Watches what do you wear

scooba0010 · 05-20-2013, 12:41 AM

I was on a watch forum and the question was is your car in Balance with your Watch ,

Would you drive a battered up motor with a quality time piece ?

So reverse the question would you wear say a cheaper end watch with your quality Car Brands

I will start the ball drive a BMW and wear a Rolex Sea dweller and some others

Squintstream · 05-20-2013, 01:20 AM

I've got the BMW car, but have the comparably cheap timepiece... a Citizen Eco Drive, that I love. I Like the look and weight of it, it never needs a new battery or service and it seems to keep very good time. I also have the old man Longines that I also wear occasionally.

Yes, I would like a nicer watch one day, but there's better things to blow my money on at present.

As to the car vs watch comparison, with the amount of BMWs on the road, although they're a reliable brand, I would think most owners of Rolex and Omegas would buy them to go along with their Aston Martin or similar and not their BMW.

scottc · 05-20-2013, 02:13 AM

I have a Rolex that my wife bought me for a wedding present and I did drive a 911. In 7 or so weeks I will be driving a mercedes c class..

A guy at work drives a crappy citron bx (£500) and has a Rolex... So I am not sure if that's a match

phil200tdi · 05-20-2013, 02:19 AM

I've got a Seiko Kinetic Titanium - It tells the time and the date perfectly..

I'm not into the whole status symbol of a watch/car. Function over form for me. My next watch will likely be a Chris Ward like this:

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men...c3swk-mk2.html

rogerxp · 05-20-2013, 02:32 AM

Scooba, you've got more watches than my local jeweller so guess you have a fleet of motors

. Datsun / Omega Seamaster - 21st Birthday present off my folks - luckily I don't change my watch like my cars but would love a new one

Jedimindtrix · 05-20-2013, 02:51 AM

Drive an Alpina and wear IWC's or my Breitling Old Navitimer.

Though I would sell the whole collection to fund another car.

MrPogle · 05-20-2013, 02:56 AM

Not sure about the correlation. I have worn the same Rolex every day that I bought 28 years ago. For the first 10 of those years I was driving Ford XRs and RSs.

Yoro35i · 05-20-2013, 03:02 AM

I don't wear any watchs... Never likred something on my wriste ...am i out of the norm here?

RockIt · 05-20-2013, 03:03 AM

Mercedes. Tag Heuer during the week, (40th birthday present from my wife). Omega Seamaster at the weekend, (although this is currently being repaired after a stag party 'incident').

I don't see the watches as a status thing, I just like them!

MEGA · 05-20-2013, 03:21 AM

BMW e92 LCI 335d
Tag Heuer Carerra Calibre S

alzieboy · 05-20-2013, 04:27 AM

Bmw 318d

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doughboy · 05-20-2013, 04:32 AM

LOL.

Omega Seamaster Auto knock-about daily watch (for 15yrs)
Bell & Ross BR01 Black Auto Chronograph for weekends etc.
Seiko Auto Divers for other times.

But if we're trying to make some 'status' level of it I think all these fancy £3/4/5/6K watches are WAY above the 'status' level of a mere 3 series.

xs2man · 05-20-2013, 04:35 AM

e91 LCI 335d. Citizen Eco-Drive Perpetual Chrono A-T AT4007-54E

I would like a Tag Heur or something a bit more expensive, but I am happy with my watch, and I don't see it as a status symbol or anything, just a really nice watch.

nicktyler · 05-20-2013, 04:38 AM

I wear a Breitling Aerospace that was bought by my wife as a wedding present. From the answers above it looks like most have a watch of more prestige than the car and many were presents (good work!) but that may be that the post title stands out more to those?

doughboy · 05-20-2013, 04:39 AM

Agree,

The pricey watches on this thread are far more prestigious than any 3 series could ever be, they're just well made rep-mobiles after all.

But that said, our neighbour has a 599 Fiorano in the garage of his £1M barn conversion, and he wears a £30 plastic casio digital.

yarviinn · 05-20-2013, 04:45 AM

Daily:

Weekend:

MEGA · 05-20-2013, 04:56 AM

My watch is 2k give or take. The car was £40k give or take. I don't think having a watch worth 5% of a car is too outrageous.

I'm not in the breitling or rolex category of course. Some of the watches mentioned here are worth far more..

mowflow · 05-20-2013, 05:26 AM

I did have an Omega Seamaster, 2 Tags, 2 G Shocks and about 4 Nixon (cheap fashion brand) watches. At the time I drove a Golf and latterly a Civic. The first 3 watches cost about as much as those cars.

I sold them all. I'm not sure when it happened but i just lost interest in watches and hated wearing anything on my wrist. I look at my phone if I want to know the time now. It feels slightly liberating knowing that I'm never wearing anything that people can judge my relative wealth or lack thereof on.

On the topic though. My dad has 2 Rolex (would that be Rolexi?) and about 5 Seiko mechanicals which he seems to favour. He drives an N reg Mazda Bongo.

MEGA · 05-20-2013, 05:28 AM

Loving the bongo connection!!!

gangzoom · 05-20-2013, 05:36 AM

Use to have a Casio...I think it was nearly top of the range, about £30 8 years ago.

But since these things have come out given up wearing watches (also I'm not allowed to wear a watch at work due to infection control), tells me the time as well as any watch I've owned

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Do like the looks of nice watches, but to be honest cannot justify to myself spending more than £30 on a watch...not when I still have a mortgage to pay off, and carbon fibre bits to buy for my pedal bike, infact I would have to spend £700 on a lighter crank set for the bike to compensate for having a heavy watch like a Rolex

Dirty Tool · 05-20-2013, 05:36 AM

I have an Omega Seamaster for a daily and a Breitling Super Avenger.

nicktyler · 05-20-2013, 06:09 AM

That Super Avenger is very nice

05-20-2013, 12:41 AM	#1
scooba0010 Colonel Drives: F32 430D-MOTORSPORT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,188 iTrader: (1)	Watches what do you wear I was on a watch forum and the question was is your car in Balance with your Watch , Would you drive a battered up motor with a quality time piece ? So reverse the question would you wear say a cheaper end watch with your quality Car Brands I will start the ball drive a BMW and wear a Rolex Sea dweller and some others
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05-20-2013, 02:19 AM	#4
phil200tdi Colonel Drives: 335i M Sport E90 LCI manual Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 2,564 iTrader: (1)	I've got a Seiko Kinetic Titanium - It tells the time and the date perfectly.. I'm not into the whole status symbol of a watch/car. Function over form for me. My next watch will likely be a Chris Ward like this: http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men...c3swk-mk2.html __________________ Car: 2010 Jaguar XFR (Stock - For now) Gone but not forgotten: Highly Modified E90 335i LCI M Sport Manual (circa 480BHP/500lb ft)
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05-20-2013, 03:03 AM	#9
RockIt Lieutenant Colonel Drives: Mercedes C350 Coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Curry Capital of Yorkshire! Posts: 1,719 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 Mercedes C350 ... [0.00] 2008 Audi TTS [0.00] 2006 E92 330i SE [0.00]	Mercedes. Tag Heuer during the week, (40th birthday present from my wife). Omega Seamaster at the weekend, (although this is currently being repaired after a stag party 'incident'). I don't see the watches as a status thing, I just like them! __________________ RockIt!
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05-20-2013, 03:21 AM	#10
MEGA Dieseasal Drives: LCI E92 335d M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Harrow, London Posts: 6,825 iTrader: (2)	BMW e92 LCI 335d Tag Heuer Carerra Calibre S __________________ Previously: 2003 Peugeot 206 1.6 8v \| 2006 E90 320d M-Sport, 19" BBS CH, Full Ice-cold JL audio install, August 2010 Total BMW 6 page feature car. \| 2003 Nissan 350Z GT Coupe 286BHP Now:2010 E92 LCI 335d M-Sport
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05-20-2013, 04:32 AM	#12
doughboy Major General Drives: E91 335i Sold. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 6,360 iTrader: (2)	LOL. Omega Seamaster Auto knock-about daily watch (for 15yrs) Bell & Ross BR01 Black Auto Chronograph for weekends etc. Seiko Auto Divers for other times. But if we're trying to make some 'status' level of it I think all these fancy £3/4/5/6K watches are WAY above the 'status' level of a mere 3 series. __________________ 335i gone E63 AMG here at last! Last edited by doughboy; 05-20-2013 at 04:39 AM.
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05-20-2013, 01:20 AM	#2
Squintstream Lieutenant Drives: 335i M Sport avec DCT (E92) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Derby Posts: 473 iTrader: (12)	I've got the BMW car, but have the comparably cheap timepiece... a Citizen Eco Drive, that I love. I Like the look and weight of it, it never needs a new battery or service and it seems to keep very good time. I also have the old man Longines that I also wear occasionally. Yes, I would like a nicer watch one day, but there's better things to blow my money on at present. As to the car vs watch comparison, with the amount of BMWs on the road, although they're a reliable brand, I would think most owners of Rolex and Omegas would buy them to go along with their Aston Martin or similar and not their BMW.
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05-20-2013, 02:13 AM	#3
scottc Captain Drives: 911 Carrera S Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 642 iTrader: (0)	I have a Rolex that my wife bought me for a wedding present and I did drive a 911. In 7 or so weeks I will be driving a mercedes c class.. A guy at work drives a crappy citron bx (£500) and has a Rolex... So I am not sure if that's a match
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05-20-2013, 02:32 AM	#5
rogerxp Major General Drives: M3 Comp Pack / QQ+2 Tekna Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stockport, Cheshire Posts: 5,900 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 350Z GT Roadster [1.00] 2004 Honda S2000 [0.00] 2005 Nissan 350Z GT ... [0.00] 2006 E92 BMW 335i SE [4.50] 2003 Maserati 4200 [3.00] 2006 E90 330d M Sport [0.00]	Scooba, you've got more watches than my local jeweller so guess you have a fleet of motors . Datsun / Omega Seamaster - 21st Birthday present off my folks - luckily I don't change my watch like my cars but would love a new one
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05-20-2013, 02:51 AM	#6
Jedimindtrix Second Lieutenant Drives: Alpina D3 MT Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Washington, North East Posts: 266 iTrader: (0)	Drive an Alpina and wear IWC's or my Breitling Old Navitimer. Though I would sell the whole collection to fund another car.
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05-20-2013, 02:56 AM	#7
MrPogle Second Lieutenant Drives: E90 330 M-Sport LCI Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: UK Posts: 248 iTrader: (0)	Not sure about the correlation. I have worn the same Rolex every day that I bought 28 years ago. For the first 10 of those years I was driving Ford XRs and RSs.
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05-20-2013, 03:02 AM	#8
Yoro35i TROll Drives: E92 335I M Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: London Posts: 2,131 iTrader: (1)	I don't wear any watchs... Never likred something on my wriste ...am i out of the norm here?
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05-20-2013, 04:27 AM	#11
alzieboy First Lieutenant Drives: 318d LCI exclusive edition Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Norfolk moved from East London Posts: 336 iTrader: (1)	Bmw 318d
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05-20-2013, 04:35 AM	#13
xs2man Lieutenant Drives: 2013 F11 530d M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 584 iTrader: (2)	e91 LCI 335d. Citizen Eco-Drive Perpetual Chrono A-T AT4007-54E I would like a Tag Heur or something a bit more expensive, but I am happy with my watch, and I don't see it as a status symbol or anything, just a really nice watch. __________________ 530d M-Sport Touring.
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05-20-2013, 04:38 AM	#14
nicktyler Major Drives: 335i (sadly gone) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Essex Posts: 1,144 iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 BMW E92 335i [0.00]	I wear a Breitling Aerospace that was bought by my wife as a wedding present. From the answers above it looks like most have a watch of more prestige than the car and many were presents (good work!) but that may be that the post title stands out more to those?
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05-20-2013, 04:39 AM	#15
doughboy Major General Drives: E91 335i Sold. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 6,360 iTrader: (2)	Agree, The pricey watches on this thread are far more prestigious than any 3 series could ever be, they're just well made rep-mobiles after all. But that said, our neighbour has a 599 Fiorano in the garage of his £1M barn conversion, and he wears a £30 plastic casio digital. __________________ 335i gone E63 AMG here at last! Last edited by doughboy; 05-20-2013 at 04:45 AM.
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05-20-2013, 04:45 AM	#16
yarviinn Captain Drives: E9TT3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 667 iTrader: (1)	Daily: Weekend:
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05-20-2013, 04:56 AM	#17
MEGA Dieseasal Drives: LCI E92 335d M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Harrow, London Posts: 6,825 iTrader: (2)	My watch is 2k give or take. The car was £40k give or take. I don't think having a watch worth 5% of a car is too outrageous. I'm not in the breitling or rolex category of course. Some of the watches mentioned here are worth far more.. __________________ Previously: 2003 Peugeot 206 1.6 8v \| 2006 E90 320d M-Sport, 19" BBS CH, Full Ice-cold JL audio install, August 2010 Total BMW 6 page feature car. \| 2003 Nissan 350Z GT Coupe 286BHP Now:2010 E92 LCI 335d M-Sport
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05-20-2013, 05:26 AM	#18
mowflow Colonel Drives: F20 125d Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 2,365 iTrader: (2)	I did have an Omega Seamaster, 2 Tags, 2 G Shocks and about 4 Nixon (cheap fashion brand) watches. At the time I drove a Golf and latterly a Civic. The first 3 watches cost about as much as those cars. I sold them all. I'm not sure when it happened but i just lost interest in watches and hated wearing anything on my wrist. I look at my phone if I want to know the time now. It feels slightly liberating knowing that I'm never wearing anything that people can judge my relative wealth or lack thereof on. On the topic though. My dad has 2 Rolex (would that be Rolexi?) and about 5 Seiko mechanicals which he seems to favour. He drives an N reg Mazda Bongo. __________________ Daily F20 125d \| Alpine white \| coral red leather \| visibility pack \| driver comfort pack \| Business pro \| black panel display \| heated seats \| BMW P Black grill Project Peugeot 205 1.6 GTi \| Alpine white \| No ABS \| No traction control \| No power steering... pretty much just a car
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05-20-2013, 05:28 AM	#19
MEGA Dieseasal Drives: LCI E92 335d M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Harrow, London Posts: 6,825 iTrader: (2)	Loving the bongo connection!!! __________________ Previously: 2003 Peugeot 206 1.6 8v \| 2006 E90 320d M-Sport, 19" BBS CH, Full Ice-cold JL audio install, August 2010 Total BMW 6 page feature car. \| 2003 Nissan 350Z GT Coupe 286BHP Now:2010 E92 LCI 335d M-Sport
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05-20-2013, 05:36 AM	#20
gangzoom Major Drives: E90 335i M sport Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,052 iTrader: (0)	Use to have a Casio...I think it was nearly top of the range, about £30 8 years ago. But since these things have come out given up wearing watches (also I'm not allowed to wear a watch at work due to infection control), tells me the time as well as any watch I've owned. Do like the looks of nice watches, but to be honest cannot justify to myself spending more than £30 on a watch...not when I still have a mortgage to pay off, and carbon fibre bits to buy for my pedal bike, infact I would have to spend £700 on a lighter crank set for the bike to compensate for having a heavy watch like a Rolex
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05-20-2013, 05:36 AM	#21
Dirty Tool Second Lieutenant Drives: E92 335i M Sport Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: London Posts: 210 iTrader: (0)	I have an Omega Seamaster for a daily and a Breitling Super Avenger. __________________ BMW E92 335i M Sport Manual - Sparkling Graphite l Black Leather l iDrive l JB4 G5 ISO l BMS DCI l VRSF Catless DP's l VRSF FMIC l EBC YellowStuff Pads l Goodridge Braided Lines l Motul RBF600 Fluid l BMWP Kidney Grills l LCI LED Rear Lights l BMWP Steering Wheel V1
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05-20-2013, 06:09 AM	#22
nicktyler Major Drives: 335i (sadly gone) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Essex Posts: 1,144 iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 BMW E92 335i [0.00]	That Super Avenger is very nice
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