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It looks so terrible I thought the idea behind it was “this is what the US can manufacture without importing foreign materials”. But nah, it’s just an ugly watc
by Kwpolska 1y ago
It looks so terrible I thought the idea behind it was “this is what the US can manufacture without importing foreign materials”. But nah, it’s just an ugly watch with a pretty dumb marketing stunt that makes it less usable as a watch.
- louthy 1y agoSwatch watches are all ugly tbf (imho, of course). But let’s face it, this is more of a statement than a product
- watwut 1y agoLike, seriously and not just Swatch. I wanted to buy myself a watch that would look good. Ended up with nothing because good looking watch dont seem to exist.
- nunorbatista 1y agotaste is subjective. Are you sure you know what you're looking for?
- watwut 1y agoA watch that does not look ugly. I am usually ok with almost anything visually, but all the watches are in basically same ugly style. I am not designing own watch if that is what you mean. I settled on cheap plastic ones, because well, since there is nothing better looking that cheap plastic I can go cheap.
- aredox 1y ago[dead]
- golem14 1y agoI find the Tissot Seastar pretty. I wish it came with a spring drive. My Seastar has terrible accuracy.
- coldpie 1y agoAre you disliking the big honking watches with like 3 subdials? I don't like those either. I lean to the minimal style, so I recently got one from Obaku. The one I got is technically in their women's line; women's watches tend to be simpler, and I have small wrists so women's watches tend to fit me better. Skagen also makes nice minimal stuff. I also sometimes dig around used watch forums like WatchUSeek. You can find dozens of cool watches from the 60s-80s, many mechanical, for like $50-200.
- watwut 1y agoActually, yes, those are much better. And yes "big honking with three dials" is good description of the issue. Thank you.
- InsideOutSanta 1y agoSwatch makes thousands of different watches in all kinds of styles, from 80s-inspired neon fever dreams to understated mechanical watches. What type of watch are you looking for that they don't make?
- louthy 1y ago> What type of watch are you looking for that they don't make? I’ll stick with my Patek Philippe Nautilus 5811 [1], thanks ;) Also Swiss btw. [1] https://www.patek.com/en/collection/nautilus/5811-1g-001 https://www.patek.com/en/collection/nautilus/5811-1g-001
- robjan 1y agoIt's like comparing a Fiat to a Ferrari
- InsideOutSanta 1y agoI guess beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder :-)
- nunorbatista 1y agoagree with your comment, but to be honest, I'm not sure there's any Swatch I would wear: which model would you choose if you wanted to dress business casual? Ok, I can give you a Skin Irony, but then you would be paying +200 for a Quartz, why not buy an Orient Bambino or a Hamilton Khaki? much better bang for the buck. Not to mention the clicking noise of a Swatch quartz. In silence, it drives me nuts. The most understated watch they make is the Swatch Pay!. Super useful, never fails.
- InsideOutSanta 1y agoIt depends on what you consider a Swatch. If it has to say "Swatch" on it, yeah, any Skin Irony is fine for business casual. Or a Swatch Essentials. I'd probably wear something like Boxengasse for business casual, but that's just me; I like complications. Maybe it's too much. Whether the quartz movement bothers you depends on why you bought the watch. It doesn't bother me, but it's certainly true that you can get similar watches for much less money.
- brightbeige 1y agoIt’s a part of a collection: “WHAT IF?” https://www.swatch.com/en-ch/bioceramic-what-if.html https://www.swatch.com/en-ch/bioceramic-what-if.html
- tjpnz 1y agoShould be called "WATCH IF?".
- kleiba 1y agoDe gustibus non est disputandum - I actually like the design, but then again, I don't wear watches.