Watch Making Madness Or Horological Genius

Рет қаралды 7,101

16 күн бұрын

Ciga Design have launched a new watch and it is the most expensive watch they have made costing as much as some entry level Swiss Made luxury watches. This watch does house a tourbillon movement but is this enough to justify the price.
No includes paid promotion icon as I borrowed this watch and I never make sponsored/paid content.
Here is a link to the Ciga Design web page.
cigadesign.com/
Want to buy my watches?
ilikewatches.net
DISCLAIMER - The 'includes paid promotion' icon only appears in my videos where I have been sent the watch free or discounted for the purpose of my review. No cash or fee was charged for any of my reviews or content.
MY OTHER KZfaq CHANNEL
I Like Watches 2 - / @ilikewatches2
WHY I OFTEN DON'T MENTION OTHER BRANDS IN MY VIDEOS.
You may have noticed that I often don't mention the original brands that watches I am reviewing pay homage to. This is very intentional and not meant to offend you or the original brands. I lost my first channel in October 2020 which I had spent 9 months growing and invested a significant amount of money in simply because I had mentioned the original brands in some of my videos. There are people who try to use KZfaqs lack of understanding when it comes to the difference between homage watches and fake watches to attack other channels and their owners and sadly I fell foul of this in 2020. This channel was also attacked recently and KZfaq deleted content simply because I had said 'subby homage' and 'Rolex homage' in two videos despite the watches in the videos being perfectly legal homage watches. Please understand that I can not afford to risk my channel so I will no longer be mentioning other brands when reviewing homage watches.
HERE ARE SOME MORE USEFUL LINKS!
Patreon - Thank You!
/ ilikewatches
Instagram - Follow me!
ilike_watches_
KZfaqs "Fair Use Policy" only applies to certain types of content which does NOT include watch related content therefore all rights reserved. Publication, reproduction or distribution of this film or any part of this film by any means whatsoever - including without limitation electronic transmission via internet or e-mail, or re-uploading existing videos & re-uploading such material on any website anywhere in the world - is strictly prohibited without the prior written consent of the channel owner. That's me!
DEAR KZfaq AND VIEWERS!
The watches in this video are originals or homages. These are not fakes or counterfeit. They are perfectly legal and anyone who reports this channel to KZfaq for the promotion or selling of fake or counterfeit products is doing so knowing that this channel is not breaking any of the terms and conditions stipulated by KZfaq.
Any music used in this video is owned by KZfaq and I am also legally entitled to use it. The pictures are my own or I have obtained legally with permission for commercial use.
I have been careful with my use of any trade marked terms in this video relating to any other watches. None of the watches have other brands trademarked terms displayed on them. I have not breached any trademark laws.
Homage watches are legal as long as they do not carry the name or trademarked terms or names of the original maker which no watches in this video do.
Thank you for your support!
Gary
I Like Watches

Пікірлер: 86

@moneymikz 14 күн бұрын

Nothing says rugged explorer watch to me like a finicky fragile tourbillon 🤦‍♂️

@alexsdg3441 14 күн бұрын

I am glad that they only made 999 pcs. I highly doubt that they will sell them out as quickly as Omega limited editions. I will go with Madness, but I have to give them the props for having huge balls. 🤣

@johndesmond1987 14 күн бұрын

A really splendid watch, unless one might want to know the time.

@MathewBT81 14 күн бұрын

Ok 3 things: A) Where's the rock? Face? B) How to tell the time? C) There's no NZ flag for Sir Edmund Hillary

@Jim-wx8dh 14 күн бұрын

Found it telling that you didn’t spend a great deal of time showing the face of the watch… which I think speaks to the fact that both the back of the watch and the movement itself are more interesting than the part you’ll see when actually wearing the watch.

@ilikewatches 14 күн бұрын

Not much to see really, no indexes or printing….

@Jim-wx8dh 14 күн бұрын

@@ilikewatches given the price, there are a whole lot of watches available (for much less) where you’d get a great deal more joy looking at it on your wrist versus this one. Don’t even need to change brands, compare this to the Blue Planet.

@kobusvanrensburg4092 14 күн бұрын

Like someone moulded a turd around a diamond. Yes you can...but should you?

@MyRetroWatches 14 күн бұрын

They asked me to review it but I decided not to. I don’t think the price is right. It’s a commemorative watch which makes it even more niche. Too many people do Everest now which ruins the mountain and surroundings (watched enough documentaries on the Sherpas , bodies and litter) It’s too big for anyone but people with Arnie size wrists. As an exhibition piece or a prototype yes but personally I can’t see who even the 999 people will be that would buy one. One thing that does fascinate me is a tourbillon in the centre. I’d love to see the movement to see if it really is in the centre and how that works as that is then not off the shelf and would, I assume, be bespoke for them .

@LegendX2010 14 күн бұрын

I really like Ciga. Most their watches, this one included, have a very clearly related design language. I don't think $4K is necessarily overpriced, but on paper, it's too much when other well known chinese brands are producing tourbillon watches for $1k and under. I think this design is right in line for the brand, but the pricing misunderstands its market. They need to get it's price to $2k or less. My opinions, for what they're worth.

@grahamwallace 14 күн бұрын

I think it’s interesting and hideous at the same time 😮

@robh.2400 14 күн бұрын

I actually quite like the design and concept. But it's way too big and expensive. Interesting watch though. Thanks for sharing it.

@rodiow369 14 күн бұрын

I'm guessing this would not be a watch actually worn by someone as a timepiece, more a rich collectors next shiny thing to put in a glass case.

@Robban.D.Jonsson. 14 күн бұрын

Definitely prefer this over the blue planet.

@WatchesOnWood 14 күн бұрын

with a proprietary toolless strap change feature like that and given ciga lack any real heritage and certainty over the future of the brand, you have to question who would shell out £4K on a watch like this where the strap may not be replaceable in the future.

@hootonhoot 14 күн бұрын

Worst lume shot of all time 😆

@delocabi3038 14 күн бұрын

I wish it told me the time.

@HORIZONTIMEPASSIONEOROLOGI 14 күн бұрын

I love the style of Ciga Design, I've always liked them... even if in Italy the various reviewers didn't appreciate the originality and beauty of the blue Planet... which I literally love... this new model totally expresses what you want sets out and does it in an equally ingenious and beautiful way.. great Ciga Design!!! 😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍

@spicydragon3881 14 күн бұрын

The machining looks incredible and the way they integrated the strap to the case is very clean and innovative. They are far from the first to do a centrally mounted tourbillon, but this is something very different and that is nice to see. I would definitely pass on this one but I applaud them for doing something different.

@lefroy1 14 күн бұрын

An hour hand whose tip straddles about 1.5 hrs scales new heights, at least in terms of illegibility.

@monologic4806 14 күн бұрын

Like a piece of kinetic art. The watch strap is really cool. If I wanted a kinetic art watch I would buy a Humism.

@barryvercueil2346 14 күн бұрын

Not how I would spend 4K. But it's incredibly impressive. Cheers.

@Nite-owl 14 күн бұрын

I like the clasp and that's about it !

@stevenrobertson6656 14 күн бұрын

I'll wait for the Pagani homage.

@hootonhoot 14 күн бұрын

😂

@adk7962 14 күн бұрын

I don’t quite know what to think. It’s very cool, but the price is high. But then again, they may have now established themselves as a high end brand. Obviously I would literally buy 10 (if not more) other watches for $4,000 but good on them for putting it out. Thanks as always!

@Jason-hv4eu 14 күн бұрын

The reason they designed the straps the way they did is so you can disconnect the straps and then hang that thing on the wall.

@mattsmiley8156 14 күн бұрын

Nice idea. But not seeing where the $4,000 is hidden.

@brucecoleman7412 14 күн бұрын

Hello, Tandorio? I have a watch here that I would like 100 of them. $1200? Is that each? No, for the lot… Here’s my credit card!!!

@Sicarius888 14 күн бұрын

And people really buy them? I thought that older planet watch was already unsellable.

@MyRetroWatches 14 күн бұрын

Think they sold quite a few and gave us watch reviewers them in high numbers. I kept mine but many sold theirs, they sold quick and for good money and still do on eBay. I liked the blue planet for its art, the carving was when you saw it in the real quite exquisite, especially the gold one. So I wind mine occasionally and like to wear it sometimes around the house but that’s about it.

@timgenter1264 14 күн бұрын

You mentioned twice that it has a piece of Everest in the watch but never told us where? Is it the dial?

@ilikewatches 14 күн бұрын

Yes

@williamfavata3922 14 күн бұрын

There is a rock in it .😂

@samnova450 14 күн бұрын

Wow for $4000 the lume is bad and with a big wrist of 8.5 inches in diameter, not sure the band would fit.

@chrisswanson9724 14 күн бұрын

Glad you showed it on the channel. I feel like I just saved $4,000.

@nukadog1969 14 күн бұрын

Until the macro shots, I assumed that the "hands" were oriented so the pickaxe shaft was the hand, not the axe head...Seems weird to choose the ax head in lieu of shaft...otherwise, Ciga has done another interesting, original timepiece...

@Box_13 14 күн бұрын

Very cool, but like you said more art than watch. I know the evidence is thin, but I think this should be celebrating the 100th anniversary of climbing Everest, I am of the camp George Mallory made the summit in 1924. Lastly, it would be truly amazing if Ciga would donate a portion of every watch sold to help the local Sherpa and their families.

@philspencelayh5464 14 күн бұрын

I often wonder if the Sherpas had been popping up an down for years before any of our "known" mountaineers.

@CoolWatchesOnly 14 күн бұрын

Can't help but to think on those poor designers: you want us to do WHAT 😮!? 🤣

@julianb1474 14 күн бұрын

I've got NH35s that look better on the timegrapher! What is the point of adding a butterfly clasp to a conventional strap??

@benjaminvis 13 күн бұрын

I felt that you were struggling to hold back your less reserved opinions on this one. Where a watch like Atelier Wen does much to convince me that it is worthy of its price, this does not. I guess that ultimately that is also because that price is predominantly wrapped up in the movement, but for me it is design and execution that sells the watch. The movement only needs to be right, fair (for the price) and suitable.

@Makingnewnamesisdumb 14 күн бұрын

What time is it?

@itsZdan 14 күн бұрын

IMO they lummed the wrong part, they should use the tip of the handle to be the hands, would be a lot easier to read.

@cpcallen 14 күн бұрын

I'm really pleased someone is doing a (relatively) affordable central tourbillion. I think it's great that it is CIGA in particular, given their history of making interesting and affordable designs. I'm just sad that this particular design is so disappointing: too large, no minute makers, ugly hands (why are the flags pointed forward, like teeth, rather than trailing in the breeze?), terrible lume-and shockingly bad consistency on the timeframe l timegrapher. Hopefully someone else will do a better design with this movement, once they've fixed the performance issues.

@Tobi_Jones 14 күн бұрын

very cool conversation watch

@sinjinadams2862 14 күн бұрын

I have absolutely no interest in tourbillon watches but they do look cool.

@philspencelayh5464 14 күн бұрын

It's huge and indices less hardly any difference in hand size so not much use for telling the time adding the tourbillon doesn't improve matters. If I had that much to spend, there's loads of options. Nomos, Longines and Tudor to name a few.

@robertmckinlay7242 14 күн бұрын

I can sort of read it as there's a minute axe and a hour axe.

@ginom407 14 күн бұрын

Meh. I'd be happier with 3 $1000 watches and 2 Seiko's...

@ic2433 14 күн бұрын

Can’t see it selling quickly, crazy price. They obviously think everyone in the west is minted 🤪

@dunderhay9169 14 күн бұрын

That timegrapher reading looked horrendous, it was running, but only just! Best avoided.

@enriquesotocastro7080 14 күн бұрын

A watch to be purchased by dumb money

@paulmccann45 9 күн бұрын

I think it looks cool.

@magstheonlyone 14 күн бұрын

I was not too fond of the Blue Planet one, but I know I hate this

@Dicey151 14 күн бұрын

Madness

@jasonbostock408 14 күн бұрын

Not something I would entertain really struggle with this brand its style over substance again and again someone must buy them just not me))

@AlexanderB. 14 күн бұрын

It's an expensive and very large hockey puck. Why on Earth would I buy this for the money that could get me a Tudor? 🤔

@AnthonyLauder 14 күн бұрын

I went to Mount Everest with my wife, on our honeymoon. It was surprisingly crowded. Then we moved on to three weeks of hiking in Bhutan, which was surprisingly uncrowded. Both experiences are highly recommended.

@Naavee0 7 күн бұрын

I rather add 2k more and buy Omega

@paulwiffin2452 14 күн бұрын

What's the skeleton watch shown at 2 mins 10 seconds? Thanks

@michaelrost3646 12 күн бұрын

I believe it's Christopher Ward Twelve X from the review Gary did a few weeks ago.

@AckoMunze 14 күн бұрын

If it was only slightly larger...

@brewerbacker82 14 күн бұрын

Its cool but this is gonna be for a very niche market

@andrewd7586 14 күн бұрын

I’ve got a previous CIGA design, Richard Mille kinda watch Gary, which I really, really like! But this? Na!

@allthingsgood156 12 күн бұрын

I think it's a bit of a munter tbh, like detailing on back but when will they make a watch that's easy to read lol. Good luck but not for me. Not worth half the price, I'd rather a Haofa. Thanks for review I was wondering how it would look.

@nedflanders3769 14 күн бұрын

Unique, interesting, overpriced and not for me. Thanks for the video though!

@RockyBergen 14 күн бұрын

Weird and tacky from a brand with little cultural cache...

@georgeliquor2931 13 күн бұрын

Some nice features but overall not for me

@MrLeandroRJ 14 күн бұрын

Madness. Ugly, expensive and other things. I prefer ATOWAK.

@TimRobertsen 14 күн бұрын

Hmm

@gazzertrn 14 күн бұрын

Brave , but odd.

@cosmodoc 14 күн бұрын

You mean first ascent, not summit

@thomashenryirvin 13 күн бұрын

It's 2000 quid too expensive.

@seanhickling7340 14 күн бұрын

Definitely not my bag. Absolutely no interest in a tourbillon so for $4000 it's definitely got to be a Zulu Time. There's nothing anywhere close for the money.