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steve  ·  2183 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Would you rent a watch?

now you're just trying to turn me on... The older Swatch Automatics are beautiful. The new System51's seem too.... thick... thick like Apple Watch thick.

This guy (mine not pictured) was my JAM until the casing broke making it unable to accept new bands.





HGL  ·  2183 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I dont get it... Aren't these essentially built to be disposable?

kleinbl00  ·  2182 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The Tresor Magique is platinum with a modded ETA 2824. It's like a real watch... with a plastic strap because Swatch.

steve  ·  2183 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I’ve never thought of them as disposable. They may not be expensive... but dollar for dollar, they are pretty accurate, reliable watches.

HGL  ·  2183 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The guy at the watch repair shop said they were all glued toughener and machine assembled in such a way that they couldn't really be repaired, so I find it really odd that people would pay 1-2k for one.

steve  ·  2183 days ago  ·  link  ·  

They’re definitely glued together... and people paying that much for a swatch... well let’s just say most swatches don’t sell for that. There are a select few that are collectible for some reason - but for he most part can be had between $20 and $250. And I’d stack most of th $250 ones up against any other watch in that price range.