freddy333 Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 That sounds like a match (Lexus & Grand Seiko). Nice watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josecolon47 Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 who will you pair with this bad boy? (It's a Buggatti if you were wondering) btw: Hummer>>><<<<UBOAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 who will you pair with this bad boy? (It's a Buggatti if you were wondering) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baglc1 Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 (edited) I think you a have perfect match there. The Grand Seiko is clearly way more than the average watch of that brand selling at department stores, as the Lexus is a luxury car that is not available for purchase at the average Toyota deaaler. I wonder if nore people own Lexus cars than Grand Seiko watches, or is it the opposite ? That Grand Seiko is a copy of the Omega Geneve Date 1972, just like our hobby, FAKE. Why pay $5000 for a Grand Seiko when you can have the genuine Omega for $500. Edited May 3, 2013 by baglc1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alterego Posted May 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Quite funny, as I've just recently thought about the car manufacturer - watch brand analogy in order to explain watches to someone not too much into watches. Here's what I came up with. Rolex - Mercedes (I guess that's something we all can easily agree on) Omega - BMW Breitling - Opel Zenith, IWC - Audi JLC - Porsche AP - Ferrari (too many classy watches for Lamborghini imo) VC - Bentley (think Continental GT) Patek - Rolls Royce Lange - Maybach I think that's pretty accurate, Breitling maybe a little bit too harsh... Think your equivalence chart is pretty good. My only discrepancy would be the Opel/Breitling match. I'm not crazy about the brand (Breitleing) but Opels in this country are pretty much synnonym of Chevy, which is a good car but more like a Tissot or Citizen ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alterego Posted May 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 That Grand Seiko is a copy of the Omega Geneve Date 1972, just like our hobby, FAKE. Why pay $5000 for a Grand Seiko when you can have the genuine Omega for $500. I guess that if they can afford it, people would go for the Grand Seiko because there many Omega Geneva designs and hundreds of thousands of pieces around the world, whereas the GS is produced in smaller quantities and has very few variants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josecolon47 Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 no disrespecting the GSeiko, but 5k can buy you a higher scale brand even a rollie if your lucky. Its like the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, its bit expensive, its the Grand of the lancers and a unique car, but its still a lancer!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 GS is superior to Rolex in almost every aspect including accuracy and build quality, these watches have nothing in common with standard grade Seiko watches (which are amazing value for money as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calb Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Would the Spyker be equivalent to Franck Müller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Equals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Spyker takes Audi engines and components, and re-crafts them into something new. Take that for what you will, as an analogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 I love this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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