I thought this was fairly interesting. Though the actual watch content is a small portion of the listen.

that was quick

Added to list. List is now at 19 watches.

Need to figure out income stream to reduce list.

Especially after successfully unloading Odorizzi's contract!

David_Puddy said:

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Billionaire Crane couldn't spring for some Rolexes instead? Cheap bast-rd

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Thought about that but he doesn't have to give them anything. Classy move regardless.

David_Puddy said:

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Billionaire Crane couldn't spring for some Rolexes instead? Cheap bast-rd

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Probably customized.

Anyone have any experience or thoughts on Zodiac watches? They seem to be pretty well-regarded and I like the look of some of their Super Sea Wolf automatic models as a fun, casual diver...

https://www.zodiacwatches.com/en-us/watches/collections/super-sea-wolf/

You really want to compare the portfolios of those two groups?

I like some of their stuff but maybe check out Sinn for a more prestigious brand (imo).

Diggity said:

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You really want to compare the portfolios of those two groups?

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To honestly answer your question - I'd love to see a comparison. I'm not familiar with Swatch, so I've never understood what appears to be some hype I've found amongst the luxury watch community around a cheap watch brand.

Wiki is your friend my friend

schmendeler said:

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I like some of their stuff but maybe check out Sinn for a more prestigious brand (imo).

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At the same price as the zodiac you could go Oris diver 65 or Aquis on the gray market for a much better watch. Sinn is awesome but you'd have to come out of pocket more. Gray market Oris prices are on par with all of those zodiac sea wolfs, and after handling both there's absolutely no comparison that the Oris looks and feels better.

I also like Oris

Diggity said:

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agreed..his dream wasn't entirely fulfilled until he got that Breitling.

I liked it better when we gave our star player's tractors.

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Do you remember when Dayton McClain gave Roy Oswald a new Caterpillar bulldozer? Classic.

Silian Rail said:

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I know the team has done personalized watches with Breitling before so that may have had something to do with it

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If I'm a multi-million aire the last thing I want from my employer is a gaudy branded watch. That would be like me as a multi-thousandaire being excited about getting a branded clock radio or laptop bag from my employer.

Agreed! It's kind of like getting another Yeti for a department gift at work for these guys

ChipFTAC01 said:

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Silian Rail said:

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I know the team has done personalized watches with Breitling before so that may have had something to do with it

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If I'm a multi-million aire the last thing I want from my employer is a gaudy branded watch. That would be like me as a multi-thousandaire being excited about getting a branded clock radio or laptop bag from my employer.

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**** taste doesn't care if you're rich or poor.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/rolex-watch-secondary-market-prices-crypto-crash-11659495619?mod=wsjhp_columnists_pos2

Behind a paywall, but here's yet another article talking about the falling prices of high end ("grail") watches over the last few months. Nothing new here, but it is interesting to see how many Rolex Daytona's I've seen for sale lately.

This has probably been posted before, but what are some nicer, but still relatively inexpensive brands to look at? I'm talking about the $750-$2,000 range. I was always in the "I have a phone, why do I need a watch" camp, but have been wearing an Apple watch for a few years and I'm getting tired of it.

Thank you

What are some watches that you like? Whether they're $20K Rolex or cheap Fossil.

That's something that really helped me when I started - posting pictures of my cheap Fossils and then figuring out what my style/taste was (if you could call what I had before "taste"...) and exploring brands that fit that from there.

Because I'll tell you Hamilton is a great brand, but did not at all fit my style. It took me a while to hone in on what I really liked, but after I did it made the search much easier and more focussed.

***Warning*** The below is a mention of a decidedly NOT HIGH END watch...


Is anyone here who is just starting to get the watch bug interested in a cheap starter watch? I bought a new Shinola vinton (LINK) 38mm a couple years ago when I wanted a steel watch with a blue dial. Almost immediately after that I ended up with a blue Datejust so I hardly wore the Shinola.

The watch retails for $595 plus tax, but I will sell mine for $350 OBO (or trade for bourbon) along with the original box and whatever papers it came with. That's cheaper than the few I could find online.

Feel free to PM me or email at username at gmail and I can get a picture of the actual watch if someone is interested. I am located in Dallas and would prefer not to ship, but would entertain it.