BMW Watches

hogwldfltr · 10-06-2019, 02:01 PM

I've been looking at Ball watches for a while because of their tritium tube lume technology which will provide consistent night brightness through the hours of darkness. Recently I came across Ball watches bearing the BMW logo and found out they teamed up to produce automatic watches. At any rate I received it a few weeks ago but never had an opportunity to have it sized until yesterday. I've been wearing it since. I really do like the all night consistency of the lume. It's no Rolex in terms of build quality (50m depth rating versus minimal Rolex 100m for example). On the other hand it's got a nice BMW logo on the front, back and crown of the watch. It also comes with something called Amortiser which is supposed to help reduce the effects of impact on it. Here's a quick shot taken this morning.

Curious if any one else has any co branded BMW watches of any sort?

Ball's discussion is below...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=_aMxriM6MzQ

Finn Germai-Yaz · 10-08-2019, 02:59 PM

Its a nice looking watch but the BMW logo is out of place. I personally wouldn't spend my money on that.

zgood4u · 10-08-2019, 03:30 PM

mine

hogwldfltr · 10-08-2019, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by zgood4u

mine

Looks good; is it an automatic? Very nice!!!

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Originally Posted by nawfoo

Its a nice looking watch but the BMW logo is out of place. I personally wouldn't spend my money on that.

OK! For me, I've wanted a tritium tube automatic from Ball for a while; this does the job the BMW logo sold me on it. I doubt you'd spend your money on any of my watches.

zgood4u · 10-08-2019, 05:48 PM

yep, automatic it is.

hogwldfltr · 10-08-2019, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by zgood4u

yep, automatic it is.

Very sharp!!!

rutilebros · 10-10-2019, 01:34 AM

That looks stunning.

hogwldfltr · 10-10-2019, 04:28 AM

It's funny how different watches meet individual's needs. Since I've already got a Daytona, a GMT, and a Day-Date, a simple date only is all I wanted. Didn't really want the added expense or complexity of another Chronograph.

GenXer · 10-20-2019, 12:47 AM

I thought for sure it was going to be those novelty BWM watches they sell at the dealership but they turned out to be real nice Ball watches.

hogwldfltr · 10-20-2019, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by GenXer

I thought for sure it was going to be those novelty BWM watches they sell at the dealership but they turned out to be real nice Ball watches.

They're great watches. Really enjoying mine. Wear it minimally at night as its lume last all night!!!

BEM-S4 · 10-21-2019, 03:16 PM

Think GP used to make a BMW watch, pretty sporty if memory serves

hogwldfltr · 10-23-2019, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BEM-S4

Think GP used to make a BMW watch, pretty sporty if memory serves

Girrard-Perregaux make great watches; I'd love to see a BMW branded one.

IndyRed128i · 12-01-2019, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by zgood4u

mine

Looks great!! It's nice they put the BMW logo on there discreetly.

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hogwldfltr Private First Class 45 Rep 156 Posts Drives: X3 35i Xdrive Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Newbury, MA iTrader: (0)	BMW Watches I've been looking at Ball watches for a while because of their tritium tube lume technology which will provide consistent night brightness through the hours of darkness. Recently I came across Ball watches bearing the BMW logo and found out they teamed up to produce automatic watches. At any rate I received it a few weeks ago but never had an opportunity to have it sized until yesterday. I've been wearing it since. I really do like the all night consistency of the lume. It's no Rolex in terms of build quality (50m depth rating versus minimal Rolex 100m for example). On the other hand it's got a nice BMW logo on the front, back and crown of the watch. It also comes with something called Amortiser which is supposed to help reduce the effects of impact on it. Here's a quick shot taken this morning. Curious if any one else has any co branded BMW watches of any sort? Ball's discussion is below... https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=_aMxriM6MzQ
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Finn Germai-Yaz Private First Class 219 Rep 148 Posts Drives: 2017 M240i Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (0)	Its a nice looking watch but the BMW logo is out of place. I personally wouldn't spend my money on that.
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hogwldfltr Private First Class 45 Rep 156 Posts Drives: X3 35i Xdrive Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Newbury, MA iTrader: (0)	It's funny how different watches meet individual's needs. Since I've already got a Daytona, a GMT, and a Day-Date, a simple date only is all I wanted. Didn't really want the added expense or complexity of another Chronograph.
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