Watches - another OCD problem
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^ your 88 deserves better.
I know Greg (for full disclosure) and am a fan of his straps https://www.gregstevensdesign.com/watch-straps.html
Thanks. They look very nice.
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^ Thanks.
I’m considering parting with several and maybe getting something really special.
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It is a fantastic looking watch.
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As someone who's never looked very carefully at watch prices, I am surprised to see how much pre-owned watches are discounted. At Topper, there's a Nomos Lambda wg, 95% condition from Sep '16, for sale at $11k, which is a sharp drop from the $20k MSRP (not sure what is the true retail price).
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Panerai brought out a 38mm Luminor Due, and Monochrome are quite excited by it.
There's speculation in the Monochrome article that the new movement used in the watch could be a variant of the Baume and Mercier Baumatic calibre. However, that has got a five day power reserve, versus three days for the Panerai, so it might be a watered down version!
Incidentally the Baumatic is a relatively cheap watch with a pretty movement, as @JDelage was looking for.
If it is the same calibre, it'd fix some of the accuracy issues that have been reported in Panerais. The B&M is a COSC certified chronometer, and also highly antimagnetic.
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@Sheepdog149 what kind of watch are you wearing?
maybe I shouldn't be asking since this is the watches thread and not the budget watches thread
or just goggle image search, but this is more fun ??? -
Hi there, it's a "Typhoon," made by Dagaz, Watchmaker. I swapped the bracelet for a thick (5mm) German mesh bracelet. Thanks for asking.
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thanks for the reply, will do a search now and see if it is within my budget.
looks terrific
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This just came up on FB from the guy I bought my watch strap from (Toshi). I know nothing about it but it looks lovely.
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Anonimos watches are quirky, but super cool. I've always been intrigued by the crown placement on the Militare models.
They make several great looking bronze cased watches, too.
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I've looked at Anonimo when I was looking at bronze options. They are originally an Italian brand with a long track record of producing watches in Firenze. They seem to have had a similar positioning as Panerai for most of their history. The brand "died" a few years ago and was acquired by a Swiss-based conglomerate. The watches produced in the last few years are "made in Switzerland" and are widely poo-poo'ed by the old enthusiasts.
There was a bronze Militare in blue that popped up for sale on Chrono24 for sub $2k recently. The old Italian productions show up on eBay.
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The brand "died" a few years ago and was acquired by a Swiss-based conglomerate. The watches produced in the last few years are "made in Switzerland" and are widely poo-poo'ed by the old enthusiasts.
I was unaware of the recent change. That explains why they aren't as offbeat as I remember. Too bad; I always liked the uniqueness of the brand, even though I didn't always like the individual models.
Maybe I'll start trawling the 'bay to see if I can find something fun…
