What the heck? Is this dude manufacturing Space Savers?

[Shawn Stanford]

Is that why you were going on about the ashes from your penis not fitting into your urn?

[Konrad]

As a collector of mechanical watches and a member of some of the specialised watch collecting forums ...

I didn't understand why there'd be forums of the sort until reading further through this thread.
 

If you guys are interested, here's a watch thread.

Please don't turn this into a Let's-Talk-About-Ripster's-****-Size thread.

[kriminal]

thnk god i have 2 minis

[J888www]

Some person researched the valued the Rolex Explorer to be in the price region of $600-$800 range due to its.................go read the conclusion.

I would choose any Grand Seiko over all other watches on the market, accuracy is phenomenal, at least the thieves would not give it a second thought when they see "Seiko" on the watch face.


PS: I am NOT obsessed with keyboards, I am cured ! Please do correct me if I am wrong, late and tired so shall retire.

NB: I borrowed the pics from elsewhere, if anyone eyeing find it offensive I shall still not remove them even though I may be sued for copy-rights.

[Half-Saint]

Another one.. this one currently at $300!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180560085886&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570%26_nkw%3D180560085886%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

[Konrad]

All $10 watches are accurate. Is there something I'm missing?

You can get accurate digitals free in a cereal box.
 
If you want an accurate mechanical you'll have to spend ~$50. The cheap ones tend to drift over time; after a week it'll be off by a few minutes. Paying more just gets you brand and bling, sometimes a couple of features.
 
Mechanicals aren't affected by EMP. Clearly the better post-apocalypse choice. Money ****s like to advertise their expensive "tastes" with needlessly expensive mechanical brands. Outside of those considerations, a cheap digital is equal or better in every respect (as far as a timepiece/chronometer goes), while a similarly priced digital is vastly superior.

[itlnstln]

I guess it depends, too, what you are buying the watch for.  Personally, I want a little bling.  After all, it really is/can be a piece of man-jewelry.  Also, at least in my case, if I do buy a watch, I also want something that works as well as a watch can.  You are correct, though, that you do not need a Rolex to have an accurate time piece, and if you plan on having a timepiece that is more valued for its utility than its fashion, there are certainly cheaper and quite accurate alternatives.  If you do buy a watch for the bling value, don't go around touting how vastly superior its time-keeping abilities are.  That is, unless it's also an atomic clock.

[didjamatic]

$300?? Wowzers.

[itlnstln]

With 3 days left, too.  [Lord Sear] That **** is crazy, son! [/Lord Sear]

[Shawn Stanford]

Man, when I was in Oki 25 years ago, the yen rate was in the 250-275 yen to the dollar range. It was awesome...

[phototristan]

It's clear to me that seller has plenty more. If they were running low, don't you think they would say so in their auction to drive up the price even more?

$300. + is insane considering one sold just like a month ago from the same seller for like $170.

[Shawn Stanford]

That's just feckin' stupid...

[MissileMike]

I want to add one to my collection, but the pricing on them is getting seriously out of hand.  Just have to be patient I guess.

[washuai]

I would choose any Grand Seiko over all other watches on the market, accuracy is phenomenal, at least the thieves would not give it a second thought when they see "Seiko" on the watch face.

A 472,500 Yen, iow $5507 Grand Seiko watch is not exactly thief ignorable.

Ok sure it isn't $6,750 like a 116610LV, although that watch will dive, so probably isn't the best comparison.

Sure it is slim pickings and a stupid thief, but if we're talking about theft, something that can be fenced at $100 is worth stealing.