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    Watches - another OCD problem

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    • mclaincauseyM
      mclaincausey
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      @RobeOfTheMagi
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      @RobeOfTheMagi love it

      Think it, be it.

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      • MizmazzleM
        Mizmazzle
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        Love a good shirt/ watch pairing

        382 and YM

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        In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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        • RobeOfTheMagiR
          RobeOfTheMagi
          Haraki san Expert
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          This is probably my only priced possession. It's the last version of the 114270 before they blew up the dimensions (and altered the proportions of this watch) with the 39mm iteration. This means it has got the venerable 3130 caliber - pure perfection, if you ask me - and the engraved rehaut. Other than that, is's a very simple tool watch in all the best sense.

          To my knowledge they went back to 36mm but didn't keep the 20mm lugs that allowed for a variety of strap choices. The bracelet of the 114270 is last century watchmaking, hollow centre links but solid end links. Make of that what you will ... .

          It's the watch I wear nearly every day for everything but rock climbing. It found its way to me around the time my son was born and it belonged a late friend of my father's. I like the thought that my son might wear in a few decades :).

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          • ddtrashD
            ddtrash
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            @RobeOfTheMagi I also have this Explorer 1 reference and enjoy wearing it. I was lucky enough to be offered one of the first current 40mm versions pretty soon after they were released. The older 36mm with the more basic / less robust clasp is way more comfortable.

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

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            • AnesthetistA
              Anesthetist
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              @ddtrash I have the 36mm as well. It’s a hard watch to beat.

              IG: bluehandsslim

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              • bluemantraB
                bluemantra
                Haraki san Prodigy
                @RobeOfTheMagi
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                @RobeOfTheMagi awesome watch!! I love the Explorer. I was looking at that and the Air King. Got called first from AD on the Air King, but the Explorer is just timeless and classic.

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                WTB IHJ-140-IG size L

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                • GraemeG
                  Graeme
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                  A couple of people were eyeing up the new Tudor GMT. Monochrome has a review, and they like it a lot.

                  https://monochrome-watches.com/review-2024-tudor-black-bay-58-gmt-master-chronometer-39mm-coke-gilt-opinion-specs-price/

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                  • JDelageJ
                    JDelage
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                    Yes, this is a great option for true GMTs.

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                    • mclaincauseyM
                      mclaincausey
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                      Internals and size aside, the polar model is to my eye the best looking one and one of the best looking GMTs period.

                      Think it, be it.

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                      • mclaincauseyM
                        mclaincausey
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                        I love this crazy watch. Usually I have kind of conservative taste in watches but love Einstein and love the whimsy.

                        Think it, be it.

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                        • GraemeG
                          Graeme
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                          That Einstein watch is crazy, nearly as crazy as the price it'll fetch at auction next week.

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                          • JDelageJ
                            JDelage
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                            My favorite Only Watch 2024 is the Moser Pandamonium. Talk about whimsy...

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                            • mvttryvnM
                              mvttryvn
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                              IMO Omega has the drop of the year with the white dial Moonwatch ref. 310.30.42.50.04.001

                              Currently this is my grailed piece, if an AD had one and I had $11k cad burning a hole in my pocket I'd have one on my wrist immediately. One can dream.

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                              • ddtrashD
                                ddtrash
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                                Wearing the Nautilus a bit more often now. Most comfortable watch with a bracelet I own.

                                A combination of the slim light case and small link, flexible bracelet help the comfort level.

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

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                                • JDelageJ
                                  JDelage
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                                  Moser is re-releasing the Streamliner center second, in green and purple.

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                                  I'm not sure I like the transparent logo better, but in any case they are gorgeous watches.

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                                  • N
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                                    Got my first GS today SBGA461

                                    Been drooling over these for the past 10 years, finally got my hands on one

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                                    • GraemeG
                                      Graeme
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                                      @mvttryvn I've seen a white faced Speedmaster, and it was lovely. I would definitely pick it over the black dial version.

                                      Monochrome has just posted a hands-on with the watch if you need any more temptation in your life.

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        I have a Speedy, but in all honesty, I just don't get the hype.

                                        I'm very attached to mine as it is a one-off. Built on a 321 movement with a Japanese Racing Dial.

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                                        But I don't like it enough to be a daily wear.....

                                        "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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                                        • mclaincauseyM
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                                          It’s lovely and they’re cool watches in theory but in practicality I don’t use chronographs enough to justify that complication versus a diver with screw down crown and no buttons that can leak if submerged

                                          Think it, be it.

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                                          • AnesthetistA
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                                            I wore my Moon To Mars Speedy daily for a bit and enjoyed it, but it always felt like a fragile watch. I couldnt get that out of my head.

                                            IG: bluehandsslim

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