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homelessskilledworker

Dan: wrote: »

Yeah, just because you can't afford one!

Yes, thats right I probably can't?

Derivative

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBttfvRbYDc
This is the watch I have. Not terribly expensive, though I suppose rather showy.

I simply enjoy watching the motion - I decided to get myself one after seeing an old portable mechanical clock in action. I suppose it appeals to the tinkerer in me. One of my few luxuries (if you can call it that).

I have a £2 digital sports watch that just tells the time. Bizarrely, it's less accurate than my mechanical one (it loses a few seconds a day!). Bloody eBay.

Dan:_4

homelessskilledworker wrote: »

Yes, thats right I probably can't?

Nevermind sweetheart, maybe try and ask Santa next year?

JonnyBravo

homelessskilledworker wrote: »

Expensive watches, how vulgar and insecure.

How about champagne?
Expensive and vulgar?

Lotus-eater

JonnyBravo wrote: »

How about champagne?
Expensive and vulgar?

Yes

and caviar, if it was 99p a kg, lets see how many would still be eating it.

RenovationMan

On an interesting twist, my Rado watch batteries started to run out today and it's just cost me £55 to send the watch off to Rado to get the battery changed. Perhaps I should look at a perpetual self winding model, it'd pay for itself in batteries at that rate! :eek:

DervProf

RenovationMan wrote: »

On an interesting twist, my Rado watch batteries started to run out today and it's just cost me £55 to send the watch off to Rado to get the battery changed.

Fascinating.

£55 for a new battery ? Time to buy a new watch.

Going4TheDream

DervProf wrote: »

Fascinating.

£55 for a new battery ? Time to buy a new watch.

I agree, My ex was recently quoted £900+ vat to have a service and minor repair on a Breitling I bought him (when we were an item)

Ironically the watch was only £1600 about 5 years ago...

Swipe

Just think of all those poor b*ggers who signed up for sofas in the DFS sales last year: "Pay nothing for 12 months." Next week they have to start paying for that faded, sagging settee.

DervProf

Going4TheDream wrote: »

I agree, My ex was recently quoted £900+ vat to have a service and minor repair on a Breitling I bought him (when we were an item)

Ironically the watch was only £1600 about 5 years ago...

Fine if you have plenty (and I mean plenty) of spare cash. Even so, what a rip off !

It's like owning an expensive sports car - expensive to buy, and expensive to service. Why should a full service on a high end Merc cost ~£1000, but only £250 on a Focus ? OK, there's a few extra plugs to change on the Merc, and the oil might be fully synthetic. Dealer thinks "owner paid a lot for the car, they'll pay loads for the service".