For Watch lovers: If Guitar brands were Watch Brands

[jazzguy]

Yeah I know it's silly and a first world topic, but I'm sure there are some watch enthusiasts out there, so during this difficult time, let's have some fun.

Match a guitar brand to a watch brand. In other words, if X watch brand was a guitar, it would be ____ guitar brand. You can choose any guitar or watch brand you like.

Here is a quick example below:

Martin = Hamilton

Taylor = Omega

Olson = Rolex

Collings = Tudor

[Spineycat]

That doesn’t say much for Martin

[jazzguy]

Originally Posted by Spineycat

That doesn’t say much for Martin

Yeah - you are right. Not intended. I just can't think of another major "American" brand that has their stature.

[RP]

Casio = Yamaha or Eastman = Casio...

[Trawlerman]

Martin = Rolex
Gibson = Omega
Taylor = Tag Heuer
Yamaha = Seiko
Takamine = Breitling
Alvarez = Tissot

[Spineycat]

Originally Posted by Trawlerman

Martin = Rolex
Gibson = Omega
Taylor = Tag Heuer
Yamaha = Seiko
Takamine = Breitling
Alvarez = Tissot

I think you mean -

Takamine = Timex
Alvarez= something from QVC

[kego]

Nevermind!

[Tnfiddler]

Breitling and Takamine sure don’t belong in the same sentence! More like Bourgeois and Breitling!

[Silurian]

Some nice watches and nice guitars already, but noticeable by it's absence so far.

Which guitar is Patek Phillipe?

[Kh1967]

Rainsong = Apple Watch

[Tags]

Originally Posted by Trawlerman

Martin = Rolex
Gibson = Omega
Taylor = Tag Heuer
Yamaha = Seiko
Takamine = Breitling
Alvarez = Tissot

That's an improvement on the OP, except for Takamine-Breitling as others have pointed out.

Perhaps Taylor should be Breitling. I don't think Tag-Heuer gives them enough credit.

Epiphone is Hamilton, maybe.

Yamaha-Seiko is scary accurate.

Eastman would be a high-quality homage watch brand like Steinhart, although that doesn't do justice to the scope of Eastman's operation.

Guild would be akin to some third-tier Swiss make with good stuff and a long history but without high end name recognition or respect. Eterna?

Washburn -- Bulova?

Larrivee is Oris, for sure.

Ovation is Rado, doing it their own way with unconventional materials and no apologies.

Probably a lot of ways to distribute high-end boutique guitar makes among Patek, Vacheron, Audmars-Piguet, etc. I don't know enough to connect them more closely.

This is fun!

[MickZ]

Okay, I'll play:

Martin = Rolex
Taylor = Breitling
Gibson = Omega
SCGC = Blancpain
Froggy = Patek Philippe
Bourgeois, H & D = Panerai
Collings = IWC
Olson = H. Moser & Cie.

[dave42]

Nice thread. Some ideas...
Martin... Hamilton.. Always rehashing the same stuff, but good stuff.
Taylor.. Tissot.. pretty, but consistent, but nothing interesting.
PreWar guitar comp.... Steinhart copying old designs as a core business.

[Lee Callicutt]

So who's Patek Philippe?

[thepassivevoice]

Good comparison. The mechanical watch customer is every bit as irrational as the vintage guitar customer.