The Watch Appreciation Thread (Reviews and Photos of Men's Timepieces by Rolex, Patek Philippe, Brei

[Dino944]

A great question re: $200K car versus $50K watch. I fear that I cannot relate much as I have not owned a car in 15 years... ever since I started living in big cities with decent public transportation networks (Philadelphia and New York).

My wallet is, however, very thankful that I haven't fallen under the spell of cars... Shiyeez.

Good points as always, Dino944, about "the right watches and cars."

When I lived in Boston and DC, I had no use for a car. Public transportation served me well, and left me with fund to buy other things such as watches and nice clothing. When I was away from cars for some time, I still enjoyed seeing rare or nice cars, but I didn't miss owning one.

Now, living outside the big cities I can say, its been a blast driving a fun car with Mrs. Dino, and a pack of car buddies and there wives on beautiful scenic roads, to a destination for lunch or dinner. Its also great to be able to do it wearing a great watch...so one can combine two hobbies.

rnguy001 - wow, this ad actually really did run for Aston Martin?

Reminds me of one of the ads from "Crazy People" (1990) starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah:

I saw that AM add a while ago...what a great ad!!!

Frills, Crazy People is one of my wife's favorite movies.... I love the Jag ad in the movie. I also liked the Volvo ad: "Buy Volvos. They're boxy, but they're good." and the movie ad.."Paramount Pictures presents, The Freak. It won't just scare you, it will F@ck you up for life!"

Sorry about the crappy photo, but managed to get my hands on this for a while tonight:



I know it's hard to tell anything by the restaurant's bloody candlelight, but that's not steel ;-)

The lighting is bad, but I knew it was RG or WG. The bezel is a dead give away. The embossing is sportier/bolder and uses triangles to mark the numbers rather than dots and hatch marks as found on steel, two tone, or all yellow gold bracelet models.

 

[Madmax812]

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This funky cool vintage Seamaster chrono caught my eye in a shop today. The strap is crap and too small, but I like this retro 70s look if I could find a strap with a good matching style. Apologies for the poor photo quality.

 

[Madmax812]

I searched for info on the bracelet for this Omega Seamaster Chrono 176.007 and it seems like finding an original replacement might be a challenge.

 

[mimo]

Never mind. I think NATO might be calling?

The subdial layout is quite unusual I think. It's quirky and original and I like it. Did you bag it?

 

[apropos]

NATO? Negatory for that watch IMO.

That one would look fantastic on a perforated strap in black leather. Big holes ("racing style") might be better than small holes. Possibly contrast stitching too.

 

[Madmax812]

No, I left it behind to research it and the bracelet but I may go back for it later. Also checked another store in the same Mall that had a sweet JLC Master Control and IWC Portuguese, didn't get any pics though.

 

[Newcomer]

Were the Master Control and Port new or used? And I was initially thinking along the lines of Mimo, but I think I may have to agree with Apropos on this one. However, I do think that a funky Nato strap could be cool, a la the strap on the new Tudor Heritage Chrono. Variety is the spice of life.

 

[mimo]

NATO? Negatory for that watch IMO.

That one would look fantastic on a perforated strap in black leather. Big holes ("racing style") might be better than small holes. Possibly contrast stitching too.

I respect your highly accomplished strap awesomeness, but I've never liked those perforated things. Contrast stitching would definitely be appropriate, though - maybe just a solid, untapered, padded black calf leather with some eye-melting stitches?

Were the Master Control and Port new or used? And I was initially thinking along the lines of Mimo, but I think I may have to agree with Apropos on this one. However, I do think that a funky Nato strap could be cool, a la the strap on the new Tudor Heritage Chrono. Variety is the spice of life.

Make your mind up, Nuke! Yeah, that's sort of the mental picture I had. Overall, it just strikes me as a rather unusual but also fun, not-to-be-taken-too-seriously kind of thing, and so a bit of colour or at least personality seems to be required to match it. Anyway, I like it - look forward to seeing Max's pictures on the strap he ends up with (assuming he goes back!).

 

[Newcomer]

I could see it on something kind of 'humorous' like these from Gnomon (AWESOME Natos by the way):

Then again, during the summer I really like brightly colored Natos.

Something fun like this:

Which is, mind you, one of the coolest things I have seen in a while!

 

[Keith T]

+1 on Gnomon, I have a few of their NATOs and have found them to be good quality.

For that particular Seamaster, I do like the idea of a perforated strap.

I have a black one that I wear on my Monaco from time to time. (It's usually on blue croc).

Never was a fan of the "large holes" style myself.

How about this one, via Pantime?






EDIT: sorry for the huge image.

And jeezus, what a bunch of enablers....Madmax hasn't even bought the watch yet!

 

[Keith T]

Wearing this one again today, btw:

 

[Newcomer]

Super cool Keith! I like it on mesh a bunch. And I like that strap suggestion.

 

[Omega Male]

Like that a lot! Have a thing for El Primeros, though prefer them with two registers. This one is well up there on the "I want" list. Oops, I mean the "I need" list ...

 

[no frills]

Wearing this one again today, btw:

That mesh bracelet looks cool and comfy!

 

[rnguy001]

Great watch. Personally I wish the dials were just a bit farther apart but still this zenith is aces.

Like that a lot! Have a thing for El Primeros, though prefer them with two registers. This one is well up there on the "I want" list. Oops, I mean the "I need" list ...