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June 24th, 2018 12:47 AM #2751
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June 24th, 2018 08:02 AM #2752
Well dokie when did you buy a watch with only criterion in mind is How it tells time? For me never before, until the G-shock i use for cycling suddenly stops charging. So i bought a cheap 3000¥ watch but still my criteria black rubber straps and black-out display and it tells time.
BTW: saan pwede paayos yung G-shock, i have business trip in Pinas this week and I think i have wednesday afternoon to spare pra paayos. Its still runs on battery only no more solar.
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June 24th, 2018 09:08 AM #2753Not exactly the latter. WIS, watch aficionados don't buy watches to show off. Some do. But generally not. They buy watches simply for the appreciation of it. It's like buying a piece of art, which you can wear daily, if you only have one watch. And very few people appreciate watches so even if you walk wearing your Patek or your IWC, only people who also understand watches will appreciate them. For the rest, it's just a device to tell time. Which their phones do. Synchronized pa sa cell sites.
Heck you can wear a Grand Seiko and the common tao will tell you, "Ay Seiko lang relo mo, mas maganda itong Guess watch ko."
It's the appreciation of the technology, or the lack of it when we talk about analog watches. Like beating hearts that never needs a battery. It's the connection between the watch and the wearer. The morning routine of winding a manual watch. Or the complication of a moon watch or a perpetual calendar one.
Now this feels more of a PWC thread haha
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June 24th, 2018 10:12 AM #2754
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June 24th, 2018 10:41 AM #2755
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June 24th, 2018 10:48 AM #2756well, i did buy a swiss branded many years ago, "for special events". i wear it once or twice a year.
my current daily watch is a seiko solar titanium. doesn't need batteries.. accurate.. hindi namamatay kapag hindi ginagamit.. magaan.. and won't invite would-be snatchers, as it looks so plane-jane.
show it to the casio outlet.
then show it to the non-casio independent repairer, e.g. prestige watch store, and ask if they can repair it.
go to the cheaper priced repair.Last edited by dr. d; June 24th, 2018 at 11:07 AM.
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June 24th, 2018 03:57 PM #2757
WIS make up less than 1% of the population. Even among owners of luxury watches, many of them don't appreciate history and whatnot. Most of them really buy the watches because they're status symbols.
Which is probably why watch enthusiasts gather in forums like PWC or WUS - because in real life, people who appreciate their hobby are few and far in between.
Do you advise that instead of buying into stocks now, I buy a Rolex? I have no particular craving for one, but I'm looking to invest. The PSEi is at its lowest in several months, so I'm planning to dump my money there. Is a Submariner really a better buy?
Doc, parang wala pa kong nakikitang wrist shot kahit isa ah. Post ka naman diyan. 😉
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June 24th, 2018 04:40 PM #2758
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Bro, save for the occasional (really) limited edition and oddity that WIS and rich collectors find a liking for, watches rarely appreciate in value.
Even Rolexes depreciate in value. The frequent price increases just slow down the depreciation compared to a lot of other brands.
Some notable exceptions are the red font Submariner, the 2500 movement Liquidmetal Planet Ocean and the Watchco SM300s.
It might be different for high end watches, but imho the cost of admission is too high to risk for appreciation that may not happen.
Re: stocks naman, why sell while they are down? Malay mo tumaas pa.
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June 24th, 2018 04:47 PM #2759
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