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    • mclaincauseyM
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      Center the date, change the date font, make the PR indicator intuitive, and move it to the back and I agree fully.

      Bracelet would remain an issue but it would look great on leather.

      Think it, be it.

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      • GraemeG
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        I saw the news that Baselworld has been cancelled postponed until January 2021. Given that Watches and Wonders (formerly SIHH) and the Geneva Motor Show have gone the same way, I'm not surprised.

        Maybe it's all a cover for Rolex to redesign the Milgauss. 😃

        The Credor's not bad, but I'd probably spend the money on the Godzilla special edition.

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        • mclaincauseyM
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          It'll sound strange to some given how I panned the last GS dress watch, but this is just about the perfect dress watch IMO. Spring Drive would make it even cooler.

          https://watchesbysjx.com/2020/03/grand-seiko-elegance-sbgk007-review.html

          Think it, be it.

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          • GraemeG
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            Speaking of Grand Seiko, they've just announced a new Spring Drive diver with an updated movement.

            https://www.revolution.watch/introducing-grand-seikos-first-professional-diver-with-a-new-spring-drive-movement/

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            • ddtrashD
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              Picked up a new Erika's Originals MN strap for my X-33.

              The hook system is not the easiest to use but I am slowly getting better at using it.

              There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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              • ChrisC
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                @Graeme:

                Speaking of Grand Seiko, they've just announced a new Spring Drive diver with an updated movement.

                Thinking of an upgrade? 😃

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                • DougNgD
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                  @ddtrash:

                  Picked up a new Erika's Originals MN strap for my X-33.

                  The hook system is not the easiest to use but I am slowly getting better at using it.

                  Is it stretchy enough that you don’t need to undo it every time?

                  My Nick Mankey Hook Strap doesn’t need to be undone every time

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

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                  • GraemeG
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                    @Chris:

                    Thinking of an upgrade? 😃

                    Sometime in the next few months, but if I went Grand Seiko I'd get their original dress watch reissue (in titanium) that was announced yesterday. It's on the right with the blue dial.

                    I'm waiting to see what comes out this year, though I'm not sure what's happening with announcements now that Basel and Watches and Wonders have been canned.

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                    • mclaincauseyM
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                      That one caught me eye too, @Graeme . the new diver is too big and I don't dig the case, but it is cool to see a thinner Spring Drive and makes me excited for future, thinner Seiko/GS.

                      Think it, be it.

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                      • GraemeG
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                        Actually @mclaincausey the dress watch I'd like at the moment is the Montblanc Heritage Small Second Limited Edition 38. The number refers to the size of the production run, so the chances of getting one are slim. Plus they're $20K, which doesn't exactly help.

                        @ddtrash the Erika's Original strap looks good. I hope that you figure out the hook.

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                        • ChrisC
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                          @Graeme:

                          Sometime in the next few months, but if I went Grand Seiko I'd get their original dress watch reissue (in titanium) that was announced yesterday. It's on the right with the blue dial.

                          Well, that is an excellent choice. If you decide against the Mont Blanc, that is…

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                          • mclaincauseyM
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                            Love the MB too. Not a fan of their logo though.

                            Think it, be it.

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                            • AnesthetistA
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                              Beautiful but $20k?

                              GTFO Mont Blanc.

                              That being said I do like their new lower end offerings in the ~$3k range.

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                              • ddtrashD
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                                The Erika’s strap is taking a bit of getting used to. @DougNg  retrospectively I would have ordered it ½” longer. I went with the recommendations off the website and the strap is not quite long enough at full length adjustment to slip over the wrist with the clasp made up and in place.

                                There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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                                • GraemeG
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                                  @Anesthetist the Mont Blanc has a very sexy Minerva movement in it, which is up there with the other haute horlogerie names. Unfortunately they do a nearly identical looking with with a more industrial calibre in it, and it costs about quarter of the price.

                                  When I was in Melbourne at the weekend I spotted the new Bond Seamaster.

                                  The philosopher Eddie Izzard once opined that there's a fine line between being cool and looking like an idiot. His example was one matchstick in the mouth is cool, but two isn't.

                                  I feel as though this watch is a definite case of two matchsticks. If it'd been dialled back slightly, it'd be a lot better, but the combination of fauxtina and the Broad Arrow are a bit too much.

                                  That said, I like the bracelet an awful lot, being titanium it's a light piece, and the matt dial and bezel look good. It's also been designed to patinate, so it'll show it's scars over time. Plus the Bond branding is limited to a fake stores number and a small 007 logo on the caseback.

                                  The new Aqua Terra Worldtimer had also arrived.

                                  It's heavier than the Bond watch (and the Ploprof). I definitely prefer titanium cases. (Unfortunately the ultralight Aqua Terra is unreasonable expensive.) It's a bit much for my tastes too, I'd probably spend the money on the De Ville Hour Vision Annual Calendar, as I prefer the styling and the complication would be more useful.

                                  Lastly, I saw the lovely Grand Seiko Snowdrift…

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                                  • EisenherzE
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                                    Deep black professional. 40 mm, 600 m watetproof, master chrono..
                                    And what about this?
                                    It is expensive but lightweight scratchproof ceramic. Whitegold hands for tarnish proofing. Timepiece for eternity …

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                                    • AnesthetistA
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                                      As good as modern ceramics go, I don’t trust them over a quality metal case.

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                                      • EisenherzE
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                                        Never heared of broken cases.
                                        It is an monoblock ceramic. Very stable.
                                        But you should not throw it from 1 m to concrete-floor
                                        😉

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                                        • GraemeG
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                                          Rolex are shutting down production for the next ten days, so you're even more stuffed if you want one of their watches…

                                          https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolex-closes-swiss-factories-amid-coronavirus-pandemic

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                                          • JDelageJ
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                                            I suspect there's going to be plenty of Rolexes showing up on the secondary market…

                                            BTW @Giles - did you ever get that Nautilus?

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