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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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    • ChrisC
      Chris
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      Man, l love that green dialed Glashutte.

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      • DougNgD
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        I find it ironic that Glashutte would make an homage to a Timex

        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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        • AnesthetistA
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          36mm would interest me indeed!

          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

          IG: bluehandsslim

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          • JDelageJ
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            Those are the Four Seasons special ed GS: https://timelessluxwatches.com/reviews/new-grand-seiko-four-seasons-models/

            This is the lovely Winter model:

            And the Summer one:

            Those are my favorite of the 4, but the other two are not bad either…

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            • GraemeG
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              Hodinkee have a write up on the Blancpain Barakuda.

              https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/blancpain-fifty-fathoms-barakuda-introducing

              There are comments about it being sold out, but I heard the same thing about the Bathyscaphe Seventies, and there's one of those in a local jeweler's.

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              • GilesG
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                I'm scuba diving this week….Time to put my Fifty Fathoms to work....

                "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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                • GraemeG
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                  You'd better not lose it over the side of the boat @Giles! :o

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                  • mclaincauseyM
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                    …but even if you do, if you log the GPS coordinates and scour the area, being at least the equal of a Submariner, it should be fine even after 14 months undersea.

                    Think it, be it.

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                    • Finn666F
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                      @Graeme:

                      @Finn666 glad to hear you've made your mind up. Hopefully the Rolex waiting list gods are kind to you.

                      they truely were @Graeme 😎

                      (don‘t mind the greece stains on the bezel haha)


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                      • GraemeG
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                        @Finn666 looks like the waiting list wasn't too bad. I've got a suspicion that times quoted are exaggerated, except for the Daytona and GMT…

                        The Sea Dweller looks good. Doesn't seem too big for your wrist, and is a less obvious choice than the Submariner.

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                        • louisboscoL
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                          wow they look really good. faster than i expected..

                          "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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                          • Finn666F
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                            gonna pick it up today. can't wait! 😎

                            and yeah @Graeme they've told me they got a pretty big delivery from rolex the other day and because the WL for the SD wasn't too big of a problem, they gave me a call 🙂
                            was super hyped as i've picked up the phone haha…such a good feeling, after 2years only talking and dreaming about it 😉

                            gonna post some more pics as soon as i get if...if you guys want 🙂

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                            • louisboscoL
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                              hahaha. you lucky bugger. expecting more pictures when you get it on!!

                              "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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                              • Finn666F
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                                just picked it up yesterday mate! @louisbosco happy AF 😉
                                also put my name on the list for a gmt master II batman with the jubilee bracelet from 2019 while at the store…should take around 1-1.5years for it to arrive.

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                                • louisboscoL
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                                  yeah the GMT master might take awhile.. i'm not convinced it will be 1-1.5 years.. unless of course after this purchase, they're more inclined to "move you up"

                                  "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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                                  • Finn666F
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                                    let's hope it's 1-1.5 years…need some time to work and afterwards reward myself again. can't buy a rolex "just because" haha

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                                    • louisboscoL
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                                      hahaha. yes. well worth the wait in a year or 2..  😉

                                      "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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                                      • mclaincauseyM
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                                        No one:

                                        Omega: Let's make a tacky denim-themed watch!

                                        Hublot: Hold my beer…

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • GraemeG
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                                          Monads at Crown Casino are having their watch week until 30th June, which is when they show off the novelties from the top end of the Swatch Group. Of course I went to take a look… 😃

                                          The Blancpain Air Command is a very nice piece, and it's got quite a vintage Fifty Fathoms vibe to it. I liked it.

                                          The Nageurs de Combat is a fairly typical Fifty Fathoms, but with a black 7 on the dial. The caseback is solid.

                                          Then there's the Barakuda. It's smaller than most Fifty Fathoms, and I love the dial design. However, I'd probably go for the Bathyscaphe Seventies instead. (Unfortunately Monads sold the one they had in stock a week or two ago.)

                                          A few people got excited about the Glashutte Original SeaQ. I took a look at the panodate version, with the blue dial and fabric strap, or the one that I'd buy.

                                          Compared to the Fifty Fathoms, the movement is more highly decorated, with stripes on the plates. The larger Blancpains have 120 hours power reserve, the Barakuda has around 80 from memory, and the Glashutte has 100. They've all got silicon mainsprings.

                                          The Fifty Fathoms case is quite sculptural, with rounded sides. The SeaQ's is more basic, it's a very refined tool watch. They're probably about the same thickness, but I didn't get to compare them side-by-side.

                                          I'd be tempted by the SeaQ over the Fifty Fathoms, particularly with the blue dial. If I went with the Blancpain, I'd try to track down a Bathyscaphe Seventies.

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                                          • GraemeG
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                                            A couple more Glashutte Original watches. I love the orange dial.

                                            Jaquet Droz Chronograph and Skelet-One.

                                            Ulysse Nardin Freak X. This is the budget version of the Freak, but still clocks in at $32,000 Aussie.

                                            And their Executive Skeleton Tourbillon. This was pretty cool.

                                            It's the Year of the Pig, which means that @Seul can spend far too much on a themed watch! :p

                                            Spotted in a window, the IWC Spitfire Perpetual Calendar, which has a bronze case.

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