"Guilty pleasure" watches: Do you want or own any?
I'd define a guilty pleasure watch as a timepiece that's massively overpriced or quite controversial regarding either the design or the brand. My current desire is a 36mm Omega Aqua Terra...quartz. Plenty can be found in decent shape for under $2k, but I know the Omega 1538 (ahem, ETA) quartz movements are just swapped out when Omega services the watch. Also loving the "taboo" Ginault Ocean Rover II with the blue ceramic bezel...
Do you folks have any "guilty pleasure" watches? A fashion watch you love? A "clomage"? The Tudor Black Bay P01? (kidding!) I want to hear them and/or see them!
Apart from stainless steel sports watches, I'm a huge aerospace fan and have a passion for anything with a jet or rocket engine strapped to it.
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Any San Martin copy.
Clearly just a fake wrapped in the legal protection of the word "homage", but goddamn they're so fun.
And if loving the P01 is wrong then lock me up and throw away the key
Tag Heuer.
I love ‘em.
I think I could easily do a full collection of just Tag Heuer’s.
Guilty as charged ✋🏽
@quickwristwatchcheck Same. I'm in DFW Texas & the amount of Swiss AD's here is plentiful. But despite me being in the presence of giants, I recently came in contact with this:
It's much less pink as it seems in some pictures & far more red, which is my favorite color. Some will probably think; "Yuck, tacky, over priced, no micro adjust clasp?". But I don't care, it kicks ass in person & I really want one.
There are few occasions where I wear a watch this big but I love it. At least it fits well and is very comfortable to wear.
This qualifies
This one. I don't have it. Yet. I can't justify the cost. Yet. I don't need it. Yet.
Easy, my Megir. I got it because I wanted to see how a Monaco-ish watch would look on me. I didnt expect much, paying 18 CHF for it. I dont really consider it part of my collection but, I like to wear it from time to time because for that price it does look nice.
I own a fashion watch and a 9 dollar walmart brand. Been hanging on to them not ashamed to get rid of them.
I have my Tisell Explorer 36 and I'd like to try some Panerai "Luminor" homage. That one isn't as guilty for originality reasons (Richemont plays fast and loose with Panerai's heritage), but because it's a big tool watch that doesn't do much. Still, a sandwich dial, funky small seconds hand, clever crown protector...manual with a display case back, that would be nice...