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    • henry_davidH
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      The Chrono24 effect lol @JDelage

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      • JDelageJ
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        Yeah, strange games are being played on Chrono24. Just was exposed to that myself in the last few weeks as I was selling a hyped-up watch.

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        • JDelageJ
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          Interesting article on the current batch of Panerai movements…

          THE NEW PANERAI P.9010 – PERPETUAL DOWNGRADING

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          • henry_davidH
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            Great read, @JDelage. Panerai is … so disappointing.

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            • JDelageJ
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              When an article has to show off a Rolex to demonstrate by contrast how poorly finished a movement is, it says a lot…

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              • goosehdG
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                Panerai is a brand I’ve looked at a million times, always find something that I kind of liked, but could never pull the trigger on.  Always something seemed off and never could identify just one thing.

                Started reading more and more about their shady practices the last 3-4 years and this seals the deal.

                Completely off the list forever.

                Thank you @JDelage

                "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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                • henry_davidH
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                  @JDelage:

                  When an article has to show off a Rolex to demonstrate by contrast how poorly finished a movement is, it says a lot…

                  Ha! Yes, when a funactionally-finished movement is shown as something that upstages another…

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                  • AnesthetistA
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                    Great read but very disturbing. Thanks for sharing @jdelage

                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                    IG: bluehandsslim

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                    • GraemeG
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                      Watches and Wonders has just kicked off. So far we have.

                      A titanium A. Lange & Sohn Odysseus. Yours for €55,000, which is twice the price of the steel edition.

                      A smaller, Ceratanium IWC Top Gun chronograph.

                      And also in green and white.

                      A very cool Oris Propilot-X.

                      And a bunch of Cartiers.

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                      • GraemeG
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                        Rolex, meanwhile, have gone mad and launched a left-handed GMT.

                        And a new Air-King, which is surely the watch that nobody asked for or likes?

                        (Well, apart from me. But I have dubious taste.)

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                        • GilesG
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                          And me, because I have one….

                          "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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                            Grand Seiko have a number of new models, but ignore them and buy this Diver with the Black Stream dial.

                            My favourite TAG Heuer is the Solargraph, which has a solar-powered quartz movement sourced from Citizen and a luminous carbon bezel.

                            And Hublot have released a big, black square…

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                            • MotyM
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                              Tudor BB Pro

                              Courage is resistance to fear, it is mastery of fear, not absence of fear

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                              • mclaincauseyM
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                                I like the Tudor ("riveted" bracelet aside), the Oris, and the bezel of the lefty GMT.

                                I like what TAG is doing design-wise with their divers these days, even if I feel the solar one looks cheap (which, if it IS cheap, is acceptable).

                                It is remarkable how I don't think I've ever seen a Hublot I remotely enjoyed. They're really good at designing watches I hate.

                                Think it, be it.

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                                • JDelageJ
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                                  I love the fact that Rolex was crazy enough to launch a lefty. It's going to be just as un-obtainable as the rest, but it's a fun thing.

                                  I love the Cartier Tank Chinoise.

                                  For me, the most unexpected new release is the Grand Seiko $350k constant force tourbillon. This is a very rare complication, which I have mostly seen made by super tiny outfits (Romain Gauthier and the like).

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                                  • mclaincauseyM
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                                    Wow, +/- 0.5s / day on a fully mechanical movement. Is that a record?

                                    Think it, be it.

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                                    • henry_davidH
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                                      GS majorly leveling up there, @JDelage. I'm impressed. I was also sorry to see some colorful dials in the OP line discontinued at the 36mm and 41mm sizes.

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                                      • ChrisC
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                                        The lefty GMT seems unusually gimmicky for Rolex.

                                        That Oris with the grey dial is fantastic, though I'm disappointed they aren't using their signature red rotor for it. Maybe with the full production models that will change?

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                                        • JDelageJ
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                                          Interesting concept watch from Cartier, the "Masse Mysterieuse", where the movement is the rotor… It uses 4 internal sapphire disks to connect the hands, crown, and caliber.

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                                          • MotyM
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                                            Very nice article on Hondinkee about Tudor BB Pro

                                            https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-tudor-black-bay-pro-2?fbclid=IwAR2z8bRQPFM46iCAsF3hjOs4HA3ldxQo2KnqhXdQyvD3bHQcPrNDv1m15X0

                                            Courage is resistance to fear, it is mastery of fear, not absence of fear

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