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    mclaincausey
    見習いボス
    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

    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.

    Think it, be it.

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      Graeme
      啓蒙家
      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

      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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        Graeme
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 30 Mar 2012

        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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          DougNg
          Joined: 24 Sept 2009

          I'm in love

          I don't know why I have such a hard on for tonneau cases

          Note the hash marks on the date window. Kind of neat

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

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            Graeme
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

            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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              mclaincausey
              見習いボス
              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

              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.

              Think it, be it.

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                Bfd70
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined: 22 Mar 2018

                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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                  Chris
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                  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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                    steelworker
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 16 Apr 2014

                    @mclaincausey:

                    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!

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

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                      Graeme
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                      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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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        Here's my bog-standard one….

                        "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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                          gaseousclay
                          Joined: 4 Nov 2016

                          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

                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                          WTB:
                          IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                          IHSH-19

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                          • JDelageJ
                            JDelage
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                            That titanium G-shock is very cool.

                            last edited by 19 Sept 2019, 14:30 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              DougNg
                              Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                              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:

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

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                                DougNg
                                Joined: 24 Sept 2009

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

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                                  DougNg
                                  Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                                  I’m not sure the one Giles has is a standard one…looks like it has a metal bezel?

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

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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    Yep, it is this one.  Bday prez from H…

                                    https://g-shock.co.uk/gmw-b5000g-1er

                                    "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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                                      DougNg
                                      Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                                      That’s a pretty nice gift…I got an ice cream cake...

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

                                      last edited by 19 Sept 2019, 15:54 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • EisenherzE
                                        Eisenherz
                                        Iron Heart Deity
                                        Joined: 8 Mar 2016

                                        Is today Casio day?
                                        Thats mine:

                                        last edited by 19 Sept 2019, 15:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          gaseousclay
                                          Joined: 4 Nov 2016

                                          You guys are all sporting the fancy BMW version G-shocks. Mine is the AMC Gremlin of G-shocks  😃

                                          WTB:
                                          IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                                          IHSH-19

                                          last edited by 19 Sept 2019, 17:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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