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As a watch fan I though that this watch is worth posting. Now to the subject, the "Tour de l’ile" manufactured by Vacheron Constantin is most expensive watch in the world and will set you back a wopping $1.5 million dollar(!). Gosh I never knew that time would be that expensive.

Now you are probably wondering "What does this watch do that a $100 Swatch watch doesn't?". First of all a Swatch watch is faaaaaaaaaaaaaar from as precis and escat as the Tour de l’ile. What the Vacheron Constantin Tour de l’ile also does is that is has a callender which will show the exact date for ever. In order worth unlike your average watch with date function this one knows how many days there are in every month and when it is a leap year.

If you happen to be hidding underground(Sadam?) the watch shows you when the sun will rise and when the sun will set. Last but now least it shows if it's full moon, half moon or if there isn't a moon in the sky at all. BTW don't expect to pick one of these up tomorrow becasue it takes 8-10 month for one of these master peices to be built.

So my question for you is, this watch or a Veyron + Veyron watch. :D

http://www.vacheron-constantin.com/250/tourdelile_en.html

The world's most complicated double-face watch, produced in a limited edition of 7. Tour de l'Ile is the most complicated watch ever made, with a totally original combination of horological complications and astronomical indications composing a list of sixteen different points including a minute repeater, sunset time, perpetual calendar, second time zone, a tourbillon device, the equation of time and the representation of the night sky… This exceptional calibre composed of 834 parts called for over 10,000 hours of research and development lavished on it by the designers, engineers and watchmakers of
Vacheron Constantin.

Its name refers to one of the historical sites of the venerable company, located next to the current Maison Vacheron Constantin on the Quai de l'Ile.

Limited edition of 7.
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A very fine watch Luw, but perhaps just a bit too expensive (and I love expensive things :) )

I hardly ever wear a watch, but I saw an old 1950's Patek Philippe a while ago that I fell in love with, it had a rose gold face and a black leather strap - it was very expensive, but no where near the price of your "Vacheron Constantin" Luw.
 
I dont like that VC watch.. but this one is my favourite..i want it so bad.. but its expensive as hell .. its called the Skeleton Minute Repeater..

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Roberto said:
A very fine watch Luw, but perhaps just a bit too expensive (and I love expensive things :) )

I hardly ever wear a watch, but I saw an old 1950's Patek Philippe a while ago that I fell in love with, it had a rose gold face and a black leather strap - it was very expensive, but no where near the price of your "Vacheron Constantin" Luw.
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Yeah Patek Philippee do produce some very fine watches and economically it is much better buying one os his watches rather than this inter galactic over expensive watch. Personally I love wearing wataches and IMO a real man wears a watch and doesn't use his cell phone to keep track of time ;). When finish school and have good paying job I will probably have three different watches for different occasions. A wrist watch is really a mans one and only jewel, there fore I think that each one of you should buy a good quality watch.
 
Roberto said:
"life is hell, most people are bastards and everything is bullshit".
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Interesting sig, Robert.. something the matter?

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As for this watch, wow, how hideously expensive. Nice enough watch though. I'd question the value proposition, but hey, for a limited edition of 7, I'm sure they'll find their way to the man who has everything (short of a $1.5m watch).

A rose gold watch sounds nice, I'm not very fond of gold watches. I prefer stainless steel, or titanium. I'm wondering about the comfort and effectiveness of a leather band, too. I much prefer the look of an all-metal bracelet, although it would add to the weight.

Maybe that's one reason why I don't really like wearing my watch. However, I just prefer the feeling of being free of encumbrance. At the moment it's just some cheapie watch; but I wouldn't mind getting a new one. Nothing like this Vacheron Constantin - more like something less than AUS$300, and I do like the current trend of square or rectangular faces. Something simple and elegant, and I like the dark face ones.

I second what Luw said about it being more proper to use your watch to keep track of time, and not your watch. However, sometimes I don't really care - Australia is reasonably laid back anyhow.

Jewellery for men is becoming more common - and a watch is a pretty 'safe' way of expressing your personality in jewellery for a man. But apart from watches, often I find men's jewellery all along the same theme, a bit of a hackneyed repetition and no innovation. It's token stuff, just so that you can say that men have jewellery. I don't like it that much anyway, but I do find the appearance in shop windows quite interesting.
 
He he, no Snake - They were the dying words of the father of the disgraced media Baron Conrad Black - he sounds like a very pleasant man don't you think.



Also, I usually prefer Stainless Steel and Platinum too, but the particular watch I saw in rose gold was very beautiful.
 
Yeah, what a life. With an attitude like that, maybe death was a welcome release. Anyhow, it could have been worse - he could have said, "all people are bastards".. :D

Yep, stainless steel, titanium and platinum, with a black or dark blue face, for the same reasons why I like Audi - understated elegance.

I like rose gold, too. It's unusual and striking, a strong colour. Yellow gold is soo passe, and white gold is liked jumped up silver.. :D j/k.. They suit some people.. :emthup:
 
A very impressive watch - though I can't see what justifies the price tag.

Sorry to be a little off topic but what do you guys think of the Carrera watch by Tag Heuer?



Or any recommendations for watches below USD600?
 
Tag Heuer are time keeps for many events and their watches are of high quality. I think that it looks very distinctive and modern.
 
Roberto said:
He he, no Snake - They were the dying words of the father of the disgraced media Baron Conrad Black - he sounds like a very pleasant man don't you think.
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who?

Anyway, these are my watches:

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Almost the same, but i like them!
 
If I had two watches, one would be a lightweight sports one, rubber, plastic and whatever helps; and one would be a dress watch or everyday watch, huge water resist not necessary. I say that because some of the more expensive watches (but nothing in this $1.5m league!) I've seen only have 30m water resist or whatever, whilst watches much cheaper have more water resist. That said, I don't really do much sport these days, so I can do with one watch.

That Carrera watch looks pretty ok, I like it, though it's not quite my favoured style.

Here are some of my current favourites:
Seiko, seen for around AUS$200, I might buy this one myself. Simple and elegant.


Tissot TXL Seven, I like how it combines both analogue elegance with digital 'precision' (lack of possibility of parallax error). Maybe around AUS$500?


Rado Ceramica 'Multi', same as above, and it's pretty unusual to see a black watch. But I think it costs AUS$2300, which isn't quite US$600.


Emporio Armani, I've never really been a fan of splashing designer names around, but I like the watch for itself. Maybe around AUS$650.
 
Snake Vargas said:
If I had two watches, one would be a lightweight sports one, rubber, plastic and whatever helps; and one would be a dress watch or everyday watch, huge water resist not necessary. I say that because some of the more expensive watches (but nothing in this $1.5m league!) I've seen only have 30m water resist or whatever, whilst watches much cheaper have more water resist. That said, I don't really do much sport these days, so I can do with one watch.

That Carrera watch looks pretty ok, I like it, though it's not quite my favoured style.

Here are some of my current favourites:
Seiko, seen for around AUS$200, I might buy this one myself. Simple and elegant.


Tissot TXL Seven, I like how it combines both analogue elegance with digital 'precision' (lack of possibility of parallax error). Maybe around AUS$500?


Rado Ceramica 'Multi', same as above, and it's pretty unusual to see a black watch. But I think it costs AUS$2300, which isn't quite US$600.


Emporio Armani, I've never really been a fan of splashing designer names around, but I like the watch for itself. Maybe around AUS$650.
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the first one is looking great, but i'm not into bracelet... I prefer leather! I think it looks better on me.
I am usually dressed with a suit, white shirt, red tie...(like those smartly dressed employees in international companies) Think that these watches look great on me!
 
Speaking of expensive watches, my friend has Rolex he wants to sell. He wants $3,500 for it. I'm not into watches, but I tried it on :)

 
Mirage77 said:
A very impressive watch - though I can't see what justifies the price tag.

Sorry to be a little off topic but what do you guys think of the Carrera watch by Tag Heuer?



Or any recommendations for watches below USD600?
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I really like the look of this watch Mirage77 :usa7uh:
 
I have a previous generation TAG Heuer F1 Chronograph. It's a working watch and never leaves my wrist. Not for sports, scuba diving or just about anything. It's been dropped, bumped, bashed, been down to 60m and it just keeps going. When it breaks for good, I'll buy another one.
 

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