The Watch Appreciation Thread - Page 123

a guy from shanghai, very nice IWC, however the first thing i noticed about it was that it's way too big for your wrist!

Yes, my wrist size is pitiful (6.5") compared to my height (5'10"). To be honest, I like 5001 even better, only after I tried it on myself...

Well, I suffer from the same problem - 6' tall, 6.5" wrists...

...but it means that there is lotsa terribly nice vintage watches for almost no money that fits you great!

/M

I'm in the same boat, man, except my wrist's even smaller (6.25). Any watch bigger than 40mm looks huge on me. I love that exact same IWC you just got but couldn't pull the trigger due to the size. Another one I like is the JLC Master Eight Days. Too big, too.

Yes, I hear you both. Making things worse, the current trend seems like "the bigger the better". 40mm is really on the smaller side...most watches have gone above that, and some go all the way to 46mm. To us, wearing such a watch is like wearing a clock on our wrists.

I think it kinda helps out though. Those people wearing 44mm-46mm watches is the same as us wearing our 40mm-41mm so it isn't quite ridiculous for us to rock those slightly large watches.

I tried the PAM 48 in a store and it doesn't look quite huge anymore on my wrist.

That's a nice shot
Gaz

That's cool. Somehow, I like the Rolex / James Bond association better. Fleming put Rolex in the novels with no product placement motives and neither did the film makers in Dr No. The cringing line in Casino Royale was "Is that a Rolex?" by Vespa to James. That was the low point for me of what was an excellent film.

Gaz

My new-old Rado Diastar on an ostrich strap:

I collect vintage watches; mostly American Bulovas, Elgins, Hamiltons, and odd Swiss makes, and have lately been collecting Russian Poljots... Here are a few of my favorites. Apologies for the picture quality; my camera was being difficult...


1957 Bulova Manual...


1970 Bulova Oceanographer Automatic...


1972 Bulova Auto "Whale Logo"


1966 Rodania Swiss Made, 1986 Poljot , 1972 Poljot (all manual)

Very nicely done. Quite unique. The contrast stitching on the strap plays off the dial quite nicely. I like the brown ostrich strap.

A watch that actually oscillates 100x a second? How much is that going to retail for?

Nice LK.
My grandfather is a big fan of Rados. He is always trying to get me to buy one.

last time I checked, it was $20,000 USD and all sold out before it hits the market. It's nearly impossible to get one even if you have the dough.

I would like to get an original signed buckle.