WatchMyWrist: Watch Geekery Alert

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by John Biggs on March 22, 2007

If you’ve read any of my ramblings, you’ll know I’m a big watch geek. Therefore, I’m actually quite interested in this new service, WatchMyWrist. It’s a watch rental system. You pick out a watch, rent it for a few weeks, and send it back. It’s very similar to all of those purse rental services for the ladies, but this is for manly men who like them some watches. I haven’t tried the service yet, but it seems on the level. If you’re anything like me, being able to wear masterpieces from IWC and Zenith make me a little wet in the trousers.

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Tamar Weinberg - March 22nd, 2007 at 10:45 am GMT+5

As a woman, I didn’t know such a purse rental system existed. ;) I’m not sure how well this will do — for sales, at least — considering that any rental service will likely not convert to those sales due to the ultimate wear-and-tear of consistent rentals. A cool factor? Yes. A long-term investment? No.

The only rental system I’d be convinced to try (before buying) is rentglass.com, which lets photographers try out Nikon and Canon lenses on their DSLR cameras.

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Mark - March 22nd, 2007 at 11:45 am GMT+5

Wow thanks Tamar for the rentglass.com link, I’ll have to let me room mate know about that one.

As for the watch rentals, I’m not as much of a watch guy as John is, but I’m starting to catch interest. WatchMyWrist may be a good start.

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Kiwi - January 29th, 2008 at 11:10 am GMT+5

what about BIG watches for women!!!!! i just baught this

http://eu-shop.swatch.com/eshop/uk/en/Watches/IRONY/Chronos/YCS485G.aspx

believe it or not .. this is a ladies watch… ive tries experimenting and making men wear this watch and 9 times out of 10 it looked uglyyyy only coz of the diamonds surrounding the dial. :D

this gal likes her big watches. :D

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