Who else wishes for the integrated sports watch hype to finally end?

Jun 07, 2021,10:35 AM
 







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agreed!

 
 By: ChristianDK : June 7th, 2021-11:03
Especially these retro clones. Its getting painful to look at.

The industry should have stopped after the AP RO.

 
 By: Lankysudanese : June 7th, 2021-11:19
AP has done everything in their power to keep that flame alight. So everyone else should have barked up their own tree 😂😝. This Gucci offering 👆🏿is hideous IMHO

These days, no one will pay attention to you unless you come out with one.

 
 By: dte2 : June 7th, 2021-11:30
Even independents, if we are being frank.

🤦🏿‍♂️

 
 By: Lankysudanese : June 7th, 2021-12:42

The 'Me Too' effect is everywhere

 
 By: Geo : June 7th, 2021-12:56
It is hard to understand that the watch brands all copy each other. But not only the watch brands, look at the three largest Watch Blogs, they all three look the same. It seems that there is hardly any creativity anymore these days. Respect for brands lik... 

The caliber does seem interesting

 
 By: chintu : June 7th, 2021-13:37
Gucci / kering ...  

Our minds have anchored the Oyster bracelet, the Nautilus and the RO as the paradigms in this category.

 
 By: vitalsigns : June 7th, 2021-23:04
I don't think any watchmaker who plays in that particular field will succeed. Only a newer design, not visually tied to the Oyster, Nautilus or RO, could become another icon (think Bulgari Octo). Most designs, however, have too many visual cues tied to th... 

I like it better than other attempts, looks cool

 
 By: SALMANPK : June 7th, 2021-14:52
Would be a nice to buy it at 30 cents on the dollar used

Designwise it is not so bad.

 
 By: jlux : June 7th, 2021-15:16
Of course no one needs yet another of these integrated steel bracelet watches....

How can it be a "sports" watch without a seconds hand? Or have I missed something?

 
 By: chippyfly : June 7th, 2021-15:23
I agree that these integrated bracelet watches are all looking alike. I suppose a bracelet allows then to be submersible. Clive

+1. And it's gotta be a sweep seconds, too . . .

 
 By: Dr No : June 7th, 2021-18:22
. . . for it to be a proper sports watch. Art

The bad news? It's ugly...

 
 By: mdg : June 7th, 2021-15:29
...the good news? There won't be a five-year wait to buy it : )

Good one!

 
 By: amanico : June 8th, 2021-05:12

Let them have their Gucci watches. We'd all be fortunate if the steel sports hype machine continues and Gucci sells a ton.

 
 By: Fastwong : June 7th, 2021-17:33
The watch market is looney tunes, if the hype machine sends a ton of dollars into something like $120k Gucci tourbies that I'm not interested in, sounds great to me 😉

I

 
 By: Weems@8 : June 7th, 2021-18:44
I never understood integrated sports watch. I like always the different look between case and the strap. The contrast and some air between lugs, strap and case. A strap which is attached at the case without outer lugs is remembering about a difficult time...  

Gucci is simply trying to follow the tide

 
 By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : June 7th, 2021-18:57
I would not be surprised if any star (movie, TV, football, etc) wore soon one of these. It's just a matter of ambassadors and web influencers, aka commercials. How many wealthy collectors care of the heritage, craftsmanship, watchmaking instead of pure sh...  

To be fair…

 
 By: mdg : June 7th, 2021-19:53
…I wouldn’t put Parmigiani in the same sentence as fashion watches.

Why not?

 
 By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : June 7th, 2021-21:30
luxferity.com Parmigiani will make watches for Armani. Indy brand with fashion house. At least it will raise the bar of the so-called fashion (and cheap) watches. LV has bought La Fabrique du Temps long ago and this action was a clear sign to expand t... 

I didn't know this...

 
 By: mdg : June 7th, 2021-23:04
...but it seems that they will still be Armani branded... Parmigiani watches under their own brand are in a different league than the usual fashion houses...

Gucci design is off… not just watch but cloths too…

 
 By: iceheller 1945 ✌️ : June 8th, 2021-13:36
But with JR, GP and UN support, they may give LV a run for their watch money. ; )

That's very 70s - just needs to be yellow gold for the full effect!

 
 By: jml_watches : June 8th, 2021-13:43
Hope it comes in a purple velvet watch box - as that would be era appropriate Cheers JML

This one is...

 
 By: j.delage : June 9th, 2021-13:47
This one is ugly. The Moser Streamliner, LF Grand Sport, and Jurgensen One are pretty nice though, not to mention ALS' Odysseus.