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 The Watch Thread v5, no watch is 2 cheap or 2 pricey 2 talk

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post Dec 3 2012, 05:10 PM

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André Belfort <===good? Im looking for a dinner watch...hmmmzzz
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post Dec 3 2012, 05:36 PM

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QUOTE(sniper on the roof @ Dec 3 2012, 05:26 PM)
Looks like China watch to me.
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Apparently Groupon is selling them. But when I check their website, it looks legit but dunno to wat extent. zzzz
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post Dec 3 2012, 05:56 PM

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QUOTE(sniper on the roof @ Dec 3 2012, 05:53 PM)
Tell-tale signs

- faux "tourbillon" escapement cutout on the dial.
- kok story on the brand
- seriously trying too hard with the European names.
- the website as a whole  laugh.gif
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Lol....guessed as much. It does kind of look too simple and something is missing.
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post Dec 3 2012, 06:30 PM

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Any idea on a dinner watch at most budget is RM600?
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post Dec 3 2012, 09:32 PM

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QUOTE(sniper on the roof @ Dec 3 2012, 09:14 PM)
For automatics, cheapest is Orient @ USD108

http://www.creationwatches.com/products/or...watch-3187.html

Citizen mainly do eco-drives and complicated looking watches while Seiko nicer dress watch are usually more than RM600.
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Hmm hmm...but somehow I find complicated watch quite..attractive. Somehow it has this vibe lah. But classy ones are freaking expensive...meh...
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post Dec 3 2012, 10:06 PM

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QUOTE(yonggoh @ Dec 3 2012, 10:02 PM)
funny u say that...
my most complicated watch is my "cheapest" (hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, date, day)
and my most expensive watch is just hours,minutes and date (not even bloody seconds! or even a screw down crown!)

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I do notice that there are many rich guys here, so I dare not compete lor. Haha. Im a bangla paid worker in KL unfortunately. =( My only watch was a Edifice. So tot of getting a nice yet not too exp dinner watch or a watch for special occasion. =)
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post Dec 3 2012, 10:23 PM

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QUOTE(yonggoh @ Dec 3 2012, 10:15 PM)
i also have appreciation for the sub hundred RM watches smile.gif
i have openly declared my affections for G-Shocks and Luminox on several occasions in these forums....

Am not too experienced with the dinner watch category tho , as I myself don't have a watch for the formal occasion.  unsure.gif
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Hmm hmm...I can appreciate only up to that level nia...at most also maybe if I collect or naik gaji then I might buy a 1K watch to reward myself. Lul. Omai....what is the whole concept of a dinner watch though? =X
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post Dec 3 2012, 10:37 PM

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Which of these looks more appropriate for dinner/special occasion?
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post Dec 3 2012, 11:07 PM

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QUOTE(yonggoh @ Dec 3 2012, 10:54 PM)
to me a dinner watch is typically:
- Thin with moderate dimensions (typically 39mm or less)
- With only basic complications
- Preferably on a leather strap (tho this thought could be deemed old fashioned)
- Made of a precious metal (again some old world thinking here)

ie, James Bond to me is a caveman wearing those diver watches with his suits/tux  cool2.gif
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Haha....but leather strap is kinda vintage. Gives that class look. But James Bond that kinda watch(diver?) looks good also. Haha...cuz Im hunting for something that looks and gives this kind of impression like the GC watches. Hmmm


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post Dec 4 2012, 12:15 AM

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QUOTE(sniper on the roof @ Dec 3 2012, 11:47 PM)
I'm with Yonggoh on this.

Definition of "classic" :  a particular style, something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality

Instead of getting a watch for the occassion... and some other watches when the occasion occurs, why not get something timeless that you can wear 10 years or more down the road.

It's also cheaper in the long run.
Neanderthal in a suit?  laugh.gif
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Yea, I agree on that too, but I am sure we're talking about watches that reach 4 digits I suppose? =( Hmmm....Any idea for an entree level like the seiko watches i posted? Or would other brand that fits a RM1K would be great as opinion. =)
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post Dec 4 2012, 09:54 AM

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QUOTE(tjwn @ Dec 4 2012, 12:34 AM)
Orient Bambino would fit your preferences...
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QUOTE(sniper on the roof @ Dec 4 2012, 12:51 AM)
Alternatively... if budget's tight.... then maybe a Tissot like the T-Classic Tradition.

Its a classy looking, thin, light, fashionably sized at 42mm, very thin and could make a nice office watch. Its also "just" a quartz but I don't reckon you're a purist and on the plus side, it should take more beating and no maintenance cost to worry about...just a battery change every couple of years.

Not located in Malaysia but at rough conversion, you should be able to get it at around ~RM800


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Both looks handsome. And tissot running at RM800....hmm, that's a good price. Hehe.
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post Dec 4 2012, 10:45 AM

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QUOTE(Everdying @ Dec 4 2012, 10:33 AM)
cheapest 'dinner' watch, wonder why there isnt a 'lunch' watch, that i would go for is this.
should be around rm400 in shops here.
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Lol. Lunch watches must compliment the mee mamak and teh ais colour.
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post Dec 4 2012, 10:48 AM

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QUOTE(yonggoh @ Dec 4 2012, 10:47 AM)
Watch snob picks the JLC Reverso as the ultimate dress watch... a fine choice of course...

but for me the ultimate would be the Piaget Altiplano... oh for the lottery...
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of course the poor mans version of this would be:
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Poor man use JLC? Wah...I hope I didnt read wrong. Haha
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post Dec 4 2012, 10:52 AM

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QUOTE(Everdying @ Dec 4 2012, 10:50 AM)
maybe he runs the lottery tongue.gif
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If he runs the lottery, then no need to think of buying watch d, just buy use then throw. fuhhhh.....
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post Dec 4 2012, 11:41 AM

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QUOTE(yonggoh @ Dec 4 2012, 11:34 AM)
hahaha dun get me wrong guys... i tried on the JLC before at the MBS shoppes and it was just a tick over rm20,000 at the time if i recall...
Quite significantly less than the RM50k+ asking price for the Piaget..
hence the term "poor man's version"....

RM20,000/RM50,000 to pay for any watch is not something many people could just buy on impulse...

It would take me lots of restrained spending and maggi noodles before my wallet has enough ammo to pull on another time piece...
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RM20K....that will take me approximately 4 yrs to get it with my salary vs spending. =(
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post Dec 5 2012, 02:19 AM

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100 buyers x 999 per piece on average. Fuhh...China watch....luckily I didnt buy it. Looked too sceptical. =( I scouted some Fossil watch but the dial is too big for my small wrist =( Sadddddddddd
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post Dec 6 2012, 01:45 AM

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QUOTE(Everdying @ Dec 5 2012, 09:51 AM)
for more classic looking ones under rm1k, just look at seikos or orients...think everyone told u tht already tongue.gif
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Yeap....thxx a bunch =D

QUOTE(sniper on the roof @ Dec 5 2012, 06:51 PM)
... and Tissot. Although more expensive than seiko/orient etc on apple to apple basis but some models pretty nice and affordable.
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Fuhh....Tissot. Ok la for entree level
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post Dec 6 2012, 04:55 PM

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Just wondering, watches like Gucci, Mont Blanc, Coach, worth it ka?
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post Dec 11 2012, 10:55 PM

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QUOTE(Catnip @ Dec 11 2012, 10:34 PM)
Did you just go and look at the price or did you nego seriously? Talk only but no cash they also not interested in giving best price.  laugh.gif
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These shops u can nego 1 meh? I tot its like fixed edi 1...
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post Dec 11 2012, 11:31 PM

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QUOTE(chopin @ Dec 11 2012, 11:16 PM)
The Mines (2 shops), and Sg. Wang also have... currently i think they have 30% discount on most models.
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Sg wang dunno genuine or not leh....

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