pabra Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Daniels: Space Traveller's watch Everyday use: Le Freak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreeman420 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 One genuine watch to wear every day: Gold Yachtmaster MOP serti dial. Simple, elegant, a bit of bling... Unlimited funds is a once in a lifetime opportunity and some people are crowing about Rolex.....the GM of watches.....it baffles me.....Well, they have the most timeless design and the most wearable everyday watches. I like to wear my watches. Could you really see yourself walking through the streets of bankok with a $1,000,000 VC on your wrist? .......it's like the genie giving you one wish for a car.... If that were the case, buy the Vacheron 250 anniversary at $2,000,000, sell it and buy my Yachtie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 No end of budget for watch = absolute end of imagination for some.......No Date Sub.......DUH...give some people ultimate choice and they run straight at the edge of their envelope and bounce right off it.....! Like I said, it'd have to be the Sub straight out of the Broccoli's safe. The most famous Sub in the world isn't just a no-date Sub. It's historic. I could say about your choices ... given all the choice of all the historic timepieces offered in the world and you'd go for one that's merely worth money? Your car analogy would be like selecting a Veyron straight from the showroom over Bullitt's Mustang. No imagination or soul in your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I'd had a difficult time to decide betweek those two: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 With an unlimited budget, I think I've just fallen in love I have absolutely no idea what I'd get. But, having looked at all the options posted so far, I'd have to choose this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Could you guys really wear a watch worth 30K-50K-150K every day as a daily beater???? To me, it would be like strapping sheet rock to the roof of my McLaren F1 and use it to haul supplys to the construction site every day. The fact that this is the ONLY watch I would be able to own in this fantasy scenario, just going for the rarest or most expensive or most prestegious is a far too simple way of looking at it. If I had a $100,000 Patek on my wrist when I accidently brushed my wrist against a brick wall, I'd...I'd......I can't even think of it. Only if I were allowed another watch that I could wear with impunity on a daily basis would I go for the best and most expensive of complicated pieces from the oldest companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSpoon Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 If you had an unlimited budget, but could only own and wear one ‘genuine’ watch, which one would it be? This might sound boring (it probably is), but for me, it’d be the Rolex Sub no-date. I have owned about a dozen nice gens over the last thirty years or so, but for some reason I always gravitate toward sub-type watches. They seem to work well with a suit or casual and they are simple and sturdy in design. And the Rolex gen bracelet that some say is flimsy, feels comfortable to me – and appears to be designed that way. It'd be the 14060M for me ... For me it would have to be a vintage Omega moon watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Breitling Bentley Tourbillon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 No end of budget for watch = absolute end of imagination for some.......No Date Sub.......DUH...give some people ultimate choice and they run straight at the edge of their envelope and bounce right off it.....! Unlimited funds is a once in a lifetime opportunity and some people are crowing about Rolex.....the GM of watches.....it baffles me......but then again maybe I should learn to expect no less......after all...God made....ya know the rest...! One choice and one choice only......it has to be a toss uo between the Patek Star Caliber Grande Complication .....or the Vacheron et Constantin Tour De L'ile......either from the oldest established manufacture or from the premier manufacture.......it's like the genie giving you one wish for a car....and you plump for a Mercedes 230 E class........me.......I'll go for the Veyron......! You read my mind on the Patek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Could you guys really wear a watch worth 30K-50K-150K every day as a daily beater???? To me, it would be like strapping sheet rock to the roof of my McLaren F1 and use it to haul supplys to the construction site every day. The fact that this is the ONLY watch I would be able to own in this fantasy scenario, just going for the rarest or most expensive or most prestegious is a far too simple way of looking at it. If I had a $100,000 Patek on my wrist when I accidently brushed my wrist against a brick wall, I'd...I'd......I can't even think of it. Only if I were allowed another watch that I could wear with impunity on a daily basis would I go for the best and most expensive of complicated pieces from the oldest companies. who said it has to be a daily beater? I would just love to have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 who said it has to be a daily beater? I would just love to have one. OP "If you had an unlimited budget, but could only own and wear one ‘genuine’ watch, which one would it be?" I interpreted this as this would be the only watch you would own and wear. If I wore the same watch every day, it would qualify for "beater" status. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 My old client wore that watch - he was a crook, he is going to jail now, but it was a nice watch and he wore it all the time. It would be tuff to chose just 1. - Its actually easier chosing 1 with a 10 or 20k budget, but then you get into all these crazy unique watches that are like 200k I'd have to go freak - even though it wasn't as impressive as i had hoped when i actually tried it on - but, i think it speaks to my style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 OP "If you had an unlimited budget, but could only own and wear one ‘genuine’ watch, which one would it be?" I interpreted this as this would be the only watch you would own and wear. If I wore the same watch every day, it would qualify for "beater" status. point taken... EXCEPT!!! you could wear a rep as your dialy beater and save the patek for those oh so special occassions, like when you are taking your honey out for a night doin' the Hucklebuck or better yet to the skating rink!! Once she sees that bad boy on your wrist, you won't be hearin' "I'll kiss ya latah -- I'm eating a potatah" Alright, so I am streaching it a bit.l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovepanerai Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I agree with Neil, without a doubt Vacheron Constantin’s Tour de l’Ile – World’s Most Complicated Watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 point taken... EXCEPT!!! you could wear a rep as your dialy beater and save the patek for those oh so special occassions, like when you are taking your honey out for a night doin' the Hucklebuck or better yet to the skating rink!! Once she sees that bad boy on your wrist, you won't be hearin' "I'll kiss ya latah -- I'm eating a potatah" Alright, so I am streaching it a bit.l 23 skidoo....Bo do de o do...... I see the hole in the logic of the question. 'Mr prosecutor, you said nothing about owning reps!!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I agree with Neil, without a doubt Vacheron Constantin’s Tour de l’Ile – World’s Most Complicated Watch 2 million dollars + correct????? On a wrist??? So basically you are reducing the question to "What's the worlds most expensive watch?" It stimulated a little more thought in me. Better set up a budget for a 24 hour bodyguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovepanerai Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 well I guess you wouldn't get one of the 3 made anyway not even for $2M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section8 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Jaeger LeCourlte Gyrotourbilion. Technical brilliance. Only 75 pieces made in 950 Platinum. Google it. my choice too. and a video of it in action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 my choice too. and a video of it in action Only $320,000......now that one I might consider wearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 and a video of it in action I'm convinced. If you're not allowed 'historical' watches, this one would make the shortlist. I wonder what it'd look like on a NATO strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WatchDude Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Tough call. I'd be torn between a Rolex DRSD or Comex SD (1665), a PAM 201a, or a Newman Daytona. It it was my one and only gen, I'd want it to be one I could wear daily, swim, vacation, etc and not worry too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSpoon Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 yeah, the history of a watch can mean a lot more than simply cash value but history often comes at a cost or course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section8 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I wonder what it'd look like on a NATO strap. hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TTK Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) Like I said, it'd have to be the Sub straight out of the Broccoli's safe. The most famous Sub in the world isn't just a no-date Sub. It's historicFamous to who...r11co.......if the Sub is your idea of 'history'.....thanks for the laugh Puggy.......of course Vacheron and PP have no 'history'.....! I could say about your choices ... given all the choice of all the historic timepieces offered in the world and you'd go for one that's merely worth money? It's not about money........it's about heritage....innovation and technical excellence......a company formed in 1904 .....can't compare favourably with a company that was in existence before Hans Wilsdorff was a gleam in his papa's eye........as for technical excellence.......how could you compare a company whose idea of progress is to slap red paint all over the place with a dash of leopardskin.......to a company like Patek.....or VC...renowned for technical excellence...and worn by Royalty since the 1700's......gimme a break.....and at the same time you should take a break from those all too similar watches that catch your fancy.......Rolex Sub wannabes......and if it's about history....why you plumping for a 'collectible'....piece of junk that cost zilch when it waS introduced...and has been elevated to astronomical costs and reputation.......because some WIS decided it was historic......it's no more historic than Breitlings first chronos or a myriad of other companies products.....but none of them ever breathed the exalted atmosphere that Patek or Vacheron did......simple plain facts......Antiquorum and Sothebys will testify to that........never mind the techinical excellence of VC or PP's products over the period......you can't compare a company who makes rather pedestrian product with those who excel in complicated horological timepieces....! Your car analogy would be like selecting a Veyron straight from the showroom over Bullitt's Mustang. No imagination or soul in your choiceYou need to stop reading so much Hemingway....if you had ever driven a Mustang......you wouldn't wax so lyrical over it......they handle like a rhinoceros on a wet mudbank......and were good in the sixties.....believe me......leaving aside technical differences.....a Mustang is a pony......a Veyron is a whole herd of them.....as for imagination........I wear one of these.....and you couldn't live without one of those........I'll let your imagination keep wandering..'cos I know it won't wander very far......at least no further than a Bond movie or SF scenery........LMAO...! @Jody.......a guy who wears two tone cowboy boots.....Italian high cut pants.....bootlace ties and asks me to find him the most iced out Jacob on the planet......should think twice about what is his everyday wearer.....! As for walking the streets of Bangkok.....if I was wearing the V&C TDL.....I wouldn't be walking anywhere.....like I said.......small minds....small imaginations.....! @crystal........If I had a $100,000 Patek on my wrist when I accidently brushed my wrist against a brick wall, In 35+ years of wearing a watch....I've never brushed it against anything other than the sleeve of me Sea Island cotton shirt.....and believe me if I had a VC TDL on my wrist.....nothing other than Angelie Jolie would touch it....! Edited February 8, 2007 by TTK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 God Neil, you crack me up. I can easily imagine Angelina dry humping my wrist. I hope that VC is "dive" rated!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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