The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread
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I'm toying with the idea of a bronze watch collection…
Anonimo Epurato Bronze, via Monochrome. Due to be launched as Baselworld, with an RRP of around $3000.
Gerald Genta also did some interesting bronze watches, aBlogToWatch reviewed one five or six years ago. The pre-Bulgari models aren't too expensive on Chrono24 either.
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I looked at Anonimo. I liked the design of the Militare. Apparently the brand shares some history with Panerai. It was based in Firenze when independant. It was purchased by a Swiss group a few years ago and has been going +/- sideways since (according to the brand's fans on Watchuseek…).
There was a BNIB blue sunray Militare that popped up on Chrono24 2-3 weeks ago for less than $2,000...
The "Firenze" pop up regularly on eBay and seem to do pretty well in the after market.
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That Gerald Genta is sexy. But reading that review reminds me how terrible a writer Ariel Adams is. He can call it "conversational writing style" all he wants, but it's just not good.
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@Chris the thing that most annoys me about aBlogToWatch is when Ariel Adams lectures the watch industry on how to fix their problems.
I agree that the Genta watch is cool. Bulgari have a few unsold ones, but when I spoke to them, they weren't keen on doing much in the way of discount.
@DougNg I'm surprised to hear that it's an affordable Cabourn piece.
Also, Heddels have Five (Plus One) Pilot Watches under $500. I like the plus one, which is the Ventus Black Kite B-02, it has an interesting carbon fibre case with a wood grain effect.
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I'm toying with the idea of a bronze watch collection…
One thing slowing me down on buying a watch, is that I'm trying to force myself to not buy another bronze watch, but so many of the watches that I see and like are bronze… What's worst is when I find a non-bronze watch that catches my interest, and then I see that they make the same watch in bronze.
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One thing slowing me down on buying a watch, is that I'm trying to force myself to not buy another bronze watch, but so many of the watches that I see and like are bronze… What's worst is when I find a non-bronze watch that catches my interest, and then I see that they make the same watch in bronze.
Which bronze watches are you looking at @UnTucked, apart from all of them?
It mostly seems to be a microbrand thing. Montblanc, Oris, Panerai, Tudor, and Zenith seem to be the only majors that have gone in for it in a big way.
I like the idea of watch patina, but I'm wondering if it's going to be a trend that plays out really quickly.
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I was always intrigued by the Lum-Tec tungsten models. I like the idea of something that is essentially impossible to scratch, plus I kinda like the idea of a watch that was heavy as an anchor.
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The Timex is going to go for $170
It's up on the Cabourn website now. The price is £129, so excluding VAT will be where @DougNg said.
If anyone's interested, it is a 36mm diameter, which is more common for vintage watches, and will be very small compared to the usual 40mm or so for modern designs. But that does mean it'll fit onto one of Tender's very nice oak bark tanned NATO straps.
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I saw one of the Cabourn watches at the newly-reopened Pickings and Parry in Melbourne. It's a really nice piece.
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@tmg unless you have forearms like Arnold Schwarzenegger at his peak, you'll find a small watch looks weird for a few days, and then you'll adjust. I think that there are a lot of weenies on sites like Hodinkee who're convinced that they can only get away with something in a small range. They're wrong.
I'm pretty big, but normally wear a Tender watch that's the same size as the Timex. I'm good with it. I'm also toying with an IWC Big Pilot's Watch, which has a corpulent 46 mm diameter.
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Hodinkee have a review of the Certina DS PH200M diver watch.
It's priced around $700, though not available in the US, which puts it in the same ballpark as a micro-brand diving watch. However, Certina is a part of the Swatch group, and (as such) benefits from their Powermatic 80 ETA movement.
Looks a decent piece. Might be worth investigating if you're into divers.
