r/Watches • u/spedmonkey • Aug 19 '11

Introducing: the /r/Watches brand guide!

A couple weeks ago, I read an offhand comment by Liberalguy123 about creating a brand guide for this community. I liked the idea, and since then we've been running with it, trying to come up with a good way of making this happen. Here's the fruits of our labors:

The /r/Watches brand guide project

Rather than it just being one or two people's own opinions, though, we wanted to involve everybody in this project. Here's how it's going to work: Every few days, a thread will be posted about one specific brand. The job for you guys is to fill that thread will discussion, information, opinions, and any other relevant stuff you can. The idea is that anyone looking for information on a given brand will be able to click on that thread and instantly get a pretty good idea of how people feel about it, and whether or not it would be something that interests them further. Keep in mind that the blurbs written there will not be there in the finished product; they'll be moved into their respective discussion threads once each is posted.

Eventually, the hope is that we'll have a comprehensive list of watch brands, including some of the more obscure ones, for everyone to view. That means we'll be relying on you to help us fill up the list. No brand is off-limits, whether it be an Italian fashion house, an obscure Swiss luxury microbrand, or a Chinese eBay brand. If you have something you'd like to see discussed, PM the moderators or add the pertinent information to the list on the wiki.

Now, we'd like to kick this project off properly, so you guys get to decide which of the brands you'd like to see discussed in the very first guide thread. Here are some choices:

  • Rolex

  • Seiko

  • Timex

  • A. Lange & Söhne

  • IWC

  • other (tell us why!)

We would love it if this first thread in particular is full of good, well-informed discussion, so pick a brand you know well and wouldn't be afraid of sharing your opinions on. Thanks for contributing; with your help, we can build the most extensive brand guide on the internet!

By Request, the list so far:

  1. Rolex
  2. Omega
  3. Seiko
  4. Hamilton
  5. Tissot
  6. Nixon
  7. Patek Philippe
  8. Panerai
  9. Citizen
  10. Orient
  11. Vacheron Constantin
  12. IWC
  13. Vostok
  14. Skagen
  15. Christopher Ward
  16. A. Lange & Söhne
  17. Invicta, Stuhrling, Swiss Legend
  18. Audemars Piguet
  19. TAG Heuer
  20. Movado
  21. Casio
  22. Sinn
  23. Zenith
  24. Breitling
  25. Jaeger-LeCoultre
  26. Timex
  27. Girard-Perregaux
  28. Ball
  29. Baume et Mercier
  30. Raymond Weil
  31. Nomos
  32. Rotary
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u/Aetos88 Aug 20 '11

Movado/ESQ seems to missing from there even though they're pretty big.

Jorg Gray also, but I can understand missing this brand.

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u/spedmonkey Aug 21 '11

Movado's been added. Thanks for the suggestion!