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[Discussion] What are your hot takes or opinions you haven't yet posted for fear of downvoting? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by jewami@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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In a post from a few days ago, I noticed that someone mentioned that they were afraid to post about their dislike of the Tudor BB58 for fear of downvoting. You know what? The BB is a boring watch that's not worth the money, and Tudor wouldn't be half as popular as it is without the connection to Rolex. If Rolexes were as attainable as they were in past years, cut that by a factor of 10. Would you really buy a BB if the reality were that you could just save a little bit more and get a Rolex Submariner? That's my hot take. What's yours?

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[–] Fish_Beard_Face@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Everything that youtube reviewers crack on aren't that important. If every watch had a sapphire crystal, an adjustable clasp, 200m WR with a screw down crown, was "value for money" and had good lume... well, we'd all be wearing a dive watch from a microbrand.

I like the variety of watches out there.

[–] jewami@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Same, though for me personally, the absolute minimum dealbreaker for any watch (excluding something like a G-Shock) is that it needs a sapphire crystal. I am tough on my watches, and a non-sapphire will get scratched up (or worse) very quickly.

[–] CosmoKing2@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Same. For some reason, I always found the metal door jamb (around the magnetic lock) at ATM booths with my watch.

Oh Hardlex, I hardly knew ya.

I guess now its just an indicator of quality for me if they use sapphire - as it isn't expensive. It's just not cheap like mineral.

Bought a great looking Dufa meca-quartz, but returned it as soon as I discovered the domed crystal wasn't sapphire. That's just begging for trouble.

[–] Tom0laSFW@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Acrylic is my favourite bar none. I live domed acrylic. I wish I could get a river made by Tudor, or Omega or someone with acrylic.

Not interested in Longines, Oris, etc

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