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Has your Apple Watch entirely replaced your expensive Swiss watch?

People hear ceramic and often think flower pots. The Ceramic used in high end watches is pretty tough. Yes there are the same 4-5 pics of broken IWC, Omega, Panerai etc that people keep using as scare tactics. If you Google "broken ceramic watch" images there really isn't that many given how many are out there.

I've had my Ceramic Omega DSOTM for almost 3 years and it looks like it did the day I got it. It by far the favorite watch I've ever owned. I'm on the list for the ceramic Daytona but have had Daytonas before and get bored of them easily so hope it wont happen this time. I would not go for the Ceramic Apple watch because its white and due to the technology, I would be upgrading every time a new one is released so longevity is not important to me.
 
BlargKing said:
So why make a watch out of ceramic in the first place? Why not just use something strong and lightweight like titanium? Or heck, why not a carbon fibre watch?
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Lots of titanium watchs around already, from cheap 'n' cheerful; to uber crafted ones. It is a very hard material to work with- Hard to machine, hard to weld, so not as popular as stainless steel.

Depending upon the finish - as stated by the poster above - it can be softer and easier to scratch. I've got 3 and only scratched one ( yeah the most expensive, of course) and itwas a simple an inexpensive process to get it buffed back to "as new" condition

Carbon fibre has also been used in several watches, both woven and amorphous. It is even more expensive and harder to work with than titanium, so Only seen these in fairly high end brands like Richarde Mille, Hublot and the like TAG did bring out a couple of models a few years ago when the then CEO of the division was given free reign to do exciting stuff - belt drives, magnetic couplings and the like - some amazing developments came. Then he was replaced and they went back to entry level youth models. The pieces need to be made extremely exactly at the moulding stage and the presses and autoclaves are fairly specialised, so not widely availabele. Trimming edges is also an exacting process and very labour intensive, so also expensive. Wearing it is an amazing light experience. Surface damage is not repairable at all.

So I'd not be surprised if AW came out in Titanium , but I doubt that Apple would do carbon.
 
I had a brown ceramic Rado some years ago...loved that watch but had to sell it due to being broke at the time.
 
BarracksSi said:
'Cuz titanium scratches easily (unless you use certain grades, or coat them with a scratch-resistant coating) and carbon "feels cheap".
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I Like titanium. But for an Apple Watch, I feel it would be very expensive and almost too light. The durability would be there. But that premium feeling really comes with the stainless steel with the added weight. But that's my preference.
 
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Relentless Power said:
I Like titanium. But for an Apple Watch, I feel it would be very expensive and almost too light. The durability would be there. But that premium feeling really comes with the stainless steel with the added weight. But that's my preference.
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Garmin makes a Titanium Fenix 3 and it's only a few hundred $$$ more than the regular Fenix 3.. Here is my Ti Fenix 3.. Nice watch but I prefer the Apple Watch and I'd love to see a Ti version of it..

Ti with sport band during workout;

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Weight of the Ti with the Ti band:

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Weight of the Ti with sport band:

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The Apple Watch won't hold value, but it's also an electronic, which ALL electronics depreciate, because of cycling.
 
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Relentless Power said:
The Apple Watch won't hold value, but it's also an electronic, which ALL electronics depreciate, because of cycling.
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The Apple Watch is a $500 toy that I don't care what happens to it. If I wear it for 2 years (until the next gen comes out) then it cost me $250 per year minus any trade in value at Best Buy.
 
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Srbell67 said:
The Apple Watch is a $500 toy that I don't care what happens to it. If I wear it for 2 years (until the next gen comes out) then it cost me $250 per year minus any trade in value at Best Buy.
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The Apple Watch is expensive, as stated previously, all electronics decrease and won't hold value. That's fine it's not for you, but it serves others well and is a premium product. Clearly it's not for you, we understand that. So why are you on an Apple Watch forum?
 
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Relentless Power said:
The Apple Watch is expensive, as stated previously, all electronics decrease and won't hold value. That's fine it's not for you, but it serves others well and is a premium product. Clearly it's not for you, we understand that. So why are you on an Apple Watch forum?
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What do you mean? My first post stated that I love my AW2 SBSS w link band and has relegated my gold Rolex Submariner to the closet.
 
Srbell67 said:
What do you mean? My first post stated that I love my AW2 SBSS w link band and has relegated my gold Rolex Submariner to the closet.
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I apologize. I didn't see that post. And I just wore my Stainless Black with link band today. Beautiful Watch. I agree with you on that.
 
Relentless Power said:
I apologize. I didn't see that post. And I just wore my Stainless Black with link band today. Beautiful Watch. I agree with you on that.
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Do you have a genuine Apple link bracelet?

I was going to buy one, but I bought the Oulouqui third party one on Amazon after hearing so many positive reviews on it and it is really incredible. Only $80
 
Srbell67 said:
Do you have a genuine Apple link bracelet?

I was going to buy one, but I bought the Oulouqui third party one on Amazon after hearing so many positive reviews on it and it is really incredible. Only $80
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I do. I own the black link Stainless and regular stainless link. Both great and elegant pieces. Expensive though.
 
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Relentless Power said:
Nice collection of your Apple Watches. I have five total. You need to add a space black stainless to your collection. Then it would be complete. I do not own the ceramic Edition.
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Actually I already hv it, from the left SS 38mm > RoseGold 42mm Edition > Ceramic 42mm Edition > SpaceBlack 42mm
I just get new Space gray 42mm Nike+
I miss Hermes Edition and other Sport model ,but I don't like ION-X glass too much.
[doublepost=1482676587][/doublepost]I've to tell you guys , If you talk abt value of the watches, There are no watch can hold value forever .
It just a few model on watch industry can hold the value if you compare all the watches in the market .
I give you an example I bought Patek Philippe 5960/1A for me it's wonderful watch , function on ths watch is fantastic .
But for the retail price $54k , I could sell it not more than $35k, so what is the point?
It's only few watch can hold the value even you want to invest your money you have to buy the same model many piece ,
You can't be watch collector when you just talk about the value on the watch.
Apple Watch are the same boat it's time piece , time teller plus notifications with great material , you can have more than one even it's not hold the value in the future but it's not obsolete at least now.
 
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Relentless Power said:
The Apple Watch won't hold value, but it's also an electronic, which ALL electronics depreciate, because of cycling.
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The AW, yeah it won't hold it's value at all. I've purchased 3 stainless steel S2 AW's on swappa this past month, all of them for $480 or less. That's during the xmas season when they should be hot, and they continue to be hard to find, yet they are easily found mint on the 2nd hand market for 20%+ off, less if you factor in no sales tax. So I definitely didn't buy my AW as an investment, although I know it will have some value when I go to upgrade to the AW3.
 
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spinedoc77 said:
The AW, yeah it won't hold it's value at all. I've purchased 3 stainless steel S2 AW's on swappa this past month, all of them for $480 or less. That's during the xmas season when they should be hot, and they continue to be hard to find, yet they are easily found mint on the 2nd hand market for 20%+ off, less if you factor in no sales tax. So I definitely didn't buy my AW as an investment, although I know it will have some value when I go to upgrade to the AW3.
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Unfortunately, you are correct. The Apple Watch does not hold value. I have five stainless models and as much as I enjoy them all, I understand my investment is not going to hold value when the Apple Watch series 3 likely debuts in March 2018. Fortunately for me, I really don't plan on selling them and using them until they are no longer useful. I definitely consider it an investment with all the bands I own.


As long as I enjoy them all, I have no issue with them not holding Value. I'm not much into reselling electronics. Also, anything electronically, it will not hold value, as there's no such thing as holding value with technology.
 
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NEWS FLASH, EVERYONE: Since technology always advances and improves, every piece of tech therefore, becomes obsolete in a short period of time.

In other words: the AW is not and will NEVER be an investment. Comparing it to a Rolex is insane as a Rolex retains its value over the years and may even appreciate due to the name and metals.

Why are we even discussing this?

The topic of this thread is if your AW has REPLACED your expensive watch. My AW has replaced my Rolex (which now sits in the closet) BC the AW does so many useful and functional things. The Rolex is a piece of art and isn't going anywhere, but the AW is just more useful DAY-TO-DAY.

In fact, I wore my Rolex for a bit yesterday and was waiting for it to vibrate. I felt naked without my AW, so the Rolex went back into the closet after about 20 min of wearing.
 
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