Watches - another OCD problem
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At the end of the day I’m not looking for a new hobby, just one decent timepiece.
Picked up a single Rolex GMT Master 2, been enough over a year in to not even think about something else, considering the cost. Never plan on buying another watch again, don't even look, don't think I'll ever look with interest again..maybe apple watch down the road, but they're a throw away yearly more so than a life piece…
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@neph93 I am / was just like you. I didn't wear a watch since I was 14 and didn't intend to do so. I liked to look at magazines and shopping windows but mainly to be surprised for what Prices watches can be sold.
The Major Change happened when an old colleague of mine talked about his watch collection with the same Passion that I do about clothing. After that I started looking around, but I still don't find many watches that appeal to me, for example I don't like metal wristbands and too much functions. Rolex for example lacks some understatement IMO. Pinion and Sinn were the ones I liked best for their aesthetic and value.
I'm super happy with what I've got now, but I already start to look around….so I guess it's another possibility to develop a new expensive hobby.
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Something like the Omega Railmaster strikes me as being the ideal one watch.
It's in a steel case, so should withstand knocks relatively well; it's more accurate than the COSC chronometer standard; the size means it'll sit under a shirt sleeve, and and a strap it'll probably dress up for formal occasions reasonably well; it's anti-magnetic; and has long service intervals.
Rolex, Patek Philippe, Panerai, Grand Seiko, and pretty much any brand will offer similar models. (The Patek 5522a is the well-heeled version.)
@neph93 the Grand Seikos looks like a good place to start. Just don't look up the Credor Eichi II.
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However, if you're looking at Grand Seikos, the Spring Drive Snowflake seems like an appropriate choice.
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I got this:
but it is too big for my puny wrist, any suggestions for something that looks like the tuna but is smaller & also any suggestions for where I can sell the tuna can with little drama?
please & thanks
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However, if you're looking at Grand Seikos, the Spring Drive Snowflake seems like an appropriate choice.
Well I am a snowflake, after all [emoji23]
That really is a remarkable article btw.
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@madmonday Seiko sell a range of Prospex watches at various price points in smaller case sizes. This one has a 44mm case, which is still large, but somewhat smaller than the 48mm of your current watch.
Otherwise you could look at other vintage styled diver's watches. The Tudor Black Bay range starts around $3000 (I think), and are pretty popular.
No idea where to sell the old one. A forum might be the best bet.
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I tend to over-do hobbies
i was thinking recently about collecting model airplanes. the current passenger jets. they just look so beautiful..
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Given Amazon can ship books worldwide pretty cheaply, I'm surprised that Hodinkee couldn't figure out a cheaper delivery option.
text me your address. i'm almost done reading mine. i'll send it to you for a read and safe keep for the time being..
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Not the best pic but I've followed popular opinion and put the bond nato strap on my Steinhart Ocean one vintage
and also proves those weren't my hands in earlier pics! @Seul
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@neph93 @Clint_D was wearing one of my grail watches when we met in Austin. He bought it BNIB at well under list and was nice enough to let me have the seller info. I can let you have that info if you wish.
FWIW, I think that a Grand Seiko is the watch that I was meant to end up owning. It's Japanese, it's impeccably made, it does not follow trends, not many people would have the foggiest what you are wearing and in the main they are brilliantly understated.
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^ It was a truly beautiful watch, that’s for sure!
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many thanks
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@Giles you've been ogling that Grand Seiko for months now. I suspect that the when is sooner rather than later.
@Clint_D I think that the world of haute horology tends to ignore accuracy, because a cheap Casio will outperform the most expensive Patek. The Zenith Defy Lab is a purely mechanical watch that has similar accuracy to the Spring Drive, but they only built ten of them.
The Spring Drive is a hybrid mechanical / quartz movement, which explains its accuracy. But the Grand Seiko quartzes are even more impressive, keeping within 10 seconds a year. (Source Hodinkee.)
I've got a soft spot for the Grand Seiko quartz watches.
@madmonday glad to help.
@louisbosco thanks. I'll send you my address.
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There's a piece at Hodinkee, where the Richemont Group says that there are too many watches in the world.
The comments are interesting. It sounds like the brands are over-producing unwanted models, but restricting the desirable ones. It doesn't strike me as being a sensibly run business.
One thing that isn't mentioned is that I've seen a few pieces in limited runs that haven't sold out, but have had price increases. For example, I've been contacted a couple of times by the Chopard boutique in London about their last LUC 8HF. In their last email, back in March, they mentioned it was going up by about £1,000. It was still there in September.
OK, I appreciate that it's the Brexit related slump in Sterling that's behind it, but if you can't sell something at one price, putting it up is a fecking stupid business move.
