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    Anesthetist
    見習いボス
    Joined: 14 May 2011

    The pricing on that AT Ultralight is utterly insane. I love Omega but not a chance I’d drop that kind of money on one.

    IG: bluehandsslim

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      Graeme
      啓蒙家
      @Anesthetist
      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

      @Anesthetist I agree that the pricing is insane, and that's why I don't have one. The ceramic Planet Ocean is 40% of the price and has a similar titanium movement.

      My guess is that the cost is in the movement, the only other brand that makes them out of titanium is Richard Mille, and they make insanely priced Omegas look reasonable.

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

        @Graeme Wow mate, there's some heavy hitters in there. Actually my buddy had his eye on the CK-859. It's a lovely watch.

        I remember last time I was in the Omega Boutique seeing the Ultra Light and couldn't get my head around the pricing. If those watches were 20K I think they'd sell a lot, but at 50K why would you get one over something more obviously well made? Unless I'm missing something unique about the watch? Love the grey and colored accents though, very cool

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          Graeme
          啓蒙家
          @Mr Linz
          Joined: 30 Mar 2012

          @Mr-Linz I think that the cost is in the R&D necessary to put them together. The boutique in Birmingham said that ten had come through the UK, and that the country represents 10% of Omega's market, so they're very low volume, which probably puts the production costs up.

          The new Planet Ocean is around $22K, but I don't expect that to be a big seller either. It's nearly twice the price of a Glashütte Original SeaQ or Fifty Fathoms. I suspect that it's going to be a limited run for bragging rights.

          I'd agree about the CK-859. Shame Omega dropped it so quickly.

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

            @Graeme Yikes 22K for a planet ocean is wild!

            I love Omega but it sometimes feels like a headless chicken with the amount they do.

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              mclaincausey
              見習いボス
              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

              SEAQ: twice as nice for half the price.

              Think it, be it.

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

                @mclaincausey My fave neurosurgeon rocks a two-tone on a handmade leather strap and it is killer. Definitely feels like a bargain for what it sells for.

                IG: bluehandsslim

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                  mclaincausey
                  見習いボス
                  Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                  It’s one of my favorite divers. Just beautiful. And yeah bargain IMO

                  Think it, be it.

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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    @Anesthetist
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    @Anesthetist said in Watches - another OCD problem:

                    a two-tone

                    This one?

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                    Want 🙂

                    "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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                      IrishHeart
                      Haraki san Expert
                      Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                      Now that’s a nice watch

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                        mclaincausey
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                        So sexy. The lumerals, the big date (surprised its asymmetry doesn’t drive @Giles mad 😂), the restrained use of gold accents. A masterpiece.

                        Think it, be it.

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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          @mclaincausey
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          @mclaincausey said in Watches - another OCD problem:

                          surprised its asymmetry doesn’t drive @Giles mad

                          I could cope 🙂

                          "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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                            WhiskeySandwich
                            啓蒙家
                            @Giles
                            Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                            @Giles I like the date at 4 because you get the right side marker. I also like the lugs being squared off rather than running all the way to the bezel. Is there a more eloquent name for that design? Reminds me of a 62MAS but it has crown guards....and that subtle branding detail on the back of the second hand....🤤
                            this wasn't on my radar, but it is now...

                            "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                            -Seneca

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                              JDelage
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                              It's pretty much the only two-tone watch I like. It's really well done.

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                                Giles
                                IHUK Crew
                                @WhiskeySandwich
                                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                @WhiskeySandwich said in Watches - another OCD problem:

                                @Giles I like the date at 4 because you get the right side marker.

                                I don't dislike it because it is parallel with the 9-3 axis, I don't like a date at 4 when it is parallel with the 10-4 axis...

                                I could also be persuaded by one of these....

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                                "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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                                  mclaincausey
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                  My personal favorite is this one which is on a nice discount at the link:

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                                  https://worldofluxuryus.com/products/glashutte-original-spezialist-seaq-panorama-date-stainless-steel-mens-watch-5

                                  Think it, be it.

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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    Oh fuck

                                    "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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                                      WhiskeySandwich
                                      啓蒙家
                                      @Giles
                                      Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                      @Giles now I can’t unsee how it’s not on the 10-4 axis and it does bother me. I now prefer the 3 date. I’d rather sacrifice a plain marker for a date than a numeral.

                                      "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                      -Seneca

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                                        Graeme
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                        I'm a fan of the SeaQ, particularly the panoramic date version. I took a look at them when they first came out and I remember comparing one to a Fifty Fathoms, and the Glashütte Original was better finished.

                                        That said, the Blancpain Bathyscaphe in titanium is a lovely thing, though @Giles is allergic to the position of the date window. On the bracelet it's still 60% of the price of the Planet Ocean. It's also a lot slimmer than the SeaQ and rather light. The movement isn't as pretty, though.

                                        Bathyscaphe Titanium

                                        Whilst I was admiring it, the dealer insisted I look at the very green and very rare chronograph they had in.

                                        Bathyscaphe Chronograph

                                        I think at the end of the day you can spend a premium on the brand, finishing, design, or technology. Some people get excited about a bit of hand-anglage on the movement. Others turn their noses up at anything that isn't a Rolex or Patek. I like innovations in horology. You pays your money and all that.

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                                          goosehd
                                          Mod Squad
                                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                          Every Blancpain that I'm ever interested in, seems to be super limited and impossible to get...my plans are to get @Giles drunk and slip his off of his wrist.

                                          "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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