Watches - another OCD problem
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@Bridger not on the original calf strap, that is stored away, it's currently on a perforated racing strap with deployant clasp. My Monaco is the first McQueen re-issue from the late 90s, 1/5000. I love it! The lume has patina'd nicely. Sometimes I wear it on the modern Monaco bracelet.
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@Mizmazzle Thank you! It's the 39mm, ref. 214270 with the MK2 dial
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@Selvedger That is a really nice piece. I like the simplicity of the cleaner face. I like it on the bracelet too.
Mine is a newer more busy version (not as cool as yours).
I like it on the strap with a Panerai style buckle.
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@MTpockets I have seen the trilogy Railmaster, and don't mind it.
However, there is something about the details of face of the previous version that I particularly like, which is why I lust for it.If I was just generally looking for a smart blackfaced watch, I would probably scratch the Grand Seiko itch before an Omega.
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@MTpockets - I hear you! However, I have a thing for black dials (and denim)
@Giles - that's a beautiful piece - I like it on the leather strap too
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A little sun on my morning walk.(Ignore that unscrewed crown...bad job by me. I remedied it as soon as I noticed it after taking this photo)
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I was in Melbourne a week ago, and I saw the Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222 in steel. It's a very pretty watch. I still haven't managed to get a look at the Patek Cubitus, because you need to jump through hoops for the local dealer to show it to you, but it was about 15% cheaper and a far nicer piece of design.
The only shortcoming was that it's a boutique only piece, and the one in Melbourne already had three hundred expressions of interest.
Across the road, I saw a Montblanc 1858 "The Unveiled Secret" Minerva Monopusher Chronograph. The movement has been flipped, so that its back becomes the watch's face. The case back is solid, with an engraving of the old Minerva workshop on it. Again, it's a lovely piece.
There was also a Zenith Defy Tourbillon, which is based around a variant of the El Primero 5 Hz movement.
On a more accessible front, the Longines boutique had the new, carbon Ultra-Chron. The bezel is fixed, unlike the original steel version, which got the desk divers in Hodinkee's comments section ranting!
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@Graeme Love that 222...would love to see it in person.
Funny enough, just based on pictures, I think I may prefer the gold version. And I am not a yellow gold guy. But for whatever reason, I seem to be drawn to that one a little more.
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@Graeme Oh no a fixed bezel?! That watch looked so good! Fixed bezels that look like dive bezels really irk me. I don’t need a cheat sheet to remind me where 40 mins is at…
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@Danimal506 I wonder if there was an engineering decision behind the fixed bezel. The steel version's rotates as you'd expect.
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@Graeme Even more odd. I thought you meant that the original watch had a rotating bezel and this reissue does not. I did not realize there is a contemporary version with a rotating AND non-rotating bezel. Very odd.
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@Danimal506 the carbon model is significantly more expensive than the (contemporary) steel model too. That's why I don't think the fixed bezel was done for cost savings, and hence it's more likely to be for technical reasons.
I do like both versions, and I don't think that the fixed bezel would dissuade me from the carbon.
