# Watch Geeks - Opinion on first "Swiss Watch"

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-geeks-opinion-on-first-swiss-watch/42327/23 "2008-01-24T06:11:07Z")

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> [@LAFENGAS](#):
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> No offense, but i don’t think an automotive forum is a great place to try making this argument. Like spencer said…in the end, a car just gets you from A -\> B. Yes, a watch “just tells the time”…from an engineering stand point and somebody who loves quality details, watches are great.
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> My personal preference is simplicity, yet i like skeleton watches too, just to see how everything works with such precision.
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> The nicest part about quality watches, you don’t have to put them into storage 6 months out of the year. Also they barely depreciate, if at all…that can’t be said about 99% of nice cars.

But a car can do much more than go from A - B. Esp. being an auto. forum, we use cars for work, auto-x, track stuff, meets, photos, etc. I can dig an appreciation for nice things, I get it. I guess watches are just not my thing. Like I said, whatever keeps you happy. No hate here…

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