Watches are back, baby!

[Jared7]

Being aware of the time is back, baby?

 

[ArliHawk`]

Originally Posted by jet

In an ideal world I'd cop patek.

I was in the jeweler a week or so getting my wife a new watch and some guy had a 1957 calatrava he inherited from his grandfather. It was one of the prettiest watches I've seen, but definitely small by today's standards.

 

[obiter dictum]

Originally Posted by gats

Sinn 656? Looks fing amazing in black with that kind of wear/distressing.

 

[Spencer]

Originally Posted by jet

Will do thanks, port auto but no idea when I will actually cop. Haven't even gone to a watch shop in years, I keep telling myself I don't need one. I was thinking of buying from NY and having them ship.

In an ideal world I'd cop patek.

Patek one day.

The AD I deal w/ is in Philly, so no worries on getting raped on CA Sales tax.

 

[marg]

Originally Posted by Spencer

Patek one day.

The AD I deal w/ is in Philly, so no worries on getting raped on CA Sales tax.

Govberg? They should actually discount IWCs nicely if you bargain hard. Obviously, it's a little tougher on the most sought after pieces (big pilot and port auto w/ black face). I like the new ss port auto with the gold hands and numbers.

 

[Warren G.]

Originally Posted by benjamin831

Obviously this writer has not an ounce of clue what watches are to most people.

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+111
Really lovely 5512. I end up buying a SD instead. But I do miss my early 80s DateJust.

 

[BreezyBirch]

robert's favourite

 

[guest]

patek and lange seem too old for me. even if i had the $ for the entry level pieces i might go IWC/ JLC instead. Dunno why. Just brand image i guess.

 

[Spencer]

Originally Posted by marg

Govberg? They should actually discount IWCs nicely if you bargain hard. Obviously, it's a little tougher on the most sought after pieces (big pilot and port auto w/ black face). I like the new ss port auto with the gold hands and numbers.

Yup, I have a good contact there and have bought several watches from them.

IWC is cracking down HARD on discounts though. They are sending so many of their watches these days to China and less to the US, hence smaller supply and less discounts. IWC used to pretty much be a 30% discount across the board. 30 off can still be had, but truth be told 20% on IWC these days is good.