John
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Mechanical movements are nowhere near as accurate as a £5 watch from Argos, COSC is to within a second a day or something along those lines iirc.
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Nath
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Granted, but thats pretty anal.
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John
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A COSC certificate and being able to impress people is about all your rolex money gets you, certainly doesn't get a nice looking watch.
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Nath
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Originally posted by John
A COSC certificate and being able to impress people is about all your rolex money gets you, certainly doesn't get a nice looking watch.
Does seem to be the case with most of the ones I've seen.
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AndyKent
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Nath 
I get some people might like special movements and that, but 95% of people will buy the watch because its expensive not because they're fans of telling the time better than anyone else.
Especially since a lot of people when asked the time will round it to the nearest 5 minutes
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John
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Rolex are expensive for the sake of being expensive, even Rolex admit it, they are selling a lifestyle.
I like the movements in watches, most are in a lottery winners budget though.
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Nath
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Especially since a lot of people when asked the time will round it to the nearest 5 minutes
Very true
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Hammer
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My old man has a 5 grand Rolex that can't keep the time. Fuck yer COSC certificate
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Colin
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Originally posted by Robin
really want one of these
Same as mine but with the black face 
That Breitlings nice, but £5k nice...........nope!
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Doug
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John, what are your tastes then?
I noticed you have not posted saying what watch you have?
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John
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I've got a couple of Oris's atm.
I've got my eye on a Panerai PAM 00241 next but I've unfortunately got other things to buy before I can afford that 
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rustyarchs
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Originally posted by Robin
same as mine black face but thats the model above with the day , mines is the poor mans version
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Doug
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Originally posted by John
I've got a couple of Oris's atm.
I've got my eye on a Panerai PAM 00241 next but I've unfortunately got other things to buy before I can afford that
Nice nice.
The PAM's are so tempting. But do carry a nice price tag with them sadly otherwise one would be mine!
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John
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I think the one I want is about 4k, that'll be spent on a house well before I get anywhere near a watch.
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Nath
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I think the one I want is about 4k, that'll be spent on a house well before I get anywhere near a watch.
It's £3995. I googled it out of curiousity
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Colin
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Yours will be battery powered as well Rusty?
I wanted Automatic, as the Seiko Kinetic I had (now wear to work) was auto. However the Tag only keeps its time for a couple days if I stop using it, the Seiko keeps its time for up to 4 weeks without moving & it cost pennies compared to the Tag!!
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John
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I also have a Sieko Kinetic Auto Relay.
Forup to 4 years after you take it off, if you pick it back up and give it a shake it goes back to the right time
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CORSA NUT
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I have a Dreyfuss and Co 
Wouldn't mind a new Tag Carrera though...
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Joe
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I want a Rolex so I can be a flashy cunt.
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Colin
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I also have a Sieko Kinetic Auto Relay.
Forup to 4 years after you take it off, if you pick it back up and give it a shake it goes back to the right time
Didnt know they could sit that long!!  It fucks my head that a £150 seiko can keep its time for as long as I leave it in the drawer, but a £2000 Tag needs to be set after 2-3 days!!!
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Colin
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I want a Rolex so I can be a flashy cunt.
My mate punted his Rolex Oyster to a watch trader saying the final straw was when he went to a burger van & the scruff serving the food had the same watch as him & he culdnt tell if it was fake or not!!
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jacko198
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Dpmhi x Knowledge (number 63 of 352)
What's the score with that one?
Looks like a panerai rip off?
God knows. Was like £120. Surely you have heard of Dpmhi/Maharishi? http://www.maharishistore.com/
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Joe
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
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Originally posted by Joe
I want a Rolex so I can be a flashy cunt.
My mate punted his Rolex Oyster to a watch trader saying the final straw was when he went to a burger van & the scruff serving the food had the same watch as him & he culdnt tell if it was fake or not!!
my mate has a fake, don't think I could wear one though.
Defo want one still.
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John
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Originally posted by jacko198
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Originally posted by John
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Originally posted by jacko198
Dpmhi x Knowledge (number 63 of 352)
What's the score with that one?
Looks like a panerai rip off?
God knows. Was like £120. Surely you have heard of Dpmhi/Maharishi? http://www.maharishistore.com/
Never.
Reviews on google even call it 'officine' though, as in officine paerai
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rustyarchs
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Originally posted by Colin
Yours will be battery powered as well Rusty?
I wanted Automatic, as the Seiko Kinetic I had (now wear to work) was auto. However the Tag only keeps its time for a couple days if I stop using it, the Seiko keeps its time for up to 4 weeks without moving & it cost pennies compared to the Tag!!
na auto mate model is ba0809 , never had a problem with it as only time its off my wrist is when i wear the BR which is rarely
the turtles one is battery tho
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