£1000 watch?

Macro · 28 Mar 2009 at 17:42

Big fan of IWC personally - http://www.iwc.com

Some can be a little fussy (tend to be towards the start of the brochure) but some of the more simplistic of the range (pretty much from the Pilots watches onwards in the online brochure) are just pure elegance.

M31 · 29 Mar 2009 at 22:44

And about £999 in change

£1000 Watch indeed!!!

CocoPops · 25 Apr 2009 at 18:40

Bought my watch today.

Little bit more than I planned but I like it, so thats all that matters right?

Rotty · 25 Apr 2009 at 19:34

CocoPops said:
Bought my watch today.

Little bit more than I planned but I like it, so thats all that matters right?

as long as you like it

dod you get a good discount ?

just one thing with the Tag link, inspect the bracelt links from time to time the internal pins can sheer

CocoPops · 25 Apr 2009 at 19:36

£200 off the window price? (the window price seemed to be set the same at every retailer).

Rotty · 25 Apr 2009 at 19:37

CocoPops said:
£200 off the window price? (the window price seemed to be set the same at every retailer).

All of them tend to display the RRP

Cookie-Monster · 25 Apr 2009 at 19:57

Nice watch, ultimately if its what you like to wear then its the right watch,

There are a few very good forums for picking up second hand watches in (almost) new condition, their rating of what classifies as 'new' condition and when I got my Seamaster Planet Ocean from a member there it saved me a few quid
one of these (http://www.precisiontime.co.uk/omeg...net-ocean-chronometer-gents-watch-p-2076.html)
for £1400
bought my PO from a forum this side of the water and my speedmaster for when I want something a little less chunky delivered from the States.

D D Danneh · 25 Apr 2009 at 20:15

I like the IWC Grande Complication, but then I would, considering it costs $100k-$300k

Wyrdo · 25 Apr 2009 at 21:12

CocoPops said:
Bought my watch today.

Very nice, I like that

baz047 · 25 Apr 2009 at 21:16

Here's a few, all Armani. Emporio range I believe.

http://slimages.macys.com/is/image/...0&resMode=bicub&op_usm=0.7,1.0,0.5,0&fmt=jpeg

http://www.supplierlist.com/photo_images/157495/watch_Emporio_Armani.jpg

http://www.supplierlist.com/photo_images/157504/watch_Emporio_Armani_5.jpg

brendy · 25 Apr 2009 at 21:22

Im going to be buying something from these guys, based locally and have had good feedback from a local forum who made a group buy from them. Id be going for a metal strap from them though.
http://www.collingsandheal.co.uk/page3.htm

daz.wallace · 25 Apr 2009 at 21:30

CocoPops said:
I just wear a cheapy £10 Pulsar at the moment, so want to "upgrade"

Hell of an upgrade :eek:

Rotty · 26 Apr 2009 at 00:06

brendy said:
Im going to be buying something from these guys, based locally and have had good feedback from a local forum who made a group buy from them. Id be going for a metal strap from them though.
http://www.collingsandheal.co.uk/page3.htm

what are the movements in those ?

naffers · 26 Apr 2009 at 08:56

the nixon newton watch looks badass

Cookie-Monster · 26 Apr 2009 at 10:53

Rotty said:
what are the movements in those ?

Collings & Heal Website said:
For the Officer Automatic and the Belfast pilot automatic
MOVEMENT C.301 21 Jewels

for the Chronopro Pilot Sport
MOVEMENT OS25

Lord-Jaffa · 26 Apr 2009 at 11:24

brendy said:
Im going to be buying something from these guys, based locally and have had good feedback from a local forum who made a group buy from them. Id be going for a metal strap from them though.
http://www.collingsandheal.co.uk/page3.htm

Those watchs look awesome, in fact a lot better than most of the watchs posted in this thread that are 5x the price!

In fact I might look into getting one of their Chronopro pilot sport range, they look fantastic for the price.

Bigpops · 26 Apr 2009 at 12:19

A quick point. That titanium Panerai 177 that been posted and quoted in this thread is a replica. I guess that proves that if you don't know what to look for you can't tell.

For 1K, I'd be looking a used Seamaster first, as they're one of my favourite watches. Next up, would be something by Sinn, Hamilton, or a smaller independent brand like Damasko. No way would a quartz be on my list.

CocoPops · 21 Mar 2025 at 14:44

Haha, thread resurrection....
Still have my Tag watch! Now nearly 16yrs on!
Must get it serviced and pressed back into service as I'm needing an analogue watch instead of a smart watch at work.

BongoHunter · 21 Mar 2025 at 18:34

I thought I was going nuts when I saw some of the initial recommendations at £1K.

Then you realise it's an old thread and 15 years of inflation needs to be taken into accout

slinxy · 21 Mar 2025 at 18:39

I killed my tag about 2 years ago by doing something VERY stupid... purchased it in 2005 and killed it in 2023 but I hardly wore it as bigger and better came along.