Expensive watches on boats.

[Refueler]

The way I understand it, Porsche are restricting sales of sought after models to people who repeatedly’flip’ them for profit.

In an interview with Car & Driver at the launch of the 2018 911 GT3, Andreas Preuninger – the Head of GT Road Car Development at Porsche – said, “I personally like to see my cars being used. That’s what we build them for. They are just too good to be left to stand and collect dust. I don’t like this business of people buying our cars to make money on them. That was never our intention. The purpose of limiting a car is not for it to gain value. We don’t want to be laying money on each car’s roof when they run out of the factory.”

Which is what I said all along ... Its a Porsche instigated action - not the Dealers.

The Video I linked to gets into depth about it ...

 

[obmij]

Did you watch the video you posted? Understandable if you didn't

At one point it is even said that if the salesperson who you deal with gets sacked there goes your history. How has that got anything to do with the manufacturer? It seems to me that if anything they are trying to cut out sharp practices by the dealers..

 

[fredrussell]

Local guy to me - sadly he's passed on ... but he was 'old school' and you could tell his love for watches as he handled them. I spoke about this with him and he smiled ... moved a small pot across the bench and pointed at it ... THAT is what they charge you for ... as he smeared it around the case before putting the back on my watch ...
He personally g'teed the watch to the makers depth of water specs after doing that ...

…and did you test it to that depth?

 

[Sailing steve]

Since I've retired, I don't wear a watch except when I'm travelling. It gives me a great sense of freedom.
My friend has an expensive Omega or somesuch, he found that it cost him £500 to change the battery because it had to be returned to the manufacturer or the warrantee would be invalidated.

I've rarely felt any need to wear a watch and have learned instead to rely instead on clocks and radio and more recently a phone or laptop to tell what the time is. There's a clock in every room in my home, which is close enough to the village church to hear the hour and quarter chimes, there's one in my car and one on my boat and my phone is invariably in my pocket when I'm out so there's absolutely no reason to wear one.

I do have a couple of inherited Omega watches, although I have no idea what models they are and the last time I wound one of those up and put it on was on my wedding day nearly 40 years ago. That was pretty much the last time I dressed up by putting a tie on too

 

[rotrax]

As requested, a pic of my early Seiko clockwork - not automatic - watch.

Old school, to change the date the crown must be wound so the hands go through enough 12 hour passages until the date changes. Very easy to wear, looks good, simple classic face.

I have had it for 55 years. The only thing I have had longer than the Seiko is First Mate........................

 

[Hot Property]

True.....but there’s lots of things to wear that are more seaman like.....for example
Life jacket
Kill cord
Personal locator beacon
Binoculars
Knife
Multitool
Deck shoes
Sun blocker
Survival bag
Dry suit
Sunglasses
Cord for sunglasses
Portable VHF
Satellite phone
Tilley hat
Clothes (yes even yachties should wear them)

So while I agree that it’s nice to wear a watch....it could weigh you down

I take 12 of these items every time I go boating.

But which 12?

Oh and a Sea master/Railmaster so I roughly know what time it is...

 

[Hot Property]

All this talk has prompted me to dig out my Seiko 5.

I think I bought it in Gibraltar mis 80's.

I've just set the time and date, I'll see if it's vaguely accurate over the next day or so..

 

[Refueler]

All this talk has prompted me to dig out my Seiko 5.

I think I bought it in Gibraltar mis 80's.

I've just set the time and date, I'll see if it's vaguely accurate over the next day or so..

The problem with the 5 ... it does not have temperature compensator in it ... so as I found with mine - its daily error changes with season !!

Its a nice looking watch - but not one of Seiko's best !

 

[Metalicmike]

I wish I had a really expensive watch, I could sell it and buy a new VHF or a Main Sail or a Jib or new batteries, forward hatch, new rigging.........(dream on)

 

[KREW2]

I wish I had a really expensive watch, I could sell it and buy a new VHF or a Main Sail or a Jib or new batteries, forward hatch, new rigging.........(dream on)

With the cost of some of them you could buy a new boat.

 

[Slowtack]

My price limit for a watch or phone is 2 days wages... Ive donated a few to Mr David Jones over the years... The expensive ones dont float...

 

[noelex]

Mechanical watches are a bit like wind powered boats - they’re not exactly the perfect solution in many circumstances for our modern world, but hey, if they bring you joy, why not?

Some models may even be a reasonable investment. Win-win!

 

[Refueler]

My price limit for a watch or phone is 2 days wages... Ive donated a few to Mr David Jones over the years... The expensive ones dont float...

Bu***r that .... my Casio RM cost me about 10 mins 'wages' ..... (Actually I don't have wages or salary as such ... I have commissions).

 

[Sailing steve]

Bu***r that .... my Casio RM cost me about 10 mins 'wages' ..... (Actually I don't have wages or salary as such ... I have commissions).

Out and about I mostly use my phone to tell the time.

That cost me an eye watering ten whole pounds to buy about 15 years ago, but it came out the box with £10 credit pre installed so really I got it for nothing. I was self employed back then so the purchase was a legitimate business expense which when declared shaved about £3 off my tax bill.

Win win.

 

[doug748]

As requested, a pic of my early Seiko clockwork - not automatic - watch.

Old school, to change the date the crown must be wound so the hands go through enough 12 hour passages until the date changes. Very easy to wear, looks good, simple classic face.

I have had it for 55 years. The only thing I have had longer than the Seiko is First Mate........................

Good man.

I have a very similar Rolex in fact I think the Seiko may have been based on the basic Oysterdate Precision. I still have all the original paperwork including my letters to the importer:

"Dear Sir,
I am interested in your range of Rolex watches and would be grateful if you......."

and the replies:

" Dear ,
Thank you for your valued interest. I have enclosed......."



After forty years of continuous use (it lives on the chart table when sailing) I could still get my paper money back times 4. Result.

.

 

[Slowtack]

Bu***r that .... my Casio RM cost me about 10 mins 'wages' ..... (Actually I don't have wages or salary as such ... I have commissions).

I am badly paid

 

[Refueler]

I am badly paid

Took years to build what I have ...