Watches - another OCD problem
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Jii - I seriously considered buying my dad that watch with the mesh bracelet. Really nice.
Giles - I really love Navitimers but was always a little skeptical about one being able to hold up to my daily wear. Even the water resistance scared me a little.
RedStripe - Niiiiice. I love the style of IWCs
This has been my daily work horse for 2.5yrs. Really glad its still it one piece after all it's/we've been through;
The next watches on my list are the Swatch Tresor Magique and the Omega PloProf.
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@Jii:
It's either the Explorer two or this one. At the moment I have stronger feelings for this one, it just speaks to me more..
I don't have any personal experience with Breitling, so I can't speak to the long term quality, but I've been eyeing the Superocean Heritage 46 for a few years now, and even came close to buying one a couple of times. It really is a lovely watch, initial impressions of the build quality are excellent. It's based on an ETA 2824 movement, if I recall correctly, so it should be pretty well bulletproof. I would pick the Breitling over the Explorer II, were it my call, but it's your money and your wrist, so get whichever one makes you happy; logic and the opinions of others be damned.
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Red Stripe IWC is my all time favorite.
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Giles - I really love Navitimers but was always a little skeptical about one being able to hold up to my daily wear. Even the water resistance scared me a little.
Doh, mine are Chronomats. On the plus side I have dived to 210' with both of them and they have been fine. What I find is that the stop watch function does not last long, then they start losing time badly, one of mine is losing 90 seconds per day, but I cant wear it anyway as a pin has fallen out of the deployant clasp which I cant get fixed on the peninusular…..
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That's surprising. The Chronomat runs on a Valjoux 7750 movement, albeit modified, (Breitling considers it highly improved, of course) which is probably the most common and dependable mechanical chrono movement on the market today. I wonder why yours crapped out…
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Giles and Iron Heart- destruction incarnate and the essence of indestructibility. Natural match, I'd say.
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@mvb:
im considering this for my next watch purchase, i hope in january:
will go well with my ih gear
Looks almost CX Mil like?
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@Jii:
And here's candidate number three
or actually number one at the moment. Superocean Heritage 46. Big but not bulky, much dressier than my Sea Devil and simply stunning..
My love for automatic watches started with Breitling and it seems that they still speak to me more than any other brand. Just a month or two until I have the funds, so decisions will have to be made… It's either the Explorer two or this one. At the moment I have stronger feelings for this one, it just speaks to me more..
And ooooooh on this one with a leather Nato like Michaeljcr:s....
Decisions, decisions...
Never been a fan of Breitling at all but i do like the Superocean Heritage alot. Now it really seems as if the SoH has your heart more than the Exp II so i'd go for that if i were you.
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Well it did for a while but then some things started to bother me (feels a bit too big, a bit too shiny and the shape of the case felt wrong and I don't like mesh bracelets so I would be restricted to straps). Went and tried on the Rolex again and came to the conclusion that it's not for me either, I do need a bit more edge from a watch than it has .. Did some more research and found a piece that ticks all the boxes.. Going to pay the deposit on it on saturday and in the end of january it will be mine! I'll keep you guys in suspense for a while
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@Jii:
Well it did for a while but then some things started to bother me. Went and tried on the Rolex again and came to the conclusion that it's not for me either, I do need a bit more edge from a watch than it has.. Did some more research and found a piece that ticks all the boxes.. Going to pay the deposit on it on saturday and in the end of january it will be mine! I'll keep you guys in suspense for a while
Ahh come man tell us the suspense will kill me!!!
On another note i watch i have been contemplating for sometime came up at a resonable price but before i could enquire about it,it had gone
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@Jii:
Well, one of he reasons (and a hint) that I had to decide quickly is that the model is discontinued and hard to find new in shops.. And another hint is that it's not far from a watch in a post by me a couple of pages back
Ahh k,k i got ya. Now that i think i have a rough idea i can wait now lol.
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Anyone tried/considered one of these? :
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Yeah, Marathons are tall watches. That's one of the things that's always put me off of them. I'm constantly banging my watches into stuff and I prefer low profile ones, so that I can cut down on the dings and scratches that I invariably pick up.
You're right about them being designed to take a beating, though; the company has contracts with the US and Canadian militaries to produce watches for their troops. If you hunt around, you can get a watch with the US seal or the Canadian maple leaf on the clasp of the bracelet. I've read that the bracelet is really well made, too.
