Manufacturer ? material ? Movement ? price ?
For me the watch has to scream take me home first and foremost and then I try and work around the other wishes (or not :) ).
Manufacturer ? material ? Movement ? price ?
For me the watch has to scream take me home first and foremost and then I try and work around the other wishes (or not :) ).
Simply....................
I WANT IT.
Brand & Want one.
Want, availability, funds.
I can read it.
+1Originally Posted by Filterlab
I never go looking. They mostly come and find me.
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
Usually:
- It's Christmas (in the next six months or so)
- There's some work I'm really supposed to be doing
I agree with this but I'd also add 'will it suit my style and will I get wear out of it'. I'm definitely on the casual side and this is why a Datejust 36 isn't in my collection despite my absolutely loving them.
Fully agree. The amount of time, money and effort I’ve wasted buying watches which sit in the deposit box or only get worn on the sofa is just stupid and I’m slowly spotting these before I buy them.
I was adamant I wanted a mint green DJ41 with a smooth bezel on an oyster bracelet but I’d just never wear it. Beautiful watch, but probably not on me. Way too smart.
The looks - it's jewellery first and foremost for me.
Exactly - all about the aesthetics.
I can read it (+2)
I can afford to lose it with grace and a shrug whilst crawling home from a dubious night out.
I don't feel the need to quote specification/history/version - (neither does the dial) to a stranger but know it's the shizzle and those in the know know.
Have to love it, if buying new then ideally buying to keep forever.
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That someone else buys it first. :)
That with it - I can time the cooking of our Xmas turkey in a totally irrelevant fashion.......................
I have access to the necessary funds, ABs I either like, want, had ordered the watch, or someone pointed it out.
It's just a matter of time...
I buy it on Sales corner - that I would wish its purchase to provoke responses vis:
- Wear it in good health
- Congratulations to the seller and buyer
- If I hadn’t bought **** I’d have been all over this
- Someone buy this to remove it from temptation
- If the buyer doesn’t gel with it - second dibs.
Aesthetics. With one exception (a special edition watch that I have never, and will never wear) it's always 'do I like the look of it.' After that it's size e.g. the Heuer Carrera 1964 Re-Edition (which I've owned and sold) would be a keeper if it was 40mm, but at 36mm it's just too small.
Legibility, to see the time without having to try.
Value for money.
(probably explains why I rarely buy anything).
Same here
Do I like it, if so initiate the buying protocol.
For me, it's unflippability.
If it's the sort of watch I'll take a massive bath on, I'm in. Unfashionable manufacturer, unfathomable design quirks, these have proven time and time again to be my top criteria.
The only one is.
"That I like it"
I dont look at resale value or investment as I dont buy to sell later, I buy it to wear it.
Its why I hate all this talk about values associated with one brand in particular.
We are on a watch forum, watch talk should be about watches not investments.
I am on one site (different product) where its not allowed to talk about buying and selling,its considered vulgar.
Love that!
Ok, what is the buying protocol (for you)?
That's the one.
The wish list goes something like this:
1. Looks - can't get past that one.
2. Legibility - for blind-old-git reasons.
3. Timing-stuff - I want to be able to time things, so ideally a chrono or a diver's watch.
4. Durability - Sapphire crystal and ceramic insert; ideally a hardened steel, carbon or ceramic case.
5. Conventional lugs - so not tied-in to OEM straps only, 20 or 22mm to avoid restricted strap choices.
6. Day-date display - because I literally never know what day it is!
7. Crown guards - for clumsy sod reasons.
8. Size - 37mm to 44mm, depending on dial design; and preferably not too thick.
9. WR - 100m is a minimum.
10. Quartz - I wish higher-end quartz (especially solar) movements were much more of A Thing.
11. Centre-minutes chronograph - the perfect, legible, minimalist chrono.
12. Price - shouldn't really come last, especially with the insane inflation of the last few years.
Naturally, no one watch uniting all of these features actually exists! Damasko and Sinn get very close, though new prices have inflated beyond my reach recently.
An unusual dial, relatively small output not made by the million ( looking at you Rolex) + not a diver. A Zietwerk would fit the bill nicely if I could afford one which I won’t.
Why do you see 100 metres WR as essential? I’m interested to hear the logic behind this.
Surely there is little logic in wanting more than a couple of watchesthat’s why we are on a watch forum.
I have to want it despite the fact I clearly don’t need it, if I am really honest in most cases I do consider if I will take a bath if I decide to sell. I also do look for 100m WR but that wouldn’t be a deal breaker if it met the want factor
Don’t think there is much more to it than that for me.
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Id probably be absolutely fine with a watch with an absolutely guaranteed water proof rating of 25m-50m, but as so many 30m-50m watches have been sold as not suitable for anything other than washes the dishes with; with lots of actual or anecdotal evidence of watches such as the old model Speedmaster leaking from a trip to the sea or local swimming pools. That and my old local AD having watches returned that leaked on a regular basis, then having a 100m minimum as one many criteria simply helps ease the way in which we narrow down new purchases.
It's just a matter of time...
I'm amazed you of all people are asking that question! Surely you're aware - for all the claims of watertightness to multifathom depths - that there is often a disjunct between that nominal figure and recommended usage according to many manufacturers? So extreme is this, that the manual for a 50m rated watch I briefly owned by "a major Japanese manufacturer" advised me that I should remove it in the shower! They are very likely just covering their arses, but it hardly inspires confidence.
There are other factors beyond immersion - heat, extreme cold, soaps, surfactants, solvents, acids, alkalis, pollutants, chemicals, salt, sweat, &c &c can all make a nonsense of some kinds of sealing and you can multiply that by time and neglect! And what of things like power-washers and dental water-picks for example? Localised pressure can be pretty intense...
Personally: the reason, as should be obvious from that list, is I like tool watches - watches that are tougher than I am, preferably overengineered to Brunellian levels. Overspecified? Gimme! GIMME!!!
Sorry it’s a cluster of things, and it can’t be reduced to just one thing.
Fwiw a combination of original design, horological prowess, attractiveness, wearability.
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Looks nice, why not...and , can I get my money back in 15 year's time..
Looks, legibility, comfort, and, yes brand, though I'm quite happy to get a San Martin or similar to see how I would get on with the real thing before spending a lot of money. If it's new I really have to want it.
Used, I'm happier to take a bit of a gamble if it's apopular watch.
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It will click with me! TBH, I don't have to do anything; I see it and it tells me to buy it! For me It is not about brand it is all about aesthetics and that certain "something "
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That it makes me smile and everyone else go WTF
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
The look of a watch is what draws me in first, then if I decide I like it, I will check out the rest (size, materials, weight, brand, spare funds available etc).
I agree with Curta, it’s all about the grin.
Immediate fascination, heart beats faster. Aesthetics.
Then we learn more details and they are either off-putting and the feeling fades, or not.
A black dial.
Single factor, as per the OP has to be aesthetics (this includes does it suit my style).
Then affordability (including how much of a bath I would take if / when I moved it on) and dimensions/wearability are in equal measure.
I’m not sure anything else matters after that.
These days, legibility, quality and value
Do I like the way it looks.
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Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Design.
I like it
It fits into my collection
I can afford it
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I just want to make sure that the seller gets back 'what it owes them'.
Impulse
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Can i sell it on the forum in 6 months time for a thousand pound profit.
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