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    Watches - another OCD problem

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    • GilesG
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      It's the one I linked to, no?

      "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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      • henry_davidH
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        @Giles:

        It's the one I linked to, no?

        Yeah, that's the one. The first one (https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/h-moser-swiss-alp-watch-concept-black-minute-repeater-tourbillon) was a tourbillon minute repeater with the tourbillon exposed dial-side and no visible hand-set.

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        • AnesthetistA
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          @Giles:

          It's the one I linked to, no?

          It is, was at work w/ spotty net & couldnt open the link. Love that watch [emoji16]

          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

          IG: bluehandsslim

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          • S
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            @henry_david:

            @Giles:

            I do like the Apple Watch too…

            It does a lot of things for a lot of people. I always appreciate the people who double wrist: Apple Watch on one wrist, mechanical watch on another.

            I've been tempted to do this. Not quite there yet, but can see the day.. the apple watch for 'tracking'/'stuff'. Rolley for time.. Irony being the apple keeps better time  😃

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            • louisboscoL
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              @Snowy:

              @henry_david:

              @Giles:

              I do like the Apple Watch too…

              It does a lot of things for a lot of people. I always appreciate the people who double wrist: Apple Watch on one wrist, mechanical watch on another.

              I've been tempted to do this. Not quite there yet, but can see the day.. the apple watch for 'tracking'/'stuff'. Rolley for time.. Irony being the apple keeps better time  😃

              so have I. but I've felt that I'll do it for a few months because it's exciting and new, and then give up after that.. in which, I would've wasted money on an Apple Watch.

              "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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                Oh I only wear the apple watch now. I put the rolley back in it's box  ???. It's more the inverse for me.

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                • ChrisC
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                  I've been doubling for a about a year and a half- mechanical on the left wrist, Garmin Vivosport on the right.  One thing about it that I kinda like- if I travel to another time zone, I can leave the watch on home time and let the Garmin sync to local.

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                  • ManticoreM
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                    I'll be the contrarian and advise wearing two mechanicals instead. While I've never been a huge fan of wearables, I'm even less a fan given lockdowns and staring at screens all thetime.

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                    • GraemeG
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                      @Giles there's a new Blancpain No Radiation watch…

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                      • GilesG
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                        Nice, but I don't need two  🙂 🙂

                        "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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                        • henry_davidH
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                          That's lovely, @Graeme  :o

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                          • GraemeG
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                            @Giles:

                            Nice, but I don't need two  🙂 🙂

                            @Manticore:

                            I'll be the contrarian and advise wearing two mechanicals instead.

                            😃

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                            • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                              I keep hoping maybe this year, year after year, will be the year I can afford my much coveted Tag Heuer Monaco calibre 12. Maybe hopefully soon.  🙂

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                              • GraemeG
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                                Omega have just announced a number of new models for 2021.

                                There's a new Seamaster 300 Professional in black ceramic.

                                The retro Seamaster 300 has had a facelift, which now has a sandwich dial.

                                They're also offering it in what they call bronze gold, which is an alloy of bronze and gold. Yeah, I know, imaginative naming there…

                                I particularly like the new Tresor with small seconds and a power reserve.

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                                • JDelageJ
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                                  That bronze gold is nice looking. It's not cheap though.

                                  Speaking of bronze, I'm interested in the Longines Legend Diver. I don't know much about the brand though. How does it compare to, say, Oris?

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                                  • ChrisC
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                                    Longines is part of the Swatch Group, positioned below Omega and above Hamilton. I'd consider them more or less comparable to Oris.

                                    Something about a low visibility dive watch just seems wrong to me. But I bet that black ceramic is nice…

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                                    • GraemeG
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                                      Time and Tide, the Australian watch website, were excited about the Longines Legend Diver when it launched. They look good in the metal, and I'd agree with @Chris that they're probably on a par with Oris.

                                      Mechanically they use an ETA movement, which has been tweaked using a silicon hairspring. The Oris uses a fairly stock Selita, so the Longines is probably ahead on that front.

                                      I'd also cross shop with the new Oris Carl Brashear, which has their new in-house movement. But it's about 30% more expensive than the Longines.

                                      Bell & Ross have just launched their diver in bronze with a red dial, which looks really nice, but is a similar price to the Oris.

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                                      • JDelageJ
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                                        I have the first Carl Brashear; it's lovely (though the crown is a bit aggressive on the wrist I find).

                                        I'm hoping for a bronze BR05 one day from B&R…

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                                        • GraemeG
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                                          @JDelage I'd forgotten about your Carl Brashear.

                                          I'm not a big B&R fan, but the bronze diver is really nice, and I think that the red dial is the best of the bunch. But for the price of one plus the Longines, you could (almost) get the Bronze Gold Omega…

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                                          • ChrisC
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                                            @Graeme:

                                            I particularly like the new Tresor with small seconds and a power reserve.

                                            I like this one a lot, but the more I look at it, the more the power reserve dial bugs me.  It's so minimalist that it's essentially useless.  What are the increments supposed to be, just decorative?

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