Watches - another OCD problem

[Matty123]

Luminor GMT with Gaurded goods Reverse Shell Cordovan strap. I’m disappointed with the quality of the strap.

[QuantumMechanic]

^ your 88 deserves better.

I know Greg (for full disclosure) and am a fan of his straps https://www.gregstevensdesign.com/watch-straps.html

[Dstauffer]

Deluca natural Shell Cordovan on my PAM212….I have be playing with the idea of getting a NATO strap, but I really am loving this one.

[JDelage]

What watches do you think have the most interesting display back / skeletonized dials, sub ~$5k…?

[Chris]

As far as I'm concerned, the most interesting movements to look at are manual wind chronographs.  No recommendations on skeletonized watches, but a Speedmaster Professional with a display back is in that range.

Or you could get something like this for about 10% of that.

[Graeme]

The Nomos Neomatik watches have a nice movement, and come into the price range.

The Jaeger LeCoultre Master Control Date with the sexy sector dial comes in at $5700. Its movement is neatly decorated.

The Omega Seamaster Aqua-Terra is $5500, and has an attractive, albeit industrial, movement.

[Graeme]

@QuantumMechanic:

I’m considering parting with several and maybe getting something really special.

What are you considering getting instead? Something like a Patek or a Lange?

[Matty123]

@QuantumMechanic:

^ your 88 deserves better.

I know Greg (for full disclosure) and am a fan of his straps https://www.gregstevensdesign.com/watch-straps.html

Thanks. They look very nice.

[louisbosco]

@QuantumMechanic:

^ Thanks.

I’m considering parting with several and maybe getting something really special.

[JDelage]

Thank you for the suggestions!

(I ended up buying the Oris bronze watch BTW. Very happy with it.)

[Chris]

It is a fantastic looking watch.

[JDelage]

Thanks, I'm very happy. It is not too big or too high and the color of the dial (dark blue) and the bronze are lovely.

[goosehd]

@JDelage Congratulations on a very nice watch!

[Graeme]

Glad you got the Carl Brashear @JDelage, and that you're happy with it.

It's a nice looking watch, probably a better piece of design than the Tudor too. I do like it, and hopefully you'll post some evo shots in the future.

[JDelage]

As someone who's never looked very carefully at watch prices, I am surprised to see how much pre-owned watches are discounted. At Topper, there's a Nomos Lambda wg, 95% condition from Sep '16, for sale at $11k, which is a sharp drop from the $20k MSRP (not sure what is the true retail price).

[Shoreman]

That 65 is sharp, JD.

[Graeme]

Panerai brought out a 38mm Luminor Due, and Monochrome are quite excited by it.

There's speculation in the Monochrome article that the new movement used in the watch could be a variant of the Baume and Mercier Baumatic calibre. However, that has got a five day power reserve, versus three days for the Panerai, so it might be a watered down version!

Incidentally the Baumatic is a relatively cheap watch with a pretty movement, as @JDelage was looking for.

If it is the same calibre, it'd fix some of the accuracy issues that have been reported in Panerais. The B&M is a COSC certified chronometer, and also highly antimagnetic.

[madmonday]

@Sheepdog149 what kind of watch are you wearing?

@Sheepdog149:

maybe I shouldn't be asking since this is the watches thread and not the budget watches thread   or just goggle image search, but this is more fun  ???

[Sheepdog149]

Hi there, it's a "Typhoon," made by Dagaz, Watchmaker. I swapped the bracelet for a thick (5mm) German mesh bracelet. Thanks for asking.

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[madmonday]

thanks for the reply, will do a search now and see if it is within my budget.

looks terrific