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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    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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      mclaincausey
      見習いボス
      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

      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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        Anesthetist
        見習いボス
        Joined: 14 May 2011

        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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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          A have the same feeling with mine.......

          "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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            gazza61
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 12 Feb 2023

            I wear mine all all the time no problems I think they are well made
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              Anesthetist
              見習いボス
              @gazza61
              Joined: 14 May 2011

              @gazza61 different animal than a Moon Watch

              IG: bluehandsslim

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                RobeOfTheMagi
                Haraki san Expert
                @Giles
                Joined: 15 Apr 2024

                @Giles What shirt is that Giles?

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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  It's a jacket. Sample that never made it to production because we had massive issues in the wabash factory for a while......

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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

                  last edited by 25 May 2024, 09:25 M 1 Reply Last reply 26 May 2024, 22:29 Reply Quote 5
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                    RobeOfTheMagi
                    Haraki san Expert
                    Joined: 15 Apr 2024

                    It's beautiful! Your standard CPO buttons plus zip; what's not to like?

                    last edited by RobeOfTheMagi 25 May 2024, 09:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Anesthetist
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 14 May 2011

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                      His & Hers Cartier Tanks (Must & Solo)

                      IG: bluehandsslim

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                        Mizmazzle
                        見習いボス
                        @Giles
                        Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                        @Giles yes! That jacket needs to be made ASAP!!

                        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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                          AdamJ
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 29 Jun 2017

                          This is not mine. It came across my desk when @Giles sold(?) it back in Feb 2020. Wish I'd bought it now 🙄

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                          The devil is in the detail..

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                            Graeme
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                            Credor, which is Seiko's top brand, has just released a reissue of the Seiko Locomotive. This was a seventies watch designed by a certain Gerald Genta.

                            Credor Locomotive

                            It's been upgraded from the original with a titanium case and automatic, rather than quartz, movement. Production is limited to 300 pieces.

                            The asking price is $12,000 / €14,000, and Monochrome has more details, and there's a longer article at Hodinkee.

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                              mclaincausey
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                              Not my favorite but what a bracelet. The chamfering on each link is beautiful.

                              Think it, be it.

                              last edited by 30 May 2024, 12:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Danimal506
                                Haraki san Expert
                                Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                                Those Credors are probably beautiful in person. But man the integrated bracelet stainless steel sports watch has become so played out. I feel like every single brand has their own version of the Royal Oak.

                                last edited by 30 May 2024, 17:30 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  mclaincausey
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                  To be fair this is a reboot of an old Genta design so it carries some legitimacy.

                                  Also the integration is hanging by a thread compared to those models. It’s very different looking to my eye because lugs aren’t coming out of the case.

                                  Think it, be it.

                                  last edited by mclaincausey 30 May 2024, 18:15 D 1 Reply Last reply 30 May 2024, 23:31 Reply Quote 1
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                                    ddtrash
                                    Haraki san Expert
                                    Joined: 2 Dec 2010

                                    That Credor is an interesting piece. I wonder why they did not put a display caseback on it? Probably to try and keep it close to the original case design maybe??

                                    If they were going for as close to an authentic replica of the original as possible then why make it with an automatic movement? Sticking to a quartz movement would be closer to the original and Seiko (Grand Seiko) make some lovely quartz movements such as their 9F movement.

                                    Oh to be a fly on the wall on some of these design meetings.....

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

                                    last edited by ddtrash 30 May 2024, 19:37 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Danimal506
                                      Haraki san Expert
                                      @mclaincausey
                                      Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                                      @mclaincausey I’d argue it’s entirely integrated because you cannot change out the bracelet to any strap.

                                      I’m sure in person it’s beautiful. The dial is killer! And five years ago would’ve been a great release.

                                      last edited by Danimal506 30 May 2024, 23:31 M 1 Reply Last reply 31 May 2024, 00:08 Reply Quote 0
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                                        mclaincausey
                                        見習いボス
                                        @Danimal506
                                        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                        @Danimal506 it’s absolutely integrated; my point is that aesthetically it’s distinct from other integrated designs because it doesn’t use integral lugs on the case. And from a historical perspective, this is a remake of a design that pre dates a lot of those saturated designs.

                                        I can’t get into that case shape but I like the dial and bracelet.

                                        Think it, be it.

                                        last edited by mclaincausey 31 May 2024, 00:08 D 2 Replies Last reply 31 May 2024, 00:28 Reply Quote 1
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                                          Danimal506
                                          Haraki san Expert
                                          @mclaincausey
                                          Joined: 13 Aug 2019
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