hold both in your hands, personally i find Tag head and shoulders above Victorinox in terms of fit and finish. hold a Tag and a Maurice Lacroix or a Ball Hydrocarbon.. then its a different story.

need some input from you guys..




thoughts? need some input on what you guys think.. or maybe some suggestions.
for some reason I can't find good looking automatic ladies watch below Omega & Rolex pricing.

tsg_7 was asking about comparing the quality between the two. fit and finish is a quality. maybe we have different perceptions on *quality* but as far as i know the oxford dictionary agrees with me

ck77: thanks for the heads up. i'll go check it out with the lady... but somehow most of the chicks i know dig Tag Heuer a lot.

not an apples to apples comparison since the Miglia is "racing" inspired and the Seamaster is..well.. sea inspired. should be comparing it to the Speedmaster.. and I'm sure everyone will say the Speedmaster is the better buy, having reach cult watch status.

while Chopard have in house movements, if i am not mistaken this Miglia is based off ETA. and according to this review, the Chopard's front glass is a hybrid of Sapphire on top and Mineral on bottom. checking Chopard's site kinda confirms this since there's no mention of the front crystal being Sapphire, only mention the case back is Sapphire.

personally I'll pass on the Chopard.

as an alternative to the Omega seamaster chrono, may I suggest the Oris TT1 Titan Chronograph

http://www.oris.ch/collections/collections...=en&modelid=156

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Went and check out the ladies watch today, the Tag Heuer Quartz Aquaracer with MOP dial is very feminine and oozes class.
man the Longines with automatic movements looked like fashion pieces, not exactly suitable for everyday wear. That being said I couldn't find the Longines Conquest w/Ceramic Bezel, anybody seen one in town?

Zenith is nice.. provided you avoid the bastardization era of Thierry Nataf.

anything interesting for the fairer sex?
is Longines and Tag on sale as well.. ?

and I assume only 1 unit of Fortis Lemania 5100 left right? cause you picked one up

This post has been edited by Jason: Jul 15 2010, 03:29 PM

Just came back from emotus. Limited selection and while stocks lasts. ML is quite limited range. Fortis has quite a big range available.. I think cause its not a very well known brand here. Lots of Raymond Weil as well.

that sounds like a description for Quartz watches.

no, just that a Quartz is more reliable and more accurate than a mechanical watch. and its not my opinion.


http://www.timezone.com/library/wwatchfaq/...668591017665598

my personal opinion - if i needed a reliable and accurate time piece, i won't be taking my Carrera, it would be my solar powered Frogman. and if there's no sun and its the end of the world I've got more things to worry about than just my timepiece. lol.

!@#$ that's a STEAL! beautiful watch and at that price.. unbeatable. did you see any Oris TT1 Diver? at 50% discount I'll definitely pick that up.

its open to public right? can just walk in?

This post has been edited by Jason: Sep 4 2010, 11:28 PM

stowa hands down. more pedigree..limited production.. only so many they can make a year.
tissot is just mass marketed consumer product.. similar to omega, rolex, tag.. lol.

don't get me wrong though, i own a piece of mass marketed consumer product as well.

totally agreed. some people buy watch for fashion, but I think its not worth paying so much for the design/looks or simply for the brand *cough cough B&R cough*

Banking mortgage line? I would suggest investing on something like a stowa antea, or maurice lacroix line for the long run. More of a serious watch for serious financial business.. Casio isn't really suitable imho...seiko is alright but its kinda common. The pieces I mentioned would make you stand out from the crowd, & show that you appreciate the finer things in life. Plus if you meet high rollers wearing rolex, iwc, and the likes..you can strike a topic on watches with them, leave an impression and hopefully close the deal. I would avoid common brands like tag or omega for this purpose as its common to the affluent and depending how rich they are it might be of no value to them...whereas a piece like stowa that they've never heard of..you can charm them with the rich history behind it. Always find common interest in the potential client to close the deal right. =) just my personal opinion.

sadly, to 99% of the people a Seiko is still "just a Seiko", regardless if its Seiko 5 or Grand Seiko. for the investment banker, if the client is wearing a Rolex and you wear a Grand Seiko, and if he's ignorant, to him the GS is no different from a Seiko 5, and because he's the client you can't lecture him on it, nor would he learn to appreciate the GS.

fashion watch, nothing great. buy it if you like the looks but don't spend too much on it.

between the Seiko and the Visodate, I'll take the Visodate, I feel its better value overall for the price. of course, always buy the piece that "speaks to you".

i'm also on the hunt for a vintage.. a datejust 1603, fluted bezel with a silver roman dial or a silver stick dial..question is..where to find one?

This post has been edited by Jason: Nov 29 2010, 12:17 AM

thanks for the heads up..i wonder where ck77 gets his stash from..
to make the challenge more fun.. i'm looking for one with serial 75*~8*

i looked at the submariner..and there are too many watches like it, or tries to look like it, and its a design that has been beaten to death.. plus i already have a sporty watch.. so imma settle on the Datejust..afterall..its good enough for presidents.. what you think on the datejust vs submariner front? arguably the 2 most popular rolex of all time.

diver's: gshock frogman..
casual: tag carrera chrono
dress: rolex datejust?

a diver i really like is the Oris TT1..it doesn't try to look like the submariner at all.. but the bracelet..omg really cheap.. Tag and Ball's bracelet both disintegrate the Oris bracelet.. this is on the SS model..

wah oris ridiculous pricing for service.. i was interested in Oris TT1 due to its unique shape.. the examples you posted earlier were unique as well but didn't rock my boat..

someone asked about G-Shock right.. i got the Frogman Black Dawn edition.. i wouldn't go diving with any mechanical watch..simply cause G-Shock EL Backlight will kill ANY lume.. even Ball..lol. just and it auto lights up.. big ass buttons and timers to time your dive..

why i'm seeing boxes of Graham but not a watch?

i think lots of CW owners here because a lot of promotion by a few members here not my cup of tea but its definitely value for money.

out of that list, I'll choose Maurice Lacroix Pontos.. i like the day-date one..

beautiful piece.. i'm curious too.. how much discount you got for it?


i am jealous! i think out of all the new mass marketed brands without a rich history & heritage, ML is the most appealing of all. Better than Perrelet with a fabricated history and heritage.. (sorry Perrelet fans, but that watch brand has nothing to do with Mr.Perrelet other than licensing the name)

i wasn't comparing the brands directly, just howthe new brands position themselves, ML don't try to pretend to have a history and heritage, whereas Perrelet does. as for the wiki about the factory.. well, put it this way, Mr.Perrelet never really assembled and sold any watches under the "Perrelet" name. thats fabrication to me. each to their own.

yes, quality have absolutely nothing to do with history/heritage. that i agree. for me, i think even the ML Pontos range is very solid.. the masterpiece collection.. i don't dig designs. subjective matter again.

stowa, i love the antea..now that's real heritage..

i think the Submariner is suitable at any age. can never be too young to own a crown.