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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

Watches - another OCD problem

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

    @Subprime is that the 40mm? Gorgeous watch

    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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      Subprime
      Haraki san Student
      @Mizmazzle
      Joined: 13 Sept 2022

      @Mizmazzle Thank you! It's the 39mm, ref. 214270 with the MK2 dial

      Look for what you notice, but no one else sees

      WTB: Pale Rider XL | IHSH-399-ORA XL | IH-814-IND 32 | IHSH-308-IND XL

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        Bridger
        Raw and Unwashed
        @Selvedger
        Joined: 3 Mar 2021

        @Selvedger That is a really nice piece. I like the simplicity of the cleaner face. I like it on the bracelet too.

        Mine is a newer more busy version (not as cool as yours).

        I like it on the strap with a Panerai style buckle.

        Watch.JPG

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          MTpockets
          @Bridger
          Joined: 11 Jun 2021

          @Bridger - thanks.

          Meant to respond sooner. Did you ever consider the trilogy Railmaster? Has a look similar to my 300. I almost pulled the trigger on that Railmaster before. Also tough to find as they only made 3500 or so of them.

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            Today, because I need a stopwatch at the gym....

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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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              Bridger
              Raw and Unwashed
              @MTpockets
              Joined: 3 Mar 2021

              @MTpockets I have seen the trilogy Railmaster, and don't mind it.
              However, there is something about the details of face of the previous version that I particularly like, which is why I lust for it.

              If I was just generally looking for a smart blackfaced watch, I would probably scratch the Grand Seiko itch before an Omega.

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                MTpockets
                @Bridger
                Joined: 11 Jun 2021

                @Bridger - good point on Grand Seiko. But I wouldn't waste a GS purchase on a black dial. Any GS I would pick up would have to feature a lighter, textured dial. White Birch comes to mind.

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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  or....... 🙂

                  https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/post/848871

                  "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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                    Bridger
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    @MTpockets
                    Joined: 3 Mar 2021

                    @MTpockets - I hear you! However, I have a thing for black dials (and denim) 🙂

                    @Giles - that's a beautiful piece - I like it on the leather strap too

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                      Brodie
                      Haraki san Student
                      Joined: 19 Mar 2023

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                      A little sun on my morning walk.

                      (Ignore that unscrewed crown...bad job by me. I remedied it as soon as I noticed it after taking this photo)

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                        northsouthdenimguy
                        Haraki san Expert
                        Joined: 27 Nov 2022

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                          goosehd
                          Mod Squad
                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

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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. :)

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                            Graeme
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                            I was in Melbourne a week ago, and I saw the Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222 in steel. It's a very pretty watch. I still haven't managed to get a look at the Patek Cubitus, because you need to jump through hoops for the local dealer to show it to you, but it was about 15% cheaper and a far nicer piece of design.

                            Vacheron 222

                            The only shortcoming was that it's a boutique only piece, and the one in Melbourne already had three hundred expressions of interest.

                            Across the road, I saw a Montblanc 1858 "The Unveiled Secret" Minerva Monopusher Chronograph. The movement has been flipped, so that its back becomes the watch's face. The case back is solid, with an engraving of the old Minerva workshop on it. Again, it's a lovely piece.

                            Montblanc Minerva

                            There was also a Zenith Defy Tourbillon, which is based around a variant of the El Primero 5 Hz movement.

                            Zenith Defy

                            On a more accessible front, the Longines boutique had the new, carbon Ultra-Chron. The bezel is fixed, unlike the original steel version, which got the desk divers in Hodinkee's comments section ranting!

                            Longines Ultra-Chron

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                              Brodie
                              Haraki san Student
                              @Graeme
                              Joined: 19 Mar 2023

                              @Graeme Love that 222...would love to see it in person.

                              Funny enough, just based on pictures, I think I may prefer the gold version. And I am not a yellow gold guy. But for whatever reason, I seem to be drawn to that one a little more.

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                                Graeme
                                啓蒙家
                                @Brodie
                                Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                @Brodie the sales assistant said that she preferred the gold version too, because it was all one colour.

                                There was one on display in the window, and it looked good, but I would go for the steel model.

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                                  Danimal506
                                  Haraki san Expert
                                  @Graeme
                                  Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                                  @Graeme Oh no a fixed bezel?! That watch looked so good! Fixed bezels that look like dive bezels really irk me. I don’t need a cheat sheet to remind me where 40 mins is at…

                                  WTB:
                                  IHC-06
                                  IHSW-70 L or XL
                                  UHF Pillow Cover

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                                    Graeme
                                    啓蒙家
                                    @Danimal506
                                    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                    @Danimal506 I wonder if there was an engineering decision behind the fixed bezel. The steel version's rotates as you'd expect.

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                                      Danimal506
                                      Haraki san Expert
                                      @Graeme
                                      Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                                      @Graeme Even more odd. I thought you meant that the original watch had a rotating bezel and this reissue does not. I did not realize there is a contemporary version with a rotating AND non-rotating bezel. Very odd.

                                      WTB:
                                      IHC-06
                                      IHSW-70 L or XL
                                      UHF Pillow Cover

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                                        Graeme
                                        啓蒙家
                                        @Danimal506
                                        Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                                        @Danimal506 the carbon model is significantly more expensive than the (contemporary) steel model too. That's why I don't think the fixed bezel was done for cost savings, and hence it's more likely to be for technical reasons.

                                        I do like both versions, and I don't think that the fixed bezel would dissuade me from the carbon.

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                                        • ColeC
                                          Cole
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined: 15 Apr 2014

                                          The new member in the family, or another completly unnessesary purchase, as my wife would say. 🤪

                                          Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 2200.50 from 2010. I just love the old Planet Oceans so mich more then the new ones.

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                                          WTB:
                                          IHJ-96-OLV Size L
                                          IHE-13

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