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What r/watchHotTakes is talking about this week

r/watchHotTakes has 19,115 members and 22 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 18.4 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

19,115members
22posts in the last 24 hours, newest 3 h ago
18.4comments an hour right now, newest 5 min ago
893points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/watchHotTakes this week

rolex22watches20seiko13stop8wrist8hobby6best6better6overrated6market6quality6even6

Top threads this week

  1. The trifecta of horological shite !

    Britt “ I purchased my FP Journe at retail” Pearce, Adrian “5k is entry level” Barker and “Harrison “ I’ll just show you my face and not the watch for the entire video” Brown. I also hate the mad...

    893 points685 comments5 d ago
  2. AP bros are more embarrassing than Rolex Bros

    100k spend to just to get on a wait list 😂😂😂

    255 points149 comments6 d ago
  3. Watch collecting is not a hobby. It’s pure consumerism.

    If your "hobby" requires no talent, no creativity, and zero effort other than spending money, it’s not a hobby. It’s consumerism. Watchmakers have a hobby. Watch collectors just have shopping...

    234 points208 comments4 d ago
  4. There is a Best Layout: it's Two Hands and a Date Wheel

    Seconds hands are pointless. Two hands is too spartan and makes a piece strictly jewlery. Other complications add very little and increase case height which is a cardinal sin. It's okay, you can...

    226 points147 comments4 d ago
  5. Just get a fake Rolex if you want one. Literally no one else cares

    Seriously I couldn't give a damn about someone else wearing a rep watch. Do what you want with your money. While you're there get an LV bag I can't see anyone giving half a shit.

    200 points361 comments2 d ago
  6. Anything over $1000 is not "Entry Level"

    There are plenty of watches below $1000 that are beautiful, mechanically interesting, and high quality. If you want to get into watches, you don't need to spend much imo.

    166 points167 comments7 d ago
  7. Being outed as a watch enthusiast is one of my worst nightmares

    I am ashamed that I have been swept into the consumerist world of watches. Purchasing things is not an interesting hobby. I hope to never disclose this interest in real life. The impression I hope...

    164 points142 comments11 h ago
  8. Christopher Ward didn’t necessarily stop making homages. They just got better at convincing enthusiasts to call them design influences.

    So where exactly is the line between homage and originality? And would we be as forgiving if the same watches had a San Martin logo on the dial? Christopher Ward might have pulled off one of the...

    153 points106 comments5 d ago
  9. Rolex now have a wait list for the wait list 😂😂😂

    Chuffers keep on chuffing

    151 points131 comments2 d ago
  10. Reddit is right in the middle of the inverted Rolex bell curve
    149 points144 comments4 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Rolex is a hobby for some not a status symbol
    0 points35 comments3 h ago
  2. I wear a nice watch on my left wrist and an apple watch on my right
    0 points38 comments6 h ago
  3. Rolex makes the highest quality mass-produced mechanical watches in the industry. [warning HOT]
    36 points103 comments7 h ago
  4. Nobody Hates Rolex More Than Someone Who Secretly Wants One.
    56 points135 comments8 h ago
  5. The more of a watch nerd you become.. the more original case design matters
    0 points5 comments9 h ago
  6. To buy high-end watches, consumers should have to prove themselves worthy
    0 points22 comments10 h ago
  7. Negative Experience Using Watchfinder.com to Sell a Piece
    1 points1 comment11 h ago
  8. Being outed as a watch enthusiast is one of my worst nightmares
    164 points142 comments11 h ago
  9. Watch Makers need to stop with too much text on their dials
    28 points31 comments11 h ago
  10. Veblen goods. Anything above a basic beater is a Veblen good.
    2 points13 comments11 h ago
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