ed
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Lip = Real designer fashion
Rolex = 'Look at me!'
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Mad Moe
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I wouldn't say a Rolex was 'look at me' infact I think their designs are quite understated, Brietling's on the other hand are a bit in your face especially the Bentley range
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John
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Rolex make really good watches and even say themselves that you pay for the whole brand.
I'd never heard of lip before, a quick look they seem to be just cheap 'fashion' watches as you say.
People buy them for different things, i'd never buy a fashion watch.
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
I'll stick to cheap shite that tells the time from now on.
Regular at Samuals and Argos then!
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Hammer
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Nup I just pinched my wee brothers 
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BYRON
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I keep promising myself a TAG f1 Chrono as an everyday watch, but keep finding something else to buy instead.
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MarkM
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I bought myself a Rolex GMT Master II (Red and Blue one) last year. It was second hand but is in as new condition and with papers etc.
This year I am eyeing up a Rolex Submariner with black bezel.
I love the Rolex range and they are far from flashy...
[Edited on 10-03-2009 by MarkM]
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stubbsy05
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Originally posted by James
I want a watch that will suit all occasions, both smart and casual.
I also want it to look quite swanky 
Best I have found so far is this:
http://www.police.it/classicWatchesDet_eng.php?id=71
Not sure if I prefer the black or silver one yet.
Thoughts?
How much is it in black?
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stubbsy05
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quote:
Originally posted by stubbsy05
quote:
Originally posted by James
I want a watch that will suit all occasions, both smart and casual.
I also want it to look quite swanky
Best I have found so far is this:
http://www.police.it/classicWatchesDet_eng.php?id=71
Not sure if I prefer the black or silver one yet.
Thoughts?
How much is it in black?
£144
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ed
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How about one of these 
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Jules S
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
I bought myself a Rolex GMT Master II (Red and Blue one) last year. It was second hand but is in as new condition and with papers etc.
This year I am eyeing up a Rolex Submariner with black bezel.
I love the Rolex range and they are far from flashy...
[Edited on 10-03-2009 by MarkM]
Flashy?
maybe not.
ostentatious?
Definitely.
Rolex have always fixed their prices high (badly) in order to give a false sense of 'value' to the people who buy them.
Hence the mass market Rolex fakes....put an ETA movement in a Rolex fake and lets face it not many people will tell the difference to the real one...
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Doug
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Wouldn touch a Tag with a barge pole tbh, they look nice but they are owned by SWATCH so that goes to show the sort of quality in the movements etc 
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rustyarchs
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Originally posted by Doug
Wouldn touch a Tag with a barge pole tbh, they look nice but they are owned by SWATCH so that goes to show the sort of quality in the movements etc
ok thats like saying you would never own certain supercars because of there manufacturers are actually owned by a lesser brand
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John
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Tag being owned by swatch is a terrible reason, go and have a look at who else they own, i've had personal experience of a few of their brands and know the quality.
Most tags aren't worth the prices they command but they aren't bad watches, certainly not because of who owns them.
Going back to the first page, you're looking at cheap copy's influenced by omega, guess who owns omega 
[Edited on 10-03-2009 by John]
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MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules S
quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
I bought myself a Rolex GMT Master II (Red and Blue one) last year. It was second hand but is in as new condition and with papers etc.
This year I am eyeing up a Rolex Submariner with black bezel.
I love the Rolex range and they are far from flashy...
[Edited on 10-03-2009 by MarkM]
Hence the mass market Rolex fakes....put an ETA movement in a Rolex fake and lets face it not many people will tell the difference to the real one...
I agree... but I would notice the difference and ultimately that is what counts.
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Paul_J
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surely the main difference between a fake and a real one is the way the hands move?
I saw some shocking fakes on my travels of all brands, you could tell a mile off that it was a cheap £5 watch branded to look like 'whomever'.
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John
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If there's a fast enough movement inside it the hands will move the same, can normally spot them a mile away though.
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MarkM
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Exactly.
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