If watches were cars…

[PaulHogan]

Rolex would be Audi – Quality but ubiquitous and boring
Seiko would be Fiat – Better than you think but still cheap and nasty
TAG would be BMW – Junior management
Breitling would be SsangYong – Too fussy and over priced
Patek would be Bugatti – Subtle and over priced
IWC would be Jaguar – Not as good as they used to be

Feel free to elaborate/discuss…

[i want an aero]

you not know about omega

[Mattmeister]

if threads were watches this one would be digital - its pointless and unpopular....

[Wadeski]

i want an aero said:

you not know about omega

Or Seiko.

Or Patek.

err...

in short, those analogies are load a of old cock.

[lowdrag]

And Sinn would be VW. Reliable, efficient, not too dear; the thinking man's choice.

[cyberface]

What a load of cock.

Hell, if you want to be a movement snob, then Seiko come above Tag, Breitling and IWC because Seiko make their own movements in-house including all parts, and are responsible for some innovations in mechanical watchmaking... if you wanted to take the piss you could get away with calling Seiko a 'manufacture'

(and even Patek have a stash of Lemania movements for some of their watches, not a bad thing in itself, since Lemania are owned by Breguet and from a few years back are now not sold to anyone else than Breguet)

Just like cars, people buy watches for different reasons. Power, handling, practicality, price, prestige, image, reliability, etc. Same with watches. This thread is cock but a different thread could be interesting... for example from a brand-snob's point of view versus a movement-snob's point of view...

[whoami]

I'm not entirely sure that he meant this to be taken quite so seriously.

[jas xjr]

if watches were cars mine would be broken

[cyberface]

jas xjr said:

if watches were cars mine would be broken

and I'd have trouble wrapping them round the pads and fitting them in my watch box. Especially the ZT400, which is especially long and doesn't have an adjustable bracelet

[Mattmeister]

if cars were watches on the other hand*, you'd need a bloody strong wrist.

• pun fully intended.

[130R]

I set my Seiko using the atomic clock, checked it 1 month later and it was still bang on to the second (!!)

[andy tims]

I'm sure the OP meant it to be amusing, but it's just not.