Watches - another OCD problem
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There's a story on WatchPro that Patek might skip announcing any new models this year, and release them in 2021.
Worn & Wound reported the WatchPro story, and added speculation that Rolex might do the same.
https://wornandwound.com/around-the-web-patek-philippe-to-postpone-new-watch-releases-until-2021/
@louisbosco might need to take a lie down in a dark room for a few minutes to recover.
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@Graeme got all the time in the world now that i'm out of a job for 4 weeks..
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I know that feeling @louisbosco…
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As expected, Rolex and Tudor are postponing their 2020 releases.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolex-tudor-patek-philippe-postpone-2020-new-product-announcements
However, I'm hearing that a lot of people are getting calls from Rolex dealers letting them know that previously unobtainable models are now in stock. So if you want that Pepsi or Daytona, now might be a good time to phone around…
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I think so.
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Watches of Switzerland and Goldsmiths (in the UK) are having online COVID-19 sales.
There are some decent buys in there, including a denim Railmaster (the NATO version has a better discount than the bracelet), Zenith Cronometro Tip in bronze, Omega Planet Ocean Big Blue, plus a few Speedmasters and Nomos watches.
Then there are some that probably aren't worth it even at the sale price, such as the U-Boat Capsule Watch.
I'm not sure if all the deals are that great, and you might be able to get a similar price on a regular piece by haggling, given no one seems to be buying right now.
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Oris and Momotaro have collaborated on a Divers Sixty-Five.
https://monochrome-watches.com/oris-momotaro-jeans-divers-sixty-five-introducing-price/
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Watches and Wonders is currently going on virtually. You can see the watches at:
https://www.hodinkee.com/packages/watches-and-wonders-2020
Or in this video by Time and Tide.
Cartier have released a number of new models, including a revamped Pasha, which I quite like, and Tank Asymétrique. The Maison has a website for its novelties.
https://cartierwatchmakingencounters.com/en/
Most of the other releases are line extensions. But Panerai have gone mad with lume and created the unofficial Tron watch.
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food for thought. bonus if you have experience diving.
as a submarine, deep sea and the likes being dive watch so to speak, i weighed up the differences between lume VS tritium. i know tritium doesn't need to be charged up and produced a glow underwater to monitor 'time left in tank'. as opposed to lume where it needs to be charged up. from my experience, even if you have a full day in the sun, the superluminova doesn't hold up as well as tritium..
here's the question:
do you have a preference as to which you prefer? if so, why?
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I think the days of a tool watch are well over. Anyone getting a watch in this thread is getting it for jewellery. Mechanical watches don't perform as well as an Apple Watch.. the main reasons for them is romantic ideals, jewellery, or potential investments (not right now of course :P). Actual diving watches are less than 1K USD for the most part and digital.
As for personal preference, superluminova as it's less obvious. Does just enough most of the time..That said I have an Apple watch as a sleep monitor on the other wrist of a night, so don't really need the lumes either way.
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What brands use tritium except Ball?
Personally, I don't think it matters much IMHO. The circumstances where tritium vs lame would make a material difference are so f'ed up already (darkness, no light, no computer…) that you're in a life and death situation, trying to get out as opposed to monitoring your dive.
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OK, so this is
not reallyreally not a serious interest given the 172,000 CHF price tag but I have to say I find this watch absolutely gorgeous. It's newly released and has been popping up on IG and the like.https://laurentferrier.ch/collection/product/grand-sport_tourbillon_stainless-steel-bracelet/
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/laurent-ferrier-grand-sport-tourbillon-bracelet/
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i have vostok dive watch that uses tritium.
but to reply you both, i suppose i'm looking at extreme points of a functional dive watch, with regards to both tritium and lume. i suppose for the sake of the argument, we can assume that digital watches like an apple watch or a g-shock would make the use of tritium or lume useless. but from a mechanical watch lovers perspective and using a watch as means of telling time, whether convenience or habit, there are a few situations.
one that i've encountered before is in a dark cinema, where tritium will no last outlast lume, whether you're catching a movie midday or in the evening. i find that my rolex's lume wouldn't hold up to my vostok that has tritium. Especially if you're catching a movie at night, and it's past charging when the suns out. i know that we can always take out our phones but who wants to be that guy right?
i know used dive situation as a point of argument but there are many night situations that makes it harder to tell the time with a lume. at least for us folks that stick to mechanical watches..
