Watches - another OCD problem

[Mr Linz]

@Graeme Yikes 22K for a planet ocean is wild!

I love Omega but it sometimes feels like a headless chicken with the amount they do.

[mclaincausey]

SEAQ: twice as nice for half the price.

[Anesthetist]

@mclaincausey My fave neurosurgeon rocks a two-tone on a handmade leather strap and it is killer. Definitely feels like a bargain for what it sells for.

[mclaincausey]

It’s one of my favorite divers. Just beautiful. And yeah bargain IMO

[Giles]

@Anesthetist said in Watches - another OCD problem:

a two-tone

This one?

Want

[IrishHeart]

Now that’s a nice watch

[mclaincausey]

So sexy. The lumerals, the big date (surprised its asymmetry doesn’t drive @Giles mad ), the restrained use of gold accents. A masterpiece.

[Giles]

@mclaincausey said in Watches - another OCD problem:

surprised its asymmetry doesn’t drive @Giles mad

I could cope

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Giles I like the date at 4 because you get the right side marker. I also like the lugs being squared off rather than running all the way to the bezel. Is there a more eloquent name for that design? Reminds me of a 62MAS but it has crown guards....and that subtle branding detail on the back of the second hand....
this wasn't on my radar, but it is now...

[JDelage]

It's pretty much the only two-tone watch I like. It's really well done.

[Giles]

@WhiskeySandwich said in Watches - another OCD problem:

@Giles I like the date at 4 because you get the right side marker.

I don't dislike it because it is parallel with the 9-3 axis, I don't like a date at 4 when it is parallel with the 10-4 axis...

I could also be persuaded by one of these....

[mclaincausey]

My personal favorite is this one which is on a nice discount at the link:

https://worldofluxuryus.com/products/glashutte-original-spezialist-seaq-panorama-date-stainless-steel-mens-watch-5

[Giles]

Oh fuck

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Giles now I can’t unsee how it’s not on the 10-4 axis and it does bother me. I now prefer the 3 date. I’d rather sacrifice a plain marker for a date than a numeral.

[Graeme]

I'm a fan of the SeaQ, particularly the panoramic date version. I took a look at them when they first came out and I remember comparing one to a Fifty Fathoms, and the Glashütte Original was better finished.

That said, the Blancpain Bathyscaphe in titanium is a lovely thing, though @Giles is allergic to the position of the date window. On the bracelet it's still 60% of the price of the Planet Ocean. It's also a lot slimmer than the SeaQ and rather light. The movement isn't as pretty, though.

Whilst I was admiring it, the dealer insisted I look at the very green and very rare chronograph they had in.

I think at the end of the day you can spend a premium on the brand, finishing, design, or technology. Some people get excited about a bit of hand-anglage on the movement. Others turn their noses up at anything that isn't a Rolex or Patek. I like innovations in horology. You pays your money and all that.

[goosehd]

Every Blancpain that I'm ever interested in, seems to be super limited and impossible to get...my plans are to get @Giles drunk and slip his off of his wrist.

[Giles]

Note self, wear my Seiko Tuna when @goosehd is about....

[goosehd]

@Matt want to help me out here?

[Brandrea]

I love seeing the wide variety of watches here, really awesome folks.

Just checking back in with the 321 Speedmaster.

[Giles]

@Graeme said in Watches - another OCD problem:

Blancpain Bathyscaphe

Yuk on both.....