Take a look at a Cartier for her. They have the shape she wants and women love them.

 

The Cartier we saw was drop-dead gorgeous but at 20K was about 4 times over the price range. If RW is with Tag then where does B-M fall along with Patek?

 

B&M is around the same league. If you want a RW it'sfine I guess. Get me the model you want.

 

We'll do some looking at Tourneau and then I'll get with you on pricing. Is it safe to say Patek is above B-M & R-W. I'm not worried about resale or anything.

 

LOL I know you're joking. It's like comparing a Carrera GT with a Dodge Neon, seriously.

 

I thought I remember you saying you are from Long Island??? If so, go to London Jewelers at the Americana, forget Torneau, the store is an absolute joke.

 

OK good. We live about 10 minutes from the Americana. I thought Tourneau would be a good place to see some things.

Gil, I'm hoping that you aren't saying B-M and RW are Dodges. If Patek is a Carrera GT then wouldn't the other 2 at least be BMW and Mercedes?

 

No, not BMW and Mercedes. That would be Rolex, Panerai etc. B&M and RW are in the TAG class. Not anything you'll find in my collection but many people like them.

 

London Jewelers is much better. Better selection, smarter staff, friendlier. Torneau at Roosevelt Field is a complete joke, they shouldn't even call themselves a watch store, I have seen homeless guys on Canal with a better selection and more knowledge.

 

OK, so being relatively new to the watch game, can someone give a ranked list of the top 10 manufacturers? I know there will be some disagreement but just trying to get a feel for what falls where.

 

That is almost impossible to answer. Are you talking about just the major houses or the independents as well? Define best, etc. Excluding the independents like Journe and Richard Mille, etc:

The top guys
Patek
Lange
Vacheron Constantin
Audemars Piguet
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Very nice
JLC
Breguet
Blancpain
Ulyssee Nardin
Glashutte
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Average
IWC
Panerai
Rolex
GP
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So-So
Omega
Tag
Brietling
Chopard


Again, this is a rough list. I left out guys like Winston, Journe, Mille (all of those are big $$$$, 50k+) I don't think anyone will argue Patek is the best out of that list, followed by Lange and Audemar and Vacheron could be interchanged.

Bottom line, find something you like and buy it. We can help find the right price for you.

 

You gave your opinion and that's what I was looking for. If you were asked to rank the ten best of anything that is subjective I'm sure there would be disagreements. Certainly someone here with watch experience could offer a different opinion than yours but I'm sure certain things most experts might agree.

 

Ok, I am dying here.......is it pronounced " Pan-er-i " or " Pan-r-ee "

Chris

 

The first one.