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Anyone got one?

They look pretty smart. Was looking to get myself a nice watch. Really pleased with my g shock which I've had for a few years now, great for riding, very tough. Looking for something a bit smarter and liked the look of this one...

[img] http://johnlewis.scene7.com/is/image/JohnLewis/232362322?$prod_main$ [/img]


 
Posted : 07/12/2013 9:30 pm
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How annoyed would you be if you were Vettel?

Christian: Hey Seb, guess who we've got sponsoring our watches this year?
Seb: Bretling
C: no
S: Rolex?
C: No
S: Tag?
C: No
S: Hublot?
C: no
S: who then?
C: Casio
S: ****


 
Posted : 07/12/2013 9:44 pm
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Meh, I don't like the blue or the Red Bull emblem.


 
Posted : 07/12/2013 9:47 pm
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There are some classy looking edifices out there for decent money - go solar and they are as good as the Seiko autos IMHO


 
Posted : 07/12/2013 9:54 pm
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Gopping. And any association with F1 is an instant turn-off. You can keep your special websites and BS marketing. Just stick to what you do well: Making good, tough and cheap watches without brand BS.


 
Posted : 07/12/2013 9:54 pm
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And any association with F1 is an instant turn-off

+1

The older I get the more I realise that we are all pawns of the great marketing machine (GMM), and F1 is up there with the best of them, alongside football. Everyone gets sucked in.

Just get a swatch - much lighter than pimp watches so more comfortable, especially on the bike. And it tells the time.


 
Posted : 08/12/2013 9:14 am
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Over complex, untidy and too garish for my money.


 
Posted : 08/12/2013 9:45 am
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Watches with hands need numbers and maybe the date. That's about it. Anything else just looks silly and awkward to me.

This is mine. It's all I need.

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Posted : 08/12/2013 10:03 am
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I think the above means they don't have one OP...

But you did get some unasked for criticism though!


 
Posted : 08/12/2013 10:46 am
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I've had a look at a few and some are quite nice in a more formal gshock kinda way. That one in the picture isn't one of them though.


 
Posted : 08/12/2013 11:17 am
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I've got an old wave-ceptor solar that similar - It's big down side is the time it takes to toggle through all the functions: pressing the 'wrong button' causes the hands to spin around for ages to display 'new settings' .... do the newer edifice ones switch mode quicker?


 
Posted : 08/12/2013 11:24 am
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That's quite nice;

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..as it that;
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Posted : 08/12/2013 12:10 pm
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This is mine.
Bloody awful phone but the clock is very good


 
Posted : 08/12/2013 12:52 pm
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Looks great on your wrist too.


 
Posted : 08/12/2013 1:26 pm
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for pretty similar money (well, ~10% more) to that red bull edifice you could get this
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which has an excellent swiss automatic movement, sapphire crystal, solide screwed link bracelet, great quality all round, 300m water resist and is a pretty nice Sean Connery 'Bond' submariner homage (well...the ref 6200 mainly)

or if you prefer the modern submariner then for about 10% less than the edifice you could have this
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Posted : 09/12/2013 9:27 pm
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i have an older triple sensor one, got it discounted in a sale, (its the prw 1500t) its a solar waveceptor, so it never goes flat, keeps perfect time etc.
i would buy another one, cant say better than that really.


 
Posted : 09/12/2013 9:56 pm
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Watches with hands need numbers and maybe the date. That's about it. Anything else just looks silly and awkward to me.

Exactly. That Edifice at top is far too fussy and complicated for me, and I'll bet that most who own one will never use more than a couple of their functions.
Aphex_2k's Luminox is much more to my taste.


 
Posted : 09/12/2013 11:38 pm