Expensive Watches!

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jimmyneyugn

jimmyneyugn

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#1
I just got the latest issue of W Jewelry and they did a spotlight on watches! And my goodness some of these things are indeed a pretty diamond penny!

I can't find pics for most of them, but attached is a pic of one of the most expensive watches i've seen or read of to date - Jacob & Co. 18k white gold and diamond watch with alligator band: $1,000,000.

The others mentioned:
  • $3.4 Million dollar pocket watch featuring 100 carats of diamonds by Audemars Piguet
  • $2.8 Million dollar lady's bitourbillon featuring 3 carats of white & pink diamonds by deLaCour

That's INSANE!:shocked: I know Jacob & Co and such make up watches to a couple hundred thousand per piece, but couple million dollars! *faints* that's a frickin house on your wrist!

Quotes from the magazine:
At Louis Vuitton, shoppers have asked for engravings of lucky numbers, sports team symbols and royal crests [on the back of their watches]
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Piaget has been personalizing watches for decades, and some [clients] will request that the back of a watch be paved in diamonds. "You know it's there, says the North American president. "Looking at it you couldn't tell the difference, but the person wearing it knows."
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They totally make Cartier, Tiffany's, Movado, TAG and the like look like chump change! :shocked:

do you have any "expensive" watches? My mom has a few Raymond Weil and my dad collects Movado's. I on the other hand, want to pick up a TAG, a Jacob & Co, and a Piaget watch one day, but am content with my Fossil one. haha.

edit to attach pic.. d'oh. haha.
 

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#2
no expensive watches for me. watches in general bother me for some reason. i've seen some beautiful ones in boutiques and on celebs in mags though...like beautiful bracelets, but practical too. :)

frozen from W magazine said:
Piaget has been personalizing watches for decades, and some [clients] will request that the back of a watch be paved in diamonds. "You know it's there, says the North American president. "Looking at it you couldn't tell the difference, but the person wearing it knows."
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hehehe. this is what i used to tell people about my eternity band wedding ring when they gave me crap about spending money on diamonds in the back when no one would even see them. *i* see them! and it's for me anyway! :)
 
#4
I think a nice watch is a must have for any wardrobe but the amount of $$$ you spend unfortunately is not indicative of style. I would love to own an Audemars Piguet. I think they are just so classy. I think Jacob watches for the most part are just gaudy. But to each his own and you must do what makes you happy.
 
#5
i do own some expensive watches but only from the real manufacturers ! jacob ets are fashion watches and to spend money on that is like standing under a cold shower fully clothed and putting 100$ bills down the drain with your toe ;) they loose their value in no time wile when you spend on a highly reputed watchmaker brand (patek, audemars, rolex) they do keep their value and mybe become collectors pieces :flowers:
 
#6
lilah has a great point..i usually buy expensive watches and i pay that much because its a higher name in the jewllery world and it will always have a great value..but for jacob &co i had to stop for a while and think about it.i was amazed at first because all of the celebrities that were fashioning this watch (actors and singers) but when i thought about it i found that its just a fashion watch that wont hold its value or reputation for a long time, so i had to go back to my old favourites..chopard,rolex,piaget.

my dream watchs now r Patik phillip and cartier..they have such elegance and status..(sigh)..have to plan for one soon:heart:
 
#8
I agree--a watch should be bought from an established watchmaker. To my eye, the vintage ones are much more beautiful than the current offerings. A 1930s Rolex doesn't compare to the current ones which to me all look like sport watches. But, watches are very personal. Everyone's taste is different.
 
#9
DH has been collecting watches since he started his first *real* job. He has watches from Gucci, Tag, to Rolex. I think that's why he understands my obssesion with purses :amuse:

Personally I'm not really into watches. My only real expensive watch is a B zero 1 watch from Bvlgari. But I wear my cheap Guess watch daily.
 
#10
wow thats alot of money for a watch!.. I currently have a watch I got in some random shop in SoHo that I got for $85. Its skinny faux alligator strap,and it has a skinny oval pave cz studds around it,with a pink back I like it alot!. My mom is getting me a pink burberry watch for my birthday so that will be my first "watch"..
 
#11
Just As Kellybag Said.....There Are Watches For All!

I Have Always Been A Crazy Designer Watch Girl! My Husband Also Has A Nice Collection Of Watches.

I've Have Quite A Few I Want For My Son.......I Know He's Only 3! .....But, He Wants All Of My Husband's! He Has A Cute One From Sesame Stret Live! Ha! We Will Probably Buy One For Him & Put It Away For A Little Bit.
 
#12
I have a Cartier Roadster that I got for graduation that is my daily watch. I also have a Gucci watch (that I got for free) that I wear if I'm going to be out late in a sketchy area. I work for a fashion company that sells watches so I have plenty of our brand too - but I'm too much of a snob to wear them (except to meetings for work, but then I put my Cartier back on!)

Ryan
 
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