I Know What I'm getting for My birthday from my parents

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222)
08/01/2014 at 23:40 • Filed to: None

I'M GETTING A FRIKKIN SISTEM 51!!! I'm gonna be one of the first people In the USA with one. Its gonna be black just like the one in the photo. They go on sale in the US on August 6th.

Sorry, not car related

DISCUSSION (51)

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/01/2014 at 23:42

You're a bitch, how much is that costing?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
08/01/2014 at 23:42

Its only $150

macanamera > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/01/2014 at 23:42

What is that? A watch? Give me some info bro.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/01/2014 at 23:42

As an owner of two Swatch watches, I approve of this.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/01/2014 at 23:43

That looks like a 4 figure watch, I'm sorry for calling you a bitch.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > macanamera
08/01/2014 at 23:43

Its the first automatic watch to be made with a 51 piece movement

ly2v8-Brian > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/01/2014 at 23:44

Fancy wrist mounted chronograph you have there chap.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
08/01/2014 at 23:44

I also have a Swatch Irony Freezing Rain

Kinja'd!!!

macanamera > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/01/2014 at 23:45

Is that a lot or a little?

Jedidiah > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/01/2014 at 23:45

$150? For a 51-piece movement?

Holy crap I want one.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
08/01/2014 at 23:46

Its ok, feathers get ruffled when dealing with horology

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > macanamera
08/01/2014 at 23:46

very little

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/01/2014 at 23:47

I dream of owning a Rolex just to say I have a Rolex. I'll deal with my Relic for a while though, it's nice I just keep forgetting to wear it.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jedidiah
08/01/2014 at 23:52

I put my name in at the local swatch store months ago. They called today, and my parents agreed to get me it for my birthday. We Preordered it right there. Its gonna be a nice addition to my collection:

Kinja'd!!!

macanamera > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/01/2014 at 23:55

Wow. I would have guessed a lot. I know little about watched.

YSI-what can brown do for you > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
08/01/2014 at 23:55

I don't even know why you would start off like that. . .

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
08/01/2014 at 23:56

I don't like watches for the vanity, I find it interesting that time and thought went into designing and building something so intricate, beautiful and functional. But boy would I love a 1962 Rolex Submariner with a tanzanite dial and a dark green Nato strap, just like Connery.

Kinja'd!!!

Jedidiah > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/01/2014 at 23:57

Very nice. I've sadly only got three wristwatches, but I'd like to get more.

A quartz Timex from the 70s.

A skeleton automatic from a company called Relic. Foreign movement, but it has a 12 year warranty, which I thought was impressive.

And a fake Rolex Submariner that I bought from some bloke in Atlanta.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > macanamera
08/01/2014 at 23:58

Its also swiss

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jedidiah
08/02/2014 at 00:00

Half my watches are cheapos. My prerequisites for watches:

-Must be accurate

-Must look nice

-Must be made well

-Other than the above I could care less about brand

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 00:04

I wouldn't want it just so I can say I had one. I do like their watches and think they're really neat. I don't know if I'd buy if I had the money though. Watches are really interesting.

macanamera > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 00:06

So what's the benefit? Teach me.

Jedidiah > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 00:07

I'm not really a brand snob. Watches are some of the few Chinese products that I have been deeply impressed by, especially automatics. I love my Relic.

The require such a high degree of precision and accuracy to be useful, and they mass produce them and yet all of them seem to work really well. It astounds me. Even a watch with over a 99.99% accuracy will still loose/gain a noticeable amount of time.

I don't see the point of spending a ridiculous amount on a vintage Rolex or Omega when a good looking mass-producing watch will keep better time.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 00:25

Half my watches are cheapos. My prerequisites for watches:

-Must be accurate

-Must look nice

-Must be made well

-Other than the above I could care less about brand

It's easier to get a cheap, accurate watch than an expensive, accurate watch.

There's snobbery about having an "automatic" mechanical versus a quartz because of the complexity and craftsmanship, not for accuracy. Though there are lots of mechanical watches that are beautiful and very well made.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with an affordable watch that's accurate, mechanical or electronic. It's much like the ethos around here about cars—if it speaks to you , it's cool.

- Fellow Watch Collector

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jedidiah
08/02/2014 at 00:26

I see the point in buying vintage rolexes, but only if I have money to burn. I dont, I'm perfectly content buying US Polo Assn and Accutime watches.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > macanamera
08/02/2014 at 00:27

Swiss watches are of higher build quality and accuracy. Swatch makes affordable swiss watches. Also automatic watches are basically mechanical except instead of having to wind it it has a counter eight that winds itself with the movement of your body, also it has no battery or electronics

Jedidiah > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 00:28

I can appreciate them, but I just can't ever see me wanting to commit that much money to a watch when I could get car stuff instead.

I'm more fascinated with them from an engineering/craftsman standpoint rather than a collector's standpoint.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jedidiah
08/02/2014 at 00:29

My stance exactly

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
08/02/2014 at 00:30

What do you have in your collection?

heliochrome85 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 00:42

Ive got myself a couple Swatch Irony Chronos that I use occasionally. I also got an ESQ and my usual every day watch, a Tag Heuer Formula 1 Grande Date. Ive been shopping for a new watch, however I love my Tag so much I can't bear to not wear it.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 00:49

My collection is pretty eclectic. I started with a couple of Victorinox / Swiss Army watches I really like, and eventually got into some higher-end mechanicals like IWC and Rolex. I don't pretend there's anything rational about it, it's just what "speaks to me."

My normal daily wear watch is a special edition IWC that is totally different from anything else I own:

And my most recent acquisition is a Shinola, which is actually assembled in Detroit!

http://www.shinola.com/shop/watches/m…

There's something interesting about the result of so much mechanical development and obsession, especially now that it's totally unnecessary. The average quartz watch is more accurate and you can get the time from your smartphone, but there's just something fun about watches.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > heliochrome85
08/02/2014 at 00:52

I know how ya feel, I have 15 (now 16) watches and I like to mix it up as much as possible, but I cant help but wear my swatch irony freezing rain all the time:

Kinja'd!!!

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
08/02/2014 at 00:58

I have a mechanical movement fascination too, mine is recently acquired. I am so jealous of your shinola, Ive wanted one since before they were available for purchase

Vicente Esteve > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 01:04

Hey, I dont know a thing about watches, but thats cool! Great present!

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 01:17

The Shinola is cool, even though it's quartz and many of the components are made overseas. But you have to try them on, because some of them are pretty huge—mine is almost too big for my wrist!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 01:17

Right, fuck you. I want all of those ;_;

Especially that black one in the front row, second from the left. What is that? Looks minimalist and amazing.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/02/2014 at 01:19

My cousin was a manager at osco drug back in the day, he got it with the job. I inherited it after he died. Its a really cheap watch

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
08/02/2014 at 01:21

I have a 60mm Invicta, I think I'll be Ok

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 01:22

60mm? Holy cow! Yeah, you can work with anything from Shinola then. :-)

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
08/02/2014 at 01:23

I have a tiny wrist and a big hand, Giant watches look good on me

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 01:32

Hmm. Cheap and good looking? Me likey.

Conan > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/02/2014 at 01:42

I definitely want one. My Random Ghost is showing signs of age.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/02/2014 at 01:48

its also at least as old as I am

Axial > ly2v8-Brian
08/02/2014 at 07:10

That there be some fancy word-slingin', feller.

ly2v8-Brian > Axial
08/02/2014 at 07:11

Indubitably my good sir.

PS9 > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
08/05/2014 at 11:37

*rich bitch

Mattbob > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/06/2014 at 14:25

does it do anything other than time? Those red dots look like they might do something?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Mattbob
08/06/2014 at 14:28

It tells time and the date. A watch does not need to do anything else

Mattbob > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/06/2014 at 14:30

There are plenty of other useful complications. Day of the week, month, moon phase, useful bezel. (I'm wearing a mechanical manual wind watch that only tells time at the moment, so I understand where you are coming from, it's just that other stuff is useful sometimes.)

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Mattbob
08/06/2014 at 14:36

Oh no, this is a just a simple daytimer, I do have a swatch with multiple chronos though

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
08/08/2014 at 02:25

I'd guess I should put it out there, my mom has a Tissot with this tech.