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post #10186 of 22060
1/28/12 at 6:06am

Picked up and Oris Artelier Small second date, with gold hands on the weekend.

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post #10187 of 22060
1/28/12 at 6:08am

EDIT: sorry, double post

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post #10188 of 22060
1/28/12 at 6:56am
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Originally Posted by jwood View Post

Picked up and Oris Artelier Small second date, with gold hands on the weekend.



 Congrats!  Now lets see some photos of the new watch.cheers.gif

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post #10189 of 22060
1/28/12 at 8:29am
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there is one of the USS Omega's for sale in my small time paper today!
never heard of it, now this post...coincidinky

The USS stands for United States Steel and were given to executives when they retired from the company.

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post #10190 of 22060
1/28/12 at 9:47am

My favorite watch is the Rolex Sea Dweller Deepsea 116660

Rolex Sea Dweller Deepsea

 

but I love my Tag Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 17 and my Carrera Day Date as well

Tag Heuer

 

I have this Tommy HIlfiger on the way as a birthday treat to myself biggrin.gif

Tommy Hilfiger

I'd love to know what you think of my small collection which I tend to expand.

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post #10191 of 22060
1/28/12 at 1:30pm
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If you want a smaller masculine watch why not a Rolex Explorer I, the older/smaller 36mm? JLC Master Ultra Thin, or as we have beaten to death, a Cartier Tank? Those can all be had around $2-3k I believe.

 


Wait, $2-3K? Where? Are you talking used?

 

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post #10192 of 22060
1/28/12 at 2:21pm

Yes, they can be found at that price in mint condition. To avoid disappointment let me say $2-4k because it seems I was slightly lowballing the rolex....but we are close. Not promoting any of these, just giving you an idea:

 

https://www.chrono24.com/en/rolex/14270-explorer-1-black-dial-nice--id1940412.htm?dosearch=true&query=rolex+explorer&sortorder=1&urlSubpath=/rolex/explorer--mod50.htm&models=50&manufacturerIds=221

 

https://www.chrono24.com/en/cartier/tank-francaise--id1944820.htm?query=cartier+tank&sortorder=1&urlSubpath=/cartier/tank--mod186.htm&models=186&manufacturerIds=43

 

https://www.chrono24.com/en/jaegerlecoultre/master-control-ultra-thin--id1927247.htm?dosearch=true&query=master+ultra+thin&resultview=list&searchexplain=1&sortorder=1&suchen=Search&dosearch=true&urlSubpath=/search/index.htm

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post #10193 of 22060
1/28/12 at 7:46pm

I thought so, I live near Pittsburgh

 

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The USS stands for United States Steel and were given to executives when they retired from the company.
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post #10194 of 22060
1/28/12 at 11:36pm

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 Congrats!  Now lets see some photos of the new watch.cheers.gif



 

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post #10195 of 22060
1/29/12 at 1:30am
strap change today

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post #10196 of 22060
1/29/12 at 10:27am

jwood: nice piece but lets see some on your wrist icon_gu_b_slayer[1].gif

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post #10197 of 22060
1/29/12 at 12:57pm
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Originally Posted by Cuttingboard View Post

Great article Cylon, thank you very much!
I currently own a vintage Omega De Ville (1st pic) as a dress/formal watch that I wear to work a couple times a week and because its in pristine condition, I only want to wear it on special occasions. Therefore, I'm looking for a watch that can pull double duty with a suit or jeans. I have another vintage Omega manual wind with sub-second dial at 6 o'clock that gets some action during the week also.
Choice 1a is an IWC Portugese Automatic 7-Day (2nd pic) and 1b is the JLC Master Control (3rd & 4th pic). I haven't been able to find exact pricing on the IWC or JLC but from what I understand, the JLC is no longer in production so I may be able to get a better price. I'm not in a hurry to buy, since the watch will be a present to myself for a possible promotion at work this spring.
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not sure if this was posted, the JLC was replaced with the model pictured below, the master calendar. you would have to find the one in your pic on the used market i imagine, as it was replaced already a little while ago. i think you really cant go wrong either way. i was thisclose to buying the JLC not too long ago and its still a watch i would like to have. the blancpain that was posted is also a nice option. but if youre looking for something that would also work with jeans and casual wear i think in this case the IWC is the way to go. just my 2 cents.

full retail new on the current JLC is $10,200 in steel and $21,000 in 18K

full retail on the IWC is $12,400 in steel and $23,700 in 18K.

figure if youre thrifty and willing to buy online you can get em at 30% off and if you buy pre owned significantly less than that.

either way, best of luck and keep us posted!
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post #10198 of 22060
1/29/12 at 1:50pm

Thought I'd finally stop using the iPhone for pics...

 

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post #10199 of 22060
1/29/12 at 1:53pm
glad you did that. beautiful watch, front and back. although i am really disappointed in JLCs decision to change their folding clasp. the old one was so much nicer, heftier and had an amazing finish.

new clasp
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old clasp
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NO CONTEST
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post #10200 of 22060
1/29/12 at 1:55pm
^^
that is what I want.
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