Show us your watches.....

[sasguru]

I'd be perfectly able to buy a real one if I wanted but I'd rather gouge my own eyes out with a rusty spoon than part with that much cash for a watch. And I'd kill him if he spent that much on a watch for me.

I'd rather a holiday

Sensible.
When you're on your death bed and your life is flashing before you, your watch won't figure highly.
Your holidays in exotic destinations will.
Life is about packing in as many experiences as possible during your fleeting time on this molten rock.

[Churchill]

Sensible.
When you're on your death bed and your life is flashing before you, your watch won't figure highly.
Your holidays in exotic destinations will.
Life is about packing in as many experiences as possible during your fleeting time on this molten rock.

Oh I'm sure she'll sleep soundly now she has the sasguru seal of approval.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Sensible.
When you're on your death bed and your life is flashing before you, your watch won't figure highly.
Your holidays in exotic destinations will.
Life is about packing in as many experiences as possible during your fleeting time on this molten rock.

haha - amazing philosophising - I thought life was about having an eco-shed to escape from your family -

[landl]

Sensible.
When you're on your death bed and your life is flashing before you, your watch won't figure highly.
Your holidays in exotic destinations will.
Life is about packing in as many experiences as possible during your fleeting time on this molten rock.

So you're saying you can afford a nice watch or a holiday, but not both? Interesting.

Anyway, back on topic, if you want the best, get a Patek, but there are a lot of ugly ones. If you want good quality with a more subtle appearance, depending on the piece, there's a British company called Bremont that adapt Swiss movements to a high standard.

[d000hg]

Will the 2K watch show a better time than a 20 quid watch ? Just asking....

In that logic, everyone would buy a 2nd-hand Ford Focus and their clothes at Asda, because it is perfectly adequate.

[sasguru]

Oh I'm sure she'll sleep soundly now she has the sasguru seal of approval.

You don't have to sign off your posts, I'm sure we all know what you are.

[shaunbhoy]

Sensible.
When you're on your death bed and your life is flashing before you, your watch won't figure highly.
Your house in exotic Wandsworth will.
Life is about packing in as many experiences as possible during your fleeting time on this molten rock.

FTFY

[minsky1]

Me: Rolex Datejust with salmon tinted dial / diamond indices / diamond cut bezel / jubilee bracelet.

Missus: Rolex Datejust with blue dial / plain bezel / jubilee bracelet.

Bought mine for £3.5k in 2002 but the same watch now retails for £6k, missus paid £1.8k in 2000 and they retail for £2.5k now.

However, this Casio has to be the weapon of choice for any contractor wanting to make his mark: BBC News - Casio F-91W: The strangely ubiquitous watch

One flash of that and you'll be taking waterboarding lessons.

[zeitghost]

I want one of these:

And according to

The Harrison legacy in the "affordable quartz" era

it's not been improved on by much over the last 250 years.

So much for quartz & silicon.

[Pondlife]

Omega Seamaster day to day
Citizen Ecodrive for (exotic) holidays
Citizen Aqualand Nx underwater but this is due for an upgrade in time for the next undersea adventure cos I can't read it at night*



*My first nightdive was one of the most enjoyably-scary sensations ever. You know it's safe but it's akin to the first time you stand on the glass floor in the CN tower and look down.