Watches - another OCD problem
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Those Hermes moon phase and the UN Freak are the standouts, in my opinion. And I agree that the aventine dial looks impressive, though the overall watch is a bit too much.
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Thank you for this. Those Hermes look super nice!
I like that AP Supersonnerie - from afar. The enamel dial is lovely.
RA always look sublime and I think the new one improves on the previous iteration, which is saying a lot.
The IWC Spitfire combines my favorite case material, bronze, with my favorite dial color, green, so it's very attractive… The chrono seem pretty well priced compared to the basic model.
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A few more bits and pieces from SIHH.
Montblanc have been doing some fantastic chronographs based around the Minerva monopusher movements, and this year's is the best so far.
There was talk that the TAG Heuer 02T was getting a carbon nanotube hairspring last year. It's now arrived, and promises better shock resistance, anti-magnetic properties, and thermal stability than steel or silicon. But they would say that.
Bulgari own the Gérald Genta brand after they bought it off The Hour Glass, a Singapore based retailer. They've done a fiftieth anniversary piece, which I rather like.
H Moser & Cie have produced a one-off Apple Watch knockoff, which is a minute repeater and tourbillon. They also left the hands off.
Meanwhile Richard Mille is trolling the super-rich by producing a collection based on sweets!
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The Moser is brilliant. If I were Stevie Wonder, that would be my watch. Setting it is a bitch though and certainly requires eyesight.
I've held a view of Mont Blanc being a pretender for a while, but they're doing a good job. Forced to admit that their perpetual calendar is nice too.
Mille is… Well, Mille.
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Not the first watch to be purpose built for blind people
I bought one years ago when it was on Kickstarter. Interesting watch.
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Not the first watch to be purpose built for blind people
I bought one years ago when it was on Kickstarter. Interesting watch.
Ah, I've seen that pop up in advertisements but didn't think of the use for blind folks–a tactile solution is nice too, since you don't necessarily irritate those around you when checking the time. Very clever.
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Prices for hot Rolexes are starting to fall.
https://usa.watchpro.com/prices-hottest-rolex-models-falling-fast-says-secondary-market-specialist/
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Nice grail! Especially for one who travels internationally as much as you do, that's a great choice.
Oh, and I forgot to complain / express my confusion about how that Hermes has the hemispheres reversed for the moon views. It seems there must be some explanation for that, it's otherwise so close to perfection–why wouldn't north and south be oriented top and bottom?
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watch on bund strap
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Seiko Arnie
Looks much smaller on Arnold’s wrist…
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I think Arnie’s wrist is a little bit thicker than yours!
