Watches - another OCD problem
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I’ve got an itching for a new watch. I haven’t bought one in years, last one was a Breitling in 2007 or so….
Right now I’m starting to look at the SD43, speedmaster hell even fifty fathoms. Hopefully this year it will happen
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@kkibbey23 the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms and Glashütte Original SeaQ retail for a similar price to the Rolex, but I'd argue they're both are finer pieces of watchmaking.
If you're interested in resale, the Sea Dweller is probably the best option. The Fifty Fathoms holds its value reasonably well, and the Swatch version has boosted its popularity, but the SeaQ isn't so great. It's probably worth browsing Chrono24 to see what the current asking prices are.
However, some of the limited edition Blancpain models can be quite desirable. The Barakuda from a few years back is now fetching nearly twice its original retail price.
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Thanks! Yeah, I’ve tried on the titanium fifty fathoms and REALLY liked it, I also really like the look of the grade date. That open case back is amazing.
Resale doesn’t really matter to me personally. But I also would like it to hold some value.
I know some can loose a lot of value if you ever needed to sell.I’ve never seen a SD in person the only thing that spoke to me is it’s a little larger. As you can see from the pics I’ve got a decent sized wrist. I’ve also really liked the Big pilot and this green dial was pretty sweet
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There’s a Swatch FF coming out too that looks cool
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@Mizmazzle I don’t know, but I can’t have one without the other. Thank you!
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208 and SD 43
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@mclaincausey has taught me to be very annoyed about war and peace adorning the face of watches.....
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@Giles said in Watches - another OCD problem:
@mclaincausey has taught me to be very annoyed about war and peace adorning the face of watches.....
And that is why @mclaincausey is eyeing up a Parmigiani Fleurieur with a minimalist dial.
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One of the things about the PF is that the minimalism extends to the GMT mechanism. Even to the extent that it disappears when not needed. Balancing economy of information and functionality is something I value. That means minimal but also instantly understandable.
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@mclaincausey said in Watches - another OCD problem:
the minimalism extends to the GMT mechanism. Even to the extent that it disappears when not needed. Balancing economy of information .
So does this (though economy is not a word that readily springs to mind)....
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@JDelage if you’re not on a multi day spelunking expedition or something those might not strictly be necessary, thus their inclusion could be superfluous depending upon use case
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Hehe there’s that I suppose G.
I mentioned spelunking specifically because that was the Explorer II pitch: when you’re spelunking, or in a polar region, or whatever where you can’t tell if it’s day or night, you need this functionality.
That is what we call in product management an “edge case” that I don’t personally need to account for in a GMT.
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Spelunking is a Greek origin word and has something to do with caves. I assume cave exploring or something of this short.
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@kkibbey23 I took a look at a Bathyscaphe in titanium in November, and that was a nice piece. I'm on team large wrists, so I can get away with bigger watches.
I'm with @mclaincausey that I generally know roughly what the relative time will be compared to the local. For example, it's currently 8:30 pm on the East Coast of Australia, I know that the UK is earlier, so I'd figure out that the time on my 12-hour GMT would correspond to 9:30 am, not 9:30 pm.
But, of course, we need our watches to be over specified for diving in an Antarctic cave, even though they'll never see anything more extreme than an office desk...
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I don’t mind an over speced GMT function as much as a He escape valve. Talk about edge case. An edge case on the case edge
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@mclaincausey said in Watches - another OCD problem:
@JDelage if you’re not on a multi day spelunking expedition or something those might not strictly be necessary, thus their inclusion could be superfluous depending upon use case
Yes, in the most obvious case of a trip from Europe to the US, or reverse, it's fine. (Then again, in such a case one doesn't really "need" GMT at all generally.) In the case of a multi continent, multi leg trip involving much jet lag and sleep deprivation it can get more difficult.
Purely from a watch appreciation standpoint, it would be fun to see a watch go to the extremes of the 2 time zone functions, with some indication of day/night for home time (I prefer a 24hr scale personally) and a quick adjustment of the current time down to the 1/2hr (since some time zones require that). I don't know that any exist.
