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    • GraemeG
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      I believe that the Blancpain Barakuda reissue sold out pretty quickly too. I'm not sure if it was hours, days, weeks, or even months. I'm not up on the brand.

      Given I saw one both a Barakuda and a No Radiation on Chrono24 at nearly twice retail, I'd guess that they're a hot ticket. I'd be tempted to approach your local dealer now, and see if you can make an expression of interest in advance of the model being announced.

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      • MotyM
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        Bought this pilot’s watch Biatec, it’s made in Slovakia with Eterna 60hrs Swiss movement.
        Type Corsair, my favourite USAF 2WW fighter

        Courage is resistance to fear, it is mastery of fear, not absence of fear

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        • JDelageJ
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          H. Moser just released a perpetual calendar version of their Streamliner. Interesting use of a tiny center hand to indicate the month, using the 12 hour markers as month markers.

          https://www.h-moser.com/product/streamliner-perpetual-calendar/

          Personally I like the green-faced centre second better. In fact, it's my favorite watch currently in production right now.

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          • bryaneidins70B
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            Calling all UK Rolex wearers…Where are you getting your Rolex's serviced?

            'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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              @Graeme:

              I believe that the Blancpain Barakuda reissue sold out pretty quickly too. I'm not sure if it was hours, days, weeks, or even months. I'm not up on the brand.

              Given I saw one both a Barakuda and a No Radiation on Chrono24 at nearly twice retail, I'd guess that they're a hot ticket. I'd be tempted to approach your local dealer now, and see if you can make an expression of interest in advance of the model being announced.

              yeah.  Im back on the 45 mm offering.  It doesnt look too big in comparison to other watches and I've already tried it on and liked it.

              My current dilemma is, do i get that, or do I leverage my uncles long standing relationship with a Rolex dealer and get on a list for a Pepsi. . .

              Choices choices

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              • GilesG
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                I'm a tad biased, but Blancpain every time…

                "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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                  @Giles:

                  I'm a tad biased, but Blancpain every time…

                  the sapphire face/bezel is quite literally one of the most beautiful things ive ever seen.

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                  • GilesG
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                    It is….

                    "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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                    • JDelageJ
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                      My favorite version of the Fifty Fathoms is the "Nageurs de Combat"…

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                      • GilesG
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                        My favourite, because the date is where should be - IMHO….

                        "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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                        • goosehdG
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                          Completely agree about the date location.  I would rather have a no date than at the 4 position.

                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                          • mclaincauseyM
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                            I love any FF (particularly the non-Bathyscaphe ones), but personally give the edge to the mainstream one.

                            I love those luminous numerals and thankfully since they made the field dark on the date wheel I find the asymmetry (which you get in some form either way unless you get the big date version, which is also very attractive) unobtrusive until you are looking for it. Were it on a white field I think it would bother me.

                            Think it, be it.

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                              i like where the date is on the fifty fathoms, only because it has the 12, 3, 6, 9.  im a sucker for symmetry in the dark.  but i agree since theres no numerals on that no rad, the date looks great there

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                              • JDelageJ
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                                I also would rather have no date window than at the 4 location. However, I'd rather have a small, color matched date window at the 4:30 position than a large, not color match one at 3. Good thing they make models for many preferences (though not all. My preference would be no date at all.!

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                                  goddamn i might have to get it

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                                    here it is on my wrist

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                                    • henry_davidH
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                                      Lovely piece. IMO having a date window always trumps a watch with no date window, regardless of how it's integrated.

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                                      • mclaincauseyM
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                                        I generally agree, dateless would be great @JDelage . I also think it would be kind of cool to make the date wheel on ones where the date is at 3 luminous to blend in even more with the markers. They had a chance to go dateless with the Tribute to the Aqua Lung a while back but didn't go that route.

                                        The ultimate FF to me would be dateless steel case without a display back and with that double barrel length reserve and antimagnetism–basically the main one minus the date I guess.

                                        They're just really elegant watches but also rugged. A tool watch that doesn't look like one.

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • mclaincauseyM
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                                          so beautiful @bubbapest !

                                          Think it, be it.

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            The beauty about it to my mind, is that very few people know what on earth it is.  Every shitbag on the make, knows what a Rolex is….

                                            "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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