Anyone else diversify so he has a less commonly seen watch?

[lapince]

Originally Posted by nick c

Merci (spasiba)

Ne za shto

Originally Posted by watchucallit

I know i might be in the minority here but this is one reason I don't buy a Rolex… too common and also makes one more of a target for theft

Yes it's the most common "expensive" brand watch, almost everyone in the world knows how a sub looks like, and yes for thieves who are not watch experts they will go after you and your 7K Rolex and not after the guy with the 200K Patek

Originally Posted by benlee

I might incline towards AP but I love to try and often buy other brands, including very obscure ones. Here's my Moser watch. I think they make fewer than 2000 pieces a year.

Too dressy for me but their movements are awesome and yes Ben I read the numbers they produce are very low, seem to remember it's closer to 1000 than 2000

Originally Posted by paverman

The vast majority of my collection consists of Lange's and Pateks and I dare say, 98% of the population has no clue what's on my wrist (and I'm fine with that )

98%?? If you take the whole population if the works I think any other high end watch other then Rolex has 0,1% chance of being recognized, even when people have heard of brands like Patek they will practically never even suspect you have one when they see your watch

Originally Posted by mps354

Journe Bleu

Nice choice

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Originally Posted by superdog

One more with bracelet

Great looking OS

[zama]

I must admit my trend has been away from Rolex my last 3 watches have been AP, PP and ALS, that said still trying to get the courage to go even more extreme, my local AD is working hard to convince of going true specialist with an MB&F, the Legacy Machine 101, has full in house movement, the caseback is every bit as good or better as an FPJ or ALS. This is a model where they make 32 a year not in the 10's of thousands.....

Could get a very good price but better to spend money on my house at the moment. I know the general thinking is re-sale risk, but this is a 40mm watch, amazing movement and detailing, and plenty of awesome reviews on the watch, this is by far the most affordable MB&F and the least radical, so I think it would have some hope of holding value.

http://www.mbandf.com/machines/legac.../lm101/#/views

[ELITEVIDEOGAMES]

That Legacy machine is amazing! Do it if you can but I imagine it would be a keeper so forget about resale.
I too like some less known brands, My UN for example:

[AMCK87]

I am interested in diversity but not so much because of what other people wear. Living in NY, you are bound to run into someone with pretty much any watch/brand you can think of, especially if you work in finance or the sort. For me, diversity is more to be able to try offerings from different brands. I think it would be a shame to limit myself to any one brand and not explore others that pique my interest. Same goes for cars!

[watchucallit]

Funny you say this-- I was in NYC and my colleagues took me to a cigar bar after dinner and I saw more outstanding watches "in the wild" in that one night than a total over the last 5 years in my day to day activities.

Originally Posted by AMehta87

I am interested in diversity but not so much because of what other people wear. Living in NY, you are bound to run into someone with pretty much any watch/brand you can think of, especially if you work in finance or the sort. For me, diversity is more to be able to try offerings from different brands. I think it would be a shame to limit myself to any one brand and not explore others that pique my interest. Same goes for cars!

[SearChart]

Cartier Tank, very unusual for a 21 year old bald tattooed guy.

[PJ S]

If financial fortune permitted, I would have a fair few lesser known/considered watches.
Aside from the Zeitwerk, I don't think there'd be much in the way of the usual suspects – bar Glashutte Original, there'd definitely be at least three of those.

I suspect my array of diverse brands would be something along the line of:
Christiaan Van Der Klaauw Real Moon 1980
Jaquet-Droz Quantième Perpétuel
Pierre Kunz Grande Complication
Louis Moinet Tempograph
Grönefeld One Hertz
De Bethune (any really, but DB28 is a tad tasty)
MCT Sequential Two
Marc Jenni Prologue WDT

That's by no means an exhaustive list – there's others I've omitted due to sub-40mm case sizes and I'm pushed for time at the moment. If I get a chance, I'll update to complete the list of potential candidates.

[landroverking]

Love the V/C Overseas, but got another Daytona on my list first.

[stockjock1975]

In my industry you can find a Rolex on just about everyones wrist. For that reason, I tend to shy away from the brand. Uniqueness is an appealing quality to me. I prefer the likes of PP and ALS for that reason alone.

[conkers]

I may have something to add to this debate soon...........

[el1125]

Originally Posted by zama

I must admit my trend has been away from Rolex my last 3 watches have been AP, PP and ALS, that said still trying to get the courage to go even more extreme, my local AD is working hard to convince of going true specialist with an MB&F, the Legacy Machine 101, has full in house movement, the caseback is every bit as good or better as an FPJ or ALS. This is a model where they make 32 a year not in the 10's of thousands.....

Could get a very good price but better to spend money on my house at the moment. I know the general thinking is re-sale risk, but this is a 40mm watch, amazing movement and detailing, and plenty of awesome reviews on the watch, this is by far the most affordable MB&F and the least radical, so I think it would have some hope of holding value.

http://www.mbandf.com/machines/legac.../lm101/#/views

Very cool looking watch!

[Snow-Dweller]

Originally Posted by AK797

I've gone the other way, I deliberately stayed away from Rolex and owned many different brands before I bought a Rolex and then another and now I'm not very interested in many other brands any more.

What were the othe brands Neil?...are we talking more or less expensive than Rolex?

[AK797]

Clive they were mostly similar, Omega, Breitling, UN, Cartier, Zenith, Corum and Chopard amongst others, and also AP.

[triple a]

I have a rule of only owning one per brand at any one time as diversity is good.