What makes you shy away from a watch brand?

[visvim]

Obnoxious customer/after sales services.

I cannot stand it when a company cannot train their staff to have proper respect for the people who spend money to buy their products. Be it a $300 or a $30000 watch.

[wolfeyes1974]

i have been eyeing on a particular independent watch maker brand for the last 7 years. i have not committed 100% to getting a watch from this brand because of its unique way of telling time. if in an event the watch maker decides to call it a day, how will i get to service the watch. this is a major concern as i keep most if not all the watches i buy. will there be a third party watch technician who can service the watch. till i find a third party and is confident of the watch technician ability to service the watch and getting the parts if needed, then i will commit to buying a watch from the brand.

I share the same sentiment....I've wanted to get a watch from an independent maker but I worry that no one can service it if they close down. Take for example: I like FP Journe but it means I need to send the watch to HKG boutique because there's no AD locally representing it. It also gives me additional stress when I need to ship the watch to another country.

[triton]

reasons that make one shy away from a watch brand

summary

• inability to try the watch in person X 1
• servicing X 5
• servicing cost X 4
• producing limited edition X 1
• lacking in customer service X 1
• price of watch X 1
• fashion brand watch X 1
• brand ambassador X 1

[triton]

there is a particular brand that has limited edition via the points you mentioned. i still want to get, but still not ready to pull trigger.

Any brand that has a lot of limited editions ......

Change material issue limited edition.
Change color issue limited edition,
Change endorser, issue limited edition
Change boutique also issue limited edition.
Chey, i change undrwear next time, i also issue limited edition, muayahahahaha

[triton]

would movement of a watch influence a buyer's decision?

many know that swatch is no longer "selling'' their ETA movements to third parties. as such those brands that has budget will have in-house movements. but the smaller independent ones may not be able to build their in house movement. as such they will turn to other brand supplying movement.

as such there could be many independent watch makers switching to other brand movement. for example, as a watch lover supporting brand X for many years. now brand X is going to use non ETA movement. as a result of change in movement would one no longer support brand X (price of watch remains about the same. no big increase or decrease in price)?

[Oceanklassik]

i shy from brands that copy other well-known brands' designs and call them 'homage'

Well, some (brands) don't even acknowledge their watches as 'homage'. They call them their own.. . But I won't name them.

[Ed.YEO]

Well, some (brands) don't even acknowledge their watches as 'homage'. They call them their own.. . But I won't name them.

Hmmmmm......
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...cpain-or-Rolex

[Trinidad]

there is a particular brand that has limited edition via the points you mentioned. i still want to get, but still not ready to pull trigger.

Muayhahah, we all know which brand i am talking about......

[triton]

summary

• inability to try the watch in person X 1
• servicing X 5
• servicing cost X 4
• producing limited edition X 1
• lacking in customer service X 1
• price of watch X 1
• fashion brand watch X 1
• brand ambassador X 1
• copy well known brands and claim homeage X 1

[ac_wong75]

High servicing cost ( ie in the Thousands of dollars) or 1 servicing can allow me to buy a good branded another watch

[adamsmith]

brand history and identity is important for me..

so any brand that produces homage or something similar to another more famous brand, i'll not consider it at all, even its other models.

[kenkelvin]

Any brand that has a lot of limited editions ......

Change material issue limited edition.
Change color issue limited edition,
Change endorser, issue limited edition
Change boutique also issue limited edition.
Chey, i change undrwear next time, i also issue limited edition, muayahahahaha

Hahaa, sounds like AP

[alantannottam]

for me, it will be
- the availability to view/try the watch and
- the availability of professional watch repairer to service the watch.

[zquek]

I shy away from brands that give a douchey image or are douchey in selling their watches.

[Triumph]

lack of or hard to get aftersales svc