What are your favourite Watch Clichés?

Inspired, mostly, by YouTube videos. Here are a few of my favourite watch clichés. I'm sure I'm missing lots. So please contribute.

  • Fell down the rabbit hole

  • Pulled the trigger

  • Bang per buck

  • Iconic

  • Aesthetically pleasing

  • Workhorse movement

  • Killer lume

  • Gateway drug

  • INSANE!!!

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You forgot "value proposition".

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Cut out the middle man

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Affordable grail

Deployment clasp

Homage

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God tier

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Value for money

Rolex Killer

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Wears slim.

Wears more like a (insert size in one direction or another)

Plays with the light

Got the call

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Colours pop

“Timepiece” instead of watch

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WatchBee

Colours pop

“Timepiece” instead of watch

Hehe. Or just the word "piece" on it's own. Like a pretentious SOTC video.

"Without further ado, my first piece..." while wearing white gloves and talking about a Casio. 😂

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Pablito

Hehe. Or just the word "piece" on it's own. Like a pretentious SOTC video.

"Without further ado, my first piece..." while wearing white gloves and talking about a Casio. 😂

Makes them sound like a bit of a codpiece.

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GADA

JOURNEY

Love cliche's cos loads hate them👍😄

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The term "timeless" in reference to watch design.

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hbein2022

The term "timeless" in reference to watch design.

Timeless watch design. I like it. 😂

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"This could be your only watch" 😅

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budgetyakamoz

"This could be your only watch" 😅

But it NEVER is. 😀

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I find "Classic dial" is always a classic 😎

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"Quirky" when referring to a russian watch, although the term tends to be quite appropriate.

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"Plays with the light" ( - YoureTerrific)

"Diameter" when talking about non-circular cases

"Colourway" (!!!)

"Fumé" instead of "gradient"

"Keeps good time"