Random musings and general banter.

[Hammy60]

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

There's a lot they don't tell you, there's also a load of misinformation spouted as well.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Why doesn’t the expert pick him up on it

They don't have any experts in anything on this channel.

 

[cheeky chappie]

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

To be fair he has won a BAFTA.

British Academy For Total Arses ...

 

[Duke of Cheese]

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

 

[SiRich]

chef cooks four burgers and finishes putting the buns on top only for Simon to cough into his clenched fist and then touch them, such an oaf.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

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

 

[Battiola73]

Salter steamer bargain price on IW for £37.99 despatch 30th July. Or you can buy from TJC for £49.99 with a 40% discount if you use code SAVEBIG making it £29.99 with despatch 27th July.

So does that mean IW are buying from TJC and selling it on and making £8 profit on each item?

 

[Emiily J]

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

I had no idea what you meant. So went and put run the risk Peter Simon onto YouTube I wish I hadn’t, Him and Shane Ritchie

 

[Hammy60]

Oh, oh, verabal diarrhea is up next.

 

[Jason]

They finally allowed Mark in to the new studio i see!

 

[PhædrusR]

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.

Surprised, £150-£200, that much? Based on the 20ATM WR and crown, waterproof pressure engineering I presume.

Genoa just an example of price vs. quality. A plastic bag can have as much Quality as a Louis Vuitton holdall. Depends on conformance to requirements. And price point value of such. A Citroen 2CV can have more quality than a Rolls Royce.
A 1* B&B can be better than a 5* hotel. In terms of value for money and price point.

 

[PhædrusR]

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.

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!

 

[Niwa]

If you'd seen Peter S and sparky Mark doing some pork mince stuff. In a ceramic cup steamed for 13 minutes.
What do you think?
Peter S was saying a few weeks ago to Joe Resemblance that he thought he had verms. I'm not surprised!

 

[Niwa]

The pork looked pretty horrible probably not cooked on the inside.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

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!

No. I don’t believe the Moon Landings were genuine. Though, didn’t Buzz Aldrin lamp somebody who came up to him and told him that.

 

[Professor Branestawm]

Janice, in the early hours, stated his tick list for a watch.

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.

Absolutely agree with every word of this.
There are very, very few watches IW sell that won’t depreciate like a stone after purchase.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

My God…that woman’s face could navigate you home in a pea-souper - the shine on it.

 

[Professor Branestawm]

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

A lifetime of Selly Telly creams, potions, devices and appliances have helped make him the man he is today.
It seems one who looks ten years older than he is

 

[Professor Branestawm]

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.

I agree as well, and for the same reason.

 

[Professor Branestawm]

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

Me too, Jazzy. Stay well.