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Watches - another OCD problem

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    Graeme
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    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

    The Hour Glass in Melbourne had a Cubitus on display in their window. I didn't get a chance to try it on because all their Patek specialists were in a meeting when I passed. Or they thought that I was too scruffy to afford one. I'm not convinced by the design; it looks like the sort of slightly upmarket quartz watches you would see in an Argos catalogue back in the eighties or nineties.

    Cubitus

    The Omega boutique had a few new pieces in, including the Flight Qualified Speedmaster that @ddtrash posted a few weeks ago. I liked the dial, but, as @JDelage observed, it's a bit chonky.

    Flight Qualified

    There was also the turquoise Aqua Terra. I loved the dial on it.

    Aqua Terra Turquoise

    My favourite was the Summer Blue Ploprof, which was announced nearly two years ago, and has taken some time to get to market.

    Ploprof

    The rubber strap had the model's name on the keeper, and I liked the angled cut for its tip.

    Ploprof Strap

    The only problem is that the asking price is $23.650 (Australian). A titanium Blancpain Bathyscaphe is $24,000, a regular Fifty Fathoms is $27,000, and the Glashütte Original SeaQ is $20K on the bracelet. All of these are finer watchmaking than the Omega.

    I dropped by the Time and Tide showroom, which sells a number of microbrands. (They've opened a larger one in London, just off Oxford Circus. I'll have to take a look next time I'm there.) I wanted to take a look at the Furlan Marri Disco Volante, which they had in green. It's powered by a Peseux 7001 movement, and it is a very small and very slim watch. There's a ring of lume around the dial and subdial, which is a contemporary twist on a vintage style watch. I liked it, but it felt a little small on me.

    Disco Volante.jpg

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      goosehd
      Mod Squad
      @Graeme
      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

      @Graeme That aqua terra is beautiful!

      "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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        Graeme
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        Joined: 30 Mar 2012

        @goosehd I agree. If I was buying an Aqua Terra, I'd go for that dial.

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          mclaincausey
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          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

          It's very nice, maybe their best, but also bold enough to where it might get a bit stale as a daily driver.

          Think it, be it.

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            ddtrash
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            Joined: 2 Dec 2010

            OK Vacheron have just gone and released what a lot of collectors have been waiting for: The steel version of the Overseas 222.

            Not cheap at just over £30,000

            I do like it but that is a lot of money for a steel watch. I am keen to see what the secondary market looks like for this model?

            I suspect it will trade above RRP for a while as there won't be many of them around. The standard 4500v overseas is cooling off a bit like the rest of the boutique steep integrated sports models. I suspect this 222 will buck that trend, especially considering for how long collectors have been asking for this piece to be made in steel again.

            vacheron 222.jpg

            There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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              Graeme
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              @ddtrash
              Joined: 30 Mar 2012

              @ddtrash I saw this earlier, and I thought that it would be something you like.

              It looks a lovely watch. I'd like to see it on my wrist before making a call, as the similarly sized Furlan Marri Disco Volante I tried on felt small.

              Monochrome has an introductory article, which lists the price at €35,000. In comparison, their hands-on with the Patek Phillipe Cubitus mentions the base model costs €40,575. Personally, I'd get the 222.

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                ddtrash
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                Joined: 2 Dec 2010

                222 vs Cubitus - no contest.

                222 every day of the week.

                There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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                  mclaincausey
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                  The Cubitus: why?

                  Nautilus looked great. Cubitus looks like shit.

                  Think it, be it.

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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    Neither 🙂

                    "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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                      JDelage
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                      Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                      The 222 is gorgeous. Too expensive but gorgeous.

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                        Anesthetist
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                        Joined: 14 May 2011

                        At long last!

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                        IG: bluehandsslim

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                          JDelage
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                          Pretty!

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                            Anesthetist
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                            @JDelage
                            Joined: 14 May 2011

                            @JDelage thanks, I am very, very pleased with it. It’s funny to me that so many people were critical of the brand and the price point, but to me it feels like a wonderful bang for the buck.

                            IG: bluehandsslim

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                              Graeme
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                              @Anesthetist
                              Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                              @Anesthetist it looks a lovely piece.

                              I was also intrigued by the cloth in the background, which I suspect is a historical map of Oldenzaal. I once took a look around Naarden in the Netherlands, which has similar fortifications that have been preserved.

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                                ddtrash
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                                Joined: 2 Dec 2010

                                @Anesthetist Congrats my friend, that is a stunner and in my humble opinion offers a lot of bag for your buck.

                                There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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                                  Graeme
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                                  It's the third Tuesday of the year, and Omega has just released a new Speedmaster. This one has a handwound movement, meteorite dial, and a moonphase. It's also 13.6 mm, so less of a chonk that the Flight Qualified.

                                  Speedmaster Moonphase

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                                    mclaincausey
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                                    Not bad!

                                    Think it, be it.

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                                      JDelage
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                                      That's beautiful, especially the lighter one. I love meteorite. I have a nice chunk somewhere here.

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                                        Arkimeediz
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 25 Dec 2024

                                        Figured I'd update with some pieces out of my collection. My style is a little all over the place, because I'm a weirdo haha...but hey, I like what I like.

                                        Casio G-Shock GMWB5000TVB1

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                                        ...many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip

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                                          Anesthetist
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                                          @Arkimeediz
                                          Joined: 14 May 2011

                                          @Arkimeediz I know my way around a nice square as well. Nice watch! Is it trantixxie titanium?

                                          IG: bluehandsslim

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