

[Taohuaychui]

so in ur opinion, which watch in the $5k to $10k class is worth the money? and how would you arrive at whether a watch is worth this amount?

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for 5 - 10k, look at zenith and entry class Jaeger Lecoultre, which house much better movements than most watches in this range.

 

personally, i look at a few factors to determine if a watch is worth the money, the most important is the movement.