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TheFoo

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Have to admit, Aquanaut is growing on me. Idea of a “beater” Patek is both obnoxious and awesome.

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Looks like a much better watch with colored dial (brown, green or natural copper would have been nice ). VC should have focus-grouped this watch.
 

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Looking at all the current sports watches, I feel like I will probably get a 38mm Laureato next =/ I considered paying grey market prices for the 41mm RO, but in the end it still feels like 41mm wears really big and aggressive. 39mm is absolutely the perfect size for the RO, with 37 and 41 having odd proportions but the price for the jumbo doesn't show any signs of abating for the next few years. The Overseas is also a tad large for what it is - IMO, the base 3 hander should be 39 instead of 41, given how plain the dial is.

There's also some sort of pleasant "laid-backness" to the Laureato I found surprisingly pleasing - despite the obvious comparisons to the RO, I think they genuinely wear very differently, kind of like sharp english tailoring vs italian tailoring.

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I kind of dig the Czapek Antarctique.
 

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The Antarctique is a curious one for me. I think the design is kinda bland for a ~20k+ watch, but the movement is spectacular. I guess I'm not entirely sold on it at the moment, but the Alpine Eagle is another one I'm considering. The Lucent Steel is really something amazing, but the watch feels a bit too round and 80s' for me
 

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What are people's thoughts on the JLC Master Control Chrono that released last year? Long story short, the Zenith Sports Chrono I bought was losing 8 seconds per day and frankly I didn't want to bother with getting a brand new watch regulated/adjusted so I'm considering the JLC as its replacement. I love the versatility of the JLC and think it would work well either dressed up or down but I'm curious if others have seen this watch in person or have any other solid alternatives to pursue.
 

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What are people's thoughts on the JLC Master Control Chrono that released last year? Long story short, the Zenith Sports Chrono I bought was losing 8 seconds per day and frankly I didn't want to bother with getting a brand new watch regulated/adjusted so I'm considering the JLC as its replacement. I love the versatility of the JLC and think it would work well either dressed up or down but I'm curious if others have seen this watch in person or have any other solid alternatives to pursue.

Woof. Love it. Though I'm not stoked about the pulseometer, I get why it's there for historical reasons. Tachymeters are infinitely more useful imo. But absolutely drop-dead gorgeous watch no question.
 
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Looking at all the current sports watches, I feel like I will probably get a 38mm Laureato next =/ I considered paying grey market prices for the 41mm RO, but in the end it still feels like 41mm wears really big and aggressive. 39mm is absolutely the perfect size for the RO, with 37 and 41 having odd proportions but the price for the jumbo doesn't show any signs of abating for the next few years. The Overseas is also a tad large for what it is - IMO, the base 3 hander should be 39 instead of 41, given how plain the dial is.

There's also some sort of pleasant "laid-backness" to the Laureato I found surprisingly pleasing - despite the obvious comparisons to the RO, I think they genuinely wear very differently, kind of like sharp english tailoring vs italian tailoring.

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Why not go for Tissot PRX then and save thousands. Same effect, no?
 

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