# Watch Geeks - Opinion on first "Swiss Watch" **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 23, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327 "2008-01-23T18:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/41 "2008-01-28T08:35:09Z")
> [@BigRon](#): > > I am sure there are plenty of people on this board that have the coin to buy nice watches. > They are an investment that really never depreciates That is a terrible way to look at an investment… If my portfolio was just sitting still forever that would be a failure… ---
**Author:** ![EvoMR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evomr/32/7186_2.png) [@EvoMR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvoMR)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/42 "2008-01-28T08:43:35Z")
> [@sureshot!](#): > > Examples? Off the top of my head… Fortis, Hamilton, Alpina, Ball, Sinn, Aristo, Glycine, Junghans, Junkers, Marathon, Poljot, Vostok, Aviator… There are all sorts out there that are good quality for less money than the original ones you posted. ---
**Author:** ![EvoMR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evomr/32/7186_2.png) [@EvoMR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvoMR)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/43 "2008-01-28T08:44:41Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > That is a terrible way to look at an investment… If my portfolio was just sitting still forever that would be a failure… The watch is in constant motion, not “sitting still” :walter: ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/44 "2008-01-28T08:48:57Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > That is a terrible way to look at an investment… If my portfolio was just sitting still forever that would be a failure… This is an investment that you get daily use out of. It’s not sitting around appreciating. It’s being worn, wound, etc. After so long, you can possibly sell it for a respectable amount. :shrug: Your car is an investment that you get daily use out of. You drive it, wash it, park it, etc. After so long you can possibly sell it, but no where near what you purchased it for. ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/45 "2008-01-28T08:57:23Z")
> [@EvoMR](#): > > Off the top of my head… Fortis, Hamilton, Alpina, Ball, Sinn, Aristo, Glycine, Junghans, Junkers, Marathon, Poljot, Vostok, Aviator… There are all sorts out there that are good quality for less money than the original ones you posted. Word, my $350 hamilton GMT: Don’t Forget Seiko! $150: ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/46 "2008-01-28T09:02:28Z")
> [@sureshot!](#): > > This is an investment that you get daily use out of. It’s not sitting around appreciating. It’s being worn, wound, etc. After so long, you can possibly sell it for a respectable amount. :shrug: > > Your car is an investment that you get daily use out of. You drive it, wash it, park it, etc. After so long you can possibly sell it, but no where near what you purchased it for. True but i guess it comes to how you define an investment. ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/47 "2008-01-28T09:04:47Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > True but i guess it comes to how you define an investment. In many cases a watch is an amazing investment. Case in point: Panerai issued 1950 of the “1950 homage” 127. The watch sold new for under $10K, 2 years later it’s now worth $20K - $25K. ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/48 "2008-01-28T09:07:25Z")
What’s wrong with your Nike watch Adam? ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/49 "2008-01-28T09:10:25Z")
> [@Zong](#): > > What’s wrong with your Nike watch Adam? It’s not ballin’ enough for the poker table :lol: ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/50 "2008-01-28T09:14:37Z")
LOL its not baller enough to put under one of the feet to balance the poker table… ---
**Author:** ![misteroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misteroman/32/7423_2.png) [@misteroman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/misteroman)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/51 "2008-01-28T09:18:35Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > LOL its not baller enough to put under one of the feet to balance the poker table… 🤣 Joe I’m that that much of a watch guy, but those are some very nice ones. D ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/52 "2008-01-28T09:42:00Z")
> [@91MR2](#): > > Honestly, I don’t see how it could be interpreted any other way. Really, I mean more power to you if you want to drop a few thousand on a watch, but at the end of the day, it tells you the time (and whatever other BS features you feel you need). I don’t see it as a symbol of status, nor does it impress me to find out someone spent that much on a watch. If anything, it almost makes me question their sanity, and why they finance other expensive items they own, due to prior astronomical investments in the telling of the time. But again, if you got to the flow, do what you got to do… Says the guy that drives the glorified Fierro. :deadhorse2: ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/53 "2008-01-28T09:43:11Z")
> [@RobHimself](#): > > Ever since the previous watch thread i have paid a little more attention to the watches i see once in a while. This one caught my eye. > ![http://www.roumazeilles.net/news/en/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/romain_jerome_titanic.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/2/3277a0e069101b377ee99496fb98b37926b2b61c.jpeg) > > Its one of several that are made from salvaged peices of the titanic. Sort of a neat idea but the watch itself just looks fucking badass to me. I do have more of an appreciation for watches now and maybe someday i will be in a position to afford somethign of that quality but for now i would stick with a high quality knock off even though there are some knob gobblers on this forum that turn their nose up at the idea… That one is pretty wild looking. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/54 "2008-01-28T09:44:46Z")
This reminds me that I need a new watch. Good thing its bouns season. ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/55 "2008-01-28T09:45:34Z")
> [@walter](#): > > That one is pretty wild looking. I think that’s 50K+ ---
**Author:** ![IWantaSupra](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iwantasupra/32/7222_2.png) [@IWantaSupra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IWantaSupra)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/56 "2008-01-28T09:47:04Z")
Some really nice watches. I cant wait till I graduate and get a job so I can drop a decent buck on one. Right now my 80 dollar Relic has been good to me the past 2 years though. lol ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/57 "2008-01-28T09:53:02Z")
> [@JoesTypeS](#): > > I think that’s 50K+ I’ll take two and a half please. ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/58 "2008-01-28T10:36:00Z")
I like the Hamilton Khakis. Was considering getting one for awhile. ![http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/Shockwave179/img55373371.jpg?t=1201545327](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/Shockwave179/img55373371.jpg?t=1201545327) ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/59 "2008-01-28T12:01:24Z")
> [@walter](#): > > I’ll take two and a half please. :lol: MORE watch crew fuckers! ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/60 "2008-01-28T12:49:40Z")
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