Random musings and general banter.

[Duke of Cheese]

What on earth is that completely inappropriate to the business electronic music they play? Sounds like the real Human League’s missed out track from Reproduction.

 

[Scraping the barrel]

New perfume on the block as they are in to their last 1000 crates of Gammon

 

[Scraping the barrel]

And as they used to say to the Simons of this world..
“And it’s goodnight from him”

“And it’s fu*k off from me”

 

[HughTwo]

Twenty past midnight and Jezza is stunned by the price of a Duchump.
"five sexy flexis of £75 for a watch that is worth £1795. That is the price you put it on your insurance - the price you would be paid out if something happened to it."
"Swiss movement, hand assembled in a little workshop, sorry it might be a big workshop, in Austria - on the Swiss/Austria workshop".

If he sees someone at a party, they speak about football and then their watch

Note - the only time he steps back from telling a blatant whopper is the size of the workshop,
And we know, he really has no idea whatsoever about the size of the workshop.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

These Christophe Duchamp watches are so desirable, so popular, such major sellers, that they are continually able to showcase the same small numbers (five to 10 watches) show after show after show, week in week out. If we could only be privy to the actual sales (or lack of them) figures per show. Now, that would be interesting.

And actually, Jeremy, old boy. £1795 is NOT the price your insurance company would pay out if the watch was lost or stolen or damaged beyond repair. Having been in that position when I got into a swimming pool in France on holiday wearing my late father Breitling Top Time 1960s’ watch. Got in without realising I was still wearing a non-waterproof watch in WATER. My insurers, LV, had and have dedicated watch replacement processing companies they use to establish the genuine value of a claim. That would include screening out completely unrealistic RRPs on watches like these on-air, worth a fraction of that price and retailed in number outside the manufacturer’s website for a few hundred quid. Misleading people yet again.

 

[cheeky chappie]

These Christophe Duchamp watches are so desirable, so popular, such major sellers, that they are continually able to showcase the same small numbers (five to 10 watches) show after show after show, week in week out. If we could only be privy to the actual sales (or lack of them) figures per show. Now, that would be interesting.

SOooo desirable they're being sold on IW

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Five choices of cheap pairs of cashmere/polyester gloves. Buy all five for a five percent discount, Nobendio tells us. £52.94 spent including postage and packing for five pairs of grotty gloves. Last time I looked I only had two hands. Money in your pocket, he says. No… £39.96 extra in your grubby little shopping channel’s rotten little pockets…Next lousy item….

 

[Herring]

Is his local library shut again? Try as I might, I genuinely cannot see the point of Van Partexchange. An elderly man pushing a plastic trolley backwards and forwards…Do they remunerate him in Provident Cheques?

best one yet

 

[Duke of Cheese]

A Happy New Year for tomorrow to all the contributors to the Forum. I wish you all the very best for 2025.

 

[Hammy60]

Twenty past midnight and Jezza is stunned by the price of a Duchump.
"five sexy flexis of £75 for a watch that is worth £1795. That is the price you put it on your insurance - the price you would be paid out if something happened to it."
"Swiss movement, hand assembled in a little workshop, sorry it might be a big workshop, in Austria - on the Swiss/Austria workshop".

If he sees someone at a party, they speak about football and then their watch

Note - the only time he steps back from telling a blatant whopper is the size of the workshop,
And we know, he really has no idea whatsoever about the size of the workshop.

He has no idea about Duchump period, let alone the workshop size or location.

It's not on the Austrian border, it's a few hundred Km away on the Italian border, and of course it ain't Duchump's workshop, but belongs to Watchmakers CH (an independent watchmaker who make watches for various 3rd party watch brands).

But more importantly, the Marine Chrono that Jessie was selling isn't assembled in that facility, it's assembled in Watchmakers CH's FAR EAST facilities (where the likes of Police & Timberland watches are assembled as well).

Don't have a pic of the Far East facility (still trying to find it) but this is the "wee workshop up in the mountains" (it's actually at the bottom edge of the Alps, rather than up in the Alps as Jessie tries to infer).

Just for information, on that street sign in front of the Mendrisio facility, is the road to Chiasso, home of Tan SA (another independent watchmaker) which from all the info i can find is most likely (not 100% sure) where Mathey-Tissot watches are assembled.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

I am always educated by your watch posts in particular, Hammy.

 

[Hammy60]

I am always educated by your watch posts in particular, Hammy.

Thank you.

 

[Tricompax]

I am always educated by your watch posts in particular, Hammy.

Yes, he certainly knows his stuff, always interesting and an education

 

[Duke of Cheese]

My God, get the extraordinarily annoying new presenter in, drown her in absolute shyte to sell to five people in secure interrogation rooms with a YouTube live feed to gain an immediate confession. STOP….I’ll tell you anything you wanna know…

 

[Hammy60]

Yes, he certainly knows his stuff, always interesting and an education

Thank you too.

 

[Battiola73]

Five choices of cheap pairs of cashmere/polyester gloves. Buy all five for a five percent discount, Nobendio tells us. £52.94 spent including postage and packing for five pairs of grotty gloves. Last time I looked I only had two hands. Money in your pocket, he says. No… £39.96 extra in your grubby little shopping channel’s rotten little pockets…Next lousy item….

Torchy’s sister is selling them this morning. The description on screen shows Cashmere, no mention of polyester/Acrylic. The description also says you get a set of 2, which implies two hats and two pairs of gloves. Illiterate Kiddies in gallery again, it’s a set of a hat and gloves.

I recently bought a decent pair of thermal gloves for £5. Didn’t need a hat as I knitted a 100% alpaca yarn one. Both are lovely and cosy.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Selling ‘Optra’ now. Another one who meets the products for preparation live on-air. Obviously not seen their stand in H.A. Rrods. Then again, she’s not alone.

 

[Hammy60]

My God, get the extraordinarily annoying new presenter in, drown her in absolute shyte to sell to five people in secure interrogation rooms with a YouTube live feed to gain an immediate confession.

Fashion shows are probably the most misleading shows on IW, even worse than watch shows.

Every single item is high quality, beautiful, gorgeous at bargain prices and loved by both presenters and models, i haven't heard anybody on the shows every refer to an item as just okay, everything gets highest of praise even when it's obvious cheap crap made by kids in an Indian sweatshop.

Oh and for me Models should be seen and not heard, especially when they are spouting completely biased nonsense.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

I remember I faxed Whatters on the original channel. Essentially taking the rise out of the fashion items he was selling. I asked him when he was going to get items by Paul Smith, Jimmy Choo and Ralph Lauren on to show on his ‘Fashion Parade’. He did read it out, and essentially explained that the goods they sold were not in that league, but were much more affordable. A far more realistic explanation.

If that ridiculous, simpering, unctuous, forelock-tugging, lipsmacking, thirst quenching, ace tasting, motivating, cool buzzing, high talking, fast living, ever giving, cool fizzing...Pepsi girl says the price is ‘nuts’ again, she should then be forced to eat a packet and some bolts to go with them.

It must be funny having enthuse about the quality and style of garments that you wouldn’t be seen dead in. Touching them today is probably the nearest she’s ever got to them before.

She’d do well grossly exaggerating the quality of their watches, too.

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[Hammy60]

Because i've looked at IW's live stream on youtube, youtube have seen fit to offer this sh*t for me to watch.


It's Joanne "never takes a breath" Vandermerwe-Mahon starting her journey as an online celeb/influencer/bore like Sally the Gob.

Two subscribers so far.

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