Measuring the Appeal of a Watch Based on Quality and Price Point: And the Winner Is Seiko

 

There should be a formula, quality craftsmanship and price point equals appeal. Or as Jonny writes:

Omegas are nice watches. One of my students had an Omega (I teach at a small private high school, and some of the students come from very wealthy families). Anyhow, we have a ritual where at the end of the year when we hand out graduation caps to seniors the teachers do a caricature of different students, complete with wearing their clothes and accessories that we borrow from their rooms (with the help of dorm parens). Anyhow, I did a caricature of this student and wore his Omega. It was the first and only time I've actually held a luxury watch. It certainly was a beautiful time piece and I could tell that it was finely crafted, but the thing is that beyond some relatively minor differences it didn't feel that much nicer than, say, my Seiko Velatura which probably costs 10-15% of its retail price.

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Comments

[Angelo]

True---and not withstanding our recent Invicta discussions----many Invicta models offer a lot of watch for the money---in some ways, more value for the dollar than Seiko depending on how you measure it. I know Jeff puts a big emphasis on lume and sapphire crystal----and Invicta often falls short by that criteria. But for size, weight, Swiss hand assembly (for the Reserve collection) and even "style points" I know there are a lot of Invicta believers.

[jonnybardo]

I hear that, Angelo, but I've also found - both from personal and anecdotal experience - that Invicta have quality control issues.

Jeff, that should read "some of the students come from very wealthy families." Typing fast = lots of mistakes.

But I agree with you that Seiko combines quality and price very effectively. I think Citizen does as well, although I don't jive with their styles quite as much.

One of my new watch peevs is that I really like the thicker clasps, like the Velatura. My Citizen Nighthawk has a thicker clasp as well.

[Huesby]

Is this watch really junk ?
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