My Hommage Thoughts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[100thmonkey]

I can not put into words my opinion on Homages so I decided to use the power of media to express myself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8weYQtl0d3Q

No real watches were harmed in the making of this video

[Jonmurgie]

Pure class :thumbup:

Was a nice hommage though ;)

[ralphy]

That'll buff right out.

R

(Shame about the strap, though).

[WORKSIMON]

Brilliant, love the ending with the jack hammer :D

That's a waste of a perfectly good watch, still it stood up well, I would if the real deal would fair as well.
Any takers, to put it to the test? :D

[100thmonkey]

That's a waste of a perfectly good watch,

The above statement is factually incorrect!

I don't understand why somebody would do such a childish thing, the tattoo probably explains it.

The people that buy these sort of watches are never going to buy the over priced real watches, so they are not taking sales
away from the makers of the original watches.

Just a mindless destructive act of stupidity.

Just my thoughts on the mindless act !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[seadog1408]

That's a waste of a perfectly good watch

i just watched the video, didnt see one?? :wink:

whats funny is the guy runs the disc cutter over it and then tries to pull the dial off with bare fingers!! not gonna be hot at all is it :lol:

[100thmonkey]

I don't understand why somebody would do such a childish thing, the tattoo probably explains it.
!

Your ignorance and judgemental attitude towards tattoo's is fantastic, you may find it childish to remove a fake watch from the watch world I see it as a duty and a pleasure to rid the world of such utter shite

I don't understand why somebody would do such a childish thing, the tattoo probably explains it.
!

Your ignorance and judgemental attitude towards tattoo's is fantastic, you may find it childish to remove a fake watch from the watch world I see it as a duty and a pleasure to rid the world of such utter shite

I am guessing you were not breast fed as a baby, like para-military uniforms, and you have fantasies about being in charge.

As a point of order it was not a fake watch, it was a watch, it physically existed and probably told the time pretty accurately.

Lets just put it down to a mid life crisis.

[100thmonkey]

I am guessing you were not breast fed as a baby, like para-military uniforms, and you have fantasies about being in charge.

As a point of order it was not a fake watch, it was a watch, it physically existed and probably told the time pretty accurately.

Lets just put it down to a mid life crisis.

If only you knew how classic the above quote is

[Chris W]

Didn't think much of his disc cutter.....

[100thmonkey]

Didn't think much of his disc cutter.....

Worn out stone blade, Ill try harder next time

[WORKSIMON]

Didn't think much of his disc cutter.....

Worn out stone blade, Ill try harder next time

Trainers put me off a little :twisted:

I don't understand why somebody would do such a childish thing, the tattoo probably explains it.
!

Your ignorance and judgemental attitude towards tattoo's is fantastic, you may find it childish to remove a fake watch from the watch world I see it as a duty and a pleasure to rid the world of such utter shite

If only people put such effort in trying to rid the world of hunger and poverty, but you seem to have your priorites right. :roll:

[100thmonkey]

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If only people put such effort in trying to rid the world of hunger and poverty, but you seem to have your priorites right. :roll:

Oh dont worry I do more than my bit for the hungry, oppressed, and poor.

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If only people put such effort in trying to rid the world of hunger and poverty, but you seem to have your priorites right. :roll:

Oh dont worry I do more than my bit for the hungry, oppressed, and poor.

Oh, I did not know you lived in Liverpool :D

[Karl]

so you dont like hommages,ffs what a drama queen :roll:

[100thmonkey]

Oh, I did not know you lived in Liverpool :D

Yes Id done my bit for Fife so they moved me there this year

[2kilo]

don't buy it... build one youreslf... thick of it like a kit car...

I've bought a few Pam homages and then lots of spare parts, for me it's the best and cheapest way of getting into making [and breaking :D ] watches, making mods, etc. But I will only use steril dials, cases, etc taking the name is unnecessary, I can wear a homage, but wearing a fake makes me feel a fool...

more of a fool than usual... :D

[AlphaOmega]

Polywatch should sort.

Have to say I found this amusing and quite satisfying to watch. :D

A bit like The Italian Job where the chap says 'Preeety car' and brings the digger down on Croker's Aston DB4 (a mocked-up Lancia by the way before anyone whinges :D )

[Denke]

Didn't think much of his disc cutter.....

Worn out stone blade, Ill try harder next time

Trainers put me off a little :twisted:

Agreed! The trainers were actually worse than the watch... :blackeye:

/erik

[Red Steve]

Didn't think much of his disc cutter.....

Worn out stone blade, Ill try harder next time

Trainers put me off a little :twisted:

Agreed! The trainers were actually worse than the watch... :blackeye:

/erik

Nike fakes probably :D

Didn't think much of his disc cutter.....

Worn out stone blade, Ill try harder next time

Trainers put me off a little :twisted:

Agreed! The trainers were actually worse than the watch... :blackeye:

They looked as if they honked quite badly. :P

[Argee1977]

Oh, I did not know you lived in Liverpool :D

Yes Id done my bit for Fife so they moved me there this year

I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy, Fife is a really miserable place.

[100thmonkey]

Nike fakes probably :D

Asics Gel Foundation, a shoe for over pronators with excellent motion control, I own 2-3 pairs, not cheap at £80 a pair but essential to my training.

Having just returned from my run I didnt have time to slip into a set of H&S approved boots!!!

Oh, I did not know you lived in Liverpool :D

Yes Id done my bit for Fife so they moved me there this year

I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy, Fife is a really miserable place.

Yeah, St Andrews is a real dump. :D
Still, I don't really live in Fife, I'm in Edinburgh, very nice.

[Denke]

Nike fakes probably :D

Asics Gel Foundation, a shoe for over pronators with excellent motion control, I own 2-3 pairs, not cheap at £80 a pair but essential to my training.

Having just returned from my run I didnt have time to slip into a set of H&S approved boots!!!

Are you wearing jeans while running? :lol:

/erik

[zak]

seemed like quite an effort :lol:

[100thmonkey]

Are you wearing jeans while running? :lol:

/erik

No green sweat pants (US Military Issue) to keep me legs warm after running

[t20569cald]

I can not put into words my opinion on Homages so I decided to use the power of media to express myself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8weYQtl0d3Q

No real watches were harmed in the making of this video

Homage seems to be not understood by anybody when it comes to watches, or mis-used so they feel good about wearing such crap.
Its basically a copy, but hey, whatever, good for you messing that crap up!

The ones complaining, most likely wear this rubbish, so pay no attention. Next time though, use a better blade.

[worlok]

I just wanted to point out that homage does not necessarily equal fake/replica. :wink: Eddie's PRS-14 is homage and so is the PRS-20, etc.

[Loddonite]

I was impressed by how well the dial stood up to the punishment, OK, only for a few seconds - but still longer than I'd expected.
Shame about the movement, hands and strap though.

[GeoffD]

OK - I have a vested interest here as some of the watches I build are hommage (or homage, both are correct) watches.

I go by this as my definition of hommage

"Hommage" - tribute paid to an artist, writer, composer, etc., as by incorporating some characteristic idiom or style of the person in one's own work.

I'm not talking about the blatant copies of any manufacturers current or recent products, even if they have sterile dials etc.

There's also the worthy re-creations of old, long out-of-production classic designs that if you could find and afford an original, it's value, probable frailty and difficulty in obtaining servicing spares, would prevent it from getting regular wear. There's also a number of great watch designs where there were only ever perhaps two or five built and I get tremendous satisfaction in creating updated versions of some of these as a tribute to the original designer.

A similar situation created the market for the replica classic cars. For example, very few could ever enjoy running an original 1950's Porsche 356 Speedster as a daily driver but the Chesil Speedster is an affordable alternative, and they even get approval from Porsche.

If it does not infringe any copyright, and brings a classic design back to the market in an updated form, using reliable components and in an affordable way, where's the problem? In the one instance where I've been able to contact the original designer, he was happy to see a couple of his designs being updated and remade and did indeed consider it a tribute to his original work.

So guys, please don't confuse the true hommage watch with all the others often labelled as hommage but are really just copies in all but the name on the dial

[Sartorial]

Tougher than I would have guessed!

[dejjl]

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If only people put such effort in trying to rid the world of hunger and poverty, but you seem to have your priorites right. :roll:

Oh dont worry I do more than my bit for the hungry, oppressed, and poor.

Oh, I did not know you lived in Liverpool :D

Let me correct you...since becoming City of Culture, my home city is now known as LiverCOOL. 8)

........aka, the home of European football, Derek Hatton, Cilla Black, Jimmy Tarbuck, Stan Boardman, Alexi Sayle, Wayne & Coleen and of course, Paul O'Grady. Oh and some band....named after some fat bellied insects...?

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If only people put such effort in trying to rid the world of hunger and poverty, but you seem to have your priorites right. :roll:

Oh dont worry I do more than my bit for the hungry, oppressed, and poor.

Oh, I did not know you lived in Liverpool :D

Let me correct you...since becoming City of Culture, my home city is now known as LiverCOOL. 8)

........aka, the home of European football, Derek Hatton, Cilla Black, Jimmy Tarbuck, Stan Boardman, Alexi Sayle, Wayne & Coleen and of course, Paul O'Grady. Oh and some band....named after some fat bellied insects...?

You forgot to mention, The Hysel disater, Hillsborough, The Jamie Bulger Killers and that twat who shot Rhys Jones + all those out stealing bits off cars last night, sound a lovely place for a holiday. :D :roll:

[Christian]

Most of Eddie's watches are homages.

[seadog1408]

Most of Eddie's watches are homages.

they have got the wording wrong, the watch mentioned and destructed in this post was a fake not a hommage.


cheers
mike

[RTH]

I am guessing you were not breast fed as a baby, like para-military uniforms, and you have fantasies about being in charge.

As a point of order it was not a fake watch, it was a watch, it physically existed and probably told the time pretty accurately.

Not sure where the breast-fed part comes from, but other than that :lol:

[WatchScout]

:shock: :lol: :lol: Power tools and an MM in the same room - what transpired just had to happen :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[uwtc]

:?

[skidder]

Did you buy this fake specifically to make this video? Seems a shame to waste the movement at any rate. Hope you enjoyed the attention.

Would you like to cut this up: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=107460&p=1124151&hilit=homebui lt#p1124151

or is it allowed?

[Jonmurgie]

Would you like to cut this up: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=107460&p=1124151&hilit=homebui lt#p1124151

Personally I'd cut that up too...

Quite surprised by some of the responses to this :shock:

[skidder]

Would you like to cut this up: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=107460&p=1124151&hilit=homebui lt#p1124151

Personally I'd cut that up too...

:shock:

Why? It's not a dial that has ever been made by Panerai or Rolex as far as I can tell? There is no branding on the case anywhere. It has an original Unitas in it and it is not trying to be a Panerai or anything else. Or are you just being a ****?

[Jonmurgie]

Would you like to cut this up: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=107460&p=1124151&hilit=homebui lt#p1124151

Personally I'd cut that up too...

:shock:

Why? It's not a dial that has ever been made by Panerai or Rolex as far as I can tell? There is no branding on the case anywhere. It has an original Unitas in it and it is not trying to be a Panerai or anything else. Or am I just being a ****?

I just don't like it... nothing to do with being a "hommage" or a "fake" :P

[skidder]

Would you like to cut this up: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=107460&p=1124151&hilit=homebui lt#p1124151

Personally I'd cut that up too...

:shock:

Why? It's not a dial that has ever been made by Panerai or Rolex as far as I can tell? There is no branding on the case anywhere. It has an original Unitas in it and it is not trying to be a Panerai or anything else. Or are you definitely a ****?

I just don't like it... nothing to do with being a "hommage" or a "fake" :P

fair enough, the latter :wink:

[seadog1408]

Would you like to cut this up: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=107460&p=1124151&hilit=homebui lt#p1124151

IMO there is nothing fake about that, i kinda like it and would put it into the hommage category, as you know i did one myself a while ago and see nothing wrong with this kind of work,




cheers
mike :wink:

[skidder]

Would you like to cut this up: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=107460&p=1124151&hilit=homebui lt#p1124151

IMO there is nothing fake about that, i kinda like it and would put it into the hommage category, as you know i did one myself a while ago and see nothing wrong with this kind of work,


cheers
mike :wink:

Love that ^

[WatchScout]

It is a thing of beauty, Mike :lol: :wink: