Watches - another OCD problem
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I got to see an IWC Big Pilot Big Date today. It's one of their 150th anniversary collection, and I think it's a limited edition of 150 pieces in each of the dial colours.
That blue dial is lovely, and looks so much better in real pictures than it does on the website renderings. Love the big date, too. Someday, eventually, I'll get a watch that has that feature. It will be helpful, since by then I'll be really old, and have even worse eyesight.
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The Melbourne Bell & Ross boutique had one of the new Laughing Skull watches in stock today. Apparently it's the only one in Australia, and is number 8/500.
Two things make this piece interesting. It's got the first in-house movement from Bell & Ross, and the skull's jaw moves up and down as the watch is wound.
Unfortunately it doesn't move as the watch is running.
It's already a pretty big watch at 46mm, and the case is noticeably thicker than their other skull watches, so it's probably not as wearable. I also felt as though it didn't feel quite as special as it should. Something like the Bulgari Octo Finissimo is more nicely finished.
For the money, I'd be tempted by the Bulgari, or the IWC Big Pilot, which I posted a few days ago.
The other watch that caught my eye was the Burning Skull in bronze.
This is a limited edition of 100, and I don't think they're for sale outside of Asia, so I was surprised to see one. It's got an ETA movement, and it's much slimmer than the laughing skull.
The non-aligned screws on the case have already set off @mclaincausey's OCD when he saw the picture on Instagram, and the crown is also off-centre.
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It'd be kinda cool if the jaw chimed but in the end a costume watch like this seems like something you'd pick up from Fossil.
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@mclaincausey I don't mind the Bell & Ross being a bit costume. It appeals more than a lot of the vintage styled pieces that the watch manufacturers are pushing out.
What puts me off is that the case could be sharper. If you look at something like a Ploprof (in the same price bracket), it looks much more machined, and the finishing is a lot better.
@JDelage that Marinemaster looks lovely.
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Currently Jonesing this Marine Master…
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That's a nice piece @Giles. Have you seen Monochrome's article?
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Omega have announced the Railmaster Denim, which adds a blue dial and denim strap, and replaces the vintage lume with white.
I'm a bit in two minds about this watch. I like denim, and I like the Railmaster, but it's maybe a bit too much. A tan leather strap might tone it down, and blue dials are pretty cool right now.
However, it would allow for watch fades!
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I like the dial, but then I've always liked blue dialed watches. I'd bin the strap the first second I could, though. Gimmicky crap, as far as I'm concerned.
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Railmasters come with metal bracelets for like a $200 premium right? It'd be pretty dumb not to go that route and grab other bracelets aftermarket IMO.
The face is nice but the best one IMO is the dark one with the amber markings.
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I think Chris said it best, “gimmicky crap”.
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I officially stopped Ranting about every new Crappy Release of Omega, i cant keep up with the weekly Relase Schedule, that is too fast Fashion for me.
The Seiko Marinemaster ist just Stellar, that is imho one of the nicest watches out there, not only in its Price Range but in every Price Range.
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Wow, that's a cool way to adjust time: unlock and rotate the bezel.
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Just been reading a review of the Pinion TT on Fratello Watches. What really jumped out at me was this shot of the dial, which looks so clean, and that awesome, bent GMT hand.
