The Watch Appreciation Thread - Part two (Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Jaeger LeCoultre,

[mossrockss]

Easy.

Rolex - 16710
Omega - Speedmaster Professional
JLC - Reverso Classic Duo
IWC - Mark XVIII or XX
Tudor - BB58
Patek - Aquanaut
Vacheron - Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955
AP - Royal Oak Jumbo
Breitling - Chronomat GMT
Cartier - Tank Louis
GS - Skyflake
Panerai - PAM655
GP - Laureato
Longines - La Grande Classique (36mm)
Zenith - Chronomaster
Hublot - Classic Fusion

....

too many to mention

what if you had to pick one from their current lineup?

 

[Kappelan]

what if you had to pick one from their current lineup?

Most of them are. But I would change some models. Wouldn’t be a problem still.

 

[Clouseau]

Rolex: no date Submariner
Omega: Speedmaster
Piaget : Mine
VC: Patrimony manuel
PP: Nautilus
GP: Laureato
JLC: reverso (classic)
Tag: Monaco
Heuer: Foo Special limited edition
Zenith: El primero
Swatch: MoonSwatch 🤭
Etc…

 

[mebiuspower]

Putain...

 

[Newcomer]

Full ceramic watches are dumb:



Honestly, ceramic as a material in a watch - except in a very limited capacity, like a replaceable bezel - is dumb.

 

[Texasmade]

Full ceramic watches are dumb:



Honestly, ceramic as a material in a watch - except in a very limited capacity, like a replaceable bezel - is dumb.

In most Omegas, I still prefer aluminum over ceramic bezels

 

[Jmm722]

Is the explosion in AP prices over the past decade or so? They’re one of my favorite designs, but they seem overpriced. Plus, they’re in every hiphop song now, so the hype behind them is massive now. It doesn’t seem like their market is going down anytime soon, unfortunately for me.

 

[Texasmade]

Is the explosion in AP prices over the past decade or so? They’re one of my favorite designs, but they seem overpriced. Plus, they’re in every hiphop song now, so the hype behind them is massive now. It doesn’t seem like their market is going down anytime soon, unfortunately for me.

Past decade… yeah right more like past 4 years. I got my RO at a 22% discount in 2017

 

[Alias]

Full ceramic watches are dumb:



Honestly, ceramic as a material in a watch - except in a very limited capacity, like a replaceable bezel - is dumb.

Ceramic shards are probably as annoying to pick out of your feet as glass shards

 

[Jmm722]

Ceramic shards are probably as annoying to pick out of your feet as glass shards

Having broken a ceramic dish, you’re correct. It explodes worse than glass and the pieces are as sharper or sharper and harder to collect because they’re smaller than glass usually is.

 

[9thsymph]

Full ceramic watches are dumb:



Honestly, ceramic as a material in a watch - except in a very limited capacity, like a replaceable bezel - is dumb.

This take has been hiding in plain sight - overdue!

 

[Newcomer]

So, I got my Everest strap changing tool for the Tudor Pelagos. Holy hell. It took my thirty minutes to get the bracelet off. Rolex tolerances are absurdly tight. I put a Nato on, and then the rubber strap on (have to be careful with this word combo), before realizing that I never should have taken it off the bracelet. It is now back on the bracelet, but with a bunch of scratches near the lugs. Lesson learned.

 

[edmorel]

So, I got my Everest strap changing tool for the Tudor Pelagos. Holy hell. It took my thirty minutes to get the bracelet off. Rolex tolerances are absurdly tight. I put a Nato on, and then the rubber strap on (have to be careful with this word combo), before realizing that I never should have taken it off the bracelet. It is now back on the bracelet, but with a bunch of scratches near the lugs. Lesson learned.

Be careful with a rubber strap on and tight tolerances 😖

 

[Texasmade]

Be careful with a rubber strap on and tight tolerances 😖

Sometimes you just have to jam it in there regardless of how little space you have.

 

[Kappelan]

So, I got my Everest strap changing tool for the Tudor Pelagos. Holy hell. It took my thirty minutes to get the bracelet off. Rolex tolerances are absurdly tight. I put a Nato on, and then the rubber strap on (have to be careful with this word combo), before realizing that I never should have taken it off the bracelet. It is now back on the bracelet, but with a bunch of scratches near the lugs. Lesson learned.

I would say that most Rolexes and Tudors are better on bracelets anyway.