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    Anesthetist
    見習いボス
    @HalfPastNever
    Joined: 14 May 2011

    @HalfPastNever ‘21 is the first edition

    IG: bluehandsslim

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      Mr Linz
      Haraki san Prodigy
      @Graeme
      Joined: 27 Dec 2021

      @Graeme Good to know, a window shopping I must go!

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        Graeme
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 30 Mar 2012

        I was off window shopping on Monday. Richemont have a conjoined IWC, Panerai, and Jaeger LeCoultre boutique in the middle of Sydney, and I got waylaid by the brand manager of Panerai Australia on the way through. He forced me to look at a number of pieces, nothing as fancy as that tourbillion that @Giles was modelling, and here are some highlights.

        This is the PAM01347 Radiomir Otto Giorni. It's got an eight-day hand-wound movement. The case had been finished with a DLC coating that looked as though it had been mostly worn off.

        Radiomir Otto Giorni

        The PAM01243 Radiomir Eilean celebrates their historic racing yacht Eilean, which was designed by William Fife, and featured in the video for Duran Duran's song Rio. There's a subtle teak deck effect on the dial, which I consider more tastefully done than the stripes on the Omega Aqua Terra. It's got a three-day hand-wound movement, and a decorative case back.

        Radiomir Eilean

        The PAM01297 Luminor Chrono Flyback Zebra has a titanium case, which I told was 3D printed. The orange strap isn't standard, but it should be.

        Luminor Flyback Zebra

        The Jaeger section of the boutique didn't have a passing brand manager, but it had the new Polaris Chronograph, which is quite pretty.

        Polaris Chronograph

        I saw the Reverso Chronograph back in April, but it was a pre-production sample, and I wasn't allowed to take a photo. This time there wasn't a problem. The main face resembles a standard model, whilst the back is a skeletonised. It's gorgeous, but reassuringly expensive.

        Reverso Chronograph

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          Jek
          Haraki san Student
          Joined: 30 Sept 2013

          Wearing the Sinn 556 today. I have a job that deals with helicopters and I like that the handset is the same as those found in our cockpit clocks. Slim enough to slide under my IH flannel sleeves nicely as well...

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            Anesthetist
            見習いボス
            Joined: 14 May 2011

            I love the 556! Loved the 656 as well and wished they still made it.

            IG: bluehandsslim

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              Jek
              Haraki san Student
              Joined: 30 Sept 2013

              They're great, love the monochrome simplicity and legibility. Probably the watch I get the most compliments on despite it not being the fanciest or most expensive watch I wear.

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                JDelage
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                I considered getting the 556 with one of the mother of pearl dials (either white or black). I think it's a great watch. I have a very similar Damasko DK30, so I can't quite justify it...

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                  Jek
                  Haraki san Student
                  Joined: 30 Sept 2013

                  The Damasko definitely occupies the same territory. I really like the quadrant design Damsko uses to break up the face, and their colored seconds hands are fun although I prefer the red seconds hand Sinn offers.

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                    JDelage
                    啓蒙家
                    Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                    The DK30 happens to have uniformly white hands.

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                      VoodooRay
                      Haraki san Prodigy
                      Joined: 27 Apr 2015

                      Zenith defy classic paired with an Iron Heart thermal.. really difficult to get a decent pic of the dial on this.
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                        Anesthetist
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 14 May 2011

                        I love that Zenith….very well done piece.

                        Loved the light today

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                        IG: bluehandsslim

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                          Graeme
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                          @Mr-Linz I saw one of your Seamasters in the Melbourne Omega boutique yesterday. It was rather pretty, and I think that I prefer it to the one that @Anesthetist is sporting, though that's also a very nice piece.

                          Seamaster 300

                          Whilst in there, I took a look at the new ceramic Planet Ocean. It looks a lot better in reality than it does in the product renderings. The comments on the articles were obsessed by it being too thick, but it didn't seem too fat to me.

                          Planet Ocean

                          It was, however, very light. The movement is made of titanium, like the Aqua Terra Ultra Light that I adore (but not that model's price), and it weighed noticeably less than the Seamaster, above.

                          Movement

                          The downside is that it's really expensive, about twice as much as other Planet Ocean models. It's also likely to be rare; there are two in Australia at present, and they said that there was no news on when there would be a restock.

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            I'll save @mclaincausey saying it....

                            Too much writing, too many fonts....

                            "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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                              Graeme
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                              I'm sure that they could squeeze a bit more text on it...

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                                Mr Linz
                                Haraki san Prodigy
                                @Graeme
                                Joined: 27 Dec 2021

                                @Graeme Mate! That looks lovely... Love the way you said "your seamaster". There's a very high chance I buy this piece, although maybe when the hype dies down a little. That dial is special.

                                I actually like a lot of the planet ocean designs the problem is size. I have a 6 and 3/4 inch wrist and anything about 40mm starts looking too big. And those fuckers are massive. Sometimes I can pull off 41mm or 42mm if it's slim, but like you said it's so think... I wanna say from memory it's 14mm and or thicker. I don't really know why Omega don't try to slim their watches a little more. Most every other brand is able to do it. I'm not sure the sapphire caseback or co-axial movement are that much bigger than any other watchmakers.

                                It's such a shame because the planet oceans tend to have more colorful or playful looks which are fun.

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                                  Mr Linz
                                  Haraki san Prodigy
                                  Joined: 27 Dec 2021

                                  PS I also love the blacked out Seamaster - forget what it's called - probably stealth. But that fucker is 44mm. Why? If it was 42mm, it would feel closer to 41mm because of the black which would be perfect for most peoples wrists...

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                                    Graeme
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                    @Mr-Linz I think that any watch will work provided the lugs don't extend beyond the edges of the wrist. It might look a bit small or large for a few days, but you'll adjust.

                                    And, yeah, it's a shame that Omegas are so chonky.

                                    The none so black Seamaster is the Black Black. I like it too. Omega's ceramic cases are a couple of millimetres bigger than the steel ones, though.

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                                      Mr Linz
                                      Haraki san Prodigy
                                      @Graeme
                                      Joined: 27 Dec 2021

                                      @Graeme what watch have you got your eye on next mate?

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                                        IrishHeart
                                        Haraki san Expert
                                        Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                        I recently replaced the leather strap with a bracelet on my 15 year old Railmaster. It’s changed the whole look of the watch and I love it.
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                                          Graeme
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                          @Mr-Linz if I'm being sensible, and if I can find one, I'd be tempted by an Omega CK-859.

                                          If I'm not being sensible, I like the Omega Aqua Terra Ultra Light, but that's more expensive than a Nautilus. On a list of decreasing prices, I also like the Patek 5212 Weekly Calendar, the Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Chronograph, and the Chopard Alpine Eagle Cadence. The LUC XPS and Alpine Eagle XPS would also be on the list around about that point.

                                          last edited by 6 Nov 2023, 10:15 M 1 Reply Last reply 7 Nov 2023, 10:00 Reply Quote 0
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