Fly Fishing Forum banner
Cancel
Create thread New Forums

Orvis Watches

Jump to Latest
21 - 40 of 50 Posts
#21 ·
Quite right Darren.

I might believe what they say about true handmade Swiss watches such as Patek Phillipe or Blancpain, but Rolex????

Piece of overpriced mass produced junk it is, well hyped up by clever marketing and advertising. £25k for a blinkin wristwatch?? I doubt if there is much more than 2 oz of pure gold in the damned thing. They use 18k gold which is 75% pure so you are only talking about say 1 1/2 oz. At the current gold price that is about £400 x 1.5 = £600!!

That's right, only 600 quid of gold in the watch, add to that another £200 for the movement and you have the finished watch

Heck of a mark up innit?

But the gullable are taken in!
 
#25 ·
ive got several Orvis watches and I have to say as every day watches they are very good. I use and abuse them and then I use my good Sieko the rest of the time. They aren't expensive, they are Jap movements unless you spend about £190 and they clearly state the Jap ones and the Swiss ones. Worth getting as an every day watch but if you want something a bit more special and not stupid money I like the Sieko and tags (would love a nice Brietling!):D:D
 
#27 ·
I see some silly watch prices bandied about here, my old watch cost 50p at a boot sale, the bloody battery cost me a quid. :eek: Its a beautiful watch, very thin, midnight dial, gold batons, keeps perfect time ;)
 
#34 ·
I agree with Darren, I was thinking of getting an Orvis watch last year and got instead a Timex Expedition for about £24 from Argos. It is really robust and has the date too, and one of those light things (indiglo), that you can see in the night. It still looks like new though I've worn it every day. I don't understand how a £2,500 watch can make you feel 100+ times or so better about the time. I suppose if I had the money I'd probably buy one though, but might be a bit worried about scratching it if I took it fishing.

David
 
Discussion starter · #35 · (Edited)
My we do seem to have quite a few watch enthusiasts on the forum and i thank you for your helpfull advice.

I am as i type sporting a well worn world famously renowned Hunter and Dowes model which i was given one Christmas with a matching pair of equally fantastic binoculars in the same tin. :rolleyes: I also have about half a dozen others lying around the house. A Lorus, a Timex or two and as for the others, well i'm just going to have to find their hiding places.

I was really looking for a Christmas gift for an elderly relative who casts the occassional line.

Cheers, Calum
 
#37 ·
I can never keep a watch...they always spot a nicer wrist and run away with that! ;)

I used to do a lot of diving and used various seiko divers watches..all of which where rather good.

My fav watch though was an ultra thin Skagen watch..which I smashed whilst fixing one of my Landies..upset at that :(

I work in the oil industry where Rolex etc are 10 a penny...and as far as i can see, they all have big numbers on the faces coz the folk wearing them can't tell the time ;)
 
#38 ·
My dad has a superb Swiss Army watch that cost less than £100 (some Orvis ones are stylistic copies). I found one the same and after 5 years my girlfriend has nicked it !

If you want a posh watch that works perfectly, looks great and doesnt cost the earth; look at the bottom of the range TAG Heuer watches. £500 ish. They even do it with a plastic strap (see below).

I guy I know has very expensive Rolex watches (£10k ++) - he got seriously mugged in South America just because of the watch. He was lucky not to get shot.

And finally; At Grafham a few weeks ago unloading the boat at closing time. Guy in the next boat doing the same; his watch unclips and flies off his wrist into 12 ft of water. Luckily it was a cheap one. Moral: dont go fishing with a clip on watch.
 
#39 ·
Ron Clay said:
But for the best value in the world you cannot beat a Citizen. They are accurate, have some incredible features and are very smart too. If my life depended on a watch, I would choose a Citizen Ecodrive before any of the Swiss top mechanical watches.
Click to expand...
I often wear a Citizen Eco-Drive TITANIUM WR100 which I used to sell 3 years ago for just under £70. It's a great watch and a smart looker, but I wouldn't stake my life on it.
Eco-Drives need to be worn or 'see light' regularly to keep time. They soon stop if left in a fishing bag or drawer.:eek:
My company used to get a lot of 'run down battery' warranty claims for this reason mostly during the darker winter months.

There was a thread about which watches various forum members wore a couple of months ago. I thought it was great fun, here it is for those who missed it the first time:

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=27503

Gerald
 
#40 ·
That Orvis watch looks just like an Eddie Bauer watch (a US sportswear company), probably badged from the same manufacturer for $50CAD (£20). It was a nice watch, but although rated at 30m, fogged up after dunking my arm whilst fishing at Bewl then rusted the next day!
My brother was a watch fanatic/collector and trawled the second-hand/auction halls of Brisbane 30 years ago and snagged dozens of old name watches (old Rolexes, Patek Phillipe, Omegas, etc) for no money. When the market finally realized what they were, he was sitting on a fortune. For my 21st (MANY years ago!), he gave me a solid 18k gold antique 50's Omega which I wore for years but finally retired. He also found me a Rolex Oyster Perpetual with Coronation bracelet which I paid for with one of my first paychecks for about $250AUD. It sits in some drawer in my mother's house.
 
21 - 40 of 50 Posts
About this Discussion
49 Replies
23 Participants
Last post:
Deerhunter
Fly Fishing Forum
posts
3M
members
82K
Since
2006
A forum community dedicated to fly fishing and sporting enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about safety, licenses, tips, tricks, rivers, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!
Full Forum Listing
Explore Our Forums
General Fly Fishing Discussion The Lodge - non fishing chat Fly Tying Forum Tackle Talk Trout and Grayling Fishing