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

[am55]

Huh. Just realized that "craisin" is the perfect color name for that new dark berry Tank.

It's not, technically, new, but almost identical to one of the more memorable of the old series.

Nice independent alternative in the same spirit:

 

[chocomallo]

“In truth, I find that people in “the arts” tend to be quite myopic. They know their own thing but have limited peripheral vision. At least us “modern banksters” put our money where are mouths are when it comes to such “baubles”.

What do the tastes of people in the watch industry, like Roger Smith and Jean-Claude Biver, tell you? Or is that irrelevant compared to what a sculptor or painter thinks?”

Leonardo da Vinci = myopic artist

foo = puts money where mouth is

Y’all this **** is too funny...

I am not sure which is larger, the amount of money he spends on watches or the number of personalities he has. The latter is enough to fill a stadium. TheFoo is worthy of preservation on the UNESCO world heritage list. To be fair, bankers put other people’s money in their mouths, not their own. Judging by Foo’s prolific posting, he isn’t banking many deals, though. But he does own an intentionally mutilated Daytona (a Footona if you will) and a Patek that he apparently force feeds to his infant child (I assume the boy isn’t teething yet since Foo is not cool with even a little shop wear on his cases). Foo has so many greatest hits on this watch thread alone that his greatest hits have their own greatest hits. John Mayer would be jealous.

 

[radicaldog]

So I should listen to the navel gazing, overthinking academic instead of the master watchmaker. Got it. Definitely time for me to reevaluate my entire life.

Complain to Foo, not to me: he's the one who suggested that Roger Smith wearing a modern Rolex was an argument in favour of wearing modern Rolex. Because see, what watch to wear is an aesthetic decision, not a watchmaking one.

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Did I say all artists are good guides to aesthetics? My claim was that, typically, the best guides to aesthetics are to be found in the arts, design, and scholarly worlds.

 

[radicaldog]

you can't crap on the banker bubble from the art bubble. It is the perceived desire for superiority based on belonging that grates people.

I'm inclined to agree. But each bubble has its field of expertise. When one talks about horology enthusiasts who buy modern Daytonas and such one is largely talking about the banker bubble these days, which is tantamount to claiming the wrong expertise for that particular group. (Which is why, incidentally, the claim that my argument was ad hominem is ludicrous.)

 

[Thrift Vader]

As if poorer people have better taste. Why turn this into a class issue?

Thank goodness i'm poor. I can't imagine the stupid **** i would buy without having to take time and think about things for a while first. This process of being poor and having to aspire to things gives me the opportunity to think clearly and filter out whims for actual good taste.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Meanwhile on Hodinkee: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/audemars-piguet-black-panther-watch-live-pics-pricing

I honestly didn't think they would stoop so low. The hell of tasteless rich people's baubles is deeper than I thought.

where do I begin with regard to this watch?

first, as an avid comic book reader during my childhood I can tell you that the black panther was a marginal figure in the marvel universe.

second, whenever an established company feels the need to do some sort of “collaboration” with some subject of pop culture, that company automatically loses some credibility with me. This sentiment holds true for those ridiculous “007” Omegas.

third, has HODINKEE ever written something critical of a new timepiece? They seem to have their head up every manufacturers ass. Their reviews are reminding me of those Gene Shalit movie reviews; never a bad word.

 

[gomestar]

Hodinkee should do a Week On The Wrist with the Black Panther watch but film it as a recreation of The Chronic(what!)cles of Narnia" video from Lonely Island.

With their cringe worthy Submariner video, they have a good template to work with. Just needs solid creative direction on how to blend the ideas together for the AP.

 

[Thrift Vader]

I don't like the watches with Snoopy on them. because snoopy seems so dated.

 

[gomestar]

"The shrunken size is a big deal, but let's be honest: It's nothing compared to the biggest news of the day, which is that Rolex made one of these 36mm Explorers in two-tone metal, steel and gold. You simply could not have drawn up a watch more in line with my horological sensibilities. When the news broke yesterday morning, and I saw the first image of the two-tone, I let out an audible gasp. This was at 6:00 AM, and I may or may not have awakened both my wife and my dog. "

watches an Alison Roman video once. Applies to Hodinkee.

 

[am55]

"The shrunken size is a big deal, but let's be honest: It's nothing compared to the biggest news of the day, which is that Rolex made one of these 36mm Explorers in two-tone metal, steel and gold. You simply could not have drawn up a watch more in line with my horological sensibilities. When the news broke yesterday morning, and I saw the first image of the two-tone, I let out an audible gasp. This was at 6:00 AM, and I may or may not have awakened both my wife and my dog. "

watches an Alison Roman video once. Applies to Hodinkee.

I'm waiting for Hodinkee to hire Rupi Kaur.

i know i
should crumble
for better reasons
but have you seen
that watch
it brings
the sun
to the steel
every light

 

[Phileas Fogg]

I'm waiting for Hodinkee to hire Rupi Kaur.

i know i
should crumble
for better reasons
but have you seen
that watch
it brings
the sun
to the steel
every light

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You’ve just given AP an idea for their next collaboration.

 

[Texasmade]

Czapek just dropped a green dial Antarctique LE similar to their Abyss.

 

[Newcomer]

New perp cal, new movement - but the size . Still, think the triple register is pretty darn cool and happy Patek has introduced a new movement. Just wish it was 38-39mm:

New Calatrava hobnail, new movement - pretty darn nice and my favorite of the new references (particularly G) but I wonder if sector dial and RR track is too much? I’ll reserve judgment for later, but I think this is a great contemporary take on the traditional hobnail dial, which can look very staid:

Then an AC in a Calatrava case in steel on a bracelet. This one looks off to me:

 

[gomestar]

the bracelet on that last one screams Citizen Eco-Drive to me. I'm also not a Patek expert so I have no historical reference to care about regarding the bracelet.

That 6119R makes me look twice, and then again. My favorite of the new ones.



edit: 42mm on that first one??? Sausage finger territory.

 

[pmeis]

Then an AC in a Calatrava case in steel on a bracelet. This one looks off to me:

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It‘s the applied numerals, I think they are too delicate for the rest of the watch.