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    Watches - another OCD problem

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    • mclaincauseyM
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      @Graeme fair. Though I would go for a regular FF over this one personally.

      Think it, be it.

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      • louisboscoL
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        I was looking at the mark XX recently. all these IWC pictures are tempting

        "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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        • GraemeG
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          Watches of Switzerland has opened a dedicated Rolex boutique on Old Bond Street. It's a conveniently short stroll from Rivet and Hide. Hodinkee has published a write-up, which is basically a PR puff piece. (There are a lot of snarky comments asking whether customers can actually buy watches there.)

          Rolex Boutique

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          • B
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            Keep walking, Grand Seiko isn't too far away on New Bond St... 😉

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            • GilesG
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              That's my kind of talk......

              "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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              • ManiacLachyM
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                I haven’t got the watch game of many here, but I’m proud of this Carrera Heuer reissue from 1996 that I picked up 10 odd years ago. I’d always liked the Carrera TAGs, but this reissue just struck me as classic and unfussy.

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                • B
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                  Nice @ManiacLachy

                  I like the Heuer without the Tag. That must be worth something

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                  • ManiacLachyM
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                    @Bridger Thanks. Although made after Heuer sold and they became TAG Heuer, they did the re-creation of the 60s classic right by keeping the old logo. They even kept it to the original 36mm case, a lot smaller than most watches today, but another feature I quite like.

                    A quick check shows it worth a little more now than what I paid 10 years ago, but still quite affordable. I also discovered they did a Monaco re-creation the following year in 1997, along the same vein - Heuer branding, small case - and now I'm wondering if I should add it to the collection ...

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                      @ManiacLachy said in Watches - another OCD problem:

                      I also discovered they did a Monaco re-creation the following year in 1997, along the same vein - Heuer branding, small case - and now I'm wondering if I should add it to the collection ...

                      Would be a shame not to have a matching set...

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                      • B
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                        My inflight neighbor was wearing a model that looked like this. Does anyone here have one? Thoughts? It looked like a great balance of causal and stylish.

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                        • GraemeG
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                          @Bridger the Portugieser Chronograph looks a lovely piece, but I haven't paid much attention to them. I do like the Year of the Dragon model with the red dial, though.

                          They swapped the movement out from a Valjoux, ETA, or Selita calibre to an in-house one in 2020. The versions with the newer, in-house movement have a sapphire back, whereas the older models have a solid caseback.

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                          • B
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                            The red is cool @Graeme, but I like the more less attention grabbing white.

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                              @Bridger I used to own a Portugiesier with the black dial. One thing I didn’t quite get until after I bought it was that its 42mm size is nearly all dial so it wears much bigger compared to a similar size watch like a Sub or a Seamaster.

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                              • B
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                                That's a good point @broadstreetbully and probably the reason that I am attracted to it.

                                May I ask why you got rid of it?

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                                • B
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                                  @Bridger I started to type a whole diatribe but instead of putting you through that the short and simple answer is that it was stolen before I could sell.

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                                  • B
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                                    Ah shit @broadstreetbully, that sucks. Sorry man.

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                                    • RobeOfTheMagiR
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                                      Are there actually any owners of the Seiko SBDX001 in this forum?

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                                        @RobeOfTheMagi said in Watches - another OCD problem:

                                        Are there actually any owners of the Seiko SBDX001 in this forum?

                                        I have a SBDX001 and when I heard that they were going to be stamping the prospex logo on the face, I got the SBDX017, which is my grail watch [thankfully].

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                                        • MolleM
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                                          @RobeOfTheMagi yup, but replaced it with an SBDX017 10 years ago.

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                                          IG: 68molle

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                                          • B
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                                            That's a "grand" collection @Molle

                                            What is your fav?

                                            Is that a Crafter Blue on the SBDX017? Do you like it?

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