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I see hardly anything good.... I have been consulting to a billion $ project......

A project manager thinks he is cool for wearing a Quartz Tag Chrono! A site manager who spent $8000- on a Tag carrera (or some crap new tag) .... the fool should have got a NAVITIMER!!!!

In the office Omega Speedmaster - but wait - the fool got the AUTO version......

Another jerk wears an Omega Terra ocean or something....

No Rolex... and definately no Breitling......

WHAT A BORING PLACE....

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where i work (mkt leader in their industry) there are the odd nice watches littered about but brands like Armani and Diesel are prolific. The ones i've noticed so far are as follows (and worn by middle management types)

Breitling Super Ocean blue face on steel
Breitling Super Ocean yellow face on titanium
Rolex GMT II black on steel
Various Tag's
Various Omega's
Various Longines
+ the CFO has a steel/rubber Bvlgari

my brother worked for UBS in London and except for the odd IWC, Breitling and Rolex, he said their was nothing special being worn either???

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Tag Heuer F1 Chronograph
CVSTOS Challenge Chrono steel/rubber

In my office, lot's of Seamasters and a Tag or two, my colleague has just bought a Navitimer Olympus from Driver8 on this forum via myself. Another colleague is after a silver dial Superocean Chrono and that's about it!

Stef

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Archie 42 wrote:



How charmless and shallow. People just buy what they really like. I happen to like Breitlings and own two - a vintage 815 and an SOHC, oh yes, and an ORIS which is my beater. So tell me my ORIS is crap because it's a third of the price of an equivalent engined Breitling.

Sheese...some people!

I have a series 2000 Tag automatic and an Omega seamaster Automatic Guess Im a fool Archie

I've seen some nice pieces around, but also some senior execs wearing $20 watches - watches just aren't important to them.

I did some consulting for a guy that ran the entire sales organization for a very large, very well known Canadian company - 8 figure salary and a watch collector. Had some very nice pieces, including several Breitlings. However, some of his colleagues on the exec floor wouldn't even wear a watch they used their Blackberry / cell phone.

Each to their own I guess.

Hmmm, insulting people because they are not watch nuts like us, doesn't seem right.

My cousin buys and sells businesses, and has made an incredible fortune doing so. He wears an old beat up Tag quartz that was given to him for his graduation.

Is he a fool?

Maybe I'm the fool because I have a few nice watches and a mortgage.

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Kudos to all the people who wear what they like, not what they're supposed to like as determined by other people. This goes for everything, not just watches. Wearing or owning something to impress others is shallow and empty exept for those that get a buzz from impressing others with material things. I wear and own what I do for me and don't give a shit what other people think about it. If they appreciate an item I happen to own for it's "workmanship, style or beauty, etc." then that's great, but it certainly doesn't put me any higher on the food chain because I have it.

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I've owned Tag as well as Omega.. I guess that makes my forums boring, and makes me a jerk too. I'm sure a lot of users here would take offense (rightly) to your name-calling. I think we could do without that part. A simple "What do the other guys at work wear?" would suffice.

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A very interesting post! Watches are such a personal item, the purchasing and wearing of which does not seem to be entirely dependent upon one's wages, wealth or social status.
To give an example: I work for a rather small, privately-owned printing company. My supervisor, who is paid a lot more than me, wears no watch at all. My boss, who is the owner of the company, wears a Seiko quartz chrono that he got on sale for about $200.00 at some outlet store near Seattle. He is very successful, although just over 60, has worked very hard all his life to make his business a success. His wife, who is also the accountant, wears a small gold ladies' watch, which looks like a small Rolex, but I am not sure. Most of my other coworkers have no watch at all. One of the girls in the digital print department wears a Russian-made watch, brand unknown to me, which she paid about 50 bucks for. The other employees wear miscellaneous inexpensive watches, like 20 buck Timexes etc., but most do not have a watch at all. Nearly everyone carries a cell phone, and uses that to tell the time, or the clocks in the shop. That includes most of the Sales and Customer service staff.
Anyway, I have a Steelfish and an AS Blacksteel, plus a Tissot Le Locle costing about 550 bucks, and a Raymond Weil Don Giovanni costing about 1300 bucks. I am the lowest paid employee in the company, working in the finishing department at 14.00/hr. On the other hand, I rent a room in the house of two friends at 400.00/month, and I don't own a vehicle. I have a small monthly income from a private pension fund, and that is about it.
Sometimes, I do notice people looking at my watch, then I can tell they are looking at me, trying to figure out why, at the age of almost 60, I don't fit into the stereotype of the successful business person wearing an expensive watch. I am a fairly low-paid prodution worker who " should " be higher on the emplyment scale. The psychology of the whole thing really is very interesting, and I get a jolly good buzz now and then when I realize that some people have absolutely no idea what to make of me. I can read between the lines of our conversations, that one is puzzled because he/she cannot seem to categorize me. I spend a lot of money dining out, at times very expensive restaurants, take lots of unpaid time off work, and occasional very expensive holidays.
I guess, when all is said and done, it's really just a matter of priorities in one's life. I love my Breitlings, especially the Steelfish, and have no regrets about spending the money I did on expensive watches. Unfortunately, the spending will be curtailed for at least a couple of years, and I may sell the Blacksteel. However, that will not affect my ongoing interest in watches. For the next couple of years at least, I will be more than happy with my Steelfish. The more I wear it, which is all day every day, the more I love it.
Regardless of who you are, whatever your income or financial status, wear your Breitlings with pride and joy!
Cheers,
Carl

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"Those who possess a sense of entitlement are seldom satisfied"

Sorry, this post was a mistake that I made while trying to edit my previous post, and I can't delete it.
Cheers,
Carl

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'63 Omega Seamaster, 2014 Omega Speedmaster MarkII

"Those who possess a sense of entitlement are seldom satisfied"

Carlhaluss,

I identify with your situation -- and your watch philosophy --
more than you can imagine. I'm a 60-year-old retired teacher
living on a monthly disability check (a long story; some other time )
and a small pension. I'm primary caregiver to my 86-year-old Mother
who is suffering from kidney failure and chronic leukemia; she's a
tough old gal!

I currently own three watches -- a Breitling Steelfish, a Skyland and
an Omega Planet Ocean -- which I cherish as my most valuable
possessions. I've saved, scraped and gone without a lot of things to
be able to own these wonderful timepieces. Sadly, most of my family,
friends and acquaintances just have no idea the joy these watches
bring. Mostly I hear things like, "Why would you spend that much
money for a watch when you could put it towards a new car?" Or the
standard "Don't you have better things to spend your money on?"
They don't have a clue, and I've stopped trying to explain. Luckily,
I have you guys to talk to (plus a couple close friends who love
and collect watches) or I think I'd be a basket case.

So here's to fine timepieces and the eternal joy they give us.

Steve

Carl & Steve seem to have summed it up nicely there.

It's the same with many things in life - the more effort you put into getting things the more worthwhile they are.

It's all relative. I've said it before - there are no watch snobs here, just people who appreciate the brand.

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Hey Drax,
Totally understand what you're saying. None of my friends or family can relate even slightly to my love of watches. By the way, which Skyland do you have - dial colour, strap, bracelet etc.
Cannot be easy to be the main caregiver of your Mom. Kudos to you, and here's to the small pleasures you get in life! If my Mom were alive, she would now be 92. I was fortunate that she was well enough all her life to be self-sufficient. Although I would love for her to still be around.
I figure that I might as well enjoy these items while I can. I have been taking a few hundred dollars a month from my pension fund, to supplement my income. That came to a stop a few months ago, when I realized that I was taking money out of a fund which was declining in value.
Anyway, I have my health, my few friends and family, and my watches! Especially the Steelfish. I'm not always happy, but have reached a contentment in life that few seem able to achieve. I feel the secret is to have the ability to enjoy the small everyday things. Like the cup of coffee I am about to enjoy at Cafe Calabria on Commercial Drive down the road!
Cheers,
Carl

ps Sorry to get off topic here, guys and gals!

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'63 Omega Seamaster, 2014 Omega Speedmaster MarkII

"Those who possess a sense of entitlement are seldom satisfied"

I cannot think of anything more on point.

The posts by Steve and yourself are really what this should be all about - an investment by each of us into some kind of work in order to enjoy life a little more. The cash is just the means by which we measure the investment. You have determined that x hours of work can be exchanged for a Steelfish and AS Blacksteel, others have different elements on each side of the equation but the concept is the same.

Every watch has a different impact on lifestyle - my grail watch may be hideous to someone else and vice versa, to try and put an absolute value on it is to eliminate the life quality element and make the watch merely a status symbol. As so many people on here have said whenever similar discussions come up, we buy the watches for ourselves not others. Of course it's nice to receive compliments on our timepieces, but that's not why we buy them.

I admire you both for recognising what is important to you - I hope that I will continue to acquire wisdom in the years to come until I can approach your levels when I approach 60.

No smiley because I can't find one showing sincerity.