The Watch Appreciation Thread - Page 1035

i'm feeling my blancpain 6654 is coming.

love that. a good friend of mine wears one.

the moonphase is just too sexy

I love that BP. That moonphase just hits all the right chords for me

surprised blancpain doesnt get more wrist action on here.

same as breguet, doesn't got more attention here.

while they both make some fantastic offerings, blancpain probably loses out to JLC much of the time, and breguet to ALS, PP, AP..... similar price points in general i think, though i have not checked blancpain prices in a while.

however, if i was a real collector, they would both have real representation by me.

Blancpain is more expensive than. And for some model, with very similar function, blancpain can be 3k more expensive as far as i know.
JLC represent better value but I like Blancpain's design. As for quality I heard JLC is better.

For breguet, tourbillon is the best but it's $$$$$. I think breguet is better than AP. Sorry but I think most AP are ugly especially the royal oak, looks like casio.
Yes breguet lose to VC, PP, ALS. I actually german watches more than swiss.

Love the slight whimsy on the date indicator.

insert aghast emoticon here


I've owned and sold two Journes (chronometre souverain, octa calendrier), and both of them required a significant factory overhaul. I like the Journe design as a counterweight to the more stark dials of Lange, but can't imagine ever picking one up again.



Edited by medtech_expat - 11/16/12 at 7:00am

Casual day...

 

This particular one is my favorite of the Patrimony family. Perfect size, and the subdial for seconds is a nice touch.

I came here to say exactly what has already been said 

 

I'm one of those people who chose JLC over BPV--buying the JLC Master Moon 39 over the Blancpain Villeret--for a number of reasons (in no particular order):

 

1. Case size. My wife did not like the wrist presence on the BPV at all. Said it looked like an "old man watch." I dunno how much a diff 37 to 39mm makes, but there you have it.

2. As andrewgreg said, JLC represents better value, and overall has a better reputation

3. the boldness of the stripped down minimalism on the JLC, won out over the busyness of the BPV (tho I too love the moon on the BPV)
 

 

Sidenote: I too dislike the Royal Oak, but the bracelet is beautiful. Dare I say the bracelet is more beautiful than the watch.

Sup

The Rolex website shows a 36mm Air King.