Ernst Benz "Camaro Fifty" Watch (2/50)

*mlee* · 08-09-2017, 04:36 PM

https://www.ernstbenz.com/collection...00cm50dlc10pcs

This is a pretty sweet time piece, especially for Camaro Fans. #2 of Fifty.

It's a Swiss made Ernst Benz ChronoScope (Valjoux 7750) with a diamond like carbon (DLC) coated case and sapphire crystals.
The rear has a bowtie with the words Celebrating Fifty Years of Camaro.

Placed the order during the Woodward Dream cruise in Aug 2016, then ordered a Camaro which was built and delivered way faster.
The build took so long it should be a 51 watch now

Just glad to finally have it.

The hand colors can be customized to your preference can be sent back to change out but I don't think I'll ever do that.
I did get a second band in case I want to save the one with VIN.

#1 and #50 will be auctioned for charity so this is the next number available.
It also matches up perfectly with my #2 built A10 car and has the VIN engraved in the band.

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Klayman · 08-09-2017, 04:38 PM

yeah....but can it tell how many steps I took today?

Soleil · 08-09-2017, 04:41 PM

A nice looking piece

congratulations

cellsafemode · 08-09-2017, 04:43 PM

I haven't worn a watch since i started owning a cell phone back in highschool. this will not change that.

Plus isn't swag free?

*mlee* · 08-09-2017, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Klayman

yeah....but can it tell how many steps I took today?

Exercise is way over-rated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soleil

A nice looking piece

congratulations

Quote:

Originally Posted by cellsafemode

I haven't worn a watch since i started owning a cell phone back in highschool. this will not change that.

Plus isn't swag free?

Me too... and it probably won't change much either.

Who said anything about paying...

meyouand987.2 · 08-10-2017, 12:15 AM

You "kids" with your phones for time just don't get it.....Nice watches are a great place to stick $$$$ if you do some research. I have quite a few that I paid $4-5K for that are now worth 3x's that amount in an emergency liquidation sale. Just like my nice cars, I can use them every day and when I am ready for something new, I get ALL of my $$$ back that I spent during my ownership. Yeah yeah, I am 50 years old, but I wish I knew ^^^^ this when I was 25.

BradfordCamaro · 08-10-2017, 12:45 AM

Worth 3x as much. Haha. Have you seen Trading Places.
.."....This is a Rouchefoucauld. The thinnest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, hand-crafted in Switzerland, and water resistant to three atmospheres. This is *the* sports watch of the '80s. Six thousand, nine hundred and fifty five dollars retail!*"

..."..In Philadelphia, it's worth 50 bucks"

BlackbeastSS2 · 08-10-2017, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cellsafemode

I haven't worn a watch since i started owning a cell phone back in highschool. this will not change that.

Plus isn't swag free?

I Only continued to wear the wrist watch while on duty in the military. Unless your in a profession that requires midnight thirty pression strikes the wrist watch has been replaced by the cell phone.

My Dad owens a Lexus NX Turbo and they have a clock in their dash that is so out of place, it reminds me of a wrist watch. Fail Lexus

01pewterz28 · 08-10-2017, 06:55 AM

Nice I like it, the down side is I would wear this as much as I drive my Camaro once a month. Then again I would like to have this to just add to my Camaro Fifty collection.

*mlee* · 08-10-2017, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meyouand987.2

You "kids" with your phones for time just don't get it.....Nice watches are a great place to stick $$$$ if you do some research. I have quite a few that I paid $4-5K for that are now worth 3x's that amount in an emergency liquidation sale. Just like my nice cars, I can use them every day and when I am ready for something new, I get ALL of my $$$ back that I spent during my ownership. Yeah yeah, I am 50 years old, but I wish I knew ^^^^ this when I was 25.

...at least someone gets it.

These are not for everyone... Ernst Benz watches are an investment, in addition to just being a fun to own collectible and wear from time to time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 01pewterz28

Nice I like it, the down side is I would wear this as much as I drive my Camaro once a month. Then again I would like to have this to just add to my Camaro Fifty collection.

I probably drive the car more than I'll wear this one but collecting a cool Fifty piece and matching it up to the car is fun. But then I'll probably have the watch a lot longer than the car.

TJay74 · 08-10-2017, 08:03 AM

Nice watch, I just picked up a automatic recently myself. Those of you who say watches are dead due to cell phones have never owned or worn a nice watch. I wear a nice Citizen daily or the new automatic I got which is a Lumi-Nox. For those nights the wife and I go out somewhere nice I throw on the Tag that she got me a couple of years ago.

MiamiBlueCamaro · 08-10-2017, 08:44 AM

Cool watch and the "engine" Valjoux 7750 is a bulletproof design. Mine is still running!

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camaromike77 · 08-10-2017, 08:55 AM

That is an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS watch!!!!!!!!! Wished i would have known about it about 6-months ago, as I just bought a fairly high end Movado. Had I seen this, I would have bought / ordered one in a heartbeat!

CONGRATS!

G6CamJK · 08-10-2017, 10:16 AM

I don't wear necklaces, bracelets, or rings. A nice watch is my jewelry. For everyday I like Seikos.

08-09-2017, 04:41 PM	#3
Soleil Drives: Camaro 50th anniversary edition Join Date: May 2017 Location: Europe Posts: 2,203 View My Garage	A nice looking piece congratulations __________________ Soleil _____________________________________________ A car is fast enough, if you fear to unlock it in the morning." (Walter Roehrl)

08-10-2017, 12:45 AM	#7
BradfordCamaro SABIO Drives: 2016 CAMARO 1SS Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Bradford, ON Posts: 5,012	Worth 3x as much. Haha. Have you seen Trading Places. .."....This is a Rouchefoucauld. The thinnest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, hand-crafted in Switzerland, and water resistant to three atmospheres. This is the sports watch of the '80s. Six thousand, nine hundred and fifty five dollars retail!*" ..."..In Philadelphia, it's worth 50 bucks" __________________

08-10-2017, 06:55 AM	#9
01pewterz28 #TeamBeckyD Drives: 2017 HBM 2SS Convertible A8 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 10,494 View My Garage	Nice I like it, the down side is I would wear this as much as I drive my Camaro once a month. Then again I would like to have this to just add to my Camaro Fifty collection. __________________ #TeamBeckyD FIFTY HBM 2SS VERT

08-10-2017, 08:55 AM	#13
camaromike77 Drives: S O L D Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Ontario Posts: 2,106	That is an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS watch!!!!!!!!! Wished i would have known about it about 6-months ago, as I just bought a fairly high end Movado. Had I seen this, I would have bought / ordered one in a heartbeat! CONGRATS! __________________ Club F1FTY 2017 2SS 50th Anniversary Convertible Borla S-Type exhaust NPP\| GM CAI \| Color matched GM side skirts \| Color matched 3rd brake light \| Big Worm Graphics smoked out tail lights & rear reflectors \| Oracle ghosted side markers \| LED License plate bulbs \| Door striker covers \| Jam handle \| Engine emblems from RiverCity Creations \| 50th Center Console \| Black bow ties \| Hawk Performance ceramic brake pads \| ZL1 Start button \| CQuartz ceramic paint finish \| Novistretch bra \| S O L D

08-10-2017, 10:16 AM	#14
G6CamJK Drives: 16 2SS Convertible, 08 JKU Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: North Texas Posts: 256 View My Garage	I don't wear necklaces, bracelets, or rings. A nice watch is my jewelry. For everyday I like Seikos. __________________ '16 2SS Convertible - Blue Velvet, 6M, MRC, NPP, 56R, Nav, Ash Gray, & Silver Rally. '08 Rubicon JKU - Jeep Green, 6 spd, 5" Terraflex, LoD Off-road armor, Warne 9.5, 4.88 gears, 37x12.5R17

08-09-2017, 04:36 PM	#1
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,982 View My Garage	Ernst Benz "Camaro Fifty" Watch (2/50) https://www.ernstbenz.com/collection...00cm50dlc10pcs This is a pretty sweet time piece, especially for Camaro Fans. #2 of Fifty. It's a Swiss made Ernst Benz ChronoScope (Valjoux 7750) with a diamond like carbon (DLC) coated case and sapphire crystals. The rear has a bowtie with the words Celebrating Fifty Years of Camaro. Placed the order during the Woodward Dream cruise in Aug 2016, then ordered a Camaro which was built and delivered way faster. The build took so long it should be a 51 watch now Just glad to finally have it. The hand colors can be customized to your preference can be sent back to change out but I don't think I'll ever do that. I did get a second band in case I want to save the one with VIN. #1 and #50 will be auctioned for charity so this is the next number available. It also matches up perfectly with my #2 built A10 car and has the VIN engraved in the band. __________________

08-09-2017, 04:38 PM	#2
Klayman Drives: 2017 2SS A8 Black Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NC Posts: 250	yeah....but can it tell how many steps I took today? __________________ Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains

08-09-2017, 04:43 PM	#4
cellsafemode Drives: 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: California Posts: 3,514	I haven't worn a watch since i started owning a cell phone back in highschool. this will not change that. Plus isn't swag free?

08-10-2017, 12:15 AM	#6
meyouand987.2 Drives: 2011 Cayman R 2017 1LE Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 142	You "kids" with your phones for time just don't get it.....Nice watches are a great place to stick $$$$ if you do some research. I have quite a few that I paid $4-5K for that are now worth 3x's that amount in an emergency liquidation sale. Just like my nice cars, I can use them every day and when I am ready for something new, I get ALL of my $$$ back that I spent during my ownership. Yeah yeah, I am 50 years old, but I wish I knew ^^^^ this when I was 25.

08-10-2017, 08:03 AM	#11
TJay74 Drives: 17 Camaro SS 1LE & 16 Sierra AT CC Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 2,424	Nice watch, I just picked up a automatic recently myself. Those of you who say watches are dead due to cell phones have never owned or worn a nice watch. I wear a nice Citizen daily or the new automatic I got which is a Lumi-Nox. For those nights the wife and I go out somewhere nice I throw on the Tag that she got me a couple of years ago.

08-10-2017, 08:44 AM	#12
MiamiBlueCamaro Drives: Gen 6 Camaro RS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Miami FL Posts: 1,725	Cool watch and the "engine" Valjoux 7750 is a bulletproof design. Mine is still running!

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