The Watch Appreciation Thread - Page 1096

Thought I'd weigh in on the ongoing Newcomer debate, since well yknow...

1. I feel as if getting the vintage rolex would be a waste. Why? Because you already have the speedy pro. And a vintage sub would be kinda redundant. That's not to say that you shouldn't get it at some point, but swapping out the MC for another sports watch at this point in time doesnt make sense.

2. The MUT Moon is amazing, if cold. As you know, I was kinda "over it" for awhile. I think that stems from the fact that it can be a pain to reset the date/moonphase. So my piece of advice is to get a winder, and a hell yes to the other straps.

3. Try the GO on. This is a must. I may be in the minority on this one, but I prefer the GO to the Lange (and dont see them as related watches either), but like you said I wish there was a merger of previous case/bezel size, and the dial of the contemporary one.  If I could choose one Lange itd be the worldtimer, BUT if I chose a worldtimer itd be the PP not the Lange. 

4. Tangential but related. I love the IWC portofino moonphase but alas its just too big for my wrists.

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Originally Posted by Belligero 


Agreed:

But I like to keep 'em ghetto:

This brand has been on my radar for a while! I like the U1, but a little too heavy for my puny wrist! I heard from a buddy that this brand's designer came from IWC; the other one on my radar, what a coincidence!

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Originally Posted by Dino944 

 Handsome choice...and the original is a very cool watch too!  Congrats and enjoy!

Very nice! Whats the size of the pocket watch? I hav'nt seen one w/moon phase in years

Wearing this one today.

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Originally Posted by Dino944 

With somethings yes, with some things no.  Maybe a $10 million dollar home would be great, but thats not realistic at least not for me.  As for some items, I can't settle, it would be a waste of time and money.  I have a buddy that spends a good amount on watches, he often buys a good watch not wanting to spend more than a self imposed amount even though he could afford more (which is fine).  But he does it even when he sees one that he truly wants which is maybe a few thousand more.  Then he truly lusts for the other model.  After a year or two he sells/trades the watch he bought, then buys the one he really wanted.  However, by that point in time, he is dealing with the depreciation of the watch he bought and any subsequent price increases on the model he truly wanted.  So in the end he has the watch he truly wanted, but it has cost him significantly more than if he just bought it to start.  To me, thats not a great way to do things either. 

 

Well I agree if the watch is similar in price, for example I bought a JLC Master Control recently, I started to look at the IWC Portofino which was less expensive (around 1400 EUR less). But I didn't want to settle for a watch with no in-house movement and I liked the JLC more style wise with it's 39 mm case vs 40 mm of the Portofino etc. But I still want a JLC Duomèmetre à Sphérotourbillon, however I think will have to settle for the Master Control...  Anyway watches can be really expensive so sometimes I think you do have to settle. 

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Originally Posted by point1 

 

Well I agree if the watch is similar in price, for example I bought a JLC Master Control recently, I started to look at the IWC Portofino which was less expensive (around 1400 EUR less). But I didn't want to settle for a watch with no in-house movement and I liked the JLC more style wise with it's 39 mm case vs 40 mm of the Portofino etc. But I still want a JLC Duomèmetre à Sphérotourbillon, however I think will have to settle for the Master Control...  Anyway watches can be really expensive so sometimes I think you do have to settle. 

One may want a repeater, however one may need to be a bit more realistic.

But just because I need to be realistic, doesn't mean that I ever have to settle for anything.

I just chose something else, I never settle for less.

Settle is a term I chose not to use.

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Originally Posted by apropos 

We've exchanged only 2 PMs so far in total, it's >$3000, and I've already been declined better photos because "that's the only camera I have" or words to that effect.
I would walk away usually, but this particular model is one that I've been hunting for a bit...

Thats a tough situation especially if its something you really want and believe is a reasonable price.  Does the guy have any references about previous transactions?

I've only known 2 guys personally that were not happy with purchases where photos were a bit iffy.  One guy the watch wasn't in the condition the seller claimed it was in, and he did ok, seller took it back.  Condition can be a tough issue because sometimes a person's idea of 90% could be different than yours if you are very detail oriented.

The other guy I knew should have done more homework...he bought a watch a a price too good to be true and it turned out to be a "Franken-watch"...it was a vintage GMT Master that someone had messed around with and turned into a more valuable vintage orange hand Exp II. 

I'm kind of risk averse so if I'm not comfortable I would walk away...but everyone's comfort level is different. 

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Originally Posted by Belligero 


Thanks! How about these?


Leather NATOs are a bit of an acquired taste. They don't suit every watch, but I like them on pilot's watches; in fact, I prefer them for looks and comfort to the nylon variety for airplane-ey models.
I don' t like any type of leather strap on a diver's watch, though. Same deal with a gold case or chronograph function on a diver's model — cognitive dissonance.

That looks amazing, GMT with the red hand is one of my grail watches.  I bet a suede strap would look amazing with that as well.