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

[Darkside]

Just put a band on my two tone sub. Really liking it so far.

Looks way better than the 2 tone bracelet IMHO.

Where did you get this strap? Would be interested in one for my Sub.

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

MING is really good at creating demand through scarcity (both number of watches that are available at one time and that will be available total). They don't show up on the secondary market that often, and when they do, they are often selling above the original retail price.

I really like the MING 27.02. The pre-order for batch #2 (75 watches) sold out in two minutes today. It won't ship until November 2021. Definitely something I need to think about before the pre-order for batch #3 starts selling next Friday.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Will the Yachtmaster rubber strap fit on the sub?

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Looks way better than the 2 tone bracelet IMHO.

Where did you get this strap? Would be interested in one for my Sub.

by the looks of the pic he either worked really hard to get that watch on or someone very desperately tried to get it off of him.

 

[-Skyfall-]

Looks way better than the 2 tone bracelet IMHO.

Where did you get this strap? Would be interested in one for my Sub.

Thanks. The strap is from RubberB. Really tones down the watch, and makes it look a bit more casual and sportier.

 

[Scuppers]

Just put a band on my two tone sub. Really liking it so far.

Did you have any problems attaching the rubberB strap? For my Milgauss it was near impossible, had to take it down the road to local jeweller to attach it (and he had to bend the pins).

 

[-Skyfall-]

Did you have any problems attaching the rubberB strap? For my Milgauss it was near impossible, had to take it down the road to local jeweller to attach it (and he had to bend the pins).

I didn't even attempt it myself. Just took it down to the local jewelers and paid $14 to have him put it on. He seemed to have no issues with it though.

 

[Diogenes Laertius]

My new Nomos! A nice, stylish upgrade from my Seiko SKX.

 

[OzWino]

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My new Nomos! A nice, stylish upgrade from my Seiko SKX.

How do you like the size of it?

 

[Diogenes Laertius]

How do you like the size of it?

Perfect! For me at least. I’m really tall and have 7.5in wrists and large hands (I usually have to buy like XXL or XXXL gloves ). The 35 would have felt too small. I know a lot of people think the 38 is pretty big but it works great for me.

I love how thin the watch is. Having really only had divers before, this is a nice change.

 

[mosy]

My new “snowflake”:

 

[OzWino]

Perfect! For me at least. I’m really tall and have 7.5in wrists and large hands (I usually have to buy like XXL or XXXL gloves ). The 35 would have felt too small. I know a lot of people think the 38 is pretty big but it works great for me.

I love how thin the watch is. Having really only had divers before, this is a nice change.

Thanks @Diogenes Laertius. You sound like a similar size to me. The lug size was something that I think @pmeis had mentioned previously and I have started to now notice.

But myself being a big unit with smaller 7.25in wrists, i also think the 38mm makes sense too.

 

[chocomallo]

There is a fantastic magazine in Japan called Low Beat. Not sure how long it has been around, but I picked up the current No. 18 today. It’s probably the best reference I’ve seen. Rivals or betters Hodinkee reference points.

Multi page spread on Calatravas (many more pages than this):

Same issue with multi page spread on 5513 and other Subs including bracelet specific info:

And same issue covers dirty dozen:

Pretty awesome. Only problem is you need to read Japanese. But tons of pictures so maybe worth regardless.

 

[Scuppers]

There is a fantastic magazine in Japan called Low Beat. Not sure how long it has been around, but I picked up the current No. 18 today. It’s probably the best reference I’ve seen. Rivals or betters Hodinkee reference points.

Multi page spread on Calatravas (many more pages than this):

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Same issue with multi page spread on 5513 and other Subs including bracelet specific info:

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And same issue covers dirty dozen:

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Pretty awesome. Only problem is you need to read Japanese. But tons of pictures so maybe worth regardless.

Linguistically challenged. My school-boy attempts at language were frightening!

Rather than subscribing to tomes of infinite pictorials, buy one of the stand alone editions devoted to a brand you love, with legible scripture. Just a thought.

 

[chocomallo]

Linguistically challenged. My school-boy attempts at language were frightening!

Rather than subscribing to tomes of infinite pictorials, buy one of the stand alone editions devoted to a brand you love, with legible scripture. Just a thought.

To each his own. It’s more than infinite pictorials and has way more specifics than something like Hodinkee reference points. Point me to a source on Calatravas that has dozen of references with model numbers, sizes and calibers for under 20 bucks. Same for the dirty dozen that includes pics of the movements. I don’t think many books exist for most of this stuff and those that do are hundreds or thousands of dollars and many are probably out of print. But hey man, we can always defer to unsubstantiated internet experts like TheFoo. He is my go to after all.