What watch do you wear?

covenantuk · 6 Oct 2015 at 08:24

SiD the Turtle said:
Yeah it was a limited time deal, not staff only but not available to the general public.

Bah, buying one this month, could have done with that sort of discount.

Cosimo · 6 Oct 2015 at 11:15

SiD the Turtle said:
50%

Love the history behind this specific model. Comes with a booklet boasting all the times in the space programme Nasa and the Russians used Speedmasters, and the times it's saved their asses!

You are making me more and more jealous!

BusError · 6 Oct 2015 at 13:59

Flibster said:
Picked up my UNREPAIRED Moto360 from the post office on saturday... and surprise surprise, it's more broken than when I sent it to them.

Gaaah!

I now have dark grey lines across the screen whenever the background is bright white and there's text or a logo on top of it.

All it was sent for was a cracked back replacement under warranty. They then claimed that a unauthorised repair had been attempted and as such the warranty was void. Even wanted me to pay to get it back...

Thats pretty mean. Did you take high res pics before sending it over? I would definitely do that...

hughtrimble · 7 Oct 2015 at 14:17

BusError said:
To reply to whomever that was on the previous page who was SO righteous about not buying replicas because blah blah blah.
Saturday I went to buy that Hamilton Maestro OR the Lord Hamilton -- as long as I could try them; the rather major shop didn't have the LH, so I was told they would bring it in -- on the other hand, I told them that I would buy either of these watch from them once I tried them on.

Today I got a call telling me they can't bring in the LH unless it's a guaranteed sale.

'doh'

You're dealing with lower tier watches, so you won't get the same service as you would from the likes of Rolex, Omega, JLC etc.

Try asking elsewhere, or up your game and don't buy modified generic movement rubbish?

mrk · 7 Oct 2015 at 14:22

Starting to get more and more like PH up in here.

Rotty · 7 Oct 2015 at 14:28

Sam said:
Im thinking of buying one of these

http://www.watchfinder.co.uk/Omega/Planet Ocean/2209.50.00/3265/item/54213

It is Omega Planet Ocean, what i want to know is how well they hold their value? I would like to think i can buy this, enjoy and then sell without loosing too much money?

Should i be looking at a similar model that will better hold its value?

Thanks

Sam

obviously hold value well as I paid £1400 ish for a brand new one years ago

smokedog · 7 Oct 2015 at 14:58

hughtrimble said:
You're dealing with lower tier watches, so you won't get the same service as you would from the likes of Rolex, Omega, JLC etc.

The last time I was at the Rolex dealer I was welcome to try on any watch and offered coffee.

hughtrimble · 7 Oct 2015 at 15:50

smokedog said:
The last time I was at the Rolex dealer I was welcome to try on any watch and offered coffee.

Exactly. This bloke looking at Hamilton watches is expecting to be treated the same as if he was buying something five times the price from a far more famous manufacturer.

I'm not saying it's right that they give different levels of service, it's just he's possibly expecting too much.

smokedog · 7 Oct 2015 at 16:46

hughtrimble said:
Exactly. This bloke looking at Hamilton watches is expecting to be treated the same as if he was buying something five times the price from a far more famous manufacturer.

To be fair, forcing someone to buy a watch before they even seen it is not cool.

hughtrimble · 7 Oct 2015 at 16:57

smokedog said:
To be fair, forcing someone to buy a watch before they even seen it is not cool.

Totally. I'd steer well clear of that dealer.

mrk · 7 Oct 2015 at 17:03

I'd just say yes I will buy it if you get it in, then go in and try it on and not buy it if I didn't like it. Screw them and their pony tactics.

BusError · 7 Oct 2015 at 20:56

hughtrimble said:
Exactly. This bloke looking at Hamilton watches is expecting to be treated the same as if he was buying something five times the price from a far more famous manufacturer.

I'm not saying it's right that they give different levels of service, it's just he's possibly expecting too much.

Well, you are just demonstrating a really nice level of similarity to a rectum.

I don't know in what world you live, but in mine, I don't buy any item worth >1K without seeing it. And if I got to any random high street shop and propose to buy a 1K item, I expect to be treated as a valued customer. Heck on that same day I tried the Hamilton, I bought a 1K jacket strangely enough, and I can promise you they jumped thru hoops to make me happy about it. Oh and I got to try it /before/ buying it. Hint: It was not a Rolex Jacket.

And, as far as the 'lower tier' is, it's the 'lower tier' that still have some neurons, instead of the 'middle tier' who think buying a Rolex will make their man sausage a bit bigger -- especially the kind who will eat pasta everyday while wearing it.

SiD the Turtle · 7 Oct 2015 at 21:24

I suppose it's a balance. The retailer can't afford to order it in if you then change your mind, but then as you say how can you decide on such an expensive item without seeing it?

Cyrus · 8 Oct 2015 at 09:30

mrk said:
I'd just say yes I will buy it if you get it in, then go in and try it on and not buy it if I didn't like it. Screw them and their pony tactics.

one would imagine they would seek a deposit

NoobCannon · 8 Oct 2015 at 11:01

BusError said:
Well, you are just demonstrating a really nice level of similarity to a rectum.

Saving that for a later date. Fantastic

covenantuk · 8 Oct 2015 at 11:09

BusError said:
And, as far as the 'lower tier' is, it's the 'lower tier' that still have some neurons, instead of the 'middle tier' who think buying a Rolex will make their man sausage a bit bigger -- especially the kind who will eat pasta everyday while wearing it.

Not really a valid argument - you could just as validly argue that a £100 Seiko is a better purchase than "wasting" £1000 on a Hamilton.

iMacMart · 8 Oct 2015 at 11:21

No happy

Ordered and received my Seiko monster from creation last week and it's not stopped working, not even put it on yet, they are telling me to take it to a shop to get it repaired, offering me $15 as a gesture or send it back to them for repair?

Gutted....

Malt_Vinegar · 8 Oct 2015 at 11:30

Im sure you have checked this, but did you wind it? Its an automatic, right? They only self-wind when they are being worn.
If it has sat for a few days, it might have run out of reserve, so needs a manual wind to get going again..

iMacMart · 8 Oct 2015 at 11:44

Malt_Vinegar said:
Im sure you have checked this, but did you wind it? Its an automatic, right? They only self-wind when they are being worn.
If it has sat for a few days, it might have run out of reserve, so needs a manual wind to get going again..

OMG - I have a Seiko kinetic not touched it in years, this is my first auto

I feel a bit silly now, will check as soon as I get home

Thanks for that MV

EDIT: Model is SRP309J do I just unscrew and wind for 30 seconds?

noj · 8 Oct 2015 at 11:48

sent my Breitling off for a service....I knew it had a couple of niggles with it as it wasn't holding time as well as it used to and wouldn't run for long if I wasn't wearing it (even in a winder). Needs an overhaul, £385 at Breitling, expensive but worth it as I still love the watch.