The Watch Appreciation Thread (Reviews and Photos of Men's Timepieces by Rolex, Patek Philippe, Brei

[scottcw]



The pilot is especially cool. I get bored with normal fliegers, so I need something a bit different.

Something like this RGM?

 

[Cant kill da Rooster]



i am not a huge nomons fan.

that looks to me like a less awesome stowa.

edit - clicked nomos for large size. date window is slightly stepped, and there is some nice guilloche on the sub dial. not a terrible watch. still would go stowa over that though. would like a wider strap too.

i feel so nit-picky

I like that is has small seconds and a date in that layout.  But for that suggested MRSP, I think I'd get a Seamaster for the diving, a Stowa for that look, and a steak for dinner with the change!  Or maybe just a used Sub and skip dinner.

I mean, it's...OK...but I don't love the mix of numbers and batons: Lange do that on the Datography because the dial is crowded, and for me it works; here it seems unnecessary and derivative.  The little coloured second hand to make it more "sporty" seems contrived to me, and overall it seems a little confused about its own identity.  And for $4500, it needs to be more than OK for me.

Good points and I am a Stowa fan as well. Not as clean looking as a tangente but an interesting option if you are not a typical diver fan.

 

[forex]



Thanks! Hehe, I do bring it out of the house, don't worry. Although it seems to have become my choice for relaxed and casual evenings.

Not every dressy event requires a dress watch, I agree. I won't hestitate to pretend to be James Bond and wear a steel Sub on a Nato to any fancy party It's only the full gold bracelet look that I'm not comfortable with. (On me, that is. Others will surely pull it off.) I will however happily wear my gold GMT on a strap with anything

This GMT looks awesome, what color is the bezel? Can't quite tell, it has a reddish hue to it but it could be the angle of the pic.

 

[Flake]



i have always wanted an RGM.

I have seen several of Roland Murphy's watches in person. Pictures do not do them justice. They are works of art. His guilloche dials are made on a hand- turned antique rose engine. I have a friend who has a few, including a one of a kind that was featured a few years back in WatchTime.

 

[in stitches]



I have seen several of Roland Murphy's watches in person. Pictures do not do them justice. They are works of art. His guilloche dials are made on a hand- turned antique rose engine. I have a friend who has a few, including a one of a kind that was featured a few years back in WatchTime.

i should really go to his place and see them one day, its not too far away from me.

 

[NonServiam]



This GMT looks awesome, what color is the bezel? Can't quite tell, it has a reddish hue to it but it could be the angle of the pic.

The bezel started out as the regular brown bezel for the gold GMT . Now it's a spectacular purplish-red-brown fade. I wish I could say that the patina is the product of many years of baking under the mediterranean sun, but I know for a fact that the baking was done in the former owner's oven
My (not so original) assumption is that a lot of patinaed tritium and bezels are made the same way ...

With a black bezel and a green Nato, you have a different look altogether

 

[Newcomer]

I love that combo NS. Where did you happen to come across that NATO by the way? I have been looking for NATOs with gold hardware for quite some time.

Also, on a different note, does anyone ever ride their bike with a mechanical? Today I was biking with my Speedy Pro, and I decided to bike with one hand . Then again, the New Orleans streets can be fairly bumpy.

 

[NonServiam]



I love that combo NS. Where did you happen to come across that NATO by the way? I have been looking for NATOs with gold hardware for quite some time.

Thanks! Our very own Singular has some: http://www.singularstraps.se/shop/category/nato-guld/

Also got some here: http://www.strapcode.com/store/nato-gold-edition-c-229.html?infoBox=0

here : http://www.ebay.com/itm/NATO-Watch-...sories_SpareParts_SM&var=&hash=item45fcfb4455

and here: http://www.lapassioneperiltempo.com/kshop/store/kommerce_ShowDettaglioArticolo.asp?IDART=2603&TIPO=A

My guess is all of the major sellers of Natos have them now.

A couple of years ago, they were nowhere to be found. So I had one leather Nato custom made with gold plated hardware just for me. That was expensive, and totally unnecessary. Shortly after, gold Natos were everywhere. A pic of my watch and strap did the rounds on Tumblr after getting posted here, it still shows up on my dashboard every now and then

(Edit: Hm, sounds as if I take the credit for the rise of the gold Nato, which is totally unbecoming, and untrue. An italian collector in VRF had one made with solid 18k hardware, which I suppose is the source of the interest. At least it was to me.)

 

[mimo]

^^ Bling-tastic!

 

[sammy]

Vintage Omega Dynamic. I had the strap custom made out of shell cordovan. Its cut from one single piece of leather with no stitching aside from where the buckle attaches.


Original buckle

 

[NonServiam]

Found the pic (not mine) that made me want a gold Rolex in the first place

 

[in stitches]



I love that combo NS. Where did you happen to come across that NATO by the way? I have been looking for NATOs with gold hardware for quite some time.

Also, on a different note, does anyone ever ride their bike with a mechanical? Today I was biking with my Speedy Pro, and I decided to bike with one hand . Then again, the New Orleans streets can be fairly bumpy.

please tell me this story has a happy ending for your watch.

 

[Hayward]



This is wonderful.

 

[forex]



The bezel started out as the regular brown bezel for the gold GMT . Now it's a spectacular purplish-red-brown fade. I wish I could say that the patina is the product of many years of baking under the mediterranean sun, but I know for a fact that the baking was done in the former owner's oven
My (not so original) assumption is that a lot of patinaed tritium and bezels are made the same way ...

With a black bezel and a green Nato, you have a different look altogether

Another winner, never liked gold watches, especially Rolex, but this one looks great.

 

[Newcomer]



please tell me this story has a happy ending for your watch.

Oh the watch is A-OK. I think I will just bike with beaters. I guess my question was generally posed in regards to the shock ability of watches. I have heard that you should take off your watch before playing tennis and such, and I was wondering just how susceptible watches are to low impact shocks.

I did take a nasty spill on a bike once and put a gash in my Mako. That thing is a tank.