The Watch Appreciation Thread - Page 676

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Originally Posted by Texasmade 


I always thought it was because women's watches are smaller and they can't make automatics that small.

Smaller case sizes can definitely be a limiting factor in terms of using an automatic movement in a ladies watch.  Although, there have been a few ladies watches that are automatics such as the Rolex ladies Datejust, a ladies IWC Pilot watch that was made in the 1990s, and I believe there have been a Blancpain or two that were automatics.  Patek, GO, JLC, Cartier and a few others have offered a handful of manual wind ladies watches although most of their ladies selections are quartz.  The bulk of ladies watches are quartz both as a result of case size and the fact that most women probably do not want to be bothered winding a watch everyday, and as others suggested the movement doesn't matter as much to most women as it does to men (although my wife is the exception and won't consider a quartz watch).

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Originally Posted by sf_esq 

My new Longines La Grande Classique Presence. Swapped the shiny crocodile embossed band with the slightly heftier matte alligator embossed band. It fits because the case isn't ultra thin (which is one reason I bought it, it can be dressed up, but looks fine dressed down). Not the clearest photo, but good enough to get a feel for it...

Congrats on your new watch.  Nice clean looking dial.  Enjoy it and wear it in good health!
 

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Originally Posted by Rkjfk 

Decided to change to a strap more suitable than nato for new years. 60s Glashütte 67.1, enjoy!

Love this, and generally the Sixties Senator more and more as the days go by.

Cuttingboard:  She may not accompany you, but you will probably end up returning with her sooner or later after your own purchase. Keep that in mind  ;)

It's a Santos Demoiselle wrapped up for her birthday. My watches are on the back burner at the moment

...maybe thats why im so bitter with Cartier right now...

As Texasmade and Dino already discussed,  the extremely small case size that women love it for makes a mechanical movement impossible. I tried to steer her in the direction of a slightly larger tank with a mechanical movement, wooing her with, "its the watch of Jackie-O and Ms. Obama!!!" but she had her heart set on this one (maybe shes just anti-democrat?)

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Originally Posted by Kid Nickels 

oh well but that's great Cylon.... she'll be happy! I can't wait to get my girl the Reverso she wants... it will go nicely with the one I get myself!

Thanks man!

I woulda switched my moon for a reverso 1931 if she wanted a reverso as well, but she didnt bite. Even the AD shook his head and said, the reverso is a tough sell for the ladies...So you are a lucky man my friend (and so is Dino!)

Ok...poor word choice. Not impossible, but cost prohibitive on a mass scale

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Originally Posted by Cuttingboard 

Found these pics on the TimeZone Forum and thought you guys would enjoy them...I present the JLC Duometre Tourbillon. Absolutely stunning!! Anyone have any idea how much these cost?

More money than I will ever spend on a watch or car I'm sure. For regular folk like myself I was more excited about the reversos this year. Don't get me wrong--its a beautiful watch, but if I wanted an offset dial like that, I'd happily "settle" for a Glashutte Pano-something (sans tourbillon of course)

Random tangent: I think I just prefer symmetry in my dials. For instance I'd lean more toward a Panomatic counter XL or a Senator Calendar Week, than say a PanoInverse XL. Do I think its beautiful? Heck yes, but the asymmetry would most likely hold me back from pulling the trigger. Same goes for a submariner/master memovox with a date window.

Does this bother others too or am I in the minority of people who cant get over the hump on this one?

(Also fully aware this is a purely subjective style issue, I just wanted to hear others thoughts on it)