The Watch Appreciation Thread - Page 848

Thanks kindly..

$500 for a gshock? did -not- expect that. Rad watch though. I have to say I like gshocks as they in my mind the best utilitarian wrist based time keeping device.

Horological Academy of Independent Creators

Something tells me these guys are a little out of my league. Some amazing watches though.

Most people buy stuff from their ID, so what ever they remember they will buy which is way advertising is such big business and companies are willing to give ballplayers etc. a 5-6 figure watch or a 8 figure endorsement deal.

Patek has to keep reminding people that they exist or the younger generation will slip out the grip to heavily advertised / branded companies like Hublot / AP.


Richemont also owns A. Lange and Roger Dubuis and you rarely see advertising from those two, which maybe do to Dubuis allegedly only makes 3k watches a year.


You have to give it to Richemont it's an impressive roster of watchmakers/jewelers they have VC, JLC, A. Lange, B&M, PAM, IWC, Piaget, Cartier, Van Cleef and they also own Mr. Porter

This is very true, you can get a really nice watch from an independent from around 10k$ if not less.

for the most part anyway. as mentioned, there are some models that are not crazy espensive.

Is there a watch that is similiar to this PP but with a more simplistic housing?
http://instagram.com/p/K5CvWtNIe9/

Wow! After seeing all these fancy watches, I want to take a hammer and smash my watch and get one of them IWCs. I think I probably own the cheapest watch in this forum. Sorry...it's just a tag

 

Do you mean made by Patek or by another company?  Patek does make other Calatravas that do not have the Clou de Paris (hobnail) pattern on the case. 

Hi Dino944 and thanks a lot for your answer.
I am a student, so by no means am I able to afford a Patek.
That watch is just the closest that I have seen to what an ideal simplistic watch should look to myself, so I thought I'd ask some guys who are way more into watches than what I am.
Edited by Louis XIV - 7/20/12 at 2:28pm

Price range?

The Nomos is slimmer, with an inhouse movement, and is close to that Patek size (35-36mm?). I think almost 2k for a new one.

The Stowa have a Unitas movement (reliable and cheap/easy to service down the road). It is 41mm in diameter and 12mm thick. Close to 1k new.

Where's the links to the real cool straps that are made in 16mm for my baby omega and vintage military timex??? I'm talking beautiful...something like hodinkee but they haven't gotten back to me on whether or not they can produce 16mm. No NATO....bonus ++++ on suede

Or get a STOWA antea KS.