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    • JDelageJ
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      I like that IWC; Moser also just released a pilot's watch in bronze.

      As a side note, I received this one 2 weeks ago. It's an older (pre-owned) Cartier that was part of the old "Cartier Paris Collection Privee" (aka "CPCP"). I've been watching pre-owned CPCP for a little while but they're getting crazy expensive at auctions. This one popped up for significantly less than the going rate, at a reputable dealer. This model isn't part of the regular production and is called the "Tank a Vis" (tank with screws), and is based on Louis Cartier's original attempt to build a waterproof watch, which was called the "Tank Etanche". It's my first and only platinum watch.

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      • AnesthetistA
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        That dial is beyond gorgeous

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        • GraemeG
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          @JDelage that Cartier looks lovely. (As a side note, can people stop buying nice watches as I'm feeling really left out right now! :D)

          I saw the Moser bronze watch online a week or two ago. I particularly like how the Cyrillic font makes it look like a cheap, Soviet era timepiece.

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          • JDelageJ
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            I really like that Moser, except for the dial, which is a bit bland. It's also quite expensive (CHF 17.9k) compared to the non limited version in steel w/ blue dial (same movement & overall design, nicer dial, CHF 13.9k).

            I have no doubt it's going to sell very well.

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            • GraemeG
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              There's also the Heritage Dual Time, which is CHF 19,900, and has a striking red dial and an added function over the bronze.

              It doesn't have to sell very well, they're only making fifty, and I suspect all will find owners soon.

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              • JDelageJ
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                Yes, the dual time is lovely.

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                • GraemeG
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                  Think that the madness surrounding the Nautilus can't get any crazier? Well here's the Tiffany special edition of 170 pieces, which will probably sell for the GDP of a medium sized country on the secondary market.

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                  • JDelageJ
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                    I saw that. It's actually very beautiful IMHO. I wonder how they're going to sell them. Are they going to drop units with random Tiffany's shop through the world? I wouldn't mind one I have to say…

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                    • GraemeG
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                      Hodinkee says that it'll only be available from Tiffany boutiques in New York, San Francisco, and Beverley Hills. I suspect that it's already sold out, except for the one they're auctioning off.

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                      • AnesthetistA
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                        Just beautiful. I should’ve married rich….

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                        • JDelageJ
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                          I do wonder how Tiffany's & Patek will control distribution here. The temptation to give $25-50k to the Tiffany's store manager for a chase to buy a unit at retail must be a real issue.

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                          • mclaincauseyM
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                            It's aight I guess on a surface level, but I detest what the Tiffany Nautilus stands for. Having LVMH worked into the tacky Arial print on the caseback, print that sits on top of the beautiful movement that should carry this information as an engraving, kind of says it all. This is IMO a lazy, cynical hype piece from a manufacturer that I wish were above such things–it just seems "of the moment" and not timeless (so to speak :D). Even the selection of the supposedly discontinued Nautilus... Just a lay-up IMO and a missed opportunity to stoke some enthusiasm for another model, and it all plays into this bullshit manufactured scarcity hype machine that is ruining the industry.

                            The movement having such a long power reserve is cool, but to me this isn't a compelling piece at all (not that this opinion matters 😃 ).

                            $0.02

                            As for distribution, fairly certain that will be up to Tiffany & Co.

                            Think it, be it.

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                            • GilesG
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                              And, call me old fashioned, but a tool watch should not have a crystal case-back.

                              "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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                              • louisboscoL
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                                @Graeme:

                                I see a trend going on with bronze cases especially after Tudor did it. I have to say they're quite nice indeed.

                                "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                • JDelageJ
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                                  OK, that cracked me up:

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                                  • mclaincauseyM
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                                    That's hilarious!

                                    Think it, be it.

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                                    • JDelageJ
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                                      Completely Somewhat useless, but very cool: https://code41watches.com/projects/mecascape/

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                                      • mclaincauseyM
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                                        So, it's an ungainly pocketwatch that duplicates the form factor of a smartphone that also tells time?

                                        Aight den…

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                          That's probably the ugliest, most useless thing I've ever seen. It's as though someone was given some vague requirements to create a smartwatch - "a phone/watch hybrid" - and totally misinterpreted them!  😃

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                                          • JDelageJ
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                                            Tiffany's Nautilus #1, sold at auction to benefit the Nature Conservancy … $6,503,500!

                                            https://www.phillips.com/detail/patek-philippe/NY080121/1T

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