Watches - another OCD problem
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I'm planning on buying a new watch later this year, depending on what happens with work. The Zenith Defy Inventor is my favourite piece, but it's pretty expensive, and it got me thinking that if I spent a bit more I could get a Patek.
I dropped by one of the local dealers and enquired about the Calatrava 5212A Weekly Calendar, which is one of the few models to have a steel case. Turns out it's an application only piece, and the saleswoman initially tried to get a commitment out of me there and there, when I was just trying to figure out what the ordering process was.
Then I was told that I'd need to buy other pieces to build up a relationship with the dealer before I could order one. :o
I was unimpressed by this. I'm toying with making a large, discretionary purchase, and being asked to spend money on stuff I don't want in order to get what I do.
In retrospect, my response should have been that I could go down the street and buy the even rarer H. Moser Vantablack (the shop keeps on trying to sell that to me!), or up the street and get the Cartier Noctambule. Neither would be a Patek, but I'd not be forced to jump through hoops to get one.
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I've got a nice little gold 1954 Patek Calatrava you could buy off me, and you've also built up a relationship, so no need to buy stuff you don't want
https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=58.msg3034#msg3034
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At the request of Pfaff:
1950’s Rolex
-belonged to my grandfather
In mid 1980’s
-i pimped the bezel in plain ring.
-changed face
-had it cleaned in Switzerland 1989Loses 2 min of time per day.
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At the request of Pfaff:
1950’s Rolex
-belonged to my grandfather
In mid 1980’s
-i pimped the bezel in plain ring.
-changed face
-had it cleaned in Switzerland 1989Loses 2 min of time per day.
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Nice!
This one caught my eye when I was reading about a Hodinkee special edition FF Bathyscaphe (why you'd want a watch blog special edition escapes me, but they seem to do well): https://gearpatrol.com/2019/07/17/gear-patrol-special-edition-watch/
This one is a Gear Patrol SE, but I don't think anything on the watch connotes that / ruins the watch.
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Nice Rolex @mikebarhoot .
@mclaincausey the Hamilton looks good. They haven't done anything crazy and the orange details give it a pop of colour that's a bit less conservative than the Swiss tend to be.
The Hodinkee Bathyscaphe is a bit more conservative. I like that they deleted the date window, but the Seventies model has a bit more quirk to it.
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Exactly, not staid, but not wild. I will raise the obvious objective to the date window being on a white field, which is the only flaw other than the kind of weak depth rating. I like the Hodinkee piece too, aside from the inscription on the rotor. Generally not a huge fan of the open caseback for divers, but I could let it slide.
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Omega Speedmaster with the reborn 321 movement. Platinum case, onyx dial, and lunar meteorite subdials. No price yet.
More at Hodinkee and Monochrome.
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I was at a TAG Heuer event run by Time and Tide last night, which was showing off the Carrera 02T Tourbillon Nanograph. It's an interesting piece, particularly from the technology side (and I'm pretty sure part of its conception was to troll Patek Philippe), though the carbon case made it feel a bit plasticky.
It does glow nicely under a UV light, there's even lume on the tourbillon.
One of the guys there had a very battered Seamaster 300, which he'd lent to a journalist to try out. It'd taken a beating when he caught his kid during a fall, but it's definitely a very cool watch.
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I thought that you'd have gone for something a bit more tactical @DougNg!
On that front, here's the IWC Top Gun Double Chronograph in Ceratanium, which falls into the none so black category.
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I've seen Zenith do the date window cutout differently such that a bit of the chapter ring tach is left intach-ed rather than rendering the markers on the date window.
Love the case (especially the radial brushing contrasting the polished flanks) but find the dial to be a bit busy.
Kinda dig the TG too.
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I’m REALLY not in the market for a new watch but if I were an El Primero would top the list.
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I want to like that IWC, but the specs just irritate. 21mm strap, so aftermarket options are limited. 16.7mm thick, which is just huge. A screw down crown, but only 6 bar water resistance; that's just badly done. And why, I ask, does it have a movement decorated with Cotes de Geneve and perlage when it has a solid case back?
A titanium/ceramic case sounds fascinating, though. I wonder if IWC will roll out colors other than black…
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I've seen Zenith do the date window cutout differently such that a bit of the chapter ring tach is left intach-ed rather than rendering the markers on the date window.
Love the case (especially the radial brushing contrasting the polished flanks) but find the dial to be a bit busy.
Kinda dig the TG too.
That wasn't necessary. Not to mention tacky. Pun Patrol alert!
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Casio are bringing out a titanium version of the G-Shock. It's got a Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating, which makes it black and imbues it with a rubber like texture. The mineral glass of the original has also been upgraded to sapphire. So has the price, to ¥150,000, about $1400.
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This is my cheap $50 g-shock that I bought 3-4 yrs ago. Still going strong. Not sure how long batteries last on these though
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I've had this one for a few years and it's my favorite square G-Shock
https://www.seiyajapan.com/products/g-gw-s5600-1jf
It's a Japan exclusive but it's not difficult to find in the West.
I've swapped out the bezel and band for a standard set for a more toned down look
It's lighter than a standard square because of the titanium caseback, and the alarm is louder because it's a thinner caseback.
A good video on it:
