Watchfest - Breitling & Omega

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On the weekend one of Australia's premiere watch events - Watchfest - took place. One of their events is a Q&A session on different brands. This year Paxton the organiser chose myself to sit on the Breitling panel. I really am honoured to have done that - what you can't see is about 50 watch gurus behind the cameraman.

I also chuck in an Omega photo from Friday with the big astronaut. I was of course wearing my Speedy that day, which was quite a special event in the boutique on Market St.

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Did you get any smart arses asking how to stop the onslaught of Garmin?

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Oddjob said:
Did you get any smart arses asking how to stop the onslaught of Garmin?

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Pfft, nah bro it's collab time! Lease the Breitling name to Garmin and get them to put a chrome trim around the face and a leather strap. Easy monies for everyone. ;)
 
I'm trying to get my wife to let me buy a Breitling. She thinks $22490 is too much though for a Superchronomat watch though.
 
I never understood the attraction of really expensive watches. I guess it's a status symbol driven by nostalgia? Everyone can go down to Harvey Norman and get any Garmin they want so there is no status with smart watches, that comes after the ride gets uploaded ;)

I've got a Seiko Captain Willard that my dad gave me, worn to within an inch of its life, but Seiko are not expensive watches. I recall it would be a couple of grand to make like new again, money better spent on other things. I also have sknny wrists so the Willard (and any big divers watch) looks a bit silly.

David2406 said:
I'm trying to get my wife to let me buy a Breitling. She thinks $22490 is too much though for a Superchronomat watch though.
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I agree. Especially if bits fall off and you have to glue them back on.
 
Scotty T said:
I never understood the attraction of really expensive watches. I guess it's a status symbol driven by nostalgia? Everyone can go down to Harvey Norman and get any Garmin they want so there is no status with smart watches, that comes after the ride gets uploaded ;)

I've got a Seiko Captain Willard that my dad gave me, worn to within an inch of its life, but Seiko are not expensive watches. I recall it would be a couple of grand to make like new again, money better spent on other things. I also have sknny wrists so the Willard (and any big divers watch) looks a bit silly.



I agree. Especially if bits fall off and you have to glue them back on.
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Its like exactly every other hobby or interest in the world / cars / dolls / cosplay / motorbikes / cooking - you either get it and appreciate it or you don't :)
 
Minlak said:
Its like exactly every other hobby or interest in the world / cars / dolls / cosplay / motorbikes / cooking - you either get it and appreciate it or you don't :)
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It's funny most of those you've mentioned are a bit nostalgic, as are all the ones I do to some degree, skateboards, bikes, slot cars.

It's a powerful force.

The Seiko watch might fetch a few dollars even in non restored condition, dad said I should just sell it when I last mentioned it to him. He's mostly the opposite of nostalgic, but he still wears a divers watch, I think a Citizen one.
 
I have an Omega Seamaster that belonged to my grandfather, dated from the mid 60's. I genuinely don't remember him wearing it, and only found it whilst cleaning out the house after he had to move into a nursing home. It's worth a bit of coin, but it's not something I'll ever sell as it's a link to him (he passed away not long after the move), I use it most days, and there's something fundamentally cool (I think) about mechanical watches as they do a useful job elegantly and don't require batteries or charging to keep going.
 
Do more expensive watches tell the time any better?

Of course get diminishing returns with most hobbies, but with watches its a binary ‘yes/no’ it tells me the time correctly.

Sure I can see the workmanship etc is nice and spending a few hundred makes sense for a well made practical object. Beyond that, put me in the ‘does not get it’ camp.
 
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Where do I sign up!
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@Minlak
I get the appeal of some of the expensive watches. I was thinking about a Breitling aviator or something given the JPY price was silly cheap compared to here but I don't wear a watch. My only used watch is a Seiko waterproof thing for kayaking. I have my father's watch which I have never worn and a gold 20 year work anniversary watch from Hitachi which I wore for a photo in the company magazine. So $10k seemed a poor investment when I could use that money to buy lego.
 
Dales Cannon said:
@Minlak
I get the appeal of some of the expensive watches. I was thinking about a Breitling aviator or something given the JPY price was silly cheap compared to here but I don't wear a watch. My only used watch is a Seiko waterproof thing for kayaking. I have my father's watch which I have never worn and a gold 20 year work anniversary watch from Hitachi which I wore for a photo in the company magazine. So $10k seemed a poor investment when I could use that money to buy lego.
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Lego is a whole other thing! My wife even gets Lego, and was horrified when I suggested we could pass some of ours on :)
 
My , 'fancy watch ' was bought in 1985 by my girlfriend - still have both hahahaha
my other watch is a citizen solar thing - its prob 10 yrs old - oh and the work of Satan, a old apple watch S3 I think ?

My tastes are more to the new seiko Alpinist ( I think it is ? ) but with the Green face , I do like more vintage watches and would like to go to Japan next year for purely 'blow my mind reasons '
Here's something to distract you all https://firekids.jp/ ' watchporn'
 

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Scotty T said:
I never understood the attraction of really expensive watches. I guess it's a status symbol driven by nostalgia? Everyone can go down to Harvey Norman and get any Garmin they want so there is no status with smart watches, that comes after the ride gets uploaded ;)

I've got a Seiko Captain Willard that my dad gave me, worn to within an inch of its life, but Seiko are not expensive watches. I recall it would be a couple of grand to make like new again, money better spent on other things. I also have sknny wrists so the Willard (and any big divers watch) looks a bit silly.



I agree. Especially if bits fall off and you have to glue them back on.
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It's lucky you all told me about bits falling off. I've taken it off my wish list now. My wife can't tell me what to do 😀
 
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