burritos;842805411 said:

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These watches cost 100-300k? That seems like a lot to me. Do Rolex owners think this is excessive?

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Sadly, $100k will probably buy you the band. This watch is $1.625m. And yes, I picked an extreme example.

Son-of-California;842805413 said:

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I am a Rolex guy and I think that is excessive (although that isn't a Rolex). Way too blingy and delicate, not to mention expensive. Mine are Submariners and GMT's, considered 'tool' watches. Very rugged and sturdy.

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Another curly cue hater.:hatters

Son-of-California;842805413 said:

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I am a Rolex guy and I think that is excessive (although that isn't a Rolex). Way too blingy and delicate, not to mention expensive. Mine are Submariners and GMT's, considered 'tool' watches. Very rugged and sturdy.

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What if this watch was made exactly the same as your Rolex but was laced with some extra refined or more expensive alloy. Instead of the tag Rolex, it was tagged Patek...etc.... And then the price tag was was $1,000,000. Would you think that was excessive then? Or would you just wish you could own this differently branded yet still high quality watch?

Hear I'll give you something in the $300k range. The Excalibur watch by Dubuis. Who says I can't shop on a budget?

Sebastabear;842805420 said:

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Hear I'll give you something in the $300k range. The Excalibur watch by Dubuis. Who says I can't shop on a budget?

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Are those Game of Throne soldiers? They look awesome!

Looks like something I saw in a watch store in the Palazzo Hotel in Vegas. It's either King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table or a Roulette table. Take your pick. The puzzling part is that it's shown with a rubber watchband (at least, it looks that way).

burritos;842805425 said:

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Are those Game of Throne soldiers? They look awesome!

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That's hilarious. Is there some niche market for billionaire D&D/GOT fans?

LACalFan;842805431 said:

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That's hilarious. Is there some niche market for billionaire D&D/GOT fans?

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In the Silicon Valley, that's probably the rule rather than the exception.

6bear6;842805430 said:

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Looks like something I saw in a watch store in the Palazzo Hotel in Vegas. It's either King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table or a Roulette table. Take your pick. The puzzling part is that it's shown with a rubber watchband (at least, it looks that way).

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I'm sure that's unicorn hide or something equally exotic.

Sebastabear;842805432 said:

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In the Silicon Valley, that's probably the rule rather than the exception.

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Ha! True

burritos;842805418 said:

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What if this watch was made exactly the same as your Rolex but was laced with some extra refined or more expensive alloy. Instead of the tag Rolex, it was tagged Patek...etc.... And then the price tag was was $1,000,000. Would you think that was excessive then? Or would you just wish you could own this differently branded yet still high quality watch?

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I have always liked the look, feel and history of Rolex. The models I have do come in platinum and white gold for $30-$60K or even more with precious stones. Not sure I will add one of those to my collection. At some point it crosses the line from tool to jewelry and does become excessive. I guess everyone has a different idea of what is excessive. I do have a Breitling so my appreciation of watches isn't limited to Rolex. Bubba Watson wears a watch that costs $500K WHILE he golfs...to each his own. See Veblen goods.

I can tell you firsthand Apple is not even close to killing Patek, Rolex, Audemars Piguet or A. Lange. Our sales at our stores in Asia have not dropped since the introduction of Apple watch. Apple watch will probably kill brands similar to Tissot and probably Tag Heuer, but not the really high end ones since consumers don't buy these high end watches to tell time.

MarshallBear;842805620 said:

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I can tell you firsthand Apple is not even close to killing Patek, Rolex, Audemars Piguet or A. Lange. Our sales at our stores in Asia have not dropped since the introduction of Apple watch. Apple watch will probably kill brands similar to Tissot and probably Tag Heuer, but not the really high end ones since consumers don't buy these high end watches to tell time.

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A. Lange? Artie Lange has his own watch brand!?

6bear6;842805305 said:

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Has costume jewelry diminished the desire for real jewels? Not if you asked my wife. There are watches for all ends of the consumer market. It's all part of relaxing the formality that preceded this generation. I recently attended a very expensive wedding where the bridegroom wore a tux with expensive tennis shoes. Go figure.

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NYCGB would've backhanded that man. shoot, i would've joined in.

beeasyed;842805638 said:

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NYCGB would've backhanded that man. shoot, i would've joined in.

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First, we would have hit the open bar hard, then backhanded him.

beeasyed;842805638 said:

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NYCGB would've backhanded that man. shoot, i would've joined in.

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Doesn't being rich as hell give you the license to wear whatever f you want?

burritos;842805642 said:

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Doesn't being rich as hell give you the license to wear whatever f you want?

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being rich doesn't give you that license, just the ability to buy your way out of embarrassment or to change the topic when you wear a suit with...vans.

however, it does give them the license to be backhanded by NYCGB

NYCGOBEARS;842805639 said:

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First, we would have hit the open bar hard, then backhanded him.

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plot twist: rich guy refuses to pay for an open bar.

beeasyed;842805652 said:

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plot twist: rich guy refuses to pay for an open bar.

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Oh. Hell. No!

I respect Enwhysee's opinion, but he's totally wrong.

okaydo;842805662 said:

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I respect Enwhysee's opinion, but he's totally wrong.

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That must be a wedding for one of Shocky's relatives.

NYCGOBEARS;842805663 said:

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That must be a wedding for one of Shocky's relatives.

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you can make curtains w/ the extra fabric on the slacks.

beeasyed;842805665 said:

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you can make curtains w/ the extra fabric on the slacks.

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The sneakers cost more than those tuxes.

okaydo;842805627 said:

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A. Lange? Artie Lange has his own watch brand!?

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https://www.alange-soehne.com/en/our-saxon-origin/#1815-1848-1839

okaydo;842805662 said:

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I respect Enwhysee's opinion, but he's totally wrong.

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Breast cancer awareness?

[ATTACH=CONFIG]6178[/ATTACH] For those who take time seriously, Tutima, official watch of today's German air force. Angela would be pleased. Nice, no frills automatic watch. About $2.5k and up if you add stopwatch capability.

Almost all of the posts have been discussing high end watches but very little addressing the value of timepieces dependent on computer operating systems.
My point early on was that the Apple watch would be technological dead in a few years, just like every computer system supported by an operating system
that has been killed by it's creator. Anybody using a cell phone more than 10 years old? Anybody have cell phones that can no longer connect because their
network is gone? The Apple iWatch is a time limited device, status is equally limited as with modern computers; how much is a three year old computer worth?
I expect Apples watches to lose their value more rapidly than Omegas or Rolex's.

Comparison with other timepieces that do not depend on computer software support and thus will not become dead as their operating system dies; misses the point.

sp4149;842805702 said:

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Almost all of the posts have been discussing high end watches but very little addressing the value of timepieces dependent on computer operating systems.
My point early on was that the Apple watch would be technological dead in a few years, just like every computer system supported by an operating system
that has been killed by it's creator. Anybody using a cell phone more than 10 years old? Anybody have cell phones that can no longer connect because their
network is gone? The Apple iWatch is a time limited device, status is equally limited as with modern computers; how much is a three year old computer worth?
I expect Apples watches to lose their value more rapidly than Omegas or Rolex's.

Comparison with other timepieces that do not depend on computer software support and thus will not become dead as their operating system dies; misses the point.

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You raise valid questions.

Though I doubt I am typical, I represent a market segment, though it may be a small one (no need for a family plan, gaming, even texting, though I may have upgrade to that, too many businesses I deal with want to text a response rather than e-mail). I do not need the hyper connectivity provided by computer operating watches and their apps to do what I do. I need to read large scale graphics which I do with a large desktop. Over the years I have used many basic cell phones that have lost their tech validity over time (usually range or network capabilities). I find it easier to just purchase a new basic phone through a service provider. My wife, ditto.

I view the Apple watch as a high tech gadget, a prestige item in tech oriented circles, not a necessity. How much of your time can you spend studying very small screen images trying to extract meaningful data in some app more graphically complicated than a watch face? How will Apple explain to customers who spent $8k (entry level?) or better for a hard drive watch that their expensive purchase has a finite capability in it's hard drive, and that over time (4 to 6 years?) it will not be able to absorb all the new apps available to it? There are probably plenty of people willing to trash an $8k computer watch after 3 or 4 years, but how many, what portion of the market? For the segment of the watch market who see a watch as latest bling, Apple may make a dent.

There may be some point to the added app capability for military and civilian security applications that makes them indispensable due to their size and portability. On the civilian side, they may become the Hummer of the watch world, an object of image more than necessity.

How durable is the apple watch?

Just curious


I'm a old school Casio G shock type dude myself

socaliganbear;842805679 said:

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Breast cancer awareness?

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Money-can't-buy-class awareness? no

going4roses;842805732 said:

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How durable is the apple watch?

Just curious


I'm a old school Casio G shock type dude myself

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Nothing tougher than a g shock

so, for this discussion about the referenced article, it would seem that a "high end watch" would be something in the many hundreds of dollars and up... how big of a subset is the ultra high-end watch... I don't even know what the cutoff would be.... $10k & up? $100k+?

funny thing is that while the apple watch may not serve the same purpose as a luxury high end watch, it doesn't mean there won't be substitution.

when the iPhone came out, critics and industry guys crapped on the iPhone's call quality.. saying that was something that takes lots of time to optimize... turns out the phone function of future mobile phones would be perhaps the least sought after feature.

seems like everybody carries a smart phone these days. If somehow smart watches could do 80% of what our phones do, perhaps that functionality would be more important than having a beautiful accessory on your wrist.

The Apple Watch starts at $269. It is not killing the high end watch industry. PERIOD. Already here in NYC, people who wear the Apple Watch are viewed with mild scorn and derision as those who are trying too hard. A guy wearing a Rolex may be a douche, but it's not because of the watch.

NYCGOBEARS;842805753 said:

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The Apple Watch starts at $269. It is not killing the high end watch industry. PERIOD. Already here in NYC, people who wear the Apple Watch are viewed with mild scorn and derision as those who are trying too hard. A guy wearing a Rolex may be a douche, but it's not because of the watch.

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Does that mean a guy wearing a Tudor watch is an assistant douche? :newnana:

Redonkulous Bear;842805754 said:

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Does that mean a guy wearing a Tudor watch is an assistant douche? :newnana:

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Depends on the Tudor. Tiger Woods used to rep them so it had better be a cool one!

Redonkulous Bear;842805754 said:

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Does that mean a guy wearing a Tudor watch is an assistant douche? :newnana:

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naw the Jaeger