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    mclaincausey
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    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

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

    Think it, be it.

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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
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        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'.

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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
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              @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
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                  Danimal506
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                  @mclaincausey
                  Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                  @mclaincausey Makes sense. Ol’ Gerald seemed to get around the design houses back in the day.

                  Kinda funny, he came up with one design and sold it to a dozen different companies haha. Good for him!

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                    mclaincausey
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                    @Danimal506
                    Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                    @Danimal506 🤪yeah. I love his stuff but agree about it being over saturated

                    Think it, be it.

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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      @Danimal506
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      @Danimal506 said in Watches - another OCD problem:

                      Kinda funny, he came up with one design and sold it to a dozen different companies haha. Good for him!

                      I've always thought that too.....

                      And this my least-like Genta design.....

                      "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 31 May 2024, 05:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                        JDelage
                        啓蒙家
                        Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                        Speaking of new / re-edition models, I like that better:

                        Audemars Piguet (Re)Master02:
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                        Monochrome article

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                          gazza61
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                          Joined: 12 Feb 2023

                          This is a beautiful work of art

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                            mclaincausey
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                            Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                            It is, but it’s impractically designed. Lots of space that isn’t functional and the way that that space extends over your metatarsals for a left handed wear seems like it could be uncomfortable when you bend your wrist back. Those aspects detract from it being something I would wear although I admire the design very much.

                            Think it, be it.

                            last edited by mclaincausey 31 May 2024, 20:20 G 1 Reply Last reply 31 May 2024, 21:16 Reply Quote 1
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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              I fucking hate it 🙂

                              Honestly, you could not pay me to wear it....

                              "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 Giles 31 May 2024, 20:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                                gazza61
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                                @mclaincausey
                                Joined: 12 Feb 2023

                                @mclaincausey what we do for art.

                                last edited by 31 May 2024, 21:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • GraemeG
                                  Graeme
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                  I like the new AP. I was going to post it, but I was beaten to the punch.

                                  last edited by 1 Jun 2024, 10:14 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    mvttryvn
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                                    @Graeme
                                    Joined: 7 Mar 2024

                                    @Graeme thanks for the heads up! I’ll check that out

                                    last edited by 3 Jun 2024, 19:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      mclaincausey
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                                      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                      Stopped by the Montana Watch Company boutique in Bozeman. They take ETA and other ebauches and put them in watches that often have engravings on the cases and enameled, MOP, or engraved dials, often paired to tooled leather straps, giving them a distinctive western turn of the century aesthetic. Not for me, but fun nonetheless. I thought this engraved elephant with a case engraved to look pachydermal was interesting.

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                                      A couple of other specimens

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                                      Think it, be it.

                                      last edited by 12 Jun 2024, 02:27 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                                      • goosehdG
                                        goosehd
                                        Mod Squad
                                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                        New strap/buckle for the watch:

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                                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                        last edited by 19 Jun 2024, 22:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 6
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                                          A Former User
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                                          I said I wasn't going to buy another watch

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