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Watches - another OCD problem

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    Graeme
    啓蒙家
    @Anesthetist
    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

    @Anesthetist I agree that the pricing is insane, and that's why I don't have one. The ceramic Planet Ocean is 40% of the price and has a similar titanium movement.

    My guess is that the cost is in the movement, the only other brand that makes them out of titanium is Richard Mille, and they make insanely priced Omegas look reasonable.

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      Mr Linz
      Haraki san Prodigy
      @Graeme
      Joined: 27 Dec 2021

      @Graeme Wow mate, there's some heavy hitters in there. Actually my buddy had his eye on the CK-859. It's a lovely watch.

      I remember last time I was in the Omega Boutique seeing the Ultra Light and couldn't get my head around the pricing. If those watches were 20K I think they'd sell a lot, but at 50K why would you get one over something more obviously well made? Unless I'm missing something unique about the watch? Love the grey and colored accents though, very cool

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        Graeme
        啓蒙家
        @Mr Linz
        Joined: 30 Mar 2012

        @Mr-Linz I think that the cost is in the R&D necessary to put them together. The boutique in Birmingham said that ten had come through the UK, and that the country represents 10% of Omega's market, so they're very low volume, which probably puts the production costs up.

        The new Planet Ocean is around $22K, but I don't expect that to be a big seller either. It's nearly twice the price of a Glashütte Original SeaQ or Fifty Fathoms. I suspect that it's going to be a limited run for bragging rights.

        I'd agree about the CK-859. Shame Omega dropped it so quickly.

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          Mr Linz
          Haraki san Prodigy
          @Graeme
          Joined: 27 Dec 2021

          @Graeme Yikes 22K for a planet ocean is wild!

          I love Omega but it sometimes feels like a headless chicken with the amount they do.

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            mclaincausey
            見習いボス
            Joined: 12 Apr 2013

            SEAQ: twice as nice for half the price.

            Think it, be it.

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              Anesthetist
              見習いボス
              @mclaincausey
              Joined: 14 May 2011

              @mclaincausey My fave neurosurgeon rocks a two-tone on a handmade leather strap and it is killer. Definitely feels like a bargain for what it sells for.

              IG: bluehandsslim

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                mclaincausey
                見習いボス
                Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                It’s one of my favorite divers. Just beautiful. And yeah bargain IMO

                Think it, be it.

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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  @Anesthetist
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  @Anesthetist said in Watches - another OCD problem:

                  a two-tone

                  This one?

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                  Want 🙂

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    IrishHeart
                    Haraki san Expert
                    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                    Now that’s a nice watch

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                      mclaincausey
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                      So sexy. The lumerals, the big date (surprised its asymmetry doesn’t drive @Giles mad 😂), the restrained use of gold accents. A masterpiece.

                      Think it, be it.

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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        @mclaincausey
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        @mclaincausey said in Watches - another OCD problem:

                        surprised its asymmetry doesn’t drive @Giles mad

                        I could cope 🙂

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          WhiskeySandwich
                          啓蒙家
                          @Giles
                          Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                          @Giles I like the date at 4 because you get the right side marker. I also like the lugs being squared off rather than running all the way to the bezel. Is there a more eloquent name for that design? Reminds me of a 62MAS but it has crown guards....and that subtle branding detail on the back of the second hand....🤤
                          this wasn't on my radar, but it is now...

                          "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                          -Seneca

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                            JDelage
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                            It's pretty much the only two-tone watch I like. It's really well done.

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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              @WhiskeySandwich
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              @WhiskeySandwich said in Watches - another OCD problem:

                              @Giles I like the date at 4 because you get the right side marker.

                              I don't dislike it because it is parallel with the 9-3 axis, I don't like a date at 4 when it is parallel with the 10-4 axis...

                              I could also be persuaded by one of these....

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                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                mclaincausey
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                My personal favorite is this one which is on a nice discount at the link:

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                                https://worldofluxuryus.com/products/glashutte-original-spezialist-seaq-panorama-date-stainless-steel-mens-watch-5

                                Think it, be it.

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                                  Giles
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                  Oh fuck

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    WhiskeySandwich
                                    啓蒙家
                                    @Giles
                                    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                    @Giles now I can’t unsee how it’s not on the 10-4 axis and it does bother me. I now prefer the 3 date. I’d rather sacrifice a plain marker for a date than a numeral.

                                    "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                    -Seneca

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                                      Graeme
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                      I'm a fan of the SeaQ, particularly the panoramic date version. I took a look at them when they first came out and I remember comparing one to a Fifty Fathoms, and the Glashütte Original was better finished.

                                      That said, the Blancpain Bathyscaphe in titanium is a lovely thing, though @Giles is allergic to the position of the date window. On the bracelet it's still 60% of the price of the Planet Ocean. It's also a lot slimmer than the SeaQ and rather light. The movement isn't as pretty, though.

                                      Bathyscaphe Titanium

                                      Whilst I was admiring it, the dealer insisted I look at the very green and very rare chronograph they had in.

                                      Bathyscaphe Chronograph

                                      I think at the end of the day you can spend a premium on the brand, finishing, design, or technology. Some people get excited about a bit of hand-anglage on the movement. Others turn their noses up at anything that isn't a Rolex or Patek. I like innovations in horology. You pays your money and all that.

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                                        goosehd
                                        Mod Squad
                                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                        Every Blancpain that I'm ever interested in, seems to be super limited and impossible to get...my plans are to get @Giles drunk and slip his off of his wrist.

                                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          Note self, wear my Seiko Tuna when @goosehd is about....

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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