watches

[system]

You should spend the value of gold on a watch, at least!

[Greenman72]

@Turd_Fergeson

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-11/rolex-daytona-sells-for-record-1-1-million-at-christie-s.html

Somebody tell this guy his cell phone tells time just as well as this $1 million watch.

Actually–it tells time better. It automatically adjusts to Daylight Savings time, 30-day months, and travel between time zones!

[Turd_Fergeson]

@ohai

Most women are ok with quartz watches, as these watches tend to be smaller and more subtle than mechanical watches. In addition, women generally recognize that watches are jewelry and are thus willing to overlook mechanical differences in favor of outward appearance. In terms of brand perception, women also gravitate towards watches manufactured by luxury jewelry brands such as Cartier or Chanel, rather than those made by dedicated watch companies such as Omega or Rolex.

If I were to recommend an expensive watch as a gift to a woman whom I know nothing about, I would say go for some kind of Cartier. This brand is universally appreciated, uncontroversial, timeless, and has some credibility among watch observers of either gender. Your selection will be somewhat limited at the price of the Omega Aqua Terra Seamaster above. However, you should be able to pick up some kind of Tank watch or (preferably) something else in the $2000-$3000 range.

good advice. although i like a chick in a brand typically associated with mens watches. especially when it’s a mid-large dial. it says “yea i like to jam out w/ my clam out. got a problem w/ that?” I’d love to put the wife in this mofo, not sure she’d go for it:

[Greenman72]

Didn’t you just buy the wife a…enhancement? Shouldn’t people be focused on that instead of the wrist?

[krazykanuck]

@Turd_Fergeson

good advice. although i like a chick in a brand typically associated with mens watches. especially when it’s a mid-large dial.

I know a girl, she’s tall and skinny, that wears a Rolex Submariner and it looks out of place because of the size but she wears it well. It fits with her intense personality.

[former_trader]

@Greenman72

Didn’t you just buy the wife a…enhancement? Shouldn’t people be focused on that instead of the wrist?

This

[Turd_Fergeson]

@krazykanuck

@Turd_Fergeson

good advice. although i like a chick in a brand typically associated with mens watches. especially when it’s a mid-large dial.

I know a girl, she’s tall and skinny, that wears a Rolex Submariner and it looks out of place because of the size but she wears it well. It fits with her intense personality.

I’ll bet it makes her hotter.

[bodhisattva]

@Blake McCallister

@spunboy

^Exactly what I needed. I’m actually fast approaching the big 40 but still look young. I guess I’m sticking to old faithful. Stainless steel tag I got as a high school graduation present. The thing is bulletproof.

I have a stainless tag myself which I have had for 16 years. I sent it back to the factory in january for an overhaul so I expect another 10+ years easy. If I was in the market for a Rolex I would buy this: http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachments/f2/680341d1334382180-omega-seamaster-vs-rolex-explorer-ii-201470-2.jpg

Thats a really nice piece.

[ohai]

@Turd_Fergeson

In my opinion, good taste involves the avoidance of watches whose form defeats their ostensible function. For instance, this watch looks like a dive watch (and even has a dive bezel and locking crown). However, the watch itself is useless for diving as the dial is small and the markers do not contrast with the color of the face, making the time difficult to read underwater. The dive watch design is purely stylistic and thus, it conveys a message of artificiality. This is not a watch that I would choose myself.

Having said that, I recognize that most people who buy tool watches are posers to a certain degree. Few Submariner owners are scuba divers and most Breitling wearers do not fly vintage airplanes. However, I find a unique elegance in items that combine meticulous craftmanship and design to accomplish some function. Good design is purposeful, and this is the subjective value that I appreciate in fine time pieces.

My personal advice is to choose a women’s watch that is elegant, finely styled and is not necessarily rugged. Such watches are designed with special and delicate purposes in mind. They remind the wearer that some items or occasions are not meant to be practical, but are just meant to be enjoyed for the luxury of their existence.

[Turd_Fergeson]

Always enjoy your thoughtful comments, but a few points I disagree on. First, if you saw this watch even in low light it would light up like a Christmas tree because the markers are tritium gas tubes which require no charging. Ball in general designs their watches for maximum utility in adverse conditions, so form tends to follow function. That is why I’m drawn to Ball watches. Having said that, there’s no way this watch would see below four feet of depth on my wife’s wrist, so the poser comment is definitely true. And there’s not much elegance going on with ball unless you’re an engineer, so maybe the aqua terra is a better choice. But if I ever saw a chick in this ball ceramic I’m pretty sure I’d cream my pants on the spot.

[brain_wash_your_face]

@ohai

Few Submariner owners are scuba divers and most Breitling wearers do not fly vintage airplanes.

Indeed, I’m a diver and own a fashion watch for everyday use. It kind of sucks, because Submariner’s are so cliched now.

[Turd_Fergeson]

granted the white dial does not strictly adhere to form following function, and it’s one of the few instances where ball has deviated from that. anyway here’s a lume shot, pretty impressive that it requires no charging and lasts 25 years.

[bchad]

That is most definitely neat.

Have you observed what kind of watches your wife likes? Maybe look through a catalogue of mens watches as if you are window shopping for yourself and asking for her opinion… it’s then easy to segue into the ones that she might like… both men’s and womens…

[system]

@Turd_Fergeson

granted the white dial does not strictly adhere to form following function, and it’s one of the few instances where ball has deviated from that. anyway here’s a lume shot, pretty impressive that it requires no charging and lasts 25 years.

Dude I don’t know what your fascination is with these poverty Timex looking pieces of garbage. Quit posting them. I don’t care how expensive they are they look pieces of sh*t to me.

[Turd_Fergeson]

Blake, what do you think of this one? it’s the spacemaster x-lume. check out that lume!!! do you like it? i like it. if i ever have the fortune to buy one I’ll post some sexy lume pics of this one together with my ball night train DLC glow!!! I know, EPIC right!!!

[ohai]

The thing that disturbs me about tritium highlights is that they are made of a radioactive isotope, which you wear on your wrist at all times. This is probably an unfounded fear, of course.

[system]

There is an old saying and it’s pretty appropriate here… “Money does not buy class.”

[higgmond]

@Blake McCallister

Dude I don’t know what your fascination is with these poverty Timex looking pieces of garbage. Quit posting them. I don’t care how expensive they are they look pieces of sh*t to me.

Have to 1/2 agree with Blake here. The watch looks kind of cheesy at night. I like it in the light though.

[brain_wash_your_face]

Here’s another Ball (Trainmaster), less douchey IMO although I don’t like the hands:

[NANA_Hachiko]

@brain\_wash\_your\_face

Here’s another Ball (Trainmaster), less douchey IMO although I don’t like the hands:

I like these vintage looking watches