I don't understand the whole 'obsolete' thing. Mechanical watches are steam era tech. They are already obsolete by decades the moment you buy them. People still buy them.
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Apple Watch Pricing to Reportedly Start at $500 for Stainless Steel, $4,000 for Gold
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If you only wear one watch, fine. I wear whatever suits me each day. Rolex, Tag, Citizen, Breitling, or Timex but still see room for an Apple Watch. I can't see why your having a Tag equates to the Apple Watch is crappy. Quirky maybe but worth waiting for the final product IMO before labeling it as "crappy"!
If you only wear one watch, fine. I wear whatever suits me each day. Rolex, Tag, Citizen, Breitling, or Timex but still see room for an Apple Watch. I can't see why your having a Tag equates to the Apple Watch is crappy. Quirky maybe but worth waiting for the final product IMO before labeling it as "crappy"!
Apple has lost their mind
There is absolutely no way in the world that I would ever pay $5000 for a watch that:
1. Is the first gen of its kind.
2. Will be outdated within 6-12 months.
3. Can't even talk on the thing for a phone call.
There is absolutely NO way. For this price, you could easily purchase a Rolex or Omega. You would literally have to be filthy rich or crazy or both to spend that kind of money on an iWatch.
Apple must have been drinking something when they reported the price for this watch.
There is absolutely no way in the world that I would ever pay $5000 for a watch that:
1. Is the first gen of its kind.
2. Will be outdated within 6-12 months.
3. Can't even talk on the thing for a phone call.
There is absolutely NO way. For this price, you could easily purchase a Rolex or Omega. You would literally have to be filthy rich or crazy or both to spend that kind of money on an iWatch.
Apple must have been drinking something when they reported the price for this watch.
Oddly, I had the same reaction to that picture 10 pages back
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=20297867#post20297867
Flava Flav, if you are going to go with humongous watches, might as well go all the way.
I wonder what Rolex will do. A lot of people say it won't be threat like This Rolex Blog I read, but people would be stupid to underestimate Apple. Apple has never lost. What do you guys think?
Don't Underestimate Apple
They've never lost. Too many people doubt them despite their success. I like that they're bringing attention back to wristwatches because we all know kids don't wear watches much these days. This is a good move for the watch industry.
The only thing I agree with is that yes, Apple will still not be an immediate threat to high end watches like Rolex and Patek.
http://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/rolex-news/new-apple-watch-threat-rolex.html
But who's to say they won't in the future?
They've never lost. Too many people doubt them despite their success. I like that they're bringing attention back to wristwatches because we all know kids don't wear watches much these days. This is a good move for the watch industry.
The only thing I agree with is that yes, Apple will still not be an immediate threat to high end watches like Rolex and Patek.
http://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/rolex-news/new-apple-watch-threat-rolex.html
But who's to say they won't in the future?
The fact that you think the material is iron shows how little you know about time pieces. Let's just leave it at that before it gets embarrassing for you.
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It's a standard 43mm Chronograph.
Maybe you should visit the opticians?
Lol. Sensitive much? I had a bunch of things to say but I'll just leave it at, if it works for you, go for it. For the rest of us who just want an understated watch with many useful features, we'll choose something else. Not everyone needs to make a "statement".
Monstrosity? It's 43mm. The industry standard tends to be 41-44mm for a man's watch. Most Rolex's tend to be 44mm.
By the way, I have a flashy sports car too. Because I can.
Knock me over with a feather, lol. I won't guess the size of anything else you may have...
Isn't solid gold 24K?
Are you confusing "solid" with "pure"?
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Only to amuse myself.
Do you even know what all those dials on the face of your watch are for or do you just want people to think they serve some purpose for you, like men who buy SUVs so that people think they actually go camping in rugged areas but really would die within an hour in the woods? When you change time zones jetting across the globe, does that fancy watch change all the times automatically?
Yes of course I know what they are; hours, seconds, minutes. It's not exactly rocket science.
I have 5 TAG's, so I'm a bit of a fan of the brand.
Actually, you forgot:
TACHYMETER SCALE ON BEZEL
for average speed measurement
The tachymeter indicates the average speed of a car, for example, by measuring the time taken to cover a given distance (a kilometer or a mile).
I don't know how many times I didn't trust my speedometer and needed to calculate the speed of my 1999 Plymouth Neon... down to a 1/10 of a second (one of the small dials on your watch you think is something else).
Sorry, I'd rather pay big bucks for a watch with useful features, not one that helps me pretend I'm a Formula 1 racer. And one that adjusts the time on its own. But that's just me.
Not that it matters in the sense of the OPs topic, but most rolexes are 40mm or less. And only two models are 44mm (Yachtmaster 2 and Deep Sea Sea Dweller).
You're at least a day behind on correcting me
Yes. I have a life.
And you had a day to correct yourself before I saw it. But didn't.
Lol talk about lacking perspective. Tag is fancy?
What's next, mustang and 3 series bmw is fancy?
Anyone spending over $1000 on a second hand watch, IMO, is as foolish as someone spending the extra $3500 for something a bit more narcissistic, I mean it offers literally nothing extra.
The illusion of hard work you must have, earning that kind of money, is laughable to me and very hurtful to most of the conscious beings on this planet.
I guess the fight for equality between these people literally blinds them to the global economy. Shameful behavior, but each to their own I guess and most of us capable of reading this are just as guilty. Lets just hope karma is real.
The illusion of hard work you must have, earning that kind of money, is laughable to me and very hurtful to most of the conscious beings on this planet.
I guess the fight for equality between these people literally blinds them to the global economy. Shameful behavior, but each to their own I guess and most of us capable of reading this are just as guilty. Lets just hope karma is real.
Lol wtf dude?
Nobody's telling you how to spend your money.
Don't tell others how to spend theirs.
Fair call
Being stuck in a country lacking of local industry, with an incredibly expensive cost of living kind of does control what my money goes to and also my potential earnings, but I'm comfortable.
$3500 difference buys you a lifetime supply of bud, you tell me what makes you happier
I'm not telling anyone to buy anything btw, I'm just saying that it's foolish and narcissistic and I can't see how anyone would think that's a good thing. And if they do, I just don't think they've really thought about it that much.
Also, $4000 is a tiny amount of money and I don't think it matters how anyone spends it, but this mentality goes right up the scale and I think it does matter when it gets to the millions, even more so in the trillions. Look at budgets and the happenings of the world.
Apple Watch Pricing to Reportedly Start at $500 for Stainless Steel, $4,000 f...
Not everyone has the same income as you.
Also not everyone likes the same things as you.
Bud might make you happy but it doesn't make me happy one bit.
Some people spend millions on watches.
Some people spend millions on gambling.
Some people spend millions on escort.
People like different things and have different level of income.
Fair call
Being stuck in a country lacking of local industry, with an incredibly expensive cost of living kind of does control what my money goes to and also my potential earnings, but I'm comfortable.
$3500 difference buys you a lifetime supply of bud, you tell me what makes you happier
I'm not telling anyone to buy anything btw, I'm just saying that it's foolish and narcissistic and I can't see how anyone would think that's a good thing. And if they do, I just don't think they've really thought about it that much.
Also, $4000 is a tiny amount of money and I don't think it matters how anyone spends it, but this mentality goes right up the scale and I think it does matter when it gets to the millions, even more so in the trillions. Look at budgets and the happenings of the world.
Not everyone has the same income as you.
Also not everyone likes the same things as you.
Bud might make you happy but it doesn't make me happy one bit.
Some people spend millions on watches.
Some people spend millions on gambling.
Some people spend millions on escort.
People like different things and have different level of income.
All very valid and respectable points.
My beef is that that these differences aren't relative to anything other than the amount of exploitation undertaken (huge amounts at these price levels, and you're probably part of an exploit if you are going to own an iWatch), but it's way more complicated than that and this isn't the place to be somewhat stupidly voicing my opinion. But not much else really happens anywhere, so oh well.