Absolutely no connection to this other than a friend in the military mentioned he knows a few of the guys. Has anyone else seen this at all?
http://www.pagodawatches.com/
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Absolutely no connection to this other than a friend in the military mentioned he knows a few of the guys. Has anyone else seen this at all?
http://www.pagodawatches.com/
At least 319 people on IG know about them.
Errr, ex Hereford blokes who like watches, that’s about it!! Apparently being made in Switzerland, he’s designing the Pilots watch, when I say friend I mean a guy I met in a meeting who noticed my 666 and we had a quick watch chat!Quote:
Originally Posted by robert75
Website is now live….. I made a comment on their Instagram about it being blatantly obvious who they are targeting with the slogan “authenticity is everything” and then got instantly blocked!!
https://pagodawatches.com/collections
Who are they obviously targeting?Quote:
Originally Posted by ditchvisitor
They’re laying it on a bit thick aren’t they?
Not for me but good luck to them.
Authentic people, duh!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Kenney
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Not for me, the cringe factor is through the roof.
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I really fancied the Tactical 2 Alpha until I saw the price.
The marketing seems solely aimed at SAS wannabes
Won’t knock them for trying, but the brand name immediately makes me think of something Chinese. That makes it very hard to associate with something from Hereford, and at a high price for a start-up.
There are many, eg Elliot Brown, I’d choose over those.
But good luck to them. Feedback can only help.
Mmmm not for me.
The designs are a bit tacticool cliche.
Fair play for giving it a go.
Right.Quote:
Originally Posted by notenoughwrists
Robert De Niro but not Sean Bean?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Kenney
You've got to know what colour the boat house is.
;-)
Mitties who want a tactical watch to go with their tactical boots tactical pants and tactical messenger bag to go down the tactical Spar?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Kenney
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Originally Posted by Jon Kenney
Single men who buy lots of ’tactical’ items and have extensive edged weapon collections
Not so obvious then...
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Robert De Niro but not Sean Bean?
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Mitties who want a tactical watch to go with their tactical boots tactical pants and tactical messenger bag to go down the tactical Spar?
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Single men who buy lots of ’tactical’ items and have extensive edged weapon collections
Reminds me of the old joke: "Of the 37 SAS men who stormed the Iranian Embassy only 72 are still alive"Quote:
Originally Posted by ditchvisitor
:applouse:
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Originally Posted by verv
Sounds like a candle fragrance, not for me !
Spar-tans, then?Quote:
Originally Posted by verv
An elite unit of keyboard warriors with the call sign "Incel" and a .22 air rifle because .177 just ain't enough firepower.
:congratulatory:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rev-O
Ha, yes exactly that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rev-O
Bremont, when I spoke to one of the guys his point was that they’ve ‘made up’ a story where as these guys are the real deal…..Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Kenney
Oooooooooooooooooh!Quote:
Originally Posted by ditchvisitor
I have to admit, that never occurred to me at all.
P.S. Should I be asking: What colour is the Pagoda in Hereford?
Thanks. Got it now.Quote:
Originally Posted by ditchvisitor
Are they named after a chinese take-away near the barracks?Quote:
Originally Posted by markrlondon
Wow, it all looks a bit handbaggy if that genuinely is their target.
Especially as Bremont haven't made up anything about military connections or history.
I am all for veterans doing great things, but being a veteran doesn't make you a great watch designer, and it looks like they have slightly fallen into the same "PVD and stencilled numerals" cliche trap that Breitling used to trowel on so thickly.
Not for me.
D
LOL, stranger things have happened. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by MrSmith
Oh well, good luck to them. The watches aren't terrible. We're just horribly cynical here.
Word! True dat.Quote:
Originally Posted by markrlondon
I wish them well. Maybe they could team up with Zulu Alpha straps?
Absolutely classic comment, TZ gold[emoji3]Quote:
Originally Posted by markrlondon
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They’re not terrible but look like luminox “Lumi-Knockoff” perhaps but 3 times as expensive?Quote:
Originally Posted by markrlondon
https://whitbyjetstore.co.uk/product...caAib7EALw_wcB
Just been looking at these and actually quite like them. Has anyone actually seen one in the flesh?
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Pagoda Troop was the callsign of the anti terrorist troop from B Squadron who stormed the Iranian embassy in 1980.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldHooky
Their prices are a bit ballsy. They use the same movement as C Ward divers but are more expensive than a brand that is well established.
Ah well, Who Dares Wins...Quote:
Originally Posted by TaketheCannoli
But what’s the distinction between those and 200/1000m dive watches, in terms of mittiness?Quote:
Originally Posted by verv
Very good :loyal:
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Originally Posted by Speedy2254
I quite like the Bravo, but at nigh on 900 notes without a bracelet? That'll be a 'no' from me.
£300 and I'd possibly consider it, silly name aside.
RQuote:
Building out unit watches is very important to us. Our founding team has served extensively at the tip of the spear within the British and US Military.
During this time we’ve bought a great number of bespoke watches from the units in which we’ve served.
While meeting requirements, not one of these watches has come from a company whose founders had served in the military.
Authenticity matters in the Military community. This was our opportunity.
Our Special Project watches are built from our Tactical Range, with bespoke features and detailing created exclusively for your professional organisation.
I like his airsoft rifle....
The Eotech looked like a sketchy clone, and the "pmag/emag" had some awfully bronze looking brass in it..... so it got me curious.
After zooming in you can clearly see the "Manufactured in Taiwan" and RWA dust cover.
close up > https://www.instagram.com/p/CfuNglYrsU2/
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/06...g?v=1667840703
Is it naive of me to think that anyone in the military would be very unlikely to wear an automatic watch as their primary timepiece?
If they wanted watches from ex servicemen, they could have saved themselves the effort and just come to timefactors. Eddie served as I recall.Quote:
Originally Posted by ralphy
I'll take that as a no, then! [emoji1787]
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One of my fav movies!Quote:
Originally Posted by kibrisjason
And amazingly they don't appear to have delivered any watches, usually a #pagodawatches would bring up loads of results on IG. But strangely not in this case.
I also know someone who paid a deposit at the end of Feb '22 and has received naff all, communication, or watch.