Watches - another OCD problem
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Maybe thats all right.
But I want not to have skin contact with the devils stuff plastic.
Meanwhile plastic is everywhere. In the air, ocean, meat, in our childrens and our bodys…microplastics
But technically I agree with you! -
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Tough enough anyway
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Tried on the new Omega Seamaster in Vegas last month…meh
I like the previous generation better. It's so...loud...I guess it would fit in if I lived in Miami and wore lots of shiny clothes.
Also tried on a few Carl F. Bucherer watches because of the John Wick connection...no, just no. They're fucking huge. Thought if I slapped it I would turn into a giant robot.
Went into the Rolex boutique too and they basically had bare cases. They're pushing the drought pretty hard. From what I can gather from social media people are getting tired of their shit. I had a fistful of cash not long ago for a Pepsi GMT but didn't want to play their stupid games, wound up spending it on a bunch of other stuff.
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I think that Rolex is trying to regain control of the brand/image. The Grey market dealers and flippers were making it impossible to buy watches that were in demand without paying a premium. Jewelry stores then started the if you want to buy a Daytona (or any other hot watch), you go on a list or buy this watch you don’t want and then we will sell you the watch you do.
I hope that this is just a short term blip (5 years) in sales/marketing and will return back to some sort of sanity.
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Dunno, did you wash your hands? Especially your thumbs…
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If you don't want to be an amateur proctologist, Zenith have collaborated with Bamford and Mr Porter to produce a limited run of the A384.
The big difference is that it's a sandblasted titanium case, rather than steel in the standard model. Oh, and that lovely blue dial. But I think that they missed a trick in not matching the date wheel colour.
More over at Monochrome.
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Lange dips its toe into the stainless sports watch fray.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/introducing-the-lange-odysseus
Perhaps it's not their most original work, but they figured out a way to make it their own:
Internally, as to be expected, she's a thing of beauty:
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I love the dial, the movement, and the case but the bracelet fits the lugs like an afterthought. I know it’s intentional but the small lugs and a wide bracelet look really odd….
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Bracelet is hideous, though nicely finished.
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Speaking of disappointing bracelets, the brand that seems to get ripped on that the most has produced IMO one of their most beautiful pieces:
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My favourite Grand Seiko dial at the moment is on the Godzilla special edition. Plus I prefer straps to bracelets.
The only branding is everyone's favourite Kaiju stomping on the Seiko building on the back.
More at Hodinkee.
As for the Lange Odysseus, I think that the bracelet looks a lot better on the wrist, such as in this video from Monochrome.
I'd prefer it if they'd gone for a mille mailles style mesh bracelet, like on this Blancpain, or maybe a simpler design such as used on the Zenith Defy a few posts up.
