Watches III

[Thaiyotakamli]

Can some experienced bros here provide a hierarchy of swiss watches in terms of overall perceived atasness, prestige as a buying guide for me?

 

Examples of some stratospheric brands..Vacheron Constantin, Ulysse Nardin etc

 

High Tier: Patek, Frank Mueller?

 

Upper Mid Tier..Rolex

 

Mid tier brands..Tag, Omega

 

Lower Mid Tier..Ball, Raymond Weil

 

Entry level swiss...?? Victorinox?

 

Thanks

 

tag maybe lower mid tier or omega belong to upper mid tier.

 

tag entry level 1k plus can get unlike omega about 4k plus for men watches. omega also have 40+k watches unlike tag about 10k plus most ex i ever seen

 

 

[Kezg1]

tag maybe lower mid tier or omega belong to upper mid tier.

 

tag entry level 1k plus can get unlike omega about 4k plus for men watches. omega also have 40+k watches unlike tag about 10k plus most ex i ever seen

 

 

......what about Famous Audemars P..or AP

[Thaiyotakamli]

......what about Famous Audemars P..or AP

this one u need to ask the pro, lol

never into this brands before. only rolex, omega or tag, not going for exotic watches

[Chickenbackside]

I propose a sub category:

 

Brands with a "douch-ey" image - Richard Mille, Frank Muller, Robert Dubuis, Hublot, Panerai, any watch jointly marketed with cars or celebrities like Panerai/Ferrari, AP/Schumacher...etc. Technically nice watches but mostly worn by people who like Ed Hardy fashion.

 

Brands with an "un-douch-ey" image would include Lange, FP Journe, NOMOS...etc.

 

Although some brands have a respectable image, they have models that are extremely douch-ey. AP has plenty of those in their ROO range.

 

[Yattokame]

Top20watchesofalltime Edited June 27, 2013 by Yattokame

[Oblong]

a good start

http://www.xbiao.com/brand/

[Enye]

buy what you like lah

 

why spend so much money just to impress people?

 

what works for you may not work for others

 

that's why there are so many different brands and models

 

live for yourself not for others. you can't please them all.

 

[Kyrios]

buy what you like lah

 

why spend so much money just to impress people?

 

what works for you may not work for others

 

that's why there are so many different brands and models

 

live for yourself not for others. you can't please them all.

 

 

As much as I like to subscribe to that...nowadays many gals also bio your wrist and make that instant judgement..I have friends who tell me once they see a Casio they freak out..one of them even said how can they depend on someone who wears a Casio for the rest of their lives? I waz like what the fish? :angry:

[Throttle2]

As much as I like to subscribe to that...nowadays many gals also bio your wrist and make that instant judgement..I have friends who tell me once they see a Casio they freak out..one of them even said how can they depend on someone who wears a Casio for the rest of their lives? I waz like what the fish? :angry:

 

And you want to fall into that trap?

[Enye]

As much as I like to subscribe to that...nowadays many gals also bio your wrist and make that instant judgement..I have friends who tell me once they see a Casio they freak out..one of them even said how can they depend on someone who wears a Casio for the rest of their lives? I waz like what the fish? :angry:

 

if you are interested in impressing these type of gals

 

all I can say is make sure you buy a good enough watch to get into their pants

 

[Kyrios]

If buying hard to find type of watches from overseas, how much to pay for GST or customs? Anyone knows?

[Throttle2]

If buying hard to find type of watches from overseas, how much to pay for GST or customs? Anyone knows?

 

if price is above $400, you just pay 7% gst on total cost including shpping.

 

there is no duty payable for watches

[Porker]

As much as I like to subscribe to that...nowadays many gals also bio your wrist and make that instant judgement..I have friends who tell me once they see a Casio they freak out..one of them even said how can they depend on someone who wears a Casio for the rest of their lives? I waz like what the fish? :angry:

 

You should ask them how can the men trust them to be their wives with such mentality

[Throttle2]

You should ask them how can the men trust them to be their wives with such mentality

 

He just needs the watch to get the girls after that can sell the watch away.

Maybe we can start watch renting business since there is already branded bag renting business.?

[Yeshe]

if price is above $400, you just pay 7% gst on total cost including shpping.

 

there is no duty payable for watches

 

7% is quite substantial if the watch is tens of thousands. unless very rare, better to buy locally

[Throttle2]

7% is quite substantial if the watch is tens of thousands. unless very rare, better to buy locally

 

Yes, unless price is good or else no point

[Throttle2]

wrist shot

 

full gold DayDate, courtesy of my ex girlfriend

 

 

 

[Throttle2]

an easy one last nite.

 

Cigar : Partagas Salomon specially rolled unbanded version from 1998.

Cigar Case : Dunhill threefinger Leather

Drink : Omuse

Watch : Rolex GMT2 gold

Lighter : ST Dupont Ligne2 gold