Watches...need Info

[diamondsr4ever]

anyone recommend a good 2nd hand watch website they may have used in the past? think there was a discussion a few years back, nae sure like.

 

Ta

[dave_min]

It's just after 10. No need for a watch.

[Stoney]

Do a search for my name and Seiko.

I commented on it, was a few good links posted

[Pudgie]

Do you nae need hours and minutes as well. It would be daft just having a second hand.

[spamspamspam]

you buying or selling?

[Bluto10]

dinna see the point of buying a second hand watch.

 

ive got a decent watch, few hunner quid, nothing hugely expensive.

its stylish, classy, looks good and tells the time.

 

dont see the need for anything more expensive, certainly not the 4figure jobs

[spamspamspam]

depends what you're after bluto

 

If you're looking for something like a classic Tudor then 2nd hand is the way forward. Also means you can get a rolex for a few hundred sometimes instead of a couple of grand.

[Henry]

Bluto's stylish timepiece.

 

[Bluto10]

nae sure i fancy all the dead skin cells on the strap, like spam.

 

gads min.

[Bluto10]

like clockwork harcus, always on the stroke with a timely gag

[Henry]

Thanks Bluto min.

[looksgoodinred]

nae sure i fancy all the dead skin cells on the strap, like spam.

 

gads min.

 

you've probably inhaled way more dead skin cells floating about inside a pub or at work. i wouldn't worry too much about a watch strap.

[Bluto10]

Harcus Family Timepiece

[Henry]

I knew that was coming

[Bluto10]

you've probably inhaled way more dead skin cells floating about inside a pub or at work. i wouldn't worry too much about a watch strap.

 

im only kidding. the real reason i wouldnt want one is cause 2nd hand stuff is for minks.

[looksgoodinred]

im only kidding. the real reason i wouldnt want one is cause 2nd hand stuff is for minks.

 

i thought so.

[spamspamspam]

nae sure i fancy all the dead skin cells on the strap, like spam.

 

gads min.

 

£20 spent at any good watch repairer will get all the shite off of it and it'll be as clean as a whistle.

[spamspamspam]

im only kidding. the real reason i wouldnt want one is cause 2nd hand stuff is for minks.

 

 

I've seen you in Dekker

 

Chav min

[Bluto10]

pre owned stuff is all fine and well for your millertime types, but nae a man of my distinction.

[StandFree1982]

What is the difference between a watch that costs £2000 and one that costs £200? Both tell the time incredibly accurately so i'm not sure why anyone would pay thousands for a time piece. That's just me personally.

[diamondsr4ever]

thanks for fukk all the lot of ye!

 

im away to TUPS corner.

 

[spamspamspam]

What is the difference between a watch that costs £2000 and one that costs £200? Both tell the time incredibly accurately so i'm not sure why anyone would pay thousands for a time piece. That's just me personally.

 

Whats the difference between a 5 euro t-shirt from the looky looky manny and the YSL or fitiver it is you put on when you head into town on a Saturday night? Both are t-shirts, both cover your nipples and your belly...

[spamspamspam]

thanks for fukk all the lot of ye!

 

im away to TUPS corner.

 

 

 

If you'd answered my question you may have got an answer.

 

Now though you can fuck the fuck off.

[looksgoodinred]

thanks for fukk all the lot of ye!

 

im away to TUPS corner.

 

 

i dinna think you'll get much help there. Tup didn't even answer the last post. i think he's abandoned his corner.

[brownie]

It depends on how much you are looking to spend.

 

The likes of http://www.blowers-jewellers.co.uk/ are fine. If you are getting something decent then make sure it comes with all boxes and papers.

[StandFree1982]

Whats the difference between a 5 euro t-shirt from the looky looky manny and the YSL or fitiver it is you put on when you head into town on a Saturday night? Both are t-shirts, both cover your nipples and your belly...

I'm not comparing a £5 watch with a Rolex though. In clothes terms, there isn't much difference between a £25-£35 T-shirt and a £100 t-shirt other than the label. You can't put a £200 watch into the same category as a primark t-shirt in terms of build quiality! I've had watches around that price mark that have lasted for years until I decided to get a new one as I was bored.

[brownie]

People lumping out 2k + on a watch are not generally not paying for accuracy. A £100 G-Shock will be as accurate as you can get. If your buying a decent mechanical piece then your paying for the craftsmanship, the movement and the brand. Also, if you buy sensibly then you wont lose money on a piece.

[StandFree1982]

People lumping out 2k + on a watch are not generally not paying for accuracy. A £100 G-Shock will be as accurate as you can get. If your buying a decent mechanical piece then your paying for the craftsmanship, the movement and the brand. Also, if you buy sensibly then you wont lose money on a piece.

I can't argue with this answer.

 

From what i've heard from people buying expensive watches, they are basically an investment rather than just something to strap on the wrist and tell the time.

 

Fair enough.

[Bluto10]

Fucked if I'm spunking 3 large and not wearing the cunt.

 

need a big fuckin strap like.

[spamspamspam]

I'm not comparing a £5 watch with a Rolex though. In clothes terms, there isn't much difference between a £25-£35 T-shirt and a £100 t-shirt other than the label. You can't put a £200 watch into the same category as a primark t-shirt in terms of build quiality! I've had watches around that price mark that have lasted for years until I decided to get a new one as I was bored.

 

 

In watch terms the £200 D&G is a £5 fake t-shirt when compared to a Rolex or an Omega.

 

I wasnt going to get too into it but if I have to...

 

Take 2 watches, a D&G and a Omega just for example.

 

D&G

 

You are paying for nothing but the name and the fake bling look.

The movement inside the watch will be worth between £5-20, bog standard Chinese, Swiss if you're lucky and the craftsmanship of the gear train etc will be poor. Most likely machine finished, definitely low grade metal and while the amount of jewels in a watch only makes a difference to a certain point these will most likely have the minimum and they are more likely to be synthetic. While the watch looks pretty on the outside, and thats debatable as well IMO, they are utter shite inside.

This watch will also be water resistant and not water proof, will come with a 1 year guarantee and if worn daily will last 2-3 years before the insides begin to rust and the finish falls off. All fake... by that I mean fake gold or gold plate, piss poor movement and bits of glass made to look like diamonds that will fall out within a year.

 

Omega

 

With an Omega you are paying slightly for the name but their name is a good one in watches for a reason.

The movement inside an Omega will be hand made and on its own worth between £200-500, will have ruby's as the time keeper, will be a completely sealed unit so the inners wont start to rust. They will come with anything between a 10-25 year guarantee, if it looks gold it is and its 18 ct, diamonds are actually diamonds... You get the drift.

 

Both tell the time but one is the equivalent of a Citroen C1 and the other is a Porsche Carrera.

 

At the end of the day, like anything else in life, you get what you pay for. If you like real quality and you like watches you'll buy a real quality watch for anything up to whatever you can afford. If you put more stock in something else in your life, like cars or holidays you'll spend your money on that and head to the closest shopping centre and give H Samuels your watch money instead.