• Home
  • Recent
  • Calendar
  • Register
  • Login
  • Home
  • Recent
  • Calendar
  • Register
  • Login
Iron Heart Forum
Iron Heart Forum

Discover our "What Is?" section to learn more about denim!

Watches - another OCD problem

Accessories
354
7.9k
3.4m
Loading More Posts
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • G
    Graeme
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

    @mclaincausey I found this video about the Tonda.

    And here's another from Time and Tide looking at the Tonda range of watches.

    last edited by 24 Nov 2023, 08:04 M 1 Reply Last reply 24 Nov 2023, 18:20 Reply Quote 0
    • I
      IrishHeart
      Haraki san Expert
      @Graeme
      Joined: 1 Mar 2023

      @Graeme thanks for all of your feedback and suggestions.

      One of the things I like about the BB54 is the dimensions. It sits much more comfortably on my wrist than a Sub.

      If I were to consider Rolex, it would be the Explorer but I have an Omega Railmaster from 2009, and although clearly the Rolex is a better watch, didn’t differentiate itself enough to my untrained eye when I look to rotate what I’m wearing. I can also buy the Tudor now as opposed to waiting months/years for the Explorer.

      The Glashutte and Seamaster are both very nice, but the BB still ticks more boxes for me.

      Thanks so much for the time taken to give me feedback. You clearly have a much greater knowledge and experience of watches than me, so I always learn plenty from you when reading your comments on this thread.

      last edited by 24 Nov 2023, 09:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
      • J
        joephoto
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 2 Nov 2016

        Has the brand Isotope been mentioned? I keep looking at their watches and I love their style.

        Ohhhhhh that constitutional stitching!

        last edited by 24 Nov 2023, 09:32 I 1 Reply Last reply 24 Nov 2023, 09:45 Reply Quote 0
        • I
          IrishHeart
          Haraki san Expert
          @joephoto
          Joined: 1 Mar 2023

          @joephoto I’d never heard of them until you posted. Some fun designs and a decent price point.

          last edited by 24 Nov 2023, 09:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • G
            Graeme
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

            @IrishHeart glad to help and was just giving you a few more options. Not that you need them. 😁

            I think that Omega is probably ahead on movements, but Rolex makes better cases and bracelets.

            last edited by Graeme 24 Nov 2023, 11:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
            • M
              mclaincausey
              見習いボス
              @Graeme
              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

              @Graeme thanks; approaching the platonic ideal of a minimalist dual time watch.

              Think it, be it.

              last edited by 24 Nov 2023, 18:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
              • J
                JDelage
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                The Chopard are not traveller's GMT, they are "caller's GMT". It's a completely different functionality.

                The best GMT implementation is that of Ulysses Nardin. They have produced a number of versions over the years, but it's a true traveller's GMT, where the home time appears in a window (on a 24hr scale), and the local time can be increased or decreased in 1hr increments with 2 pushers, and a date slaved to the local time, as it should. Here is my favorite (which also has an innovative crown function selector and an enamel dial):
                https://www.gmtpost.com/post/ulysse-nardin-classic-dual-time-enamel

                alt text

                last edited by JDelage 24 Nov 2023, 20:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • D
                  ddtrash
                  Haraki san Expert
                  @Graeme
                  Joined: 2 Dec 2010

                  @Graeme said in Watches - another OCD problem:

                  @Giles I like the Aquanauts too, but unless you've got blackmail photos of the AD or are in Thierry Stern's good books, you're unlikely to get one. I'd probably get the Chronograph instead, though.

                  @Giles do you want me to to have a word with Thierry, he fixed me up with a 5712 Nautilus last time he and I met up.

                  I am sure he could rustle up and Aquanaut travel time for you. 🙂

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

                  last edited by 24 Nov 2023, 22:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • G
                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    I'll pass thanks 🙂

                    "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

                    last edited by 25 Nov 2023, 01:12 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • T
                      TeflonDon
                      Joined: 22 Nov 2020
                      This post is deleted!
                      last edited by TeflonDon 25 Nov 2023, 09:05 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                      • G
                        gazza61
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 12 Feb 2023

                        1000011584.jpg some of my watches I have collected over the years.

                        last edited by 25 Nov 2023, 11:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 4
                        • P
                          pjroo33
                          Haraki san Student
                          Joined: 30 Oct 2023

                          Picked up a Black Bay 58 in blue recently and I’ve been pleasantly surprised. The color really changes depending on lighting conditions. Love wearing it with the ihsh-265!IMG_4651.jpeg IMG_4645.jpeg IMG_4638.jpeg

                          last edited by 26 Nov 2023, 22:27 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 4
                          • M
                            mclaincausey
                            見習いボス
                            Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                            Gorgeous. That’s my favorite aside from the 54

                            Think it, be it.

                            last edited by 27 Nov 2023, 21:34 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • G
                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              IMG_0384.JPG

                              "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

                              last edited by 2 Dec 2023, 08:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                              • I
                                IrishHeart
                                Haraki san Expert
                                Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                Pulled the trigger on the BB54. Love it.
                                IMG_0130.jpeg

                                last edited by 2 Dec 2023, 11:06 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                • J
                                  JDelage
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                                  Are you actually diving with your Blancpain Gilles?

                                  last edited by 2 Dec 2023, 14:47 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • G
                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    Of course.

                                    Why not? It's a diver.

                                    "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

                                    last edited by 2 Dec 2023, 15:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                    • J
                                      jeffrx
                                      Haraki san Student
                                      Joined: 8 Feb 2023

                                      IMG_5036.jpeg

                                      One of my rotation watches. Love this one.

                                      Heavy denim is the best denim.

                                      last edited by 2 Dec 2023, 18:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                      • I
                                        IrishHeart
                                        Haraki san Expert
                                        Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                        @jeffrx the 58 is a nice watch and it was a close call for me between that and the 54.
                                        Another snap of mine enhanced by the IH shirt!

                                        IMG_0134.jpeg

                                        last edited by 4 Dec 2023, 15:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                        • J
                                          jeffrx
                                          Haraki san Student
                                          Joined: 8 Feb 2023

                                          @IrishHeart, I got the 58 before the 54 came out, otherwise it would have been a close call. Can’t go wrong either way I’d say.

                                          Heavy denim is the best denim.

                                          last edited by 4 Dec 2023, 16:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                          7129 out of 7888
                                          • First post
                                            7129/7888
                                            Last post
                                          Copyright Iron Heart 2025.