Ugly Watches

[Dr. Jon]

How about an informal ugly wrist watch contest subject to the rule that has to have good movement.

Uh oh, Dr. John no posts yet! Could it be that there are NO ugly wristwatches? lol

[RON in PA]

Most of the uber-expensive luxery watches made by the ritzy Swiss fabricators are ugly IMHO, they violate the KISS principle. Yet they fill the pages of all the watch magazines.

I have to agree with you Ron. Sometimes I just buy the magazine for the 3 or 4 pages they devote to a vintage watch article. If you use this Forum as an example 90 percent of the posts are about vintage watches and that is why I believe everyone on here likes it. There is always something new to learn about these old wristwatches. To use a quote from the great Will Rogers, I've never seen a vintage wristwatch I didn't like. lol

90% of the comments here might be about vintage watches because you have to be a professional baseball player (I saw a former All-Star catcher looking at Langes in a store a while back) to afford the high-end watches now.
Anyway, I don't like some of the U. Nardin watches and I think Pateks are not ugly, but dull.

[Larry Kaplan]

Ugly---anything with diamonds or rhinestones on the face or bezel!

[Fifty Fathoms]

Well said, Larry! Stones belong in rings, not on watches. Now a tastefully done 1920s-1930s ladies art deco styled watch with a couple of diamonds and sapphires is just fine, but anything else, and especially on men's watches, screams poor taste!

Unless of course you are a drug dealer or professional gambler, then you "gotz to have 'da bling!"

Respectfully,
Fifty Fathoms

[Dr. Jon]

I tend agree that stone on watches are ugly and whoever decided diving watches need to be diamond encrusted sure was not filling my needs.

Still no posts. I also propose a new caveat assuming Mr Hess approves. Lets keep this safe by limiting the candidates to watches at least twenty years old.

I have a hectic morning but if I get a chance I will post my nomination.

[s. smith]

I like the ugly watches they bring the big bucks. :biggrin:

I agree with Dr. Jon's 20 year old caveat. Surely the early '70s will provide a good candidate. I have a television dial Mido Multistar I am ashamed to post.