What is more appealing? Dial, style, movement or history of the watch?
I am a lover of history, but dials, movements and style are what appeal to me. My motto, like what you like is what I live by and of course that relates to watches. What is your opinion?
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Charles Chapman
I’m am a collector and I also review watches. I’m designing my YouTube channel and I look forward to assisting others in their journey. I started at a very young age when my grandfather gave me my fir...
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The dial of a watch is what catches my eye first. Style is second. Value for what I’m getting is third for me. History and the movement really don’t matter to me.
For me it is a combination of the above and how well they work together.
For me, it's 1. Dial 2. Style 3. History 4. Movement
What I can tell you is that history comes dead last, by a very large margin.
The dial is the first thing you see. Before you learn it's history and origin you've been captivated by the dial. Case is second to me. A gorgeous picture deserves a beautiful frame. Then comes movements in my list.
I think I have a sort of base level expectation for all of these and when something excels in one or two of those areas it becomes one I want to own.
I actually can't answer your poll... I have watches where each of your factors are the top reason, but mostly there's a blend of all these, to varying degrees, in all my watches...
Without a good movement everything else dies in a drawer somewhere. It's like the butt... if that stops everything else dies but it was attached to such a pretty face....The Swatch/Omega colab is like that in that it's pretty but will not last long.
I actually can't answer your poll... I have watches where each of your factors are the top reason, but mostly there's a blend of all these, to varying degrees, in all my watches...
I agree, then vote twice. I think all are factors.
Yes,Yes,Yes,and Yes
For me it's a toss up between movement and history
I agree, then vote twice. I think all are factors.
Didn't even know you could vote multiple times lol
Voted dial because if the dial doesn't grab me, the rest probably won't matter. And I love history, am a movement nerd, and style is important too.
For me it's a toss up between movement and history
Same. But they all factor to me. After I know I like it. Lol
Didn't even know you could vote multiple times lol
Yep. I think it matters. Trying to see how to create my YouTube channel.
I actually can't answer your poll... I have watches where each of your factors are the top reason, but mostly there's a blend of all these, to varying degrees, in all my watches...
Then answer what you think of first, im glad you’re having a hard time, I think that makes you a true collector. You look at all of the variables.
Its water resistance rating. 🤣
Dial --> Style --> Movement --> History
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Dial of course, that's the thing you're staring at 99.999% of the time!
Style plays a factor that I don't really know how to word out. Like if it looks decent (Raketa Kopernik e.g.) it works, nothing too gaudy
Movement, I honestly don't know any specifics, but it's what powers the watch, so it pays to have a decent-good one in there!
History - By far the most useless. IMO it shouldn't have a part to play in a watch purchase. I don't care who wore it or did so and so, etc. Don't get me wrong, it's cool, just not "I'm paying hundreds for heritage" cool. If I'm paying over $100 for a watch, make it a tangible, useful thing (like extra straps), not "oh we did this and this ~60 years ago"
Without a good movement everything else dies in a drawer somewhere. It's like the butt... if that stops everything else dies but it was attached to such a pretty face....The Swatch/Omega colab is like that in that it's pretty but will not last long.
I get what you're saying but I've got some cheaper 10 year old Seiko movements still going strong and swapping them for a brand new movement is 10th the price of a service of an Omega.
I say they are all important.
I get what you're saying but I've got some cheaper 10 year old Seiko movements still going strong and swapping them for a brand new movement is 10th the price of a service of an Omega.
Seiko and Omega are oranges and apples. Seiko movements are not worth fixing but Omega movements are well worth fixing. Seiko make good movements as a whole anyway. A pretty watch with a Chinese movement is the trap. Or a $1000.00 watch with a cheap quartz movement.
Its a combination for sure!
For me it's Movement > Style=Dial > History
You can have a super cool dial, but if there is some Seiko VK63 in it, i will not buy it. On the other hand a Patek Calatrava with the most boring Dial, is way more appealing thanks to the awesome movement.
But ideally, i'd obviously look for both, supercool Design and at least a decent movment. :)
Seiko and Omega are oranges and apples. Seiko movements are not worth fixing but Omega movements are well worth fixing. Seiko make good movements as a whole anyway. A pretty watch with a Chinese movement is the trap. Or a $1000.00 watch with a cheap quartz movement.
I think it's far more to do with the watch than the movement. I can't see too many Big Bang's ending up in a draw regardless of the cost of the movement to be fixed. Yes expensive watches usually have expensive movements but I don't think that's why most people buy them.
I think it's far more to do with the watch than the movement. I can't see too many Big Bang's ending up in a draw regardless of the cost of the movement to be fixed. Yes expensive watches usually have expensive movements but I don't think that's why most people buy them.
Expensive watches were bought for the brand name which was earned by reliability and quality of the product. Quality movements will power a watch into multiple generations of owners. Seiko can't compete with that so they have cheap movement swaps. And yes there will be those guys that have a Seiko that still runs 20 years later but those are outliers. Big Bangs have quality movements and end up in collections not drawers.
Expensive watches were bought for the brand name which was earned by reliability and quality of the product. Quality movements will power a watch into multiple generations of owners. Seiko can't compete with that so they have cheap movement swaps. And yes there will be those guys that have a Seiko that still runs 20 years later but those are outliers. Big Bangs have quality movements and end up in collections not drawers.
I'm not convinced the Valjoux 7750 found in the original BB is much better than the Cal 5R65 but I get your point.