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    Graeme
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    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

    An IWC boutique has just opened in Melbourne, and had a few interesting pieces in stock, including a Big Pilot in bronze.

    And in titanium.

    There was also an Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar with a digital day and month indicator. It was a very cool watch.

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      Graeme
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      Baselworld could be interesting for the LVMH group of watches.

      I've already heard an announcement that Zenith will be launching the Defy Inventor, which rumours suggest is a production version of the Defy Lab, their 15 Hz super-limited watch from last year. Oh, and they've cranked the calibre up to 18 Hz…

      TAG Heuer are getting in on the action, with the Calibre 11 forum discussing the Heuer 03XT, which is their version of the Zenith movement.

      There have been a few shots of the prototype.

      Including this wrist shot.

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        steelworker
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        Joined: 16 Apr 2014

        titanium].

        There was also an Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar with a digital day and month indicator. It was a very cool watch.

        Titanium! I know I'm out  of my league when I can't find the price.  ???

        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
        Well, I have others.

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          Graeme
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          @steelworker the titanium Big Pilot was $20,000 (Australian). It'll probably work out somewhere between $13,000 and $15,000 in the US.

          You probably didn't want to know that. :o

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            steelworker
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            @Graeme:

            @steelworker the titanium Big Pilot was $20,000 (Australian). It'll probably work out somewhere between $13,000 and $15,000 in the US.

            You probably didn't want to know that. :o

            Good Lord!  @Graeme  ???  if only it was a more reasonable $12,000.

            Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
            Well, I have others.

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              Graeme
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              @steelworker Jomashop lists the titanium Big Pilot at $11,975, with retail at $13,400. The cheapest variant is the Petit Prince model with a blue dial at $10,495.

              The Mark XVIII is a lot cheaper, at $3,295 for the black faced model. It's got an ETA movement, rather than an in-house one, which will help keep the price down. Being a lot smaller will mean it's a lot more wearable.

              If you're like @Anesthetist, and prefer a small piece, the 36 mm Pilot's watch is $3,160. Specs are the same as the Mark XVIII, it's just a few millimetres smaller.

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                Graeme
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                Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                Baselworld starts tomorrow, and brands are starting to announce their new products.

                First up is the Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time (5524R) in rose gold, now with a matching ladies version (7234R). I recall @Giles liked the white gold version from a few years back, and now he can get a matching model for @Madame Buttonfly! 😃

                Breitling have announced a Navitimer Super 8, which has a 46mm case and a 50mm bezel! Clearly it's not aimed at fans of small watches. More at Monochrome.

                They've also announced a three hander version of the Navitimer, which has a more wearable 38 mm case. Again, Monochrome has the details.

                Rolex and Tudor are due to have their press conferences later today. The rumours are pointing to a new GMT on a jubilee bracelet.

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                  browniemcghee
                  Joined: 16 Oct 2013

                  I love reading your watch news.  Looking forward to seeing what Blancpain drops.      I will be watching this space. I enjoy fine watches vicariously through others.

                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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                    Chris
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                    Those are remarkably understated (by their standards) Breitlings.

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                      Graeme
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                      Thanks @browniemcghee. I'll keep an eye open for Blancpain releases.

                      @Chris it's a new regime at Breitling, which might explain why things are being toned down. 🙂

                      Tudor have unveiled the new 1926 line. What, not a Black Bay variant? :o

                      Oris have brought out a new Diver Sixty Five with a bronze bezel only. @JDelage no need to worry about a cheaper model coming out five minutes after you bought yours, as the case body is steel.

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                        neph93
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                        That last Oris is beautiful.

                        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                        • Dame Vera Lynn
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                          Graeme
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                          Hodinkee are getting very excited about the new Patek releases. By far the best so far is the Aquanaut Travel Time Chronograph with an orange rubber strap.

                          Ben Clymer is getting an orgasm over the platinum perpetual calendar with a salmon dial (it's a bit boring), Stephen Pulvirent is about to sell a kidney for the Nautilus perpetual calendar in white gold, and there's a world time minute repeater.

                          @JDelage there's another bronze Oris, the Big Crown Pointer Date, which looks good, and is nearly cheap enough for the other watch thread.

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                            Giles
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                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            @Graeme:

                            I'm having an orgasm over this….

                            "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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                              rocket
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                              I think it's fugly…

                              rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                              It's all humbug, like everywhere
                              R.I.P. Geo

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                                louisbosco
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                                @Graeme:

                                THISS!!!!!!!

                                "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                                • Harvey Specter
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                                  Graeme
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                                  @louisbosco the prediction was wrong, it's got a Pepsi bezel on a steel case and bracelet. More at Rolex.

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                                    Graeme
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                                    Looks like the coke bezel ended up on the Tudor Black Bay GMT. 😉

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                                      Graeme
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                                      OK, I was wrong about the Tudor GMT, it's got a Pepsi bezel. It looks black in the photo.

                                      There's also the Black Bay Fifty-Eight, which is smaller than the original (38mm vs 41mm), and has a new in-house movement.

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                                        Graeme
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                                        I'm liking the Seamaster Seventieth Anniversary models, particularly with the small seconds. Details at Hodinkee.

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                                          DougNg
                                          Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                                          The wait for the Rolex Pepsi GMT is going to be astronomically long, people have been waiting for that forever. I'm tempted to get on the list for it.

                                          I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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