Re: Comparable is a good word...
Right; thanks for the info. I tried on a titanium model yesterday and I am sold.
: PJC: I'm assuming that you're looking at Rolex,
: Omega, Breitling, and Tag Heuer; Those are
: the most popular high-end manufacturers of
: "professional" watches (ie, diving
: and aerospace). So, I'll compare Omega to
: these: 1. Tag Heuer is simply not
: "COMPARABLE"; It's an inferior
: watch; I only mention it because its
: popular, and therefore sometimes the
: uninitiated don't know any better. You just
: get more with Omega, more in general, and
: more for your dollar. 2. Rolex is a really
: great watch, and probably the company that
: Omega is most often compared to. Rolex goes
: to extreme measures and exhorbitant (sp?)
: expenses in refining their watches in ways
: that are nice, but in my humble opinion
: simply excessive. Some good examples are
: white gold hands, SLIGHTLY better steel, and
: decorative finishes on the movements (which
: you'll never see). This adds a huge premium
: of well over $1000 to the price that (in my
: humble opinion) simply isn't worth the few,
: trivial extra refinements. Omega gives Rolex
: a good run for it's money, and although
: Rolex may edge out Omega in a direct
: comparison; Dollar for dollar Omega kicks
: the living crap out of them, doing a
: "COMPARABLE" job for about half
: the price. But if you're interested in a
: chronograph, Rolex doesn't do a very good
: job with theirs. The Daytona Cosmograph's
: chronograph functions can't be operated
: underwater, and the buttons must be
: unscrewed before use; Sadly, it also has no
: date display. Compare that to competitors
: Breitling and Omega, which both market some
: pretty damned incredible chronographs with
: day, date, month, even moonphase and second
: time zone... along with full chronograph
: functions... wet or dry. And, I prefer the
: styling of either to Rolex's styling.
: Breitling seems to be the most
: "COMPARABLE" of the well-known
: brands to Omega. Unlike Tag Heuer, Breitling
: makes it's business primarily on mechanical
: chronometers. Ignoring their gimmick watches
: (with digital sub-displays and rescue
: beacons), most of their stuff is quite nice,
: although their pricing seems quite a bit
: more expensive than Omega; But, they do have
: that slide-rule thing, which is nice, too...
: as is the 'B' on the second hand. I'd like
: to own a Breitling, and will probably
: eventually purchase one of their
: chronographs (probably their B-2 chronograph
: or a Navitimer... which is delightful); This
: is probably the brand that is most
: "COMPARABLE" to Omega. However, I
: despise the design of their whole line of
: dive watches. Those little riders on the
: bezel at 12, 3, 6 & 9 really make me
: mad... I don't like them at all; But, that's
: just my personal preference. I also have
: found their dive line to be a bit
: undersized. If you can afford a few hundred
: more for a comparable watch, and like the
: styling, I'd say that there's no reason not
: to consider Breitling, especially if you're
: wanting a high-end chronograph. There are
: many, many, many other firms that make great
: watches, but unfortunately, I'm a very
: mainstream guy and know absolutely nothing
: about them.
