What are to you the best Top 12 Brands of Watches ? >
Give us what are to you the Best TOP 12 Brands of Watches.
Do not be influence by tradition and history, just your list based on your opinion and experience.
RE : What are to you the best Top 12 Brands of Watches ? >
Well,
I'll give it a shot and this is not based on horology, simply. what I like....
1) IWC
2) Panerai
3) Rolex
4) Lange & Söhne
5) Dornblueth & Söhne - affordable yet Lange-like
6) Breguet
7) Patek
8) FP Journe
9) Longines
10) AP
11) JLC
12) VC
My picks.....
1. Patek
2. Breguet
3. Vacheron Constantin
4. FP Journe
5. Roger Dubuis
6. Ulysse Nardin
7. A. Lange & Sohne
8. JLC
9. IWC
10. Rolex
11. Breitling
12. Cartier
12 is there that many? LOL Here is my list >>>
1. Patek Philippe
2. Rolex
3. Panerai
4. IWC
5. JLC
6. A. Lange & Sohn
7. Breguet
8. AP
9. F.P. Journe
10. Omega
11. Jacquet Droz
12. VC
Am I corrupted in my BrandTop 12's >
WatchTop12's
Audemars Piguet: traditional force
Breguet: museum of tradition
Franck Muller: yesterday tradition mastered today
IWC: soberness, robustness, reliability
Jaeger LeCoultre: understated perfection
F.P. Journe: the new art of tradition
Lange & Sohne: the master craftsman
Panerai: simplicity, history, communities
Patek: eternal heritage
Roger Dubuis: contemporary extravaganza of tradition
Rolex: excellence in sport’s watches
Vacheron Constantin: tradition and completeness
My runner ups:
Parmigiani (initially omitted in my original post!!!)
Zenith
Gerald Genta
Omega
Ulysse Nardin
A Collection of watches is made of limitless sentiments and reasons. I selected the above based on brands which answer my expectations as a collector.
There are a few other brands that should be here listed, only in my experience of watch collecting they come after, even if at times I find those other brands more interesting, more passion for their product and answering better my need as a one watch only.
In the recent years, many brands have lost ‘The Family Business’ to be merged into large luxurious groups, when I think about this last, it takes away from me that dream where I see that time is passed on and on. And, I think that today this last explains the immense trust placed in Vintage Watches.
Yves.
it is got to be Rolex #1...
the other 11 don't matter....
adrian
Adrian,I love your sense of humour!))
LOOOOOL!You're a terrible guy!
From you We knew about that one, tell us about the other 12 :-) >
Come on Adrian, now it is a time for you to tell us about the other 12 brands that take your votes...
We already know your WatchTop 12: DateJust, Day-Date, Submariner, GMT, Daytona, Sea-Dweller, Explorer 1, Yachtmaster, Turn-O-Graph, Air King, Explorer 2, Oyster Quartz... :-)
But truly I would want to know the one you value most.
okay...here are my 12
in no particular order since each and everyone has at least one model that can kick major ass...
Audemars Piguet
Blancpain
Breguet
JLC
Girard Perregaux
Patek Philippe
IWC
Ulysse Nardin
FP Journe
Vacheron Constantin
Glashutte
Lange&Sohne
RE : What are to you the best Top 12 Brands of Watches ? >
heres mine...
ROLEX
PANERAI
IWC
AP
ROLEX
PANERAI
IWC
AP
ROLEX
PANERAI
IWC
AP
(cant think of anything else) LOL!!
I play,now!)))
but I'm afraid not to be very original:
AP: when you don't have it, you want one,and when you have one, you put other watches! LOLOL! Exception: RO city of sail SS chrono 2OO3
Breguet; Classy and sporty watches: you MUST have only one!
Blkancpain: an old fifty fathoms
Girard Perregaux: not only to be original, but they do lovely watches, and it's a TRUE manufacture
IWC: But only manufactured calibers
Jaeger Lecoultre: An original reverso,and some new stunning watches are...THE TOP + the memovox polaris (1965)
Lange: hummmmmmmmm!
Ulysse NAAAAAARDIN': Not only for the name, but a very original and stunning brand: To discover ABSOLUTELY!
Panerai: All the pre V and some rare vendome models
Patek: AAAAAH, the worldtime, the 10 days, the 5970,the Celestial....
Rolex: All the sports models,except...the daytona.
Vacheron Constantin: some are very interesting
AND MAYBE some new like FP JOURNE, PARMIGIANI,... but I have to know them better before judging them.
Nice list, no???
Oh, I did completely forget about PARMIGIANI >
Of course Parmigiani has to be counted in my TOP brands list... All in house and 'privately' own, that speaks volume to me. Beside I have an XL Hebdomadaire which I enjoy a lot!
Yves.
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