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    Watches - another OCD problem

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    • ddtrashD
      ddtrash
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      While ceramic bezels look nice and shiny you cant help feeling that the "old school" aluminium bezels are a more suitable material for a tool watch bezel.

      Yes Aluminium bezels can be scratched and dented but they are relatively cheap and super easy to replace. I really like the look and feel of the older 5 digit Rolex Sub and GMT Master aluminium bezels.

      Some perceived upgrades are not as functional as the versions they are superceeding.

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

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      • JDelageJ
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        So, Otsuka has a lottery for one of their amazing watches but unfortunately it's only for people with a Japanese address & CC... Boohoo...

        Anyone in Japan wants to be my proxy? 🙂

        https://otsukalotec.base.shop/items/91991626?utm_source=base&utm_medium=shop_mail&utm_campaign=mail_magazine&utm_content=mail_magazine

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        • GilesG
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          I'm there in 7 weeks

          "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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          • JDelageJ
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            Thank you Giles! That was kinda in jest. The lottery is on Oct 3 and requires a Japanese issued CC. Oh well, plenty of watch fish in the watch sea.

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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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

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              • mclaincauseyM
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                While I mostly agree wirh @ddtrash , a defense of ceramic bezels would be being able to have lume in the bezel beyond a pip at the top.

                Think it, be it.

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                • MolleM
                  Molle
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                  I have a thing for SEIKO divers and especially Marine Master type ones. The design is coming from their 6215-7000 (1967) and 6159-7000 (1968).

                  IG: 68molle

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                  • N
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                    I was drooling over a MM for years.
                    When I finally put it on my wrist, that was not it. Sits too tall, wears small for my big wrist. I was so sad.

                    Until I got a GS diver, that made things better.
                    Still, my Sumo Gen1 is my most worn watch.

                    Great collection btw.

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                    • GraemeG
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                      Omega has re-released the First Omega in Space, with a nifty sapphire crystal that replicates the original Hesalite, and the 3861 Master Chronometer movement. It looks nice.

                      Omega Speedmaster FOIS

                      Monochrome and Fratello have write-ups.

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                      • mclaincauseyM
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                        One of my favorite musicians, Billy Strings, had an excellent feature in GQ recently. I knew he was into horology (even tinkering with watch movements) but they mentioned he has this guy which he got using John Mayer’s watch broker. Excellent taste and I’m sure @JDelage would approve.

                        Think it, be it.

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                        • JDelageJ
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                          That First Omega in Space Speedmaster looks lovely. I like the alpha hands and the dial color.

                          @mclaincausey Yes, that small second Streamliner is a beauty. I also like the mini rotor movement a lot. Oh well... I do like the green better than the blue.

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                          • mclaincauseyM
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                            @JDelage yeah I love that simple green center hands model myself

                            Think it, be it.

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                            • GraemeG
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                              I'm not sure exactly what's been happening with Hodinkee over the last few years. I think that Ben Clymer sold out to investors, who tried to steer it to be more of an e-commerce than editorial platform. That didn't work out.

                              To be fair, I haven't really followed the site for a few years, as it felt more like sales copy for whatever they were trying to shift that week.

                              Anyway, the site has been sold again, this time to Watches of Switzerland. There's a story about it on Hodinkee.

                              I'm not sure if this is a great move. Being an in-house magazine for a major retailer doesn't exactly allow for editorial independence. It's the same issue they had when they tried to do retail. I wouldn't be surprised if it's sold on again in a few years.

                              Incidentally, I've noticed that Hodinkee has been pushing Ben Clymer heavily over the last few months. He seems to be active on the site again for the first time in a few years.

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                              • NocturamaN
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                                My daughter bought herself a Mission on Earth - Desert. Not sure about the colour myself…

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                                #JustStopCrocs

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                                • Danimal506D
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                                  @Graeme I used to love Hodinkee back in 2015-2018. But yea the stories really fell off with only a couple good ones per year.

                                  I too see that they’re pushing Ben Clymer. Maybe they want to have a face to the company and seem more grass roots? I’ll still cherry pick articles by writers whom I’m a fan of. James Stacey is maybe the only one left…But I don’t trust the integrity of Hodinkee like I used to.

                                  Anybody ever seen Perezcope on Instagram? He seems to debunk A LOT of the vintage watch market’s hype and doesn’t seem to be much a fan of Ben Clymer and Hodinkee himself. It’s interesting to read his articles. And to see that ex-Hodinkee writers follow his account and like his posts.

                                  Dean Delray just put out a podcast with Dan Spitz who is a watchmaker. Great episode and lots of good insight into a master watchmakers opinion on the watch industry.

                                  Kyle, TX

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                                    Cousteau & IHSH-397-IND 💙

                                    Peter 🤙😎

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                                    • Danimal506D
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                                      @PJ That blue is fantastic!

                                      Kyle, TX

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                                      • K
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                                        I’ve been wearing my omega speedy almost every day. But I’ve started getting the itch to get something else to go with it. While I really like the white dial smp, the sd43 is also calling my name. I was near an ad on a work trip and tried on the 43 again. It’s such a nice fit for me. So I’ve asked to be on the list but who knows how long that could be. I like 43 a lot more than the James Cameron.

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                                        • ddtrashD
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                                          @kkibbey23 The wait for an SD43 should not be too long. It is one of the pieces in the sports collection that is a little less in demand. Good luck and I am looking forward to hearing how your hunting goes!

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

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                                          • GraemeG
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                                            Patek has unveiled a new watch, the Cubitus. It's basically a square Nautilus. Here's a photo comparing the new and the old stolen from Ben Clymer's excessively long piece for Hodinkee.

                                            Patek Cubitus and Nautilus

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