A statement well said.

Definitely a rolex.

Greetings all watch Sifu's,

Finally I have gotten the watch that I wanted after sometime.

Just wondering, what's a good watch box should I get to be used when I wish to store my watch. I did check out amazon.com and there was a variety of watch boxes available to be purchased but what's a good brand or any particular model that would last pretty long ?

Thanks.

Yeah, I have to admit, that was a big FUBAR on Panerai's part, a bit of a comedy show, really. Bonati offered to replace the movement with the OPII provided the customers were willing to pay the shipping charges to the boutique. There was never really any explanation as to how it happened or why. I'm not certain if that fubar means one way or another that the watch is purchased as a fashion statement - if that was the case, nobody would have discovered this messup, especially with a fraction of a percent of all watches in circulation. Somebody wanted to open up the movement and see what was up, somebody more interested than just wearing it as a decoration on their wrist.

I actually like those two watches, but I'll bite, for the sake of argument and interest. So you're saying, a watch brand that produces and sells nearly a million new watches every single year, one guaranteed to be on the guy in the next cubicle over? The two brands when combined have spent more money in marketing and promotion dollars to get every celebrity, olympics, brand endorsement, racecar, etc than Panerai has ever sold in watches in it's entire lifetime? Is it just me or when you see a Rolex on someones wrist the first thing you ask yourself is "Is it real?" If you're one of the most well capitalised watch brands in the world, it sure is easy to have a lot of history and a lot of first time innovations, especially if you're single-handedly focused on that messaging, meanwhile the specialist watch brand making purpose built watches can barely survive off of a single contract with the local military and the only thing one can come up with is "most ppl attracted by their designs."

I enjoy the spirited discussion, but I think if you're going to criticise a brand, you should come up with something more than "most people buy it because it's a fashion statement rather than it's history." Even if that is the case, you're just saying the watch is so damn good looking, nobody cares about the history? Why do most people buy Rolex's? Because of history? I think most people buy them because they are the best known luxury watch brand in the world. They have a huge womens market - an audience that typically cares very little about brand innovation, history and heritage. It's a testament to their sheer market penetration and the exploitation that they can cater to any audience.

As an avid photographer with $5k in lenses alone, my opinion would always be, go for the watch. It will hold it's value for much longer, even if it's a Rolex. Unless you are a professional photographer than can turn that cost into a revenue generating investment, than the Rolex can never compete. But ask a question like that on a watch forum and you know what type of answer you're going to get. Go post the same in the photography forum and see what they say - I used to be pretty active on that forum, and I'm sure the guys would choose the camera + lens.

This post has been edited by CHiNO730: Feb 5 2014, 04:30 PM

i would choose lens over camera body ... and watch

exactly... regardless if one is a watch enthusiast, a beggar, a collector, not a collector, someone who doesn't wear a watch... they all know Rolex...

to everyone Rolex = Success...
to those who want to be different or enthusiast, they will go for something else, but... most probably they too have at least 1 Rolex

what about those who have sold off all their rolexes and gone to grand seiko?
that also is something u dont see often...imo even less often than panerai here.

i think there are people like that in MWF... but all? not keeping at least one?

Panerai very expensive leh... but somehow the design is surprisingly... addictive, although most of them looks the same to a normal guy

p.s. change your avatar lar... scary leh

This post has been edited by kenji1903: Feb 6 2014, 10:11 AM

If everybody bought watches because of functionality.. we'd all be wearing G-Shocks.

Rolex without its prestige, its recognition, the fact its been worn by the world's most powerful men.. is just a Tudor piece that tells time, which lacks a whole lot of functionality that can be done by a G-Shock.

This post has been edited by Jason: Feb 6 2014, 10:14 AM

ya one also dont have.
i poorfag also dont have rolex

my avatar is sexy la.
its actually a head shot of a real doll that was sold a few years ago...

then you are the one who sold ALL your rolex for some GSs

hmm... where did you go? i read somewhere about a cursed doll in a museum... same one?

no la, got a few others there.

http://www.3demonic.com/template%20LB_Exorcist.htm
dont click...later u want one.

they made the doll in real life? very real

but still don't want, scared

btw...

fuuuu... legendary

inverted version


This post has been edited by kenji1903: Feb 6 2014, 11:05 AM

zzz...omega DSOTM pls stay out of my mind...

Omega also hard to resist

Well, u have to come up with a bigger budget if its for ML for a more accurate movement. I own one pontos rdm. n it losses more than two minutes a day. maybe its time for service.

RM5k u can try something else for such similar offer. The Tissot Heritage 150 Anni LE. U can only find it on the net by the way. Chrono24 is one. Its going from 1,280.00 USD to 1,800.00Usd.

Im not looking to buy the BLNR now. but thanks for the heads up.

I finally found this in LYN.

But after reading few posts here I find myself kinda small....

I actually wanted to know if there s any Ball fan here.... But my, u guys r talking omega, panerai n stuff.... I m feeling so inferior now lol

ML pontos mainly use eta or SW movement
Their masterpiece collection ML tend to do more work on the movement. The classique much like the pontos collection uses eta/SW. Not too diff from say tissot or those microbrands