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Dec 22, 2014, 12:04 AM
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Dec 22, 2014, 03:41 AM
#2
Savagely Average
Quartz, gimmicks, made up history, marketing.......make big $$$$
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Dec 22, 2014, 03:54 AM
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Swiss Watch Enthusiast
My watches would bring back concealed crowns with push-actuated quickset dates/ day-dates like back-in-the-day Seiko 6119s. I think it's a really cool look that no-one does anymore and the quicksets are so easy to use.
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Dec 22, 2014, 03:56 AM
#4
Member
I would go Divers or Pilot watches. Nothing bigger than 43mm .
Regards Cam
Watches
Tudor Pelagos, Omega Speedmaster 3510.50, Oris 1965 Diver, Tissot Visodate, Junghans Max Bill Auto, Helson Blackbeard, Seiko PADI Turtle, Tag Heuer F1
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Dec 22, 2014, 04:24 AM
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The watch watcher
I'd make dive watches, if I wanted to make money that is.
ALS Blancpain Breguet Hamilton IWC JLC Omega Panerai Patek Rolex Tag Tudor Seiko Sinn UN Vacheron
It's wack if it don't say Patek!
Stealin' lunch money on school playgrounds for Rolex since 1978
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Dec 22, 2014, 06:05 AM
#6
Member
Originally Posted by
ilitig8
I'd make dive watches, if I wanted to make money that is.
Yeah, with my choices I'm pretty sure I'd run out of imaginary money pretty quick then have to file imaginary bankruptcy.
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Dec 22, 2014, 06:23 AM
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I'd do thin watches. Case diameter would range from 38mm to 44mm depending on the style but nothing over 10mm thick. Like, the 500m dive watch would be 10mm thick with pilots, field watches, and sporty models around 8mm. Dress watches around 5mm. For chronos, no more than 12mm thick. It'll take millions to develop the movements to realize that vision. However, I promise returns of pennies (maybe even fractions of pennies) on each dollar invested. Any takers?
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Dec 22, 2014, 07:16 AM
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The watch watcher
Originally Posted by
ljb187
Yeah, with my choices I'm pretty sure I'd run out of imaginary money pretty quick then have to file imaginary bankruptcy.
I imagine starting a watch company (especially if not Chinese catalog case watches) more often than not follows the old adage, I paraphrase, "making a small fortune in watches is easy, all you need is to start with a large fortune".
If you look at a lot of the micros these days I see two distinct trends, those that just want to bring out something that fits some basic formula and make a few bucks and those that have a vision to build something different. The former has a decent shot at making a little cash and the latter has the one shot out of a thousand at making good money but more likely losing the farm.
ALS Blancpain Breguet Hamilton IWC JLC Omega Panerai Patek Rolex Tag Tudor Seiko Sinn UN Vacheron
It's wack if it don't say Patek!
Stealin' lunch money on school playgrounds for Rolex since 1978
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Dec 22, 2014, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by
Domo
My watches would bring back concealed crowns with push-actuated quickset dates/ day-dates like back-in-the-day Seiko 6119s. I think it's a really cool look that no-one does anymore and the quicksets are so easy to use.
I had to look those up and while I knew what they were after the fact it's nice to be more aware of such details going forward. That type of crown suits cushioned cases very well...Doxa builds some crown protection into the case but not to the same extent. I also learned a little extra caution is needed when looking into the quickset function; I choose what was bolded and wound up with Google results only little big feather could love:
My old Orient Mako featured a screw-down, quickset day pusher and it was one of the cooler features I've had on any watch at any price. Really terrific macros by the way; it's one of the things that got me started on the other post.
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Dec 22, 2014, 09:57 AM
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Timewaster
Eterna made some Eterna-matics with hidden crowns in the early 60's, to emphasize that their automatics didn't need to be wound.
Not my pic.
John
If you come to a fork in the road; take it, and then put it down so someone else can use it.
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