Yes, our first Luxury Watches forum...

I own Tissot PRS 516..



This post has been edited by jingyong: Oct 24 2008, 10:18 AM

tissot count luxury meh. .??..

no offence but tissot not really in the luxury range mate.. the 1 on ur avatar ..yes..

This post has been edited by mingdynasty: Oct 24 2008, 10:23 AM

the one u listed consider pretty common and normal wan worh....still prefer the one in ur avatar and IWC...anyway i`ll die for Zenith watch!

This post has been edited by jameslionhart: Oct 24 2008, 10:23 AM

hehe.. it depends on how people think gua.. do u consider watches with price over 10k as luxury only or the brand itself?

brand... lol..and of course price.. luxury brands come with a luxury price...

The brand and the value of coz...and the brand u stated consider slightly above average onli doesnt even consider luxury...lets take cars for an example...what car do u think is luxury?

Tag Heuer? How about this brand? luxury right? then how about Tag Heuer F1 series? lol... ur concept is wrong about pricing..



How about Seiko Premier? some over 3k as well..

This post has been edited by jingyong: Oct 24 2008, 11:00 AM

is onli 3k...and tag high end watch also ngam ngam above 10k onli...u know iwc, patek, Zenith etc etc berapa anot?

Of course i know bro, my uncle owns them.. 20k, some up to 50k, patek can up to 1 million! heard of Blancpain?

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Added on October 24, 2008, 11:14 amanyway, stop arguing whether Tissot is luxury or not, just post up ur luxury watch and share with us, no matter is Tissot or watever..

This post has been edited by jingyong: Oct 24 2008, 11:14 AM

Now thats luxury! Blancpain produced one of the finest masterpiece...i saw an antique blancpain online that can fetch up to 3 mil...so do u understand whats luxury now? but different people got different thinking...if u cincai ask some ah beng whats their fav luxury watch they might answer u swatch or omega... and of coz if u ask those collectors or big bucks player they might name u something u havent heard before

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Added on October 24, 2008, 11:17 ambesides this thread is for forumer to post their 'luxury' watch?

This post has been edited by jameslionhart: Oct 24 2008, 11:17 AM

Arnold & Sons
Vacheron Constantin
Baume&Mercier
Corum
Breguet
Breitling
Bulgari
Cartier
Eberhard & Co.
Frederique Constant
Girard Perregaux
Roger Dubuis
Glashutte
Jaquet Droz
Montblanc
Paul Picot
Ulysse Nardin

Vacheron Constantin...wow...one of my fav timepiece also...and the list above is for? ur wanted list? lol

This post has been edited by jameslionhart: Oct 24 2008, 12:01 PM

Hi people, I don't own "luxury watches" (by watchmakers' standards, not mine, though everything's relative. I do own a Longines, a CYMA and a Movado, they are inexpensive (to me) wristwatches for everyday use and different occasions) but I had been to watch exhibitions, auctions, workshop you name it, with a humble attitude to learn.

Trust me, if you ask 10 collectors and aficionados to list their top 10 brands, you get 10 different opinions.

Jingyong, a nice watch you've got there, what matters is that you're happy with your timepiece, never mind what others tell you

Just a note: Tissot, like Oris, Rado and Raymond Weil, are entry-level timepieces. At most by many collectors' standards they are mid-level. Yes they're reliable timepieces but you don't compare them with Kings and Queens like Patek Philippe, Rolex and Breguet.

I guess the brandnames you listed are copied and pasted from some website, or your personal favourites? Apparently you missed the big names

Some brands that are worth our time looking at:
A. Lange & Sohne
Audemars Piguet
Bell & Ross
Blancpain
Breguet
Breitling
Bulgari
Cartier
Chopard
Citizen
Corum
Daniel Roth
Eberhard
Eterna
Franck Muller
Gerald Genta
Girard-Perregaux
Glashutte
Hamilton
Harry Winston
IWC
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Movado
Officine Panerai
Omega
Patek Philippe
Piaget
Richard Mille
Roger Dubuis
Rolex
Seiko
TAG Heuer
Ulysse Nardin
Universal Geneve
Vacheron Constantin
Zenith

Others:
Baume & Mercier, Bulova, Chronoswiss, Dunhill, Elgin, F.P.Journe, Gruen, Hublot, Jaquet Droz, Martin Braun, Nomos, Parmigiani Fleurier, Paul Picot, Philippe Dufour, Sinn, Swatch, Ventura

The list is not exhaustive! Of course, the tops of the line have to be Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Rolex and Breguet.

BTW, just because your peers and relatives love to talk about and show off their TAG Heuers doesn't make it more exceptional and grandiose than others.

Here are the ten models whose names you should know:
1. Royal Oak (Audemars Piguet)
2. Portuguese (IWC)
3. Reverso (Jaeger-LeCoultre)
4. Speedmaster (Omega)
5. Calatrava (Patek Philippe)
6. Monaco (TAG-Heuer)
7. Tri-Compax (Universal Geneve)
8. Santos (Cartier)
9. Museum Watch (Movado)
10. Oyster (Rolex)
(The list is in Gene Stone's book "The Watch" ISBN 978-0810930933)

My personal favourite has always been IWC! And I disdain TAG-Heuer (clarification: just a personal prejudice, of course it's an important factor that affects what you like about a brand) because it seems some friends of mine whom I loathe are wearing this brand just to show off. Hehe..

At the end of the day, don't be a snob. It's the same be it for watch-collecting/buying or wine-drinking (you know you always bump into folks who always want a chateau). You don't have to necessarily go for the big names to talk about timepieces, or become an expert.

This post has been edited by p_los7: Oct 24 2008, 05:03 PM

to me Casio is my luxury watch. my last one lasted for more than a decade and i have bought another and hope it will last me for another decade.

really wonder how many of us here can afford to buy a car and wear it on hand.

currently i'm still a student so cant afford those high end watches.. hehe.. when i work in 4 years time, i'll get myself one when i have the ability to do so

I read in Watchuseek.com forum where few ppl got some problem with their Tag after just bought for few months.. having the bezel off and also the chronometer pin off track funny huh? and no warranty for the bezel so he paid US200 for putting it back!! Funnier..

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Added on October 25, 2008, 4:17 pmBTW, show us ur CYMA and Longines

This post has been edited by jingyong: Oct 25 2008, 04:17 PM

u ask ah beng wat is luxury watch they tell u petaling street... if not..

1oo% = Rolex

IMO Rolex is more associated as ah pek's watch no doubts it is 1 of the luxury brand.

This post has been edited by quintesson: Oct 25 2008, 11:32 PM

any love for maurice lacroix, titoni, ebel, ? maybe not under luxury group also..

personally i like those vintage tudor automatics.

@ p_los7. You sure know what you are talking about..

Nah I'm just an amateur, more like a jack of all trades anyway, nobody--even an expert or horologist--knows everything that needs to be known about timepieces.

I just find it hard to believe how some people can be so bigoted that they can't keep an open mind when talking about watches, you know, those who take so much pride in owning a Rolex and would look down their nose at you if you wear a Swatch or Casio.

Anyways, was at a watch talk once and the speaker juxtaposed two brands--one being Rolex the other i forgot, could be Gerald Genta i don't remember--and emphasised that both cost about the same to buy, but that particular Rolex model was mass-produced like 100,000 pieces a year, whereas the other only fewer than 1,000. I'm sure we all know which would sell better LOL...

hey who's that in your avatar?

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Added on October 26, 2008, 3:57 amhaha if a young man like me wears a Rolex most ah peks will dismiss my Rolex as a replica or fake. Anyway those are the same folks who can't tell authentic Rolex from counterfeit one, that's why the replica watchmakers can steal some market share from the authentic

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Added on October 26, 2008, 4:03 amPetaling Street sucks big time, when i was younger i bought some LV cufflinks and a Hugo Boss sling bag there, gf bought Adidas sneakers and LV handbags, dirt cheap (hard bargaining work paid off LOL) but quality sucks, what grade A korean-made good stuff i think locally made goods sold at Pasar Malam have better quality.

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Added on October 26, 2008, 4:17 amJust curious, which brand/model you're going to buy and how much you're prepared to fork out for it? hehe

BTW, my CYMA is this model, http://store.pchome.com.tw/ewatch/M00679577.htm
Longines http://www.classybrand.com/watches/watch_f....720.4.11.2.asp
(This design is the same as 1982 Longine's milestone watch except that one was gold and without date at 3.)

Next watch I'll buy is IWC, problem is I don't save!

This post has been edited by p_los7: Oct 26 2008, 04:17 AM

the longines is too "old" for my age

I'm thinking of IWC first then GP then Patek.. hehe.. think only for now.. unless get specialist course in future.. or else hard also..