EPTI looked through a few swatches on amazon and i have to admit the designs are pretty bold/wild. Most of them are too complex looking for me.. Just want a simple design~
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NokCha
Korea (South)410 Posts
I looked through a few swatches on amazon and i have to admit the designs are pretty bold/wild. Most of them are too complex looking for me.. Just want a simple design~ | ||
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ThePurist
Canada686 Posts
Swatch Online Store They have so many fucking watches it's unbelievable lol if you still can't find anything you like go for Fossil. But Swatch first all the way. GL | ||
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mptj
United States485 Posts
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TuElite
Canada2123 Posts
I'm far from a connaisseur, but in my opinion Breitling is the way to go. | ||
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ThePurist
Canada686 Posts
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elmizzt
United States3309 Posts
![[image loading]](http://precisiontimeco.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/s/m/sm-50110-a.jpg) I love the simple style. Not too messy or too much going on like other watches. Also, it's very cheap. Highly reccomended!  http://www.sottomarinowatches.com/collection/watchdetail.php?model=SM-50110-A http://precisiontimeco.com/watches/sottomarino-italia-watches/sottomarino-italia-esploratore-sm50110-a.html | ||
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
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icystorage
Jollibee19346 Posts
posted by oneother looks sooooo damn sexy | ||
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elmizzt
United States3309 Posts
On July 17 2010 19:52 JohnColtrane wrote: i really didnt expect so much fuss over a watch. i mean, get the one that tells the time and be done with it. im startled to find that watches actually have shit like "KC1395" after them, like they were a model of a car or a graphics card or something There are watch enthusiasts just the same as auto or tech (or even StarCraft!) enthusiasts. In fact, seeing as I know next to nothing about cars, model numbers and letters on cars baffle me, after all I just get one that takes me from point A to point B and be done with it!  | ||
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JohnColtrane
Australia4813 Posts
i dunno, its like shopping for nail polish or something. theres no way id shell out 100 bucks for a tiny clock strapped to my wrist | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On July 17 2010 16:45 serenidite wrote: fossil as it goes is solid. but swiss made watches are usually the most expensive but the most reliable and aesthetically pleasing Not anymore. "Swiss made" doesn't mean much anymore for watches. Japan has basically taken over. | ||
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ThePurist
Canada686 Posts
On July 17 2010 20:11 Jibba wrote: Not anymore. "Swiss made" doesn't mean much anymore for watches. Japan has basically taken over. Japanese watches are just as reliable as many ETA based variants in terms of movement but many lack sophistication of complex watches tourbillions and minute repeaters in the higher end of schemes. A Suzuki performs the same tasks as a BMW but in a sense of luxury/features it lacks. When I say this I'm strictly talking about automatics I don't know or care for quartz watches. This thread got derailed heavily lol. OP said he wants a quartz watch for $100 and out of nowhere there was a comment about Breitling. Now it's Swiss made vs. Japanese made. Let's all get back on track =) | ||
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ThePurist
Canada686 Posts
On July 17 2010 20:05 JohnColtrane wrote: yeah but, you can understand the variations in a car or something complex like that, right? how much can a watch really differ apart from looks? a new mechanized part to stop it winding down? i dunno, its like shopping for nail polish or something. theres no way id shell out 100 bucks for a tiny clock strapped to my wrist A LOT actually. Mechanical watches are extremely complicated and usually are assembled by hand in semi-lab settings. When a watch enthusiast (like myself) talks a about a watch we are talking about mechanical watches that are not run by batteries. Those are quartz movement watches. Essentially there are: 1. Mechanical 2. Solar panel (quartz) 3. Solar panel (mechanical) 4. Quartz (and it's variants) Watch enthusiasts only talk about mechanical watches which run on a winding system within the watch movement. It winds with your natural wrist movements when you wear your watch. Each movement is either In-house or a variant of a former movement. There are countless of variants made by different brands to the movement. Some special features as well. To be totally honest any watch under $1000 is considered a "fashion" watch. Used as an fashion accessory. I'm not saying it isn't quality stuff in time-keeping because quartz movements are more accurate than mechanical movements. But amongst people who know watches won't look at quartz watches because of it's simplicity (lacking craftsmanship) and mechanical watches gives the wearer a sense of it being alive (personification) because usually several 100 parts must do their part in order for the watch to be accurate. It's like a person. All the brands I mentioned roughly on the 2nd page, even though the watches may be labeled "Michael Kors", "DKNY", "Emporio Armani" = Fossil provides everything for them including it's movement. These are examples of fashion watches. | ||
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NokCha
Korea (South)410 Posts
On July 17 2010 21:10 ThePurist wrote: A LOT actually. Mechanical watches are extremely complicated and usually are assembled by hand in semi-lab settings. When a watch enthusiast (like myself) talks a about a watch we are talking about mechanical watches that are not run by batteries. Those are quartz movement watches. Essentially there are: 1. Mechanical 2. Solar panel (quartz) 3. Solar panel (mechanical) 4. Quartz (and it's variants) Watch enthusiasts only talk about mechanical watches which run on a winding system within the watch movement. It winds with your natural wrist movements when you wear your watch. Each movement is either In-house or a variant of a former movement. There are countless of variants made by different brands to the movement. Some special features as well. To be totally honest any watch under $1000 is considered a "fashion" watch. Used as an fashion accessory. I'm not saying it isn't quality stuff in time-keeping because quartz movements are more accurate than mechanical movements. But amongst people who know watches won't look at quartz watches because of it's simplicity (lacking craftsmanship) and mechanical watches gives the wearer a sense of it being alive (personification) because usually several 100 parts must do their part in order for the watch to be accurate. It's like a person. All the brands I mentioned roughly on the 2nd page, even though the watches may be labeled "Michael Kors", "DKNY", "Emporio Armani" = Fossil provides everything for them including it's movement. These are examples of fashion watches. I checked out the swatches store some more and all the watches are much too complex for me :x. Have to admit they have ALOT of colors. On July 17 2010 19:54 icystorage wrote: http://www.fossil.com/en_US/shop/men/watches/dress_watches/analog_gunmetal_dial_watch-fs4481p.html?departmentCategoryId=30001&N=0&Va=205&Ns=p_msc0|0||p_weight|0&rec=26&pn=c&imagePath=FS4481 posted by oneother looks sooooo damn sexy I'm loving the watch style(both the rectangular and circular one) but i'm not sure if i'll get used to not having more notches that indicate what time it is(only has the 12,3,6,10 o clock). I tried looking for one that might have more notches and found this ![[image loading]](http://www.kenmarwatches.com/images/prod_oversize/14/fossil_38014.jpg) Then i realized its practically the same thing i owned except a different color scheme lol. Maybe i'm too attached to my old design :[ | ||
Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
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arb
Noobville17921 Posts
On July 18 2010 01:25 Rekrul wrote: is that the watch you use? | ||
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