[INAMINUTE]

Today I am awaiting delivery of my Zelos Blacktip Timekeeper with a forged carbon dial. I have little doubt it will be superb, especially after reading the reviews. However, it has cost me about £500 ($620), and whilst I own many watches made in Asia, it's the most I have spent on one. In actual fact, I have been looking at the Blacktip for a while, and it's only ever been the price that previously stopped me. You see, a few weeks ago I got my hands on a Chris Ward Super Compressor, designed in the UK, made in Switzerland, with a Swiss movement, and it only cost an extra £50. I am more than aware the Chinese can produce watches that easily match some Swiss brands, and am the first to fight their corner, but somehow £500 just seams a lot of money, especially when the people who are screwing them together earn so little.

What do you think?

 

[Pongster]

Ive spent about USD40K on an Asian watch.

 

[Pongster]

And i say that as a proud Asian.

 

[ChrMorcom]

Asian Watch are as good as, if not better as Swiss and German watch. If sky is the limit, i could spend several couples of thousands on Credor. Why the inferiority of Asian Watch?

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[cheu_f50]

I don't let country of origin limit my purchase decisions. If a company makes a watch worthy of tens of thousands of dollars (or more), I would never rule them out because of the country of origin.

 

[INAMINUTE]

Ive spent about USD40K on an Asian watch.

I bet it wasn't from Aliexpress though

 

[jmariorebelo]

Ive spent about USD40K on an Asian watch.

Come on you can't say that and not show us the watch!

 

[Pongster]

Come on you can't say that and not show us the watch!

guess which -

and all six are Asian. Including the box (which is made in Asia even if European-branded).

 

[ChrMorcom]

guess which - View attachment 15727790

and all six are Asian. Including the box (which is made in Asia even if European-branded).

Credor. Ezy pezy.

 

[beanerds]

$3200 on my beautiful Astron .

Beanerds.

 

[bigclive2011]

Price should be reflected in the quality of the product , the design and materials used.

Where it’s made never entered into it for me.

 

[cheu_f50]

guess which - View attachment 15727790

and all six are Asian. Including the box (which is made in Asia even if European-branded).

Bottom left? Don't know my seiko well

 

[Nordlys]

I bet it wasn't from Aliexpress though

You do realize that Asia is not a country, right? You also realize that not all asians are Chinese, right? Just want to check, because I think these seemingly obvious facts are lost on a few westerners (including some members of my Dad's family from West Virginia).

The essence of this question is akin to asking "What is the most you would spend on a European watch?"

Um... Need a bit of clarification here. Are we talking German? Swiss? British?

But to answer your question: I one day hope to spend $10k+ on a Japanese watch (Grand Seiko or Credor). And I can certainly say that I would put more money into a Japanese watch than I would any Swiss/German/British watch.

 

[iddaka]

I want to spend $54,000 on this ASIAN watch - unfortunately I am about 50,000 short.

Introducing: The Credor Eichi II GBLT997 - HODINKEE

New. Blue. Eichi II.

www.hodinkee.com

 

[chris902]

Asia a big continent (the biggest!) with a lot of different countries and an even larger number of factories.

The most I would spend on a watch made in Asia is the same as the most I would spend on any watch. I would like to some day own a Grand Seiko (though not sure if I ever will) and I think that they are as good as anything you can find under $10,000. If I won the lottery I'd probably buy a Credor.

 

[sticky]

My personal best to date is about $9K

 

[iddaka]

However, it has cost me about £500 ($620), and whilst I own many watches made in Asia, it's the most I have spent on one.

You see, a few weeks ago I got my hands on a Chris Ward Super Compressor, designed in the UK, made in Switzerland, with a Swiss movement, and it only cost an extra £50. I am more than aware the Chinese can produce watches that easily match some Swiss brands, and am the first to fight their corner, but somehow £500 just seams a lot of money, especially when the people who are screwing them together earn so little.

Pretty sure of two things -
That Swiss movement had its components also screwed together in Asia
Geography was not your strong suit

 

[kritameth]

Realistically, the Eichi one day. Theoretically, the sky's the limit.

 

[adk225]

It's a reasonable question, except for the poorly chosen title.
@bigclive2011 already gave the answer I was thinking of.
And you're kidding yourself if you think some parts of that CWard was not made in "Asia:"...

 

[Nordlys]

It's a reasonable question, except for the poorly chosen title.
@bigclive2011 already gave the answer I was thinking of.
And you're kidding yourself if you think some parts of that CWard was not made in "Asia:"...

He still thinks that sub-$1000 "Swiss" watches are actually made in Switzerland. How cute and naïve.

Any "Swiss" watch under $1000 should actually be labeled "Made in China. Assembled in Switzerland."