Clothing Brand Watches

[sweetloveheart]

Hey everyone -

So, whenever I go to the big department stores to look at watches, the sales people often show me watches made by clothing designers, i.e, Burberry, Kenneth Cole, Gucci, Diesel, etc.

I stay far away from these watches, even though some of them look nice. I just feel that they aren't worthy of their expensive price tag. I'm sure a lot of people would disagree. I like to buy watches that are made by watch makers.

What are people's thoughts on this?

I hope I didn't upset anyone, Just want to start a discussion on this and see what the community thinks.

Thanks for looking!

[Bronte]

They're called "fashion watches." There's a subforum on WUS for them. The feeling toward them is generally negative, which to me says a lot on a forum where negativity is pretty rare.

[HermesBlessMe]

I think the design from watch makers are classic or simple. They are focus on the machanism inside the watches.
Sometime I need something fashion. So I own some fashion watches like Aigner below.It's different and I feel cool when I wear it to the office because my office has 70% lady

[baronrojo]

Search "fashion watches" and you'll find all the info you need.

Generally not considered a "collector's" watch. OK if you like the style. Mostly quartz based watches.

You are generally paying for the "trendiness" of the designer whose name is on the dial. Definitely not worth retail price...but if you like one and find it at a good price...go for it. Ultimately this hobby is about liking the watch that's on your wrist.

[Raza]

I was flipping through my old WatchTime buyer's guide and saw some fashion watches, with Ronda quartz movements, going for $5,000+. Definitely not worth it. Anything more than $100 is a waste of money.

[AAWATCHES]

Search "fashion watches" and you'll find all the info you need.

Generally not considered a "collector's" watch. OK if you like the style. Mostly quartz based watches.

You are generally paying for the "trendiness" of the designer whose name is on the dial. Definitely not worth retail price...but if you like one and find it at a good price...go for it. Ultimately this hobby is about liking the watch that's on your wrist.

Ultimately this hobby is about liking the watch that's on your wrist.[/QUOTE]
IMO if you like it buy it as long as you feel that it is worth what you are paying, some are priced high because of the designers brand name but if you think about it is sorta the same way with name brand watch companies....isn't it?

[stuffler,mike]

Moved to the more suitable forum.

[Watchbreath]

Not me, I used to sell them, Grimoldi on the other hand.

They're called "fashion watches." There's a subforum on WUS for them. The feeling toward them is generally negative, which to me says a lot on a forum where negativity is pretty rare.

[heb]

Hello,
Calvin Klein and Nautica have some nice, practical models with reasonable prices.

heb

[Aleric]

For one thing, never pay for any watch ("fashion" or otherwise) at retail department store regular prices. There are plenty of other sources where they can be had at lower prices such as liquidator or ...... stores.

Also, not all fashion watches are the same. Many of the brands are owned and produced by larger, well known watch companies, like Timex and Movado for example. Most are cased in asia, but not all. There are some Swiss made ones too. I wouldn't consider a Gucci watch (Swiss) in the same category as a Kenneth Cole or a DKNY. Burberry (also Swiss) is in higher category too, but not as good as Gucci. Look around a little and do some study and research for a while to learn the lay of the land before you draw any conclusions or spend your money.

Al