Something different for watches! 30% off NOMOS isn't too shabby.
Master Watchmaking is also the distributor for NOMOS in Australia. If your wrist is on the smaller side, just send them an email and they can swap the strap. The other retailers in Australia are also THG and Monards so the discount there will probably be 20% only as well. Only benefit of buying from NOMOS directly is that they can add an engraving for free.
Neomatik comes in white and red. The Atlantic Date comes in blue and black
Who says anybody here buys them?
I have a Nomos.
Ozbargain demographics are an interesting one as is the question of what exactly is a bargain or whether the site saves users money.
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I can't imagine there are that many OZB'ers would be willing to click on these.
$1,000-2,000 off a $6,000 cosmetic item probably isn't our vibe.
It must be nice to be able to speak on everyone's behalf.
While NOMOS isn't AP or JLC level but they do hold their value well, at lest, better than an 80k Audi :-p
Since when did frugal and cheap become the same thing?
30% off massively overpriced is still massively overpriced.
NOMOS is in the value bracket for watches, in-house movement, german quality, and very good pricing is what makes them popular with younger watch collectors. Also bauhaus!
STOWA is also in this category, but a slightly different strategy for engagement of their target market.
[$4k] is in the value bracket for watches
I'm dead.
Watches are an incredible cult. What a success story from the industry, it's like Scientology.
Just a thought… If I was into watch collecting, I would be collecting electronic watches. Probably some unusual Casio ones, they have some very intersting functions to play with.
From a pure practical perspective, smart watch are next level in terms of functions, and these subject ones of course are just an item of jewelry more than anything.
This comment is how everyone knows know you're REALLY not into watches.
Are you saying that designer watches like the subject ones superior in terms of functionality compared to smart watches?
Yes. 100x more superior.
@jaygee: 100x? Wow. Would you mind describing what functions designer watches have which smart watches don't? Because I can definitely name a number of functions which are available on smart watches and not on mechanical watches.
@jaygee: Ok, I am poor. Now back to the subject. What functions make mechanical watches "more superior". I take it, they must have around 100x more functions?
@Musiclover: As purely a timepiece, a quartz watch obviously a superior item.
Many mech watches are bought and appreciated by their owners from an engineering and design perspective. It's similar to appreciating art, music, which surely you must understand.
If you want to collect digital or smart watches, go for it. Most watch enthusiasts appreciate g-shocks or low end casios.
The price for these watches is decent for what you get assuming you were in the market for such an item and others issues aside, a completely valid bargain.
You're exposed to a lot of deals and products which are irrelevant to you every day. You're only here because the price tag is something you deem to be unacceptable.
Your comment is just ignorant. If you actually want to understand the topic, you should approach it from a different perspective. Otherwise, maybe it's best to just move on.
I could pick a topic you like and make a fool of myself.
Artworks can be extremely expensive - how can artists charge so much for something an ML model can so effortlessly generate?
Also, do you also get angry when you see luxury cars?
@ihfree: Is my comment about smartwatch functions ignorant? Where? Which part?
I never got angry, mech watch collector (designer jewlery) boys did.
@Musiclover: Your responses are emotionally charged, designed to elicit a reaction. You clearly have a chip on your shoulder.
@ihfree: Really? You must know something about me that I don't. Which part of my responses indicate emotions? How did you come to this conclusion? Do you understand what a "function" of an item is?
@Musiclover: It's all there in my original response.
If you will carefully read what I wrote before once again you will hopefully understand what I said above.
@ihfree: My comment about watch functions is not ignorant, I am simply stating the facts. You accusing me of being "ignorant" and "angry" is a label making and a personal attack so that you could hide your head in the sand from simple facts.
@Musiclover: Maybe you missed a comment that was clearly tongue in cheek. This is Ozbargain, work on your reading comprehension in your own time.
@ihfree: Yeah, thanks? And I am the angry one? I understood perfectly everything that you said. I wish you could do the same with my comments.
@Musiclover: I understand your comments. In the context and way they're made, it's either ignorance, trolling, or both.
@ihfree: You are just accusing me without any evidence. You keep saying ignorance without any facts to support it. Well, if it helps you to be more comfortable that's understandable.
Or do you wear both simultaneously? Or how exactly does it work on a daily basis?
Lel, and you say you're not trolling.
If you're actually genuine, go watch a few videos on the topic. You could even have a conversation with a ChatGPT - prompt it to be a mech watch enthusiast. One you have more understanding, start a forum topic for any unanswered questions.
@ihfree: Nah, I am not interested in watch collecting. For me a watch is a purely practical item. I just found it funny that people seemed to advocate functional superiority of the designer machanical watch.
@Musiclover: While you’re at it @jaygee, please also describe what functions the Mona Lisa has that a print doesn’t 😂
@crjk: If you will carefully read what I wrote before once again you will hopefully understand what I said above. Mechanical designer watches do not have any additional functions, they are a jewelry item and as such, could pose some artistic value. It is a big stretch to compare a Rolex watch to the Mona Lisa painting. They are a jewelry mass produced item essentially, not a world renowned artistic masterpiece.
@Musiclover: My watch doesn’t need charging every night. It didn’ doesn’t require connection to my phone. It’s battery won’t die in 3 years. It won’t become obsolete. It’s not reliant on software support to keep working. Oh, and it looks a hell of a lot better than any smart watch too. And it cost less. It’s a seiko pressage.
Oh and my watch doesn’t lose value every single day.
@bunnybash: I was asking only about functions of a watch. Do you know what a function mean? Your watch function is (most likely) to just tell time, maybe a date. I appreciate you telling some of the downsides of some smartwatches which I was aware of. This has little to do with their functions though.
@Musiclover: Of course if you’re talking about functions, smart watches wins and will definitely have more functions.
For me, I’d prefer mechanical watches so at least I know it wouldn’t become obsolete. I wouldn’t be able to pass it down as a heirloom or etc. I’ve got an Omega Aqua Terra and I’m going to pass it down to my son in future.
But I still also have a smart watch (Apple Watch) and appreciate the functions that it brings. But I know this will have to be replaced.
@bugsbunny: Finally, a person who can talk calmly and not get upset about everything.
So you have both but you prefer mechanical watch? Could you please explain? Do you wear mechanical more? Or do you wear both simultaneously? Or how exactly does it work on a daily basis?
@Musiclover: I mainly wear my mechanical watch purely because I want to and because I love wearing it.
I only wear my smart watch for sport (running, swimming, hiking).
@bugsbunny: So interesting and so hard to understand. Why would you want to wear something that serves almost no practical purpose? I guess, it is a thing of status, to show that the wearer is rich - after all, I was accused of being poor for my inability to understand the concept. So some people must think that being poor makes you somehow inferior to them.
On another note though, did you know that in some African tribes a number of hats on your head indicates status? If you can afford ten hats you are a really rich and respected man, and you would wear all ten of then one on top of another.
@Musiclover: Ehhh like I said, I just wear it cause I like it.
Practical purpose, it tells the time. I don’t have to worry about the battery going dead? Sometimes it’s nice to just have a watch and not have any technology on me.
It doesn’t matter if that’s too hard for you to understand. But don’t go and jump conclusions by saying it’s ‘a status symbol’.
@bugsbunny: If you go out - you would still have your phone on you to check the time every now and then, and if you are home - there are always plenty of watches and phones around. So that bit of having no technology on you (and watch for checking time) - unsure how accurate it is.
In terms of - you just love the feeling of wearing them, that's fair enough, I wonder how it makes you feel though. I have no fetish of things whatsoever - for me a thing is just something that serves a practical purpose. But I guess some people may be sentimentally attached to things, heard about it.
@Musiclover: Yes yes. I’ll have my phone on me. Sometimes I’ll just leave my phone in my backpack to avoid distractions every time I check it - for example, like going on ozbargain becomes a habit every time I check my phone. So in THIS case it’s better to just rely on my watch for the time.
And sentimental yes too.
LOL… Nomos is not a designer watch!
@sudiph: What kind of watch is it? To me there are only two kinds - designer/status (hey look at me I am rich) OR practical (cheap electronic(G-Shock)/smart/sportswatch). Are there any others?
@Musiclover: There are real mechanical/quartz watches. To an enthusiast from casio/seiko to AP/VC all real watches. Then there are designer watches like michael korrs/chanel, which are essentially a rebranded chinese and cheaply manufactured watches. Then there are the smart watches. Very functional and smart but wont run more than a few years and needs a charge every two days or so.
To me, I love my seikos/tissot/certinas, cuz thats all I can afford.
Around the watch brand thats under discussion, some of us can appreciate the design language of bauhaus, some of us can appreciate german engineering, or the hint of color around the engineering.
To me, its like a leica, that I will never buy. Not because I dont want to, but because I cant afford it or justify the expenditure with current economy. I will be happy with my Canon/Lumix.
@sudiph: Leica is often a rebranded Panasonic with bigger price tag. So, a good example indeed.
On a watch subject, in the era of mechanical watches (probably around 50 or more years ago) good quality watches were mass produced and their price tag was adequate because it was an essential item. Nowdays, when a teapot can tell you the exact time synchronyzed with atomic watch online, the only people who would buy a watch are watch enthusiasts, thus the price tag. The hypothetical "engeneering" does not give the end users any real benefits apart from the warm and fuzzy feeling. Essentially, it is not an actual practical feature of an item that is being sold to the consumer, but just a symbol of it. Simulacrum.
One of my teachers used to rock a pocket watch. Unpractical, but adds to the style. I am sure 100 years ago there were lots of pocket watch enthusiasts who did not accept wrist watch. Eventually the fate of the pocket watch awaits the wrist mechanical watch.
@Musiclover: Ok, a quick google will tell you the fact that even tho Leica and Panasonic's been cpllaborating things over two decades; a leica is in most cases a leica, not a panasonic rebadge with a premium. Q2 as an example.
Lets assume you are right and leica is a rebranded lumix, but, so is VW and Audi with different target market.
While, there is not a single person on this thread trying to say mechanical watches are more than a smart watch. Subjectively, smart watches are way ahead of mechanical ones.
At the end of the day there a lot of people that would like to own a nomos. I would live it upto individuals to decide. If you dont like it, sure, move on to find the samsung watch 5 for under 300. And let us drool over the junghans, nomos of the world.
@sudiph: Not going to argue about Leica, it is possible that there are some difference in some of the models, but I remeber the fact that one of the models was a Panasonic sold for x2-3 more struck me a couple of years ago.
This is exactly what I was talking above - I am sure some people would want Nomos. Hey, some people are ready to pay a couple of thousands for a bag made of plastic if there is some name attached to it (Louis Vuitton for example). People are being sold symbols, just fancy words on a stick.
@Musiclover so according to your logic of looking at mechanical watches from only a functional standpoint, I'm assuming you would be okay with dressing yourself up in nothing but leaves? hey, it serves the same purpose of hiding your body parts, its hella cheaper and you dont need to worry about what to wear everyday.
@kazer: Just as I say - it serves the same purpose as designer clothing or jewlery. And it makes perfect sense, why people would spend money on it, it is a status/cultural thing. Talking about me - no I don't wear expensive clothing, but not cheap eather - something functional, that is warm, comfortable, with good breathability etc. Leaves don't protect me from UV rays and scratch my crotch so no thanks, will give them a pass this time.
@Musiclover: yea i agree with the part about the watch serving no other functional purpose than just telling the time. I think what everyone in this thread is trying to tell you is that some people appreciate the engineering and mechanics of the automatic movements along with the finishing and quality of materials used (like sapphire crystals, AR coatings, brushed steel bracelets etc) and dont just see a status symbol.
@kazer: I would argue even the time telling function. Everyone has mobile phones these days. But if you need to check your time very often very quickly - expensive watch does not offer anything over an $20 electronic watch.
People are telling about engineering… But realistically it's just your knowledge about that from reading the ads. It's not like you are interacting with it directly in any way. It's not like gears and drivetrain in bicycles where you can feel the engeneering with your legs and your hands, not an advanced piano where you can feel it with your fingers and hear it with your ears. It is just your fantasy about engeneering.
I'll make it very simple for you. Watch collectors don't buy watches just for the practical functions.
Great, that's what I wanted to hear. So no practical reasons at all? Not even decorative as a jewlery?
I'm not sure giving my credit card details to a dodgy wordpress powered site that hasn't been updated since 2018 is really the best idea.
But obviously selling $4k watches, there's no way they'd have the cash to pay an intern $50 to update it….
For $4k they do look like some ugly watches. Compareable to Rolex?
Now this is a bargain!
lol ozbargainers sure have expensive taste.