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High-end Watches Locally?

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

nealan
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that was quick
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Nice jesture.
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Farmer1906 said:



Nice jesture.


Altuve is living the American dream through hard work and determination. From dirt diamonds in Venezuela to luxury watches and MLB contracts.

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Need pics
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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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Added to list. List is now at 19 watches.

Need to figure out income stream to reduce list.
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Billionaire Crane couldn't spring for some Rolexes instead? Cheap bast-rd
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Especially after successfully unloading Odorizzi's contract!
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David_Puddy said:

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


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

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


Probably customized.
Silian Rail
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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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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/
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Owned by Fossil.

Strongest association is with a serial killer.

I say go for it.
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Diggity said:

Owned by Fossil.

Strongest association is with a serial killer.

I say go for it.

If that's a negative dig, then we better apply the same thinking to Omega, Breguet, and Blancpain.
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You really want to compare the portfolios of those two groups?
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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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Diggity said:

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

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.
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AgEng06 said:

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/
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Wiki is your friend my friend
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schmendeler said:

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


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.
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I also like Oris
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MarathonAg12 said:

**** economy is helping too. Seeing the same thing with the secondary prices of high end bourbon
Good. Hopefully i can find Buffalo and Weller for $27 again soon. I like em, bought a lot back in the day, it is NOT high end, despite what cubicle guy in my office perceives.
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Diggity said:

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

I liked it better when we gave our star player's tractors.
Do you remember when Dayton McClain gave Roy Oswald a new Caterpillar bulldozer? Classic.
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Silian Rail said:

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



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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Agreed! It's kind of like getting another Yeti for a department gift at work for these guys
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ChipFTAC01 said:

Silian Rail said:

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



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

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I look at a ton of houses on HAR and I swear the bigger and more expensive it is, the more gaudy and ridiculous it is is almost the rule and not the exception.
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Not to derail, but I have been seeing BTat msrp pretty regularly at my specs lately
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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.
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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.
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Christopher ward
Longines
Oris
Hamilton
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Thank you
TheOC16
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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.
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***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.
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