Watches - another OCD problem

[Graeme]

@JDelage that's a very pretty dial. I'm glad to hear that you managed to snag one.

@ddtrash you've exceeded your quota for nice watches, and you have to leave some for the rest of us!

[Anesthetist]

Christmas Tangente and Jeffersons Ocean

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[the246guy]

Nice looking Nomos Tangente.

[tody]

The Tangente is such a timeless classic! I got mine as a present from my parents for passing my law exam almost 20 years ago.
I only stopped wearing it in favor of the Ahoi from Nomos.

[the246guy]

Same with me. Got me Tangente roughly 6 years ago and stopped wearing it as soon as I got my Omega Seamaster. Though it is classy in looks, I was not so satisfied with its accuracy.

[Anesthetist]

I’ve had mine for ~12 years and never had an issue. I’m not super OCD about timing though as long as it isnt an obvious issue.

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[the246guy]

@Anesthetist:

I’ve had mine for ~12 years and never had an issue. I’m not super OCD about timing though as long as it isnt an obvious issue.

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Drift of about 5 to 10 minutes a week is something that I could not digest with my Tangente.

[Giles]

You want accurate, look at your phone 

[mclaincausey]

Agreed, but given that mechanical watches are already somewhat of an affectation since they're obsolete, I also understand placing a premium on accuracy. It's pretty cool when they can dial it in on a mechanical watch. I even appreciate Spring Drive and super accurate quartz–it doesn't have to be practical to matter.

I do miss wearing a mechanical watch, but not enough to ditch my smart watch.

[JDelage]

And it's here. It is lovely…

[goosehd]

@JDelage Extremely beautiful!!!

[Graeme]

@JDelage that's a pretty watch.

[ddtrash]

@JDelage What a stunning watch, love the dial texture, very unique.

[october rust]

Daily driver 16610(paired with IHSH-07  )

[Graeme]

This year is the seventieth anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms and the twentieth anniversary of its revival. Blancpain are celebrating milking it with a series of limited editions. This is the first, which is a 42 mm model, which is a new size, in steel.

It's going to be released as three series of seventy, with each being sold in a particular geographical area. It looks pretty close to the fiftieth anniversary model.

Here's hoping that they do something cooler as well, such as the Barakuda or Seventies.

[Giles]

Dislike the date at 4.

[JDelage]

Yeah, this is really a watch that would look better without a date at all (and without the "70th anniversary" text). Very pretty watch though.

[Anesthetist]

Date is fine by me but that text belongs somewhere else…

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[mclaincausey]

I like the date there, it preserves the lovely lumed digits and is subtle enough not to bother me.

Probably better still without a date, especially on this smaller dial, but if they must include one, I think that's the right way to do it.

It would be nice to offer this smaller size more broadly than they are and replace the anniversary text with the depth rating.

[Graeme]

The Seventieth Anniversary model is basically a remake of the Fiftieth Anniversary model, down to the text on the dial. You can't see it in this photo, but there's a date window at 4:30.

I found an article about the Fiftieth Anniversary which has more photos. The only real difference with the new one is that it's got a solid back.