Questions about Tag Heuer watches

[poedua]

lol, poedua. you can say the same thing about *ANY* luxury purchase...

- any car manufactured by Acura, Lexus, Infiniti, MB, BMW
- a house in the GTA that costs over $350k, to be used for a 4-person (or smaller) family
- a TV bigger than 20"
- a stereo system with more than 2 speakers ("surround sound"? who the hell *needs* that?)
- a computer faster than 2.0GHz

etc. etc.


OK

Is there ANY difference worth paying for in the DAY TO DAY performance or a reasonable expectation of the DAY TO DAY performance of a Acura, Lexus, Infiniti, MB, BMW VERSUS a Cavalier, Neon, Escort , Kia etc. ?

I guess I already have you beat since I have a Casio which cost $9.99 when I bought it back in 1995 or so... 1 battery replacement later, it's "still humming along"...

That's what i like to see a $10 workorse for $10 that achieves the same day to day performance expectations of a TAG ! Well done . I concede....you win. !

[poedua]

Sounds like you bought a broken watch.. it hums? You should get it checked out.

Watches should tick, if make any noise.

Myself, I bought a $15 Walmart watch that tells me the time and for cheap. I've had it for 2 years, but since it's 1/4 the price, I could have bought 4.. in which case totals 8years. Oh and it doesn't hum.

I got the premium model for the same price as the standard model ..it also whistles along with humming

[poedua]

I'll take that challenge. Here is my grandfathers old Tudor Submariner watch (made by Rolex) that he bought brand spanking new in 1965 to celebrate his 25th wedding anniversary. He wore it everyday until he died in 1985. I can remember sitting on my grandpas lap (when he came to visit from England) when I was 4 years old and my "job" every morning was to wind up the watch for him. I can remember my little fingertips getting sore from the sharp edges on the crown and it's probably one of the only memories I really have of my grandfather. After he died, my father started wearing it and he wore it daily until 2 years ago....as it was no longer keeping good time. By that time, the watch looked pretty beat up, the crystal was ruined and the luminous material on the face had turned to an ugly brown color.

I sent it off to Rolex and they fully overhauled the watch and it came back looking brand spanking new.

I now wear the watch daily, and my son will eventually get the watch when I"m done with it.
Good quality watches last forever and serve more than just telling the time.

If you are happy with your Timex, that's great. But I do have one question for you, why on earth did you spend $60 on it when you could have bought a digital watch from Walmart for $5.99?

I can't top that ...you win . Nice watch too . Wow

[poedua]

I value the time in my life so much, that I would be an expensive watch to view said time.

Logic ?

[poedua]

What? You wasted $60 on a watch? Why do you even wear a watch? You can ask other people the time instead...then you'd have $60 to give to the Salvation army.

What have you got against $60 watches ?

[batman321123]

Actually poedua seems to stir sh*t in most threads. Simple threads where someone is asking a question get turned into debate threads by him so he can show off what he learned in debate club.

in EVERY SINGLE WATCH THREAD, and also a majority jean/denim/clothing thread, theres alyways several sh*t-stirrers like poedua who argue "a $20 ______ can do the same thing as a $500 ______"; its getting damned tiring and boring.

lets not make every single discussion on the subject become a contest to see who can piss the furthest

[warpdrive]

Sorry, I didn't think people making 200 k a year went on RFD looking for an opinion on a watch.

I thought the OP was just a regular Joe like the rest of us ....married adult, kids, mortgage, making a modest $100k++ a year, mortgage to pay, kids education to save for etc. I give a mimimum of $5 k to charity a year, so If he's giving a simiular $10 k to charity, what's a measly $500 - point well taken.

Your sentence obviously shows your immaturity..."what's a measly $500". You must have missed the last RFD poll. The poll shows that there are lots of RFD's making good money. The only requirement to be an avid RFD'er is that you like bargains or like the thrill of the deal.

You seem to also have missed my point:
There are certain reasons to spend more on a product/service than the absolute basic needs. Beside basic food and shelter needs, people have a right to spend whatever they want to make themselves happy. Like the above example where the Tudor is practically a family heirloom. If you do not see value in spending more than $60, that is fine, but don't be a self-righteous d@#$ and try to put down others who do. As others pointed out, even your $60 is an extravagance in light of the fact that a $20 Walmart special can perform every bit as well as your Timex. Why not donate that $40 to charity instead? The way I see it, there are probably thousands more people each month wasting their money on $60 Timex's compared to the number of people buying $500 TAG's.

[Sgt_Strider]

To my critics:

How I spend my money is none of your business. I respect your opinion, but you have no right to crapthread in here. Second, I have nothing better to do than to spoil myself. I'm getting my university education paid for and pretty much everything else paid for except a car. When that happens, I'll let one of you guys know .

[poedua]

Your sentence obviously shows your immaturity..."what's a measly $500". You must have missed the last RFD poll. The poll shows that there are lots of RFD's making good money. The only requirement to be an avid RFD'er is that you like bargains or like the thrill of the deal.

You seem to also have missed my point:
There are certain reasons to spend more on a product/service than the absolute basic needs. Beside basic food and shelter needs, people have a right to spend whatever they want to make themselves happy. Like the above example where the Tudor is practically a family heirloom. If you do not see value in spending more than $60, that is fine, but don't be a self-righteous d@#$ and try to put down others who do. As others pointed out, even your $60 is an extravagance in light of the fact that a $20 Walmart special can perform every bit as well as your Timex. Why not donate that $40 to charity instead? The way I see it, there are probably thousands more people each month wasting their money on $60 Timex's compared to the number of people buying $500 TAG's.

$500 on a Tag is a waste of money IMO, not $60 on a Timex.

Tell me so i understand then...no one has pointed out why a Tag would cost so much ...$500.

So what exactly do you get from a $500 tag that a Timex can't do in terms of normal day to day performace - what can a Tag do ( on day to day performance ) that a Timex can't ?

What are you paying for when you get a Tag.

[Sgt_Strider]

$500 on a Tag is a waste of money IMO, not $60 on a Timex.

Tell me so i understand then...no one has pointed out why a Tag would cost so much ...$500.

So what exactly do you get from a $500 tag that a Timex can't do in terms of normal day to day performace - what can a Tag do ( on day to day performance ) that a Timex can't ?

What are you paying for when you get a Tag.

Seriously Poedua, would you quit spamming here? We recognize that you can't justify spending $500 on a watch and there are those of us that wouldn't mind spending this kind of money on a watch. Alright, let's end it at that. You're not going to change the world by repeating what you have stated a million times.

[G.H.]

It is same thing some people pay big money for designer's cloth every year when new trends come.

[poedua]

Actually poedua seems to stir sh*t in most threads. Simple threads where someone is asking a question get turned into debate threads by him so he can show off what he learned in debate club.

I've been exposed !! True, if there's an ember, I'll occationally bring the gas can - but not in this case....we're joking around about stupid watches...this isn't abortion we're taking about here folks ....so chill

I simply think spending $500 is a mugs game...the embodiment of PT's quote IMO....

" there's a sucker born every minute "

It's just my opinion...I agree that it differs with some....no problem, but this IS a forum where alternate views can be expressed as far as I know .

I can joke about this because we're talking about a stupid freaking $500 watch - something that just spells STUPID to me, but, I'm 1 opinion only , hardly anything anyone should be bent out of shape over - $500 bucks on a watch just seems plain stupid to me .....I don't care how much you make...and stupidity regarding watches doesn't magically evaporate just because your income goes up.

People should should be bent out of shape over other issues like the Iraq War, the Middle East, Church vs State ( evolution ), rape, religion and the existence of God , the election. Those can be serious debates...but a $500 watch ?

Fluff.

[poedua]

Seriously Poedua, would you quit spamming here? We recognize that you can't justify spending $500 on a watch and there are those of us that wouldn't mind spending this kind of money on a watch. Alright, let's end it at that. You're not going to change the world by repeating what you have stated a million times.

How's a TAG different than a Timex ?

If there's no difference, then PT applies IMO.

[poedua]

To my critics:

How I spend my money is none of your business. I respect your opinion, but you have no right to crapthread in here. Second, I have nothing better to do than to spoil myself. I'm getting my university education paid for and pretty much everything else paid for except a car. When that happens, I'll let one of you guys know .

Just so I'm clear, you're a university student and you're going to buy a $500 Tag ?

Just to confirm, what's the primary reason..fashion or performance ?

[poedua]

Seriously Poedua, would you quit spamming here? We recognize that you can't justify spending $500 on a watch and there are those of us that wouldn't mind spending this kind of money on a watch. Alright, let's end it at that. You're not going to change the world by repeating what you have stated a million times.

OK, fair enough. Help me understand. Let's say I consider buying a TAG watch for $500. Why is it a good idea to buy it ? is all I want to know

1. So what exactly do you get from a $500 tag that a Timex can't do in terms of normal day to day performace - what can a Tag do ( on day to day performance ) that a Timex can't ?

2. What are you paying for when you get a Tag. ?

Can you answer these 2 questions ?