Random musings and general banter.

Emiily J said:

What they don’t tell you is there are versions of it on Amazon cheaper

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Emiily J said:

Why doesn’t the expert pick him up on it

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galesgal57 said:

When did Pedro win a BAFTA? He's just said he has.

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Hammy60 said:

Oh Mark with a microwave, probably won't need a in tonights show, although with Mark who knows.

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Duke of Cheese said:

You wouldn't Run The Risk in eating any food cooked on there and flobbed on by him.

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Hammy60 said:

Although i wouldn't be buying them under any condition, for me personally, i would pay no more than £150-£200, and that's taking into account quality as that's all i can rate it on, the look and functionality does nothing for me, there is nothing special or technical to warrant a higher price, and it's made in a country where the material and labour costs are low. It's a big chunky watch, too big for my wrists so really not functional as a wearable time piece and the look is just not me, if it was i would have been collecting Invicta's watches (pro divers okay though) years ago, they're into similar big, colourful, gawdy, themed watches.

Okay, a watch is a watch, whatever the value/quality is up to the buyer, and if they're happy and like the watch and are happy with the price then that's all that matter, it's all about personal choice.

As for Genoa, then it may be we're looking at this from two different points of view, i'm assuming you're looking at just buying a watch, as a basic watch to tell the time, looks okay and at a good value price that is within the price range you're willing to pay for a watch, me i look for watches that are worth adding to my collection, look, style, size are important but quality of materials, movement and the brand are a high priority, but at a good price value within my price range. Genoa doesn't fit with my collection, it's an affordable low quality watch, yeah it may tell you the time and last a few years, but when something goes wrong it's the bin. Similar quality on Ali is couple of £s max, actually postage from China is more than the cost of producing Genoa watches. If i was just want an everyday cheap tool watch then i would be buying a Casio/G Shock, tough, good looking, functional, real value for money and from an actual watchmaking brand and not from an Indian company who have no horology experience, history or heritage, who've gone to China and ordered cheap as chips, low quality watches, branded the watches with a brand name of a watch brand that doesn't actual exist, to flog on their Selly Telly channels in the UK, USA and Germany.

I could name dozens of affordable watch brands to buy from rather than one of VGL's own brand watches.

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Duke of Cheese said:

It was 1969, wasn’t it? I was six or seven. I remember it reasonably clearly as it was such a big thing in what media we had at the time. I assuming Simon was a similar age to me?

Nobody is ever going to convince me the technology ever really existed to put a rocket into space, land men on another planet, and maintain communications back in the late ‘60s and ‘70s. For me, I fall into the school of thought that those landings were filmed in the Nevada Desert. The acid test for me is that there has never been another landing of people on the Moon attempted since the early 1970s. Perhaps we have the infrastructure and technological abilities to do it now? That said, I also believe Diana was murdered, JFK was assassinated by several gunman near railway lines in Dallas and Ideal World will one day become a moral entity. A firm believer therefore in ludicrous hysterical conspiracy theories.

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PhaedrusR said:

Were you joking or serious about thinking the moon landings being faked? Or just a series of non-sequiteur 'fake conspiracy theories' at the expense of the IW punchline? For once, you humour confused me!

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Hammy60 said:

Limited Edition, massive tick, so rare when you get a watch so limited, only 100 on the planet, means very collectable and good chance will appreciate in value.

It’s a legacy piece, Heirloom piece and is going to last, quality piece, should be into the thousands (and it is on their web site) because of the movement, every aspect built to a high standard.

The actual movement inside is a Seiko movement, which is world renowned, Japanese Seiko movement, automatic movement.

This is why it’s a watch that will increase in value.

To be honest, he doesn’t really have much of a tick list when buying a watch, it’s even worse when his tick list is a lot of crap too.

Limited Edition doesn’t make it very collectable, nor does it mean it will appreciate in value, there are thousands, upon thousands of watches out there that are limited Edition (IW have had hundreds over the years), that are not very collectable and are guaranteed to lose value very, very quickly after purchase.

Movement can have a big bearing on buying a watch, but it’s probably best you know the actual movement in the watch first before making that decision, it ain’t a Seiko and it ain’t world renowned, it’s a discontinued movement from Miyota’s bog standard 8 series.

Great check list Janice.

Janice had a big impact on sales of the watches, there was only one colourway left at the start of his show now back up to 3 colourways this morning, so expect another show.

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Battiola73 said:

I thought he was born in 1953 so I thought he was 70 or 71.

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Niwa said:

I tend to agree with you. I use Amazon occasionally.
That's not to say I agree with their business style or tax model.
I think ideally you should support your local businesses where possible, even if it's just part of a chain like Asda or Aldi.
Even better local independent businesses.
But time, prices, travelling, convenience, are factors that have to be taken into account.
By searching on Amazon or Ebay, you can often find something, with probably a vast choice of products at competitive prices.
Their good to look at, sometimes just to see what's out there.

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Jazzydrury said:

Hope everyone is ok, im still breathing, just the heat is getting to me a bit.

I know im going to get ooh irs not that hot

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