The Watch Thread - Part 6

[coern]

In my opinion, in-house movement is kinda like getting a Ferrari instead of a Honda to drive on the streets, both serve the same purpose yet Ferrari costs more to service and may even lose out in accuracy (fuel efficiency in case of cars). But the thing that sets it apart and why people still buy Ferrari is entirely because of worksmanship, like having a special unique "artpiece" that isn't as mass manufactured.

Exactly same scenario as why I find it stupid that some people say it's stupid to buy a Ferrari/Lamborghini in Singapore when the street limit is barely 80km/h with so many traffic lights. It's not about the speed, just like buying a Patek perpetual calender vs a G-Shock, the Patek doesn't make time go by faster or anything.

not all in-house movements are created the same though.

i have a feeling that some recent in-house movements are more "draw snake add legs" than anything else... especially from the newer manufactures.

 

[i_got_a_question_to_ask]

I think look like Mm300 leh

 

[All in a Day]

not all in-house movements are created the same though.

i have a feeling that some recent in-house movements are more "draw snake add legs" than anything else... especially from the newer manufactures.

End of the day, cars n watches work on the same mechanics respectively. The difference may be things like power capacity/reserve, quality of materials used. There's only that much u can come up with something 'new', espec in a watch. (Cars u have somewhat more bandwidth to 'innovate' with fancy peripherals)

 

[Chronology]

All the best for the rest of the day guys!

Headed to class now. =x

 

[Chronology]

In house over rated la. Sometimes a high grade well regulated non in house is better in terms of performance and reliability, especially for companies with young manufacture movements. To me good to have if you don't mind paying the premium that companies slap on in house movement powered watches, but not necessary.

Well.. I have to agree with you.

As much as I dislike to admit this, my Seiko skx diver with an ancient 7S26 movement, keeps time as well as my P.9000 Pam.

I think we as watch lovers appreciate the technicality and the design process that goes into producing an in house movement.

With that said, any watch that keeps good time is a good watch.

Cheers.

 

[charleslin]

not all in-house movements are created the same though.

i have a feeling that some recent in-house movements are more "draw snake add legs" than anything else... especially from the newer manufactures.

Yeah, that is true. It's kinda like a heavy manufactured engine is less prone to problems too. Like ETA movements are actually really good IMO because it's reliable and easy to service.

Some "in house" movement are also like F1 where a team just buy the engine from say Mercedes instead of making their own because R&D costs is high to create a new movement from scratch that can be of good quality.

 

[Spartanz.]

In my opinion, in-house movement is kinda like getting a Ferrari instead of a Honda to drive on the streets, both serve the same purpose yet Ferrari costs more to service and may even lose out in accuracy (fuel efficiency in case of cars). But the thing that sets it apart and why people still buy Ferrari is entirely because of worksmanship, like having a special unique "artpiece" that isn't as mass manufactured.

Exactly same scenario as why I find it stupid that some people say it's stupid to buy a Ferrari/Lamborghini in Singapore when the street limit is barely 80km/h with so many traffic lights. It's not about the speed, just like buying a Patek perpetual calender vs a G-Shock, the Patek doesn't make time go by faster or anything.

Inhouse movement, nice to own but when it comes to servicing, can they get it done ?

Certain brands like blancpain , brequet, panaeri r own by large cpyies like richemont , swatch right? Can they do a decent job in servicing?

Wads the point of owning something when it's a pain in the ass trying to get it serviced when its time?

Anybody with such brands can give their experiences in terms of servicing quality? Perhaps ppl who own those inhouse high end watches r treated better than the rest ?

 

[pwillie]

early post lunch coffee

 

[pwillie]

Inhouse movement, nice to own but when it comes to servicing, can they get it done ?

Certain brands like blancpain , brequet, panaeri r own by large cpyies like richemont , swatch right? Can they do a decent job in servicing?

Wads the point of owning something when it's a pain in the ass trying to get it serviced when its time?

Anybody with such brands can give their experiences in terms of servicing quality? Perhaps ppl who own those inhouse high end watches r treated better than the rest ?

It does not make sense if the in-house expertise cannot service their own brands, i don't think the brands can survive for so long if their cant handle their own product servicing, only variable is the quality of work given.

Asking people why they want in-house vs OEM movements is pointless.
Some drivers choose alfa bcos they like driving them even though it is full of problems, some choose toyota bcos servicing is easy and affordable.

My experience with so many brands so far have been painless (JLC, Zenith, IWC, Omega), nothing went wrong except the service pricing keep going up

Also i did not keep looking for faults in the watches, unless it is very obvious (my omega apnea is a lemon, chrono did not work out of box, took them 1 month to wait for parts from Switzerland).
enjoy the watches as it is, thinking too hard about "in-house vs OEM vs modified vs hybrid vs whether-is-it-worth" is just complicating it.

 

[balzebub]

Yup just buy what we like and what we can afford and then enjoy..

 

[shorty07]

jus wanna check with those who bought from creationwatches b4. how long do they take to deliver fm the day of ordering? n do they use singpost, ta q bin or some other despatch?

 

[Nakedtoes]

My choices of AP

~16k

~19k

~25k

loves the 15400ST and the ROO due to the size and clear case back and the inhouse movements... Loves the dial of the dual time the most. Loves the metal bracelet of the first 2 models. For ROO if i get will get an OEM rubber strap..

first choice still dual time follow by 15400st then ROO.. actually flavour the ROC then the ROO

 

[charleslin]

Inhouse movement, nice to own but when it comes to servicing, can they get it done ?

Certain brands like blancpain , brequet, panaeri r own by large cpyies like richemont , swatch right? Can they do a decent job in servicing?

Wads the point of owning something when it's a pain in the ass trying to get it serviced when its time?

Anybody with such brands can give their experiences in terms of servicing quality? Perhaps ppl who own those inhouse high end watches r treated better than the rest ?

Can, just that if parts need to be changed, probably will have to wait longer because parts are not as readily available, some complicated watches have to be sent back to workshop and can't be done locally by watch technicians here.

Yeah, best is to send it back to the company for servicing because they offer warranty and also they will have the parts required.

Good thing about non in-house like ETA movement is, the parts are easily available and third party watch technician will be able to do a good job as well at a lower cost, though for high end brands it's still better to just send it to the respective service center.

But as a general guide, the more complicated and expensive the watch is, the more troublesome the servicing is and the time it will take.

 

[kiosai]

Jewellery has been used for a number of reasons:

• Functional, generally to fix clothing or hair in place, or to tell the time in the case of watches
• As a marker of social status and personal status, as with a wedding ring
• As a signifier of some form of affiliation, whether ethnic, religious or social (Paneresti? In house mvmt? ETA?)
• Protection (in the form of amulets)
• Artistic display

Jewellery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Watches = Functional Jewellery in the present era we live in..

 

[iceflight]

Hi. Wearing it for the first time today

 

[Riguzta]

Hi. Wearing it for the first time today

your future generation thanks you

 

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

Any love for Rado?

High ceramic technology.

 

[zzyzx]

My choices of AP

~16k

~19k

~25k

loves the 15400ST and the ROO due to the size and clear case back and the inhouse movements... Loves the dial of the dual time the most. Loves the metal bracelet of the first 2 models. For ROO if i get will get an OEM rubber strap..

first choice still dual time follow by 15400st then ROO.. actually flavour the ROC then the ROO

The chrono less than 25k only? thought more than 30k...

 

[Nakedtoes]

The chrono less than 25k only? thought more than 30k...

Grey bro.... 30% discount.

 

[gaoxing84]

Grey bro.... 30% discount.

that's alot of discount.

this model approx how much?

ROO Diver