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Unwatchable morning today.
Perhaps pervy pete could get Swiss Tony to present with him, to give it some authenticity . Both of themThe Swiss heritage of 98 Maybury Road..in glorious Woking.
To be honest wasn’t really thinking of Roamer, although do comapre them a lot , was thinking more about the popular Swiss watchmaking brands, Tissot, Certina, Hamilton, Mido etc, but I suppose in this instance Roamer is probably the perfect brand to use as a comparison.
Actual Mendrisio facilities, home to Roamer
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and Photoshop pic from Duchamp web site, allegedly original head office/facilities of Christophe Duchamp
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Roamer – All Watches assembled in Mendrisio.
Duchamp – Mix of assembly between Mendrisio and Far East.
Roamer – Have their own designs.
Duchamp - Mostly copies of Roamer designs.
Roamer – An actual Swiss watch brand, with actual history & heritage dating back to 1888.
Duchamp – Pretendy Swiss brand with a history & heritage dating back to Woking in Oct 2020.
Roamer – RRP’s range from approx. £250 - £830 for original designed Swiss Made watches.
Duchamp – RRP’s range from £1450 - £2995 for copied designed mix of Swiss & Far East made watches.
There is absolutely no logical reason for Duchamp's high RRPs as against Roamer's RRPs other than to be part of a marketing con job. They are not better quality, better workmanship, better movements etc, at best some of their watches are on a par with Roamer but some definately ain't.
And as Duke has mentioned, i'd willingly sacrifice an alleged bargain for honesty any day
Swiss Tony was a made up comic character designed to get laughs.Perhaps pervy pete could get Swiss Tony to present with him, to give it some authenticity . Both of them
Stuck in a bygone age of sleaze
Peter Simon is also a made up comic character. One designed NOT to get laughs. They were laughing at him, not with him tends fits the profile I’ve seen of the chortling that he gets in the studio from the juvenile sycophants surrounding him. I’ve seen two more genuine glimpses of him: one when he was caught talking candidly off camera a few months ago with the microphones left on, and previous to that, when he went off on one, which ultimately led to him being suspended by the previous version of Ideal World.Swiss Tony was a made up comic character designed to get laughs.
Pervy Pete is a self made *****.
I'd rather buy a car from Tony than anything - least of all a watch - from Peter.
I'm sad that the Fast Show revival isn't funny because people like Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson were talented writers and performers.We went see the Fast Show tour two or three months ago. For me, thirty plus years later, it was completely unfunny. Very much of its time, and I think it is fair to say, most of the laughter there was happened out of respectful hilarity rather than for humorous reasons. Nice earner I imagine for the surviving cast members.
All the watches IW sell are too heavy (which we know equates to quality) for my ankles. I tried it and couldn't move!what about your ankles?
I'm not being funny but can you please not post things like that ...An electronic ankle tag, most likely.
What might not help either is the cast members themselves are older. Younger playing older characters for laughs can be funny, older playing older not always. As you say though, nice little earner for them.We went see the Fast Show tour two or three months ago. For me, thirty plus years later, it was completely unfunny. Very much of its time, and I think it is fair to say, most of the laughter there was happened out of respectful hilarity rather than for humorous reasons. Nice earner I imagine for the surviving cast members.
Sad news, As a kid we went to a Haven Campsite every year, Many evenings, on the dance floor dancing toThe lead singer of Black Lace has just passed on.
I think Lindsey would make a good replacement - I can see her in her (ever so expensive) sunglasses pushing pineapples and shaking trees singing Agadoo.
All in the studio of course.
Very true. Laurel & Hardy were hilarious to me at least when they were relatively young and making films in the early 1930s. But to see them 15 or 20 years later and much older, to me made them not as funny as they used to be. Mortality is not a particularly hilarious subject, and you can't get away from that fact when comedians still try to be funny decades later than their heyday.What might not help either is the cast members themselves are older. Younger playing older characters for laughs can be funny, older playing older not always. As you say though, nice little earner for them.
Alan Barton, the original lead singer from their Mary Ann Eurovision days has also died. He took over from Chris Norman when he left Smokie, and was killed in a road accident in the 1990s. Enjoy life while we can.The lead singer of Black Lace has just passed on.
I think Lindsey would make a good replacement - I can see her in her (ever so expensive) sunglasses pushing pineapples and shaking trees singing Agadoo.
All in the studio of course.
All the watches IW sell are too heavy (which we know equates to quality) for my ankles. I tried it and couldn't move!
Did Black Lace songs chart, or were they only made for CampSites, as Haven seemed to have the monopoly on them
They should have asked Peter to have danced as a pineapple