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Are there any other watch enthusiasts here? Some of my Watch Collection.
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<blockquote data-quote="99MustangGTman" data-source="post: 16914590" data-attributes="member: 55199"><p>G-Shocks are big among watch enthusiasts. I'm not talking people with a couple $2k-$3k watches. Everyone usually picks one up who own dozens of Rolex watches, or Patek Philippe (i'm a watch guy, but that's insane what those cost), GP, JLC, etc. Simply for the reason like I have my $89 Seiko, it's a beater I wear when I work on my car, or do house/lawn work. I don't care if the watch is $50 bucks and made decently, as long as it's not made in China. Another influence is Military since you can't have a watch like an Apple Watch or Garmin that have GPS or anything like that. Most Military guys get base or one step up from base model G-Shocks because they can handle the abuse. It's kind of sunk into many people's minds, but now many watches use silicon/incabloc and are rated to 5,000Gs of force. I knew one guy who got a GMT Master II for a graduation present and decided, what the hell, wore it through 2 deployments, his basic training, Ranger school and didn't have a single issue with the watch. It's also useful because since it's a GMT, you can read multiple time zones. I'm a big fan of German watches as they have strict standards to allow the 'Made in Germany" logo. With Swiss watches, stick to the well known brands as unknown companies compile a watch made of everything made in winnie the pooh land and do final assembly in Switzerland and place the 'Swiss Made' label on it. </p><p></p><p>Most people don't understand how to use it, but watches like Breitling Navitimers or similar with Tachymeter numerals on the bezel can track speed. You just have to do some simple math. Something that kids now probably get confused when they see 2+2 and immediately pull out their iPhone.</p><p></p><p>I love my new Ball watch, and i've owned other Ball watches, but this one has 28 tritium gas tubes and it stays lit 24/7 for the 12, 6, 9 and not as bright, but on the indices as well and on the hands. That's the great thing about tritium, but it will eventually dim and need to be replaced at a rate much higher than Super LumiNova BGW9. Rolex uses Chromalight, which many have speculated is special blue version of Super LumiNova. I will say that Rolex spends a ton of money every year in R&D making unique compounds and creating things not used in watches before. Unlike Tudor, where you can buy a watch like my BB Bronze for $4400 new plus tax on their site, Rolex only sells them to ADs and you have to place yourself on a waiting list so you can pay MSRP. Technically Rolex watches are insanely expensive. A new OP 39mm is $6400, a 40mm Explorer is $7700. I know that is a lot to non watch people, but if want one now, an Explorer will cost you $12-$14k for a 2023 model that is new.</p><p></p><p>People can hate all they want on Rolex, but as of last year they still owned 25% of the watch market selling more than 1 million watches and netting more than 1 billion dollars. I do hate RSCs (Rolex Service Centers), they take their fatass time and they've gone from a base fee of $500 to $1000, that's not including if something needs to be fixed or replaced in your watch, but they do replace almost all seals and test everything and you get a watch back that is like having a factory new piece. Still, I can't justify that for some of my vintage Rolex watches. Maybe on an Explorer, Milgauss, or GMT II Master. The next closest competitor in market share was Omega, owned by Swatch, that made up 8% of the watches sold last year. That's a giant disparity. Don't get me wrong. I've owned nearly 15-17 Omega Seamaster and a couple Aqua Terras. They are excellent trade tools to close a deal. I try to always have a Seamaster in my collection just for that reason. Besides the independents, you really have the big three, LVMH, Swatch, and The Richemont Group. It's a fascinating hobby and not conducive to having money if your other hobby is owning performance cars lol.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sorry if i'm a little all over the place. Some thoughts just enter my head and I just type them out as soon as I think of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="99MustangGTman, post: 16914590, member: 55199"] G-Shocks are big among watch enthusiasts. I'm not talking people with a couple $2k-$3k watches. Everyone usually picks one up who own dozens of Rolex watches, or Patek Philippe (i'm a watch guy, but that's insane what those cost), GP, JLC, etc. Simply for the reason like I have my $89 Seiko, it's a beater I wear when I work on my car, or do house/lawn work. I don't care if the watch is $50 bucks and made decently, as long as it's not made in China. Another influence is Military since you can't have a watch like an Apple Watch or Garmin that have GPS or anything like that. Most Military guys get base or one step up from base model G-Shocks because they can handle the abuse. It's kind of sunk into many people's minds, but now many watches use silicon/incabloc and are rated to 5,000Gs of force. I knew one guy who got a GMT Master II for a graduation present and decided, what the hell, wore it through 2 deployments, his basic training, Ranger school and didn't have a single issue with the watch. It's also useful because since it's a GMT, you can read multiple time zones. I'm a big fan of German watches as they have strict standards to allow the 'Made in Germany" logo. With Swiss watches, stick to the well known brands as unknown companies compile a watch made of everything made in winnie the pooh land and do final assembly in Switzerland and place the 'Swiss Made' label on it. Most people don't understand how to use it, but watches like Breitling Navitimers or similar with Tachymeter numerals on the bezel can track speed. You just have to do some simple math. Something that kids now probably get confused when they see 2+2 and immediately pull out their iPhone. I love my new Ball watch, and i've owned other Ball watches, but this one has 28 tritium gas tubes and it stays lit 24/7 for the 12, 6, 9 and not as bright, but on the indices as well and on the hands. That's the great thing about tritium, but it will eventually dim and need to be replaced at a rate much higher than Super LumiNova BGW9. Rolex uses Chromalight, which many have speculated is special blue version of Super LumiNova. I will say that Rolex spends a ton of money every year in R&D making unique compounds and creating things not used in watches before. Unlike Tudor, where you can buy a watch like my BB Bronze for $4400 new plus tax on their site, Rolex only sells them to ADs and you have to place yourself on a waiting list so you can pay MSRP. Technically Rolex watches are insanely expensive. A new OP 39mm is $6400, a 40mm Explorer is $7700. I know that is a lot to non watch people, but if want one now, an Explorer will cost you $12-$14k for a 2023 model that is new. People can hate all they want on Rolex, but as of last year they still owned 25% of the watch market selling more than 1 million watches and netting more than 1 billion dollars. I do hate RSCs (Rolex Service Centers), they take their fatass time and they've gone from a base fee of $500 to $1000, that's not including if something needs to be fixed or replaced in your watch, but they do replace almost all seals and test everything and you get a watch back that is like having a factory new piece. Still, I can't justify that for some of my vintage Rolex watches. Maybe on an Explorer, Milgauss, or GMT II Master. The next closest competitor in market share was Omega, owned by Swatch, that made up 8% of the watches sold last year. That's a giant disparity. Don't get me wrong. I've owned nearly 15-17 Omega Seamaster and a couple Aqua Terras. They are excellent trade tools to close a deal. I try to always have a Seamaster in my collection just for that reason. Besides the independents, you really have the big three, LVMH, Swatch, and The Richemont Group. It's a fascinating hobby and not conducive to having money if your other hobby is owning performance cars lol. Sorry if i'm a little all over the place. Some thoughts just enter my head and I just type them out as soon as I think of them. [/QUOTE]
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