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    • seawolfS
      seawolf
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      This watch has been getting all of the wrist time lately.

      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

      @zeebeeleather

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      • ddtrashD
        ddtrash
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        Currently working in Edinburgh, Scotland.  As you do, I was perusing the watch shops of the city and spotted the first Zenith Defy Skyline I had seen in a store.

        Great piece, very well put together and a cohesive design.  I was impressed. If it had been the blue dial version I may well have been lighter in the pocket at the end of the day.

        The 10 second sweep of the sub dial is a nice nod to the hi beat movement.

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

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        • seawolfS
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          Sexy!

          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

          @zeebeeleather

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            Today…...

            "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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              the246guy
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              @Giles I copy repeated when you posted a picture of your Benchmade Osborne and I don't think I will do that now. When I got my Omega AT 10 days ago, I was in a huge dilemma if I should get the Speedmaster Pro, but somehow was not comfortable with the 42mm case size and the lack of a Date function. I'm sure I won't repeat it now. A fantastic watch though. Is that a special edition?

              IH-555N | IH-666S-21 | IH-777D | IH-666 XHS | IHG-035 | IHB-06 | IH-721-KHA
              IHSH-251 | IHSH-07 | IHSH-246 * 2

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                It's a Frankenstein, built for me.  Early 2000's case, with a vintage 321 movement and a Japanese racing dial….

                "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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                • seawolfS
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                  Three of my favorite things in one shot. My watch, my IH634-XHS, and my GTI seats.

                  “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                  @zeebeeleather

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                  • AnesthetistA
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                    Cant beat that!

                    Btw which GTI are you driving? My daily is an 18 Autobahn. [emoji3]

                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                    IG: bluehandsslim

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                    • seawolfS
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                      @Anesthetist:

                      Cant beat that!

                      Btw which GTI are you driving? My daily is an 18 Autobahn. [emoji3]

                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                      Agreed!

                      By the way, I knew I liked you. You have good taste  😎

                      It’s an ‘18 S, MK7.5. My third GTI 🙂 My first one was an ‘04 MKIV, and I’ve been hooked ever since.

                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                      @zeebeeleather

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        Nice watch, not nice price….

                        https://watchesoflancashire.com/product/1965-blancpain-fifty-fathoms-aqua-lung-no-radiations/?mc_cid=27cf9a610c&mc_eid=a46c5d0810

                        "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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                        • steelworkerS
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                          if I'm paying that much for a watch I want the radioactive one

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

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                          • GraemeG
                            Graeme
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                            @Giles are you buying it? ???

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                            • GilesG
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                              Nope, as @steelworker says, for that sort of money I'd want some radioactivity included  🙂 🙂

                              "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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                              • GraemeG
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                                Longines have just announced a reproduction of their Ultra-Chron Diver's watch from the sixties.

                                It sounds like an interesting piece, because rather than just slapping in an ETA, they've got an extensively modified version. It now runs at 5 Hz, rather than its original 4 Hz, and is regulated to run within a couple of seconds a day.

                                Prices start around $3000, and Monochrome has the best write-up.

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                                • seawolfS
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                                  I'm a sucker for a vintage inspired diver, or in this case, a straight-up reproduction. It's gorgeous, and the high frequency is a really interesting feature. I wonder how that will affect the service interval.

                                  “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                  @zeebeeleather

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                                  • JDelageJ
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                                    Yeah, I like that very much. Longines is on a roll: its recent GMT release is also interesting.

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                                      bubbapest
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                                      @Giles:

                                      Today…...

                                      daaaaaaaaaaamn

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                                        bubbapest
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                                        My newly repaired IH633 and PAM1312.  Love the curves on the watch, hated my slabsided rolex gmt.  at least i didnt lose money on it. . .

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                                          Talking of vintage-inspired Longines divers…

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                                          • __Nicholas_
                                            __Nicholas
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                                            Hanging with @henry_david

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