Watches - another OCD problem
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Modern IWC are over-priced and over loved. That is not me talking, that is someone who really knows what he is talking about, has a collection of over 200 serious watches and makes a living buying, trading and making watches…
He's actually wearing one of these at the moment:
So he is no anti IWC bigot
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I'd agree with @Giles certainly about the IWC pilot watches. The current Mark XVII retails for £3600, and is an ETA movement wrapped up in an IWC case.
If I was @tmg then I'd go along to the next Watches of Knightsbridge auction, and pick up an early 1950s Mark XI. The first run lacked shock protection, since there were concerns that it would affect accuracy, but it was fitted to later models. The last one they sold went for £2500. Then I'd post it back to IWC's service department, and get it restored to an as-new condition. Total cost would probably be somewhere in the ballpark of a current Mark XVII, and it would hold its value better.
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@Graeme "Thanks. I'm not looking for a free service, or anything like that. I just want Breitling to have a look into the problem and fix it properly for once."
And you deserve that! Service isn't cheap but even outside of that, it isn't too much to expect a problem getting fixed. Good luck!
And about IWC, I echo the general sentiment. I wouldn't turn down a free one but I don't get the pricing or the love.
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I really like Glashutte Original. In house movements and a lot of them are cool designs and seem a decent value.
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I really like the Glashütte Original PanoInverse and PanoMaticInverse.
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For @Megatron1505 there's always the new Romain Jerome Batman DNA watch. Unfortunately it's $18,000, so I don't think that he'll buy it.
The dial glows blue in the dark though. That makes it worth the entry price.
Of course the watch snobs amongst us will moan that it's just got an ETA clone movement, so nothing to see here.
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Honestly, it looks like something you'd find on toycollector.com for £20.
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Yep! :-).
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While we're on the topic of hideous watches, I find most of Richard Mille's designs to be as obnoxious as the man himself.
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There are a couple of Richard Mille pieces that I like, the RM053 polo watch being my favourite, and the concession in Harrods is an worth a browse, but most really don't appeal to me.
The case materials they use are interesting from a technical standpoint, but there's this whole toubillion fixation which I don't really get. It doesn't really help with timekeeping, in fact I'd suggest that a chronometer grade ETA movement is probably more accurate than most. (The one in my Breitling is an exception.
) But it adds needless complexity and fragility.Then again, I'm not a plutocrat who needs to demonstrate his alpha male status with a wristwatch that costs more than an average house. :p
I'd go for a Jaeger LeCoultre Extreme Lab 2 over anything in the Richard Mille catalogue. It's got the same sort of look, the case and movement are engineered way in excess of anything else, and it's about a tenth of the price.
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Nice ben2t!
How about this trainwreck Graeme?
http://www.ablogtowatch.com/richard-mille-rm-032-automatic-chronograph-dive-watch/ -
My friend and I both had custom horween shell cordovan ones made in oxblood by this chap. They cost close to hundred euros each but the quality was excellent. He is based in Europe but if that doesn't suit then searching some watch forums will help! Alternatively you could always contact some of the leather workers on the forum who all do some beautiful work!
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Since I need to feed my family and put one of our kids through some sort of school later , I got the lower end of the watch scale . Changed the horrible rubber strap to a thicker decent leather one . Supposedly (I know very little about watches , leave it to you chaps to fill me in ) modeled after the Omega Speedmaster model .
Still very happy with it .
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Can anyone recommend me a good place to purchase leather watch straps, NATO preferred but standard may be fine as well. Haven't been able to find anything that doesn't look cheap as hell
Check out Wood and Faulk. He offers chromexcel and cardovan versions:
http://shop.woodandfaulk.com/collections/leather-goods/products/chromexcel-passthrough-watch-strap
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At the other end of the spectrum to the Fossil that @jock1624 is wearing…
F.P. Journe Chronomètre Bleu. This has a tantalum case, which is very unusual. But if you're getting one then go for the limited edition, boutique only Byblos.
Vacheron Constantin 1972. Probably the coolest dress watch you can buy!
