davegtt

If theres 1 thing Ive found that the phases "you get what you pay for" suits its when buying a watch, obviously you can go way pver the top but its all about what do you call an expensive watch. mine costs around £500. Id call that alot of money for something like a watch buts its paid me back many times and Ive about broke even on it so every year from now Im better off..... £2k plus is stupid though IMO unless you have money to throw away then if so why not eh

salsa-king

but i still got the rolex lol

Daryl

moses

lol @ daryl haha that was funny u cheeky monkey u edited my post

but still cheaper than owning a sh1tty porsche and a ferrari and i will spank a mclaren f1's *** right up to my top speed

so it will be worth the breakage

mad_dr

Another insightful post by moses there...

mad_dr

Errm - so the answer to that is "Nothing" then!

TelBoy

Can't let this comment go. If this is an anti-capitalist statement, then you'd be driving round in a Toyota Starlet, not an Evo on which you've spent thousands. Utterly hypocritical of you to label spending money on watches as "pathetic" just because it isn't a priority of *yours*.

Christ, you should really hear yourself sometimes, moses.

Abdabz

Spend x hundred quid on a lada - handles like a bag of potatoes, is incredibly slow, has windy down windows, soggy seats, no safety gear (air bags etc) and has no air con etc
Spend x thousand pounds on a scoob / evo - handles like poo on a blanket, goes incredibly fast, has all the electrics, sports seats, air bags etc and air con...

Spend a hundred quid on a watch - it tells the time
Spend a few thousand on a watch - it tells the time - but you can check out the time a few hundred metres further under the sea! Wahey!

Senior_AP

An expensive watch is an item of jewellery, it's primary function is not to tell the time.

A nice watch is no different o nice clothes or a nice house. Some people like them, some aren't bothered.

Gutmann pug

Exactly Senior, just like a nice diamond jumper etc

Senior_AP

.....will you ever let that drop??

The other day I noticed a mutual "friend" of ours looking at a website, a website selling "Porsche merchandise including caps, T-shirts and jumpers".

lol

Gutmann pug

Will i ever let that drop ......... will i heckerslike ........ loads more mileage to be had out of that yet

Senior_AP

Bastid.

Gutmann pug

Are ya coming to bedford in Feb?

Senior_AP

Yup, might as well.

"might" have a new car. I'm selling through a third party who charge commission.

Gutmann pug

Sorted matey ......... even if you just come to watch it should be a good day .....

Senior_AP

Fo' shizzle my nizzle.

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Or spend £50 on a casio with a battery that lasts 3-5 years, can change your TV channel. Checks your pulse rate, works out your burned off calories for the day. Tells the temperature. Stores the phone number of the bird you met in the pub (who thought you were a geek ). Shock proof. Doesn't need routine "cleaning" of it's internals (wtf is that excuse for a watch that looses time? ) Doesn't need winding or can be left on your bedside table all weekend without the need to re-wound. Has an alarm clock, has a light so you can see the time in the dark.....

Find me a Rolex that can do all that

(yes I did own a databank in the 80's - at least that didn't break)

RichS

Well, this topic seems to be splitting opinion. Not surprising really.

Thing is, when it comes to spending your own money, who's to say what likes and priorities are right and wrong?

2000TLondon

Why buy a plasma when a £100 14" tv from Sainsburys "will do"?

Why buy a top-notch hi-fi, when a £100 Sony midi "will do"?

Why buy a Saville Row suit, when the market £40 one "will do"?

Why go on an exotic holiday, when Scarborough "will do"?

These are all threads I intend to start today!!

salsa-king

you missed one....

are TESCO £4 Jeans anygood?

moses

telboy talks crap again

evo is faster than a starlet, thats what matters and a watch is for knowing the time and max 100 quid is enuff for me, so where is the hypocrisy , u usual crap talker merry xmas

if a starlet was 4 wheel drive and good to tune i would have that but it aint

Luan Pra bang

I do have **** all cash because I plough all my money into my business's and have no interest in a salary untill such a time as I have a wife or family to support I have a passion for what I do and will always be more committed to the quality of service I provide than simply getting as much money as possible . I do have a rolex and a rado watch worth a pound or two but I am sometimes unsure of my own motivation in wearing the former as I am not sure how much of my appreciation of it is down to how much of a status symbol it is. I am no longer convinced the level of craftmanship is reflected in the price so in short I probably do wear it becuase of phallic insecurities although my ***** is actualy huge.

rr_ww

I would never have considered an expensive watch until very recently. But I can get a pretty good discount on some of them, so its something Im now considering.*

I understand the point of the question. I actually decided that if I was to buy one it wouldnt be for every day use. But for Going Out or Formal occassions. Think thats a kind of justification?
Ive got a G-Shock for the more everyday bump n grind

Though at the back of my mind Id be very consious of the amount of money, the less savoury elements would like to relieve me of.


*No, there will be no Group Buys. Sorry

CoobyS

Nice input guys, mostly. The usual Scoobynet fraternity saying 'pointless thread', 'stupid question' etc reared their ugly heads and retarded mentalities.

Anyway, I remain unconvinced about spending £2k-£3k on a watch unless you have an exceptionally high salary/disposable income or masses of savings. Taking a loan out or repaying over 12 months is sheer stupidity for something that just tells you the time.

As for good looks, you can get some nice Lorus/Sekonda/Seiko watches.

As for reliability, a Casio G-shock with 10-year battery will outperform most of the luxury exotica costing thousands!

So it basically boils down to having a 'label' - the very epitomy of chav behaviour!

rr_ww

Now thats Irony

scoob_babe

A case of sour grapes and I can't have it so I'll knock anyone who can. Have you actually read the replies or have you discounted them because you didn't like them? You can't see immediately what type of watch I have as its quite simple in design. You don't know me or my fiscal status - I don't shout about it

Scotsman

iTrader: (3)

I got an Omega on my 16th birthday - still looks and goes like new 17 years later and I wear it everyday.

yoza

I have 23 watches, of which 14 are £1000+.

I drive a WRX.

I have a small phone.

I also have an extremely small *****.

All I need now is a BIG dog, hen Ive got the full set.

r32

I've a nice watch and dont give a toss what any one else thinks, I tend not to be judgemental. Each to their own, its just a good job we are not all the same ......
Do what you want, spend YOUR money on what you wish, just dont interfere with any one elses right to freedom .... but you do have a right to think what you will.

Good thread though ........
Merry Christmas.