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

[Scuppers]

Cartier definitely came out strong, I really like the Gerald Charles.

 

[Scuppers]

I really like all of these too

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Berthoud, yes. Huge fanboy.

 

[Texasmade]

My personal favorite from the show… kind of from the show.

I am increasingly convinced I made a good choice.

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When is yours arriving?

 

[E. coli]

Bonding with the newbie

 

[Alias]

JLC had a couple of stealth updates to their master ultra thin perpetual calendars. Same price but with 70 hour power reserve up from 38.

 

[Kaplan]

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AI has come a long way.

 

[DorianGreen]

Green is still trendy.

 

[Texasmade]

Green is still trendy.

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Watch is nice but that strap is horrible.

 

[DorianGreen]

Watch is nice but that strap is horrible.

I like it and find it suits the watch, but if you don't, it's not an irremediable issue.

 

[Newcomer]

When is yours arriving?

By EOY. I mean, come on…

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[pmeis]

Green is still trendy.

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This might be my favorite of watches I could reasonably expect to obtain. Still a bit bigger than I'd like for this type of watch, but I could make it work. I've had a soft spot for the previous blue dialed gold hands version for a long time, but this is better.

 

[Dino944]

I agree that Tortue Monopuss is perhaps my top watch of 2024. I don’t understand why Cartier makes its best watches limited. Or I guess I just think it is a real pity.

The white Omega Speedmaster is in my top 3.

As for the Tortue Monpoussoir, yes it's limited, but you don't have to have an insane purchase history with Cartier to obtain some of these limited pieces. A lot of times, with Cartier just having a good relationship with your SA can make a big difference.

As for the white Speedy, I'd like it a lot more if it had been a panda dial. It seems too stark and bland with an all white dial and white subdials.

 

[Dino944]

My personal favourite, so far, is the platinum Santos Dumont with the carnelian dial.

Oh, and the hands and indices are counter-clockwise!


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You need to be able to perform mental gymnastics in order to read the time - or carry a mirror

Its certainly a cool idea, and perhaps they figure, well people who buy this will have a reason to spend more time looking at this beautiful dial. However, I want to be able to look at my watches and tell the time at a glance, especially if I'm in a boring meeting. I don't want to have to retrain my brain to look at the dial and think oh it's 2:25 rather than 9:35!

 

[mossrockss]

The 41mm BB shows how well Tudor understands the market.
They have the 39mm models for the small-wrist nerds who talk about watches all day on forums.
And now they have the 41mm model that looks exactly like the Submariner* for the regular people who want a normal looking modern watch.
*fugly handset notwithstanding

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

I agree that Tortue Monopuss is perhaps my top watch of 2024. I don’t understand why Cartier makes its best watches limited. Or I guess I just think it is a real pity.

Imagine that you're a high-roller eager to show off this watch to your Redbar buddies. Then you get to the meetup and see a middle-class Manhattanite who drives an American car and sends his kids to public school wearing the same watch. Oh, the shame.