Watches - another OCD problem

[louisbosco]

@dylantbmayes fair point. their classic design of the older 16750 and the 16710 aredesigns that made me fall in love with the gmt master line of watches.  they're classic and timeless.

though i reckon if we go 50years from now, we might think the same of their current line of watches like the 116710 or the 116610 where there are changes from the old classic designs.

[dylantbmayes]

You might be right about that, @louisbosco.

The more I look at the 116710BLNR the more I think, damn that black and blue is nice.

[louisbosco]

@dylantbmayes that is a fine watch. the colors of the bezel is beautiful. but dont get me started on the 116719blro, which is the new pepsi. i appreciate them doing the pepsi on the new gmts but i cannot accept that white gold is being used. firstly, the price pushes it into a more luxurious watch rather than a sport luxury. and white gold is a very soft metal that scratches easily, well at least from my experience with cartier rings.

[dylantbmayes]

Not going to argue with you on that one, @louisbosco.

The white gold is a pointless feature to an otherwise practical watch.

[Giles]

[dylantbmayes]

Did Richard help you acquire that one, @Giles?

It's beautiful!

[Giles]

It is Richards, I don't happen to have 30K spare…..

[dylantbmayes]

I thought as much!

That man has some great watches! and loves a good butter chicken!

[Maynard Friedman]

@louisbosco:

[they're classic and timeless.
:- Surely that defeats the primary purpose of a watch, makes it more of a wristband or a bracelet!

[louisbosco]

that is beautiful!!!

[Graeme]

Another GMT watch for @Snowy. This time it's a Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chrono, part of a limited edition of 400.

[Snowy]

@Graeme I think you're going to need to slip some (a lot?) of the old sterling pound my way for any of the crazy watches to even be thought about. Happy to own, for the right amount of pounds allocated this way ::)

[Graeme]

Just trying to lead you astray and into bankruptcy.

[louisbosco]

@Snowy
i mean if you're not into brands, steinhart makes decent homage watches that i find are of great quality. i have their nav b uhr which is technically a "iwc big pilot" in DLC coating. they've a rolex gmt model called the ocean one i think. not sure if you've heard of them but do check their website.

http://www.steinhartwatches.de/

[Graeme]

At a lower pricepoint there's the Nomos Zurich Worldtimer, currently out of production; and the Sinn 857 UTC TESTAF.

The Nomos has an in-house movement. The Sinn uses a modified ETA calibre, but is generally over-engineered.

[Anesthetist]

That GS Chrono is amazing Graeme. BTW, Nomos makes a hell of a watch.

[Graeme]

There's not been much Blancpain love here recently.

First up is the new, ceramic and very stealth Bathyscaphe.

And then there's the unique Villeret Traditional Chinese Calendar for the Only Watch auction, which looks pretty cool.

Speaking of Only Watch, Watchonista has a list of all the pieces. Most are pretty meh, but there are a few I really like.

[tigerpac]

That Chinese Calendar is pretty interesting

[Graeme]

I can't resist, but here's another piece from Only Watch. This time it's the Leroy Chronomètre Observatoire.

[Graeme]

The Leroy is interesting for two reasons:

• The case and movement are aluminium. This isn't a common choice for watches, in fact the only other timepieces I know of are the FP Journe Octa Sport and Centigraphe Sport, and these have moved onto titanium cases for the latest versions.

• It's an observatory chronometer movement. That means it's about as accurate as a mechanical timepiece can be.

There's an article at Monochrome Watches about it. Worth a look if you fancy nerding out.

I'd better get saving…