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post #106 of 113
10/9/10 at 4:42am
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Originally Posted by chronoaug View Post
so look at your phone or at the building you're walking next to or when you walk into the office, check the bit clock right as you walk in. You guys are really stretching. Nothing wrong with jewelry though. Reminds me of the heritage thread where people want to convince themselves that being into heritage/americana fashion transcends the "fashion is for chicks" stigma because of the authenticity/timelessness/etc... A pretty expensive bracelets that tells time is still a pretty expensive bracelet since the functionality isn't important anymore. More power to people who aren't afraid to wear accessories though

I like watches and wouldn't mind a nice looking one to wear on occasion but i wouldn't kid myself into thinking it is somehow an advantage. Hell, the only watch i think i own anymore is a vintage bulova accutron (the tuning fork ones) from the 60s i inherited from my grandpa. I had the thing fixed twice but it keeps fucking up because those things are a bitch. I still like wearing it despite it being broken though. It looks fantastic and which is the main thing for me. It is kinda funny when someone asks me the time and i ignore my broken watch to look at my pone. Throws them off haha

anyone else wear broken watches?

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Originally Posted by Uncontrol View Post
Because loads of guys love to argue that its for practicality's sake, lest they be sissy men who wear jewelry.



They dug the hole and now they can lie in it.

I've worn jewelry in the past and probably wear again in the future. Watches be they jewelry or not are also practical. To deny that is denying the time it takes to pull out your phone and pressing some buttons to light up the screen. I just don't get the idea that the fashion/jewelry part would preclude the practical part of watches.

Also, L.O.L. at Chronaug who seems to believe there is always another clock nearby.
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post #107 of 113
10/9/10 at 12:56pm
At first I agreed that watches are basically jewelry, but then I reflected on whether I'd be comfortable wearing a broken watch. I don't think I would, so for me, it's more of a shade of grey.

Of course, there's no reason to pretend that there's any functional/utilitarian rationale for buying an expensive watch. "It looks good" should be more than enough.
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post #108 of 113
10/9/10 at 1:05pm
The OPs argument is only sound applied over a short time-scale, say, a season, and when comparing 2 items that an potential buyer can "afford", i.e. buy either without incurring undue financial hardship. I think that if you can afford item A, which you really like, but which is more expensive than item B, which you like, but significantly less, it's probably best to buy item A. It will give you more satisfaction, and you won't be stuck with item B, regretting not having item A.

Otherwise, the OP is full of crap. I am 36 now, and I can afford things that I could not when I was 25 anf in graduate school.

How come this thread became a threak.
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post #109 of 113
10/9/10 at 2:46pm
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Originally Posted by noeltazz View Post

You'll have saved money in the long run, and would have had a rolex for that entire time you had those bullshit watches.



On the flip side one could change his mind and decide a Seiko would do just fine. Depends on how much value you put on clothing + accessories.
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post #110 of 113
10/9/10 at 3:01pm
Many moons ago I bought a pretty cheap peacoat because it fit me at the time. I assumed in a couple years time I would save/make enough money to buy a nicer one.

Now, instead, I spent that money on shoes, leathers, knits, and all kinds of things I couldn't have bought at the time. I still wear that peacoat too.

Blah blah priorities change blah blah will always want to buy something new instead of upgrading an older item blah blah

/on watch topic

Watches, IMO, are pretty dumb. Growing up in a generation of cellphones and labtops, needing a watch to tell time was redundant. They are simply jewelry for men, and I would probably never buy one because many of them are so ugly and overly complicated. The only exception would be if I made quite a bit more money than I expected too and wanted to buy something I could pass on to my children.

So, for me, watches only serve as accessories and heirlooms/items of sentimental value.
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post #111 of 113
10/10/10 at 4:51am
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Originally Posted by Uncontrol View Post
If you finance a watch you are a fucking retard and need to re-evaluate your priorities in life. Also that watch is fucking ugly and tells time no better than a Seiko.

"Real watch" bullshit is so fucked.

however a handcrafted watch can be a beautiful thing
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post #112 of 113
10/10/10 at 5:17am
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Originally Posted by Lel View Post

/on watch topic

Watches, IMO, are pretty dumb. Growing up in a generation of cellphones and labtops, needing a watch to tell time was redundant. They are simply jewelry for men, and I would probably never buy one because many of them are so ugly and overly complicated. The only exception would be if I made quite a bit more money than I expected too and wanted to buy something I could pass on to my children.

So, for me, watches only serve as accessories and heirlooms/items of sentimental value.

I pity the fool
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post #113 of 113
10/10/10 at 5:37am
This thread makes absolutely no sense. I bought a watch for 3K and I'm pretty sure that I will keep it for the next 10+ years, if not more. Watches that expensive don't break down easily, and even once they do they can always be fixed easily. So in 10 years, I probably won't have the Seiko, but I'll spend 20k and have a Tag, another 6k watch and a 10k+ Rolex... seems like a good watch collection to me.
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