This question is too difficult and it is difficult to give an accurate answer. Let’s think about this problem differently.

There is no simple answer to what a top-notch watch is, but we can talk about what characteristics a top-notch watch should have.

For example, the general idea is that one must be technically powerful and have complex functions; one must also be artistically accomplished and have traditional craft decorations. Even if it is not enamel painting or metal engraving, movement polishing is still required. There is something special about it, such as having the Geneva Seal, etc.

In addition, there is another item, which is not specific, that is, this table must be at the ICON level. How to understand it? This is an experience I gained recently, that is, ICON can be used to evaluate a watch.

In early September, I met an interesting salesperson at the Watches of Switzerland watch store in London. His name was David.

David is about sixty years old. Other clerks in the store said that the store had just celebrated his 35th anniversary of service. He was originally a store manager in another city, but he said that in order to chat with more people who wanted to buy watches, he applied to be a salesperson in this store in central London.

David is a talkative and funny person. His more than 30 years of experience in selling watches have given him a wealth of knowledge about watches. He will never stop talking about watches with you.

He said, do you know what kind of watch is Iconic and what kind of watch is Classic?

Having dealt with watches for many years, I have never thought about it from this perspective. I didn’t know how to answer him for a while, and I was looking for the beginning of how I wanted to discuss it.

David himself said the answer: "It's very simple. Cover the brand's logo on the dial, and you can still recognize it from the visible elements such as the dial, case, bracelet or back-through movement. If it is that brand, then it is Iconic, otherwise it is considered Classic at best.”

After David’s reminder, many classic designs from many brands quickly passed through my mind. , Hey, David’s method is really good.

The three-gold bridge of Girard-Perregaux, or more broadly, the bridge-shaped plywood structure, is a typical Iconic design in the watch industry.

Whether it is a three-gold bridge watch, a cat-eye gold bridge tourbillon, or a new three-bridge watch, if you cover up the brand logo, you can still use this bridge shape to The characteristic of the splint identifies it as a Girard-Perregaux watch.

In my eyes, the so-called top-notch watch is not that the higher the price, the better, but that it can stand out from the wide variety of watch markets and become the best watch in the watch circle. The same style that is favored and recognized. The following top-notch watches are recommended, but you can’t even buy them now if you have money!

Rolex

Needless to say, Green Water Ghost, the increase is comparable to housing prices.

It has been 8 years since the birth of Green Water Ghost. However, during these 8 years, the price of this watch has been rising continuously, and the counters have been out of stock.

From 70,000 to 90,000 to 100,000, and then breaking through the 100,000 mark, rising to a price of 140,000, the Rolex Green Submariner has undoubtedly become an Internet celebrity in the watch industry, so much so that it has reached the point of mentioning. When you go to Rolex, you must talk about the green water ghost.

Daytona 116520

Although Green Water Ghost is famous, the throne with the highest value retention rate is still taken away by Rolex Daytona 116520.

The public price of "Daytona" is 79,488 yuan, but the market price has reached 207,990 yuan. The value preservation rate is as high as 261.66%. Become the runner-up among the top ten watches with the highest premium.

Ranked first is the Omega Speedmaster 311.32.42.30.04.003.

Omega

Speedmaster series 311.32.42.30.04.003

Omega Speedmaster series 311.32.42.30.04.003, this watch, It was first launched in 2015. When it was launched that year, it caused quite a stir among people from all over the world, and many people liked it.

Coupled with Omega's consistent pricing of the Moon Landing Speedmaster, the public price of this watch is only 49,300, with a limited edition of 1970 pieces. It is not enough to grab, and it was quickly sold out.

In the future, it can only be found in secondary markets such as second-hand and auctions. Therefore, this limited edition of Moon Landing Speedmaster Snoopy soon exceeded the public price, and the market price continued to rise.

Now the public price of Omega’s Speedmaster of 49,075 yuan seems to have become a decoration. The characteristics of small quantity and high quality make it a leader in the second-hand market. Now this The market price of the Speedmaster has risen to 129,910 yuan, and the value retention rate is as high as 264.72%.

It has a higher value retention rate than Rolex Daytona.

Patek Philippe

Nautilus 5711/1A-010

This performance is now the most expensive steel watch. The entire market is hard to find.

Nautilus was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1976. At that time, the slogan "can be paired with either a wetsuit or a tuxedo" made its name famous throughout Geneva, Switzerland. The shape of the Nautilus is somewhat similar to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, but the Nautilus has no edges and corners, and has a feeling of neither round nor square.

The six-digit public price of 212,890 yuan is enough to stun people, and the market price of 469,110 yuan, which has doubled, makes people’s hearts beat faster, but this At a high price, it is estimated that only Patek Philippe can achieve this!

The current value preservation rate of this Nautilus is 220.35%.

Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak 15407ST.OO.1220ST.01

Audemars Piguet has obviously become more popular in the past two years, except In addition to the high price increase of this Royal Oak 15407ST.OO.1220ST.01, the same series of 15202 and 15400 are both on the popular list of the Audemars Piguet brand.

Today, the public price of this Royal Oak 15407ST.OO.1220ST.01 is 317,952 yuan, the market price is 595,190 yuan, and the value preservation rate is 187.20%.

Audemars Piguet’s double balance wheel skeleton watch is made through sophisticated and complex production procedures. The watch follows Audemars Piguet’s classic octagonal case, six-tone Angular screws and a "decreasing" link structure strap, while the dial adopts a hollow design with rose gold luminescent hour markers and Royal Oak hands.

The exquisite craftsmanship and octagonal case look very contemporary and modern in appearance. It’s no wonder that this watch is so popular. After all, its appearance is unique. Compared with other Royal Oaks, this watch is more stunning.

Panerai

PAM00671

Panerai’s PAM 671 watch has a very eye-catching appearance with a blue dial and bronze case. It is officially on sale. Limited to 1,000 pieces. The public price is 104,371 yuan, the market price is 182,390 yuan, and the value retention rate is 174.75%.

Panerai’s PAM 671 is actually a replica of the brand’s PAM 382. At that time, the brand once said that it would not produce watches with similar material designs in the future. But Panerai did not resist the temptation of the market.

Because these 1,000 limited edition watches disappeared from the market so quickly, even today, PAM 382 is still one of the unforgettable special models for all Panerai watch fans.

As a result, Panerai launched PAM00671 in 2017. The current market price of 182,390 yuan proves that Panerai has successfully seized the business opportunity.

Introduction to a famous saying that makes people say: "The poor play with cars, the rich play with watches, and the losers play with computers." Poverty limits our thinking and lacks imagination, so what can we do? Is it a top-notch watch? The sky-high price antique watches floating in the sky are not within the scope of our discussion. It’s useless to talk about it and you can’t buy it. Let’s talk about the top watches currently on sale. Rich people can get the money after reading this article. Bring a piece back. Please comment at the end to see if any billionaires show up.

Vacheron Constantin Attic Craftsman Series 9700C

Domestic public price: 19355000 (1935W)

Watch diameter: 47 mm

Movement type: manual mechanical

Case material: 18k pink gold

Comments from watch friends: Not only is this watch more expensive More than 10 million, what surprises watch lovers the most is the model on sale in 2018. As long as a wealthy person spends money to buy it, there is a high chance that he can get it. This watch is also the highest-priced watch in the world without diamond decoration. I really admire the value of Patek Philippe’s complex mechanical watches. At the same time, this watch has also received the Geneva Seal certification. This watch was displayed again at the latest Basel Jewelry Show, still waiting for a gold owner.

What is a top-notch watch?

Watches have different values ??in different fields. What is a top-notch watch? For example, Patek Philippe is definitely the senior big brother in the collection world. Just like Patek Philippe's advertising slogan "No one can truly own a Patek Philippe." Yes, PP is a watch worth inheriting. This is a top-notch watch. A top-notch watch should also be worth playing with. Although no one really wears it on a daily basis, you can watch it quietly for an afternoon every time you take it out. Patek Philippe has always been a pioneer in the field of complex watchmaking, with minute repeaters, perpetual calendar time zones, and rotor watches. Flywheels are all good at it.

What is a top-notch watch? A watch that is durable is a good watch, such as Rolex. Rolex is absolutely trustworthy as a daily tool watch, especially for sportswear. It is a top-notch watch that can withstand the test of harsh wearing environments and has accurate travel time. Law and Patek Philippe play the role of top watches in different fields, both of which are good watches at the top of the pyramid.

What is your favorite watch?

(Not necessarily the most expensive)

First of all, it must be the watch you like. I believe everyone has their own standards, and it is difficult to unify these standards. , so don’t be easily swayed by other people’s opinions. As long as you think it’s good, it’s a “good appearance.”

To some extent, the market economy can also be said to be the brand economy. With the development of watch brands today, many well-known brands actually do a good job in quality and after-sales, so there is no need to praise any one overly. , which one is overly belittled, in fact, everyone is not that much different.

Seven levels of classification of watches in the world

Luxury watches (special watches):

These watch brands have extremely high gold content and high output Limited, the price is more than 100,000 yuan. A collection of ultra-luxury watches.

Patek Philippe

Audemars Piguet

Vacheron Constantin

A.LANGE&SOHNE

Breguet

ROGER DUBIUS

Parmigiani Fleurier PARMIGIANI

Blancpain (complex models, ordinary models are one category)

Ulysse Nardin of Athens (complex models, ordinary models are in one category)

FRANCK MULLER (complex models, ordinary models are in one category)

Guerra Sudti Glashütte Original (GUB39 automatic movement and women's watch are in the first category)

GIRARD-PERREGAUX (complex models, ordinary models are in the first category)

The world's first category First-class watches:

Rolex

IWC InternationalWatch Co.

Jaeger-LeCoultre

Cartier

Chopard

Piaget

World first-class and second-class watches:

Zenith

KELEK (discontinued )

Corum

DANIELROTH

GERALD GENTA

UNION

Ruibao CHRONO

PANERAI

OMEGA

DUBEY&SCHALDENBRAND

EBEL

The world's second-class first-class watches:

The backbone of ETA, mostly prefers ETA high-end cores, with certain modifications and polishing techniques or prominent designs, occupying the mid-range to high-end field.

BREITLING

TUDOR (borrowing the light of Rolex)

TAG HEUER

PAUL PICOTMARTIN BRAUN

BAUME&MERCIER

Maurice Lacroix

PORSCHE DESIGN (Qinianhua OEM, winning design)

IKEPOD (designer watch, most observatories Level)

ALAIN SILBERSTEIN

EBERHARD (movement modification function is strong, CHRONO4 is amazing)

VULCAIN (self-made Alarm core) BVLGARI HUBLOT

VENTURA (designer watch, most observatory level)

World second-class second-class watch:

Use ETA The backbone of mid-to-low-level cores, they have little modification, are generally polished, and have strong tooling capabilities. They are priced around 5,000 to 15,000, and are suitable for consumption by the Chinese common people.

RADO

MOVADO

ETERNA (quality is different from Porsche)

XEMEX

REVUE THOMMEN

PERRLET

SCHWARZ ETIENNE

LONGINES

FORTIS < /p>

MINERA

JACQUES ETOILE DANIEL JEAN-RICHARD

TUTIMA

SINN

NIVREL (a few brands that still use LEMANIA8810)

MUEHLE

NOMOS

RAINER BRAND

HANHART

STOWA (JOERG SCHAUER)

SOTHIS

Baoxing TEMPTION

The world's third category watches:

Use ETA The basic movement is affordable, but the quality is guaranteed, and it is an authentic manufacturer's brand. The price is usually less than 10,000 yuan, and it is the basic style for watch lovers.

ORIS

Tissot

HAMILTON

MIDO

Zeno ZENO MARCELLO C DAVOSA

There are also some small German brands equipped with ETA (including 7750, UNITAS), such as LIMES, KAUFMANN, LACO and so on.

The four types of watches in the world:

These are old European and American brands that are still around and were bought by Asia, as well as some low-end brands that only target the Asian market, using ETA cheap cores or Japanese cores; Swiss quartz watches should also fall into category four.

Titoni ENICAR ROAMER Cyma

BOREL Pronto OGIVAL DOXA

SANDOZ NIVADA Olma BULOVA

SWATCH CERTINA German JUNHANS atomic watch

Russian flight chronograph (imitation Swiss 7734 core )

The world's five categories of Seiko watches:

SEIKO Citizen Orient (Double Lion) ORIENT

Casio CASIO Russian flight alarm watch and Rostock (past Military watch)

Do you understand?

Yes, thirty years ago, an accurate watch was a good watch. In fact, an inaccurate watch is indeed useless. You don’t know what it is used for. So is it difficult to make an accurate watch? It can be said to be difficult. Every detail and every part must be made well, and all parts must be made. It needs to be polished well. If the gears are not made well, there will be more friction and the parts will wear out quickly, so the watch will be inaccurate. The worn parts will leave metal shavings in the movement and be mixed into the lubricating oil, affecting the performance of the lubricating oil. The lubricating oil cannot perform as expected, the movement cannot operate normally, and the time will be inaccurate as a result. If the watch case is not made well, dust and moisture will also affect the performance of the lubricating oil and even cause the parts to rust. How can the movement operate normally? Therefore, the watch becomes inaccurate. So thirty years later, has this standard changed? I don’t think so, but in this standard, people pursue more things. Time accuracy is only the first thing. The material of the case and the polish of the movement are all one of the criteria to measure whether a watch is a good watch.

Whatever you like is good, don’t compare!

Consider the following points: 1. Choose a century-old factory because it can withstand the test, and the quality and service must be top-notch.

2. The brand of the watch. First understand the watch you want to buy, its sales volume, and its proportion among similar products.

3. The case of the watch is mostly made of stainless steel, but steel has its own weaknesses. So people use platinum, gold, rose gold, and the more precious platinum, which are the choices for high-end watches.

4. The craftsmanship of the watch. Although the watch is small, it can carry many unique and exquisite craftsmanship. Such as fine to small polishing, grinding, brushing, large to hollowing, engraving, diamond inlay, enamel, complex functions, etc. The unique metal processing effect and specific movement must be achieved with one-to-one special tools. Be sure to choose a self-produced movement.

What is a good watch? If it is too expensive, you cannot afford it, and if it is cheap, you will not like it. To put it simply, only what you like and can own is a "good watch".

I am Zou Sanshan, a senior watch enthusiast and self-media person who plays with watches. I am committed to providing you with attitude, depth and warm watch service assistance. For more knowledge about watches, please search the e-book "Zou Sanshan's Secrets of Playing with Watches". There is no unified standard for top-quality watches. The classification by brand level and brand origin are relatively one-sided and abstract. It is still very objective to use the movement and appearance workmanship as the main basis. A top-notch watch must first have a high starting point for the basic movement, and pay more attention to traditional craftsmanship in terms of workmanship, taking into account both aesthetics and performance. Top-quality watches should be entry-level and complex models to ensure the same quality and consistency in craftsmanship. Real top-quality movements pay more attention to detail polishing and craftsmanship. The same exterior styling design is also very important. It must be classic enough, distinctive and distinctive, and it must reflect extraordinary craftsmanship in the details.

As long as it is not a fake watch, it is a top-notch bowl watch. No matter how big-name a fake watch is, it’s worthless