AVOID These Watch Brands (Fashion Watches)

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[LobsterRavioli]

I’m not a fashion watch fan, but Fossil has a small place in my collection. I was fascinated with watches as a kid, and when I joined the Army in 2001 and got that first adult paycheck, I bought a Fossil because everyone I knew had one. I loved it, and still have it. It’s a fossil Arkitekt that’s about 22 years old now. I don’t wear it anymore because a new battery only seems to make it work for a few weeks now, and it falls off time almost 5 minutes+ a day when it is working. But I still keep it, just because it started this fun hobby. On a side note, I do enjoy the look of the watch and how outdated and small it is, but that was stylish in 2001. That’s why we call it a fashion watch.

[albertacesantosa]

If I buy the watch with my own money, then yes, I do care about the design and the build quality. Currently owning 3 different Seikos, 2 G-Shocks, 1 Edifice, 1 Breitling Avenger and some other microbrands, still my most favorite and my most valuable watch is my Tommy Hilfiger watch given to me by my wife 🤣

[robertmerritt]

I have had an AX watch for 12 years now. My mom got it for me at 18 and it still works fantastic so many years later. I wouldn't get another one but I am so glad this one still works.

[Jhobbs]

Bro is the reason why I have a seiko 5 on my wrist rn

[CybertroninfiniteOfficial]

I remember my uncle called my seagull 1953 a piece of crap because it was chinese. This is all the while he was rocking the tissot prx quartz. Great watch but it's a hype train

[mashn]

Heritage is nice to have but it’s not necessary
Some great micro brands that are around 5 years old but still have very high quality watches are zelos and monta

[dejn]

I wouldn't be invested in watches the way i am now if fashion watches didn't get my attention in the beginning. I don't wear my Festinas any more but i will never get rid of them.

[oshoc]

Just before I jumped in the watch enthusiast boat, I bought 3 Fossil watches at the outlets just because they were cheap. I regret that now but I can't get rid of them because they represent one of my first steps in the hobby.

[ZeroSuitSamo]

Obviously, you don't want to overpay for a cheap watch because of the name on the face, and you also don't want one so cheap that it breaks. But at a certain point, I have to wonder if the hate for some "fashion watches" is unwarranted. I've had a Treehut and a Fossil for years that were both gifts, and besides replacing the batteries when they die, they've been flawless. They keep time accurately enough that I never need to adjust them. I'm sure they aren't perfectly accurate, but I'm not going to sweat over +/- a minute or 2 over a mylti-year period. So if it works, it's a design you like, and it's a price you're comfortable paying, I don't see the issue. With quartz movements, I feel like as long as they work, a watch is a watch. Yet people look down on brands like Fossil like it's something to be ashamed of owning/wearing. It's a sub-$100 watch, who cares?

[Rodrigomzdc]

Hey! I’ve seen lots of YT channels only talking about big companies, but what about audaz or wenger or something like that.

[MoeedOne]

I have fashion watches. But if I have money i would defo buy AP, A Lange, PP, IWC, etc

[anulu-momento]

Saying they care about design is an overstatement.

[deanopain]

I bought a Fossil watch once. The hands fell off one day.

[Plata-ori-plumbu]

The only "fashion" watches I respect are Movado/ESQ.

[weeniehutgaming]

I have a 1980s Gucci watch and let me tell you it’s still holding strong

[nastygollum]

I care about the movement in my crap watch so I checked the specs online to see what movement was inside. It said "Bowel Movement".

[lwilliamson]

cant include Gucci in this, they use high end swiss movements and also have an in house mechanical micro rotor caliber

[Ryfrye]

You know i love this channel. Great content as always.
Ive got to ask if ive never owned a watch should start with a quartz, hand wound, auto?
Like an the case of the prx just for conversations sake. I can get a quarts for like 250-300 now or the powermatic 80 for like 500-800. Im just say dreaming because im broke as hell but wonder whats what. Like if it was the cw12 that is the base model i understand the 1200$
Or like some Hamilton's are much cheaper as quartz. IDk whats what. Help me sensei lol

[psychicpants]

I don’t think “fashion” watches care about how the design looks. 90% of them are god awful ugly

[Omgirang]

To be fair, no watch is worth the price tag. You buy them because you like em. Not because it's cost efficient. Some "investment" pieces have different purposes as well.