gnturboray
Why me??
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I'm looking at the new Formula 1 Tag Hauer watch. What do you guys think of the Tags?
Tag Hauer or ????
- Thread starter gnturboray
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I really like my Rolex Yacht-Master....Looks great, and have had no problems with it!
Gary Wells
White turbo Buick trailer park trash
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FWIW & IMHO:
I have worn Omegas all of my life and have never had any second thoughts.
I have worn Omegas all of my life and have never had any second thoughts.
vicious6
Turbo Regal Obsessed
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Why don't you guys simply skip the fancy stuff and get a REAL watch!!!
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TireFryer
The New Kid
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not too sure about Tags from what I have heard from my friends who have had them and will not go back to them again. personally, I got tainted when I saw my dad buy his first Rolex, and I fell in love with them. my brother bought one (GMT with black/red bezel) and I finally bought myself one as well and can't get enough of it: Rolex Gold Presidential! don't have pics of my work HD, but can/will post if someone wants to see it. next in line, is an all gold submariner with the cobalt blue face/bezel
you could spend a lot upfront, but it'll last you a lifetime and then some.
cheers...
P.S. Herb: nice choice on the yatchmaster.
don't have pics of my work HD, but can/will post if someone wants to see it. next in line, is an all gold submariner with the cobalt blue face/bezel you could spend a lot upfront, but it'll last you a lifetime and then some.
cheers...
P.S. Herb: nice choice on the yatchmaster.
I think its a waste of $$. Come on now.. If you ask me what time it is.. I will raise my wrist and on my $24 Timex tell you the time.. Thats the exact same thing that you are gonna do.. A $1500 watch does it no bettter. Unlike.. say a car.. where you *CAN* get better quality, ride, handling speed etc paying more. But a watch?? LMAO. If you spend more then $50 on a watch you are either..
A. a pompus a$$ who is trying to impress others.. or
B. Someone who has more money then brains.
give me ONE good reason to spend that kinda $$ on a watch?? Just one..
A. a pompus a$$ who is trying to impress others.. or
B. Someone who has more money then brains.
give me ONE good reason to spend that kinda $$ on a watch?? Just one..
TireFryer
The New Kid
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My thinking is if you can afford it, why not? that's the same as saying why would anyone want to put $10000 into a GN just so that you can get from point A to point B, when you can just as well accomplish the same in a $250 geo prism? are they being pompous and show-off'ish?
OR
why would anyone spend $150K-$250K to live in a house, when you can still have a roof over your head, and a dry place to live, eat and sleep in a trailer park home for wayyyyyyy cheaper? how dare people act so pompus and elitsists as to have anything more than a trailer park house! how arrogant! they really must be full of themselves!
Why, you ask? b/c people who can afford to, do, and if you can't, don't.
People might say to me "you're materialistic"...for me, materialism starts where your income stops! hehe
you live once, so live it up....you can't take $$$ with you when you die.
Happy shopping
BTW, I do own several Seiko watches (they're nice), a citizen (classy), and several $3.95 - $15.99 sportswatches from your local grocery stores...and I really like them!
OR
why would anyone spend $150K-$250K to live in a house, when you can still have a roof over your head, and a dry place to live, eat and sleep in a trailer park home for wayyyyyyy cheaper? how dare people act so pompus and elitsists as to have anything more than a trailer park house! how arrogant!
they really must be full of themselves!Why, you ask? b/c people who can afford to, do, and if you can't, don't.
People might say to me "you're materialistic"...for me, materialism starts where your income stops!
heheyou live once, so live it up....you can't take $$$ with you when you die.
Happy shopping
BTW, I do own several Seiko watches (they're nice), a citizen (classy), and several $3.95 - $15.99 sportswatches from your local grocery stores...and I really like them!
go back and REAREAD what I wrote. A watch tells time.. does nothing else. NOTHING>
a car can perform wayyyyyy different from car to car as is a trailer wayyyyyyyy different then a 5000 sq ft house.. SOOOOOOOO if you buy a $25 Timex OR a $2500 tag then BOTH do the *EXACT* same thing.
A $12k trailer and a $1.2 million mansion do entirely different things. As does a Geo spectrum and a Ford GT. Do you follow what I mean??
a car can perform wayyyyyy different from car to car as is a trailer wayyyyyyyy different then a 5000 sq ft house.. SOOOOOOOO if you buy a $25 Timex OR a $2500 tag then BOTH do the *EXACT* same thing.
A $12k trailer and a $1.2 million mansion do entirely different things. As does a Geo spectrum and a Ford GT. Do you follow what I mean??
TireFryer
The New Kid
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I do understand what you mean 100%.
going by what you said, a watch tells time, no matter $5 or $5000 a a very basic function, let's look at the very basic function of:
a house:
to have a safe and secure shelter from the outside elements, with the ability to live, eat and sleep in it as it most basic functional element!
a $5000 trailer home and a $500000 house both fulfill this basic function...they difference being, HOW MUCH of a safe, secure, and luxury level of house you want from that point forward.
a car:
a transportation vehicle which helps one get from point A to point B as the most basic and elemental finction of a car.
a $250 geo prism (in running condition )and a $250K Lambo Murcielago both satisfy the most basic function of a car. past that, the simiiarities b/w the 2 probably come to an end. then it is a matter of personal preference how fast u want to go from A to B, and in what level of luxury, style, speed, reliability, comfort, aesthetic appeal, safety, ... and one will pay accordingly for their desires.
a watch:
basic function to tell time.
beyond that, you start paying for reliability, longevity of the watch (will it only last 6 months ($15 watch) or the lifetime of 3 generations in your family ($18000 watch)), added functions (stopwatch, date/calender, dual time zones, ...), quality (plastic/rubber vs. gold/platinum/stainless steel), aesthetic appeal (rubber vs. jewels), accuracy of the time (needs adjustment monthly, or one in your lifetime), ... and the more you want. the more you'll pay....
I hope this somewhat sheds light into how I think on the matter.
I am not trying in any way impose my opinon or anyone, just want to express it.
going by what you said, a watch tells time, no matter $5 or $5000 a a very basic function, let's look at the very basic function of:
a house:
to have a safe and secure shelter from the outside elements, with the ability to live, eat and sleep in it as it most basic functional element!
a $5000 trailer home and a $500000 house both fulfill this basic function...they difference being, HOW MUCH of a safe, secure, and luxury level of house you want from that point forward.
a car:
a transportation vehicle which helps one get from point A to point B as the most basic and elemental finction of a car.
a $250 geo prism (in running condition
)and a $250K Lambo Murcielago both satisfy the most basic function of a car. past that, the simiiarities b/w the 2 probably come to an end. then it is a matter of personal preference how fast u want to go from A to B, and in what level of luxury, style, speed, reliability, comfort, aesthetic appeal, safety, ... and one will pay accordingly for their desires.a watch:
basic function to tell time.
beyond that, you start paying for reliability, longevity of the watch (will it only last 6 months ($15 watch) or the lifetime of 3 generations in your family ($18000 watch)), added functions (stopwatch, date/calender, dual time zones, ...), quality (plastic/rubber vs. gold/platinum/stainless steel), aesthetic appeal (rubber vs. jewels), accuracy of the time (needs adjustment monthly, or one in your lifetime), ... and the more you want. the more you'll pay....
I hope this somewhat sheds light into how I think on the matter.
I am not trying in any way impose my opinon or anyone, just want to express it.
LOL. I have a Timex that is 35 years old and has to be wound. Never spend one cent on batteries
it still went over your head..
Let me put it this way.. A Turbo TA can do many things a Geo can't .. namely handle better, stop and accelerate faster.. A watch tells time.. THATS IT! nothing more nothing less.
BTW- still waiting for ONE reason to spend mucho bucks on a watch..
it still went over your head..
Let me put it this way.. A Turbo TA can do many things a Geo can't .. namely handle better, stop and accelerate faster.. A watch tells time.. THATS IT! nothing more nothing less.
BTW- still waiting for ONE reason to spend mucho bucks on a watch..
TireFryer
The New Kid
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hehe...I am all about abstract thinking! this is fun
I have a citizen which is 19 y/o...my first watch and it runs and I love it! so I concur with you on that.
a $5 plastic analog watch will tell time. a $15000 rolex will tell you time, date, calender, moon/sun phase ...all while using top notch metals and gems (as bearings) and such...
this is fun I have a citizen which is 19 y/o...my first watch and it runs and I love it! so I concur with you on that.
a $5 plastic analog watch will tell time. a $15000 rolex will tell you time, date, calender, moon/sun phase ...all while using top notch metals and gems (as bearings) and such...
Gary Wells
White turbo Buick trailer park trash
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FlyinGN:
Frank:
For such a young dude you are surely convicted to your beliefs.
I am on my way to trade in my Omega on a timex right now.
Just kidding, Frank.
Frank:
For such a young dude you are surely convicted to your beliefs.
I am on my way to trade in my Omega on a timex right now.
Just kidding, Frank.
A nice watch is worthwhile to me. I used to always buy cheap watches until I graduated college. Then my Mom bought me a Raymond Weil. It was nice having a nice watch. I used to think I would never spend more than a few $100 on a watch. But after having a nice watch, I changed my mind. I kept the Raymond Weil for 6 years then got a Omega Speedmaster. I have to say I do enjoy having a nice watch. All depends on what you want to spend your money on.
Didnt know there was so many Omega fans. I have a blue dial seamaster with silver bezel. I dont think anybody even knows what it is where I work. I drive an old civic, so people probably think its cheap. I dont care for jewelery much, so I figured this would be it. The chronometers sweep which is cool, but you will need a winder.
I believe a watch has to be within certain guidelines before it can be a chronometer, otherwise its just a automatic. Most tags if not all are quartz or autos.
Omegas are almost as good as a Rolex, but Rolex is what everythingelse is judged by, everyone knows it, and its good as cash anywhere in the world.
For accuracy and cost, you cant beat a $50 timex or casio.
I believe a watch has to be within certain guidelines before it can be a chronometer, otherwise its just a automatic. Most tags if not all are quartz or autos.
Omegas are almost as good as a Rolex, but Rolex is what everythingelse is judged by, everyone knows it, and its good as cash anywhere in the world.
For accuracy and cost, you cant beat a $50 timex or casio.
