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Watches - another OCD problem

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    bubbapest
    Raw and Unwashed
    Joined: 25 Dec 2012

    @Graeme:

    @bubbapest:

    i may have a problem 🙂 🙂 🙂

    Compared to @Tempvs you barely register on the addiction cycle. 😛

    So what are you getting next?

    Pretty much just popped a watch boner after @Tempvs latest run.  Gotta say I'm keeping my eye on the Speedmaster or the Fifty Fathoms

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      Graeme
      啓蒙家
      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

      @bubbapest:

      Pretty much just popped a watch boner after @Tempvs latest run.  Gotta say I'm keeping my eye on the Speedmaster or the Fifty Fathoms

      His collection generates severe horological lust in most people! 😃

      The Mil-Spec is my favourite Fifty Fathoms, although you might scratch the chronograph itch with the Bathyscaphe Flyback. It's got a 5 Hz movement, which isn't that common, and makes it a bit more interesting than the usual suspects.

      As for Speedmasters, Worn and Wound has a piece about the Japanese scene, which is worth a read.

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        Graeme
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 30 Mar 2012

        I'm after a new watch, and took a look at a few Glashütte Original pieces today.

        The Senator Excellence came out recently, and uses the GO calibre 37, which has a hundred hour power reserve, and chronometer grade timekeeping. Hodinkee got very excited about it when it was launched. It's a simple, well-finished, and rather subtle watch. I like it a lot.

        The Senator Observer uses the previous generation movement, and isn't featured on the website. You can read about it at aBlogToWatch, Hodinkee, and Monochrome Watches. It's a bit bigger than the Senator Excellence (44 mm vs 40 mm), but I can get away with it. I prefer the black dial, even though the white is more historically correct.

        The next two watches are the Senator Chronometer, and the Senator Chronometer Regulator. I prefer the latter, though the blue dial is definitely cooler than the white.

        These watches have a really neat trick for setting the time. When you pull the crown out, the seconds hand resets to zero, and the minute hand jumps between the indicators. It has a nice, tactile feel to it.

        Lastly, this is the IWC Portugieser 75th Anniversary. It uses the same movement as the Pilot Heritage 48 that I like, but didn't feel as nice as the Glashütte Original watches.

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          Tempvs
          Joined: 24 Mar 2014

          @Graeme:

          I'm after a new watch, and took a look at a few Glashütte Original pieces today.

          The Senator Excellence came out recently, and uses the GO calibre 37, which has a hundred hour power reserve, and chronometer grade timekeeping. Hodinkee got very excited about it when it was launched. It's a simple, well-finished, and rather subtle watch. I like it a lot.

          The Senator Observer uses the previous generation movement, and isn't featured on the website. You can read about it at aBlogToWatch, Hodinkee, and Monochrome Watches. It's a bit bigger than the Senator Excellence (44 mm vs 40 mm), but I can get away with it. I prefer the black dial, even though the white is more historically correct.

          The next two watches are the Senator Chronometer, and the Senator Chronometer Regulator. I prefer the latter, though the blue dial is definitely cooler than the white.

          These watches have a really neat trick for setting the time. When you pull the crown out, the seconds hand resets to zero, and the minute hand jumps between the indicators. It has a nice, tactile feel to it.

          Lastly, this is the IWC Portugieser 75th Anniversary. It uses the same movement as the Pilot Heritage 48 that I like, but didn't feel as nice as the Glashütte Original watches.

          That's nice. The IWC.

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          I am not strange. I'm just not normal!

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            Tempvs
            Joined: 24 Mar 2014

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            I am not strange. I'm just not normal!

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              Tempvs
              Joined: 24 Mar 2014

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              I am not strange. I'm just not normal!

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                Tempvs
                Joined: 24 Mar 2014

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                I am not strange. I'm just not normal!

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                  Graeme
                  啓蒙家
                  Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                  @Tempvs:

                  @Graeme:

                  Lastly, this is the IWC Portugieser 75th Anniversary. It uses the same movement as the Pilot Heritage 48 that I like, but didn't feel as nice as the Glashütte Original watches.

                  That's nice. The IWC.

                  I prefer the Big Pilot's Heritage 48, but I suspect that the Portugieser would be a lot easier to wear.

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                    Chris
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                    Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                    Man, the Observer with the blue dial from the Chronometer would be really pretty.

                    And with the font of the white face, by the way. The fact that the dial and date wheel have more distinctly different fonts on the black one is an inconsistency that would perpetually bug me.

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                      ben2t
                      Joined: 1 Jul 2012

                      GMT MASTER 16700
                      Jubilee bracelet

                      MY DENIM MY RULES!
                      Noypits…

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                        QuantumMechanic
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                          Tempvs
                          Joined: 24 Mar 2014


                          New strap time.

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                          I am not strange. I'm just not normal!

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                            Tempvs
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                            I am not strange. I'm just not normal!

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                              Tempvs
                              Joined: 24 Mar 2014

                              I am not strange. I'm just not normal!

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                                JDelage
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                                Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                                What's the consensus on Ball watches? I'm intrigued by the super high viz….

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                                  QuantumMechanic
                                  Joined: 23 Sept 2016

                                  I'm not overly familiar with the brand, but I have heard positive accolades. That and they glow like a torch. I'm uncertain that I would buy new given that they don't retain their value as well as other manufacturers. Either that or make sure to negotiate a few points off of retail.

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                                    Tempvs
                                    Joined: 24 Mar 2014

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                                    I am not strange. I'm just not normal!

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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      @Tempvs I'm thinking of getting this.  What do you think?

                                      "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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                                        Cutlasshound
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                                        Joined: 28 Oct 2013

                                        Buy it and give it to me [emoji8]

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                                        I ain't got time to bleed.

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                                          Tempvs
                                          Joined: 24 Mar 2014

                                          Classic style and looks.

                                          I am not strange. I'm just not normal!

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