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By far, the most impressive. Im not a big fan of already overpriced watches being bumped up by just throwing on a stupid amount of diamonds and actually making the watch hideous.
"The watch, which contains 1,483 components, has 36 complications, the most of any watch in the world. It displays three time zones and a 999-year calendar, has a flyback chronograph, and chimes the Carillon Westminster melody on the hour (considered a very high complication), with small strikes on the quarter hour. It has a three-day power reserve for the movement and 24-hour reserve for the chime. The Mega 4 is a special-order watch available only in New York and Geneva. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Genthod, Switzerland."Last edited by DrLove'sKuDang; 04-23-2012, 06:44 PM.
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http://www.jameslist.com/advert/4003...latin-q1646409
^$200,000
http://blog.jameslist.com/2011/jaege...tch-for-women/
^ Beautimus bling. If you have to ask the price, you cannot afford it.LOL
Jaeger is one of the last all hand made swiss makers.
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Originally posted by LadyG View Posthttp://www.jameslist.com/advert/4003...latin-q1646409
^$200,000
http://blog.jameslist.com/2011/jaege...tch-for-women/
^ Beautimus bling. If you have to ask the price, you cannot afford it.LOL
Jaeger is one of the last all hand made swiss makers.
The more complex a watch, the more impressive it is to me. Especially if the appearance is understated. To me, a watch is a beautiful machine, not mechanical jewelry.
Someday I would love to own a high-end fully mechanical hand-wound watch. My best watch right now takes batteries... and it detracts from the "fanciness" of it. I mean, it's really nowhere near the level of these supercar-priced pieces here, but it's still on the higher end of things in terms of a casual timepiece.
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Originally posted by deevergote View PostI love the first one. The second one is hideous.
The more complex a watch, the more impressive it is to me. Especially if the appearance is understated. To me, a watch is a beautiful machine, not mechanical jewelry.
Someday I would love to own a high-end fully mechanical hand-wound watch. My best watch right now takes batteries... and it detracts from the "fanciness" of it. I mean, it's really nowhere near the level of these supercar-priced pieces here, but it's still on the higher end of things in terms of a casual timepiece.
maybe something like this...
equipped with a seagull handwind tourbillon movement
Last edited by DrLove'sKuDang; 04-24-2012, 01:15 AM.
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I totally agree. I think it'd be kinda cool to have a nice replica, and then get the real deal down the road. It's like buying two of the same action figure... one to play with, and one to keep in the box!
My watch is one of the most expensive things I own... it's technically more valuable than 2 of my 3 cars (well, my Fit's KBB value is below that of my watch now! ), and other than that, all I have is my house and my college degree!
I wear it out regularly, but I'd be afraid to wear something that's 4x as valuable, or more. What I have is about the limit for casual wear, I think... so yeah, a nice rep would definitely be a good idea!
Do the replicas have the same intricate internals? And do they come with manual movements, rather than battery operated crap? If so... hell, I might just be satisfied with a cool replica! I do enjoy the prestige of owning the real deal, though...
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they certainly do have the same internals. Instead of an ETA movement, itll be some chinese copy, but they work just the same. You can pay more for some and get a replica watch fitted with a genuine swiss movement... so you get the same look for pennies on the dollar, but the genuine reliability.
From what I hear, if you get a watch movement serviced, it can be as reliable as it's $10k couterpart.
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My mom conveniently just got a job at a jewelry store that has an in-house watch expert...
I might have to check into a nice replica. Sucks, because I'm not a liar... I'll probably tell everyone that looks at it that it's a knockoff, rather than lie and say it's the real deal. Still, if it looks nice, works the same, and costs less... why not, for something that's not so pricey that wearing it would be stressful! (they're still not cheap watches, from what I recall you saying in a previous thread.)
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Originally posted by DrLove'sKuDang View Postthey certainly do have the same internals. Instead of an ETA movement, itll be some chinese copy, but they work just the same. You can pay more for some and get a replica watch fitted with a genuine swiss movement... so you get the same look for pennies on the dollar, but the genuine reliability.
From what I hear, if you get a watch movement serviced, it can be as reliable as it's $10k couterpart.Jay
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