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

[Omega Male]

okay, back to the nuances of watch auctions - whats the purpose of a seller/auction house listing something with 'no reserve price'?

This Patek 5711 is specifically listed as 'no reserve' but like, no one is going to walk away with it for $20K or anything like that...just trying to understand the rationale here

Yeah it's odd. The "estimate" is $40K - $80K, which is ludicrous with just a glance at the grey market.

 

[Southeasterly]

Added my first chronograph to the collection. I know this can be a polarizing design, but I appreciate that it’s a little unusual. It wears really well, just isn’t a “one watch” type of piece. My only complaint is the strap (replacement ordered) which just doesn’t bring out the best in the dial color IMO.

 

[mak1277]

Wore my brother's Speedmaster First Omega in Space over the weekend, on the Forstner flatlink I got him for it.

I almost think it's too small for me; or at least, that the more muscular/chunky case on the Speedy Professional is more to my taste.

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Cell pics are tough to judge but it definitely isn’t too small. I feel like something smaller goes better with your style anyway.

 

[9thsymph]

Wore my brother's Speedmaster First Omega in Space over the weekend, on the Forstner flatlink I got him for it.

I almost think it's too small for me; or at least, that the more muscular/chunky case on the Speedy Professional is more to my taste.

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For me it’s not the size of the Speedy Pro that wins (it wears small for 42mm) - it’s the curvaceous twisted lugs = sexy AF!

 

[Vocans]

For me it’s not the size of the Speedy Pro that wins (it wears small for 42mm) - it’s the curvaceous twisted lugs = sexy AF!

For me it's the opposite, I know the twisted lugs have been a speedy staple for a while but I much prefer the straight lugs of this and the Ed White

 

[mossrockss]

Cell pics are tough to judge but it definitely isn’t too small. I feel like something smaller goes better with your style anyway.

Yeah it looks bigger on the wrist in the pic than in real life.

For me it’s not the size of the Speedy Pro that wins (it wears small for 42mm) - it’s the curvaceous twisted lugs = sexy AF!

For me it's the opposite, I know the twisted lugs have been a speedy staple for a while but I much prefer the straight lugs of this and the Ed White

Twisted lyre lugs have ruined me for all other lug styles. I feel like much of what I like about Omega as a maker is in their somewhat more humanist or organic design tendencies, as opposed to strictly industrial. Those twisted lugs, the wave patterns, the organic shapes; heck even when they do stick hour markers like the Globemaster they do the pie pan shape, cutting into the edges. I think that's why I generally prefer Omega to Rolex, which I see as far more strictly industrial in design (maxi lugs, stick hour markers, more right-angles, and much more basic curves where they do use them).

 

[9thsymph]

Yeah it looks bigger on the wrist in the pic than in real life.





Twisted lyre lugs have ruined me for all other lug styles. I feel like much of what I like about Omega as a maker is in their somewhat more humanist or organic design tendencies, as opposed to strictly industrial. Those twisted lugs, the wave patterns, the organic shapes; heck even when they do stick hour markers like the Globemaster they do the pie pan shape, cutting into the edges. I think that's why I generally prefer Omega to Rolex, which I see as far more strictly industrial in design (maxi lugs, stick hour markers, more right-angles, and much more basic curves where they do use them).

Basically.

But Rolex Daytona case also has wonderfully subtle curves (as do the DD and DJ...).

 

[mossrockss]

Basically.

But Rolex Daytona case also has wonderfully subtle curves (as do the DD and DJ...).

that's probably why the DJ, with fluted bezel, is one of maybe 2 Rolies I'd keep if given one, and I'd just learn to deal with the fugly trifocal lens. i wish they would do the OP with a fluted bezel; basically a DJ without the date LOL.

 

[Neville Southall]

Sick.

 

[Omega Male]

Get well soon!

 

[Neville Southall]

Super duper sick.

 

[Newcomer]

So nice you got to post it twice.

 

[smittycl]

Michael Collins' Gold Omega Speedmaster Watch

While his Apollo 11 crewmates Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon, Michael Collins was dutifully orbiting the lunar surface in the command module Columbia. Once back on Earth, the trio - along...

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[officine]

About a month of wearing this almost daily...digging thoroughly:
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Nice.

So I got call from local AD today that a Pepsi GMT with my name on it had come in. I didn't even remember the request, as it was 36 months ago. In the interim I purchased a 2002 version which I'm quite satisfied with in rotation. I'm actually torn -- buy to flip, buy and sell the older version, or let someone else have the opportunity?

I asked for 24hrs to decide.

 

[pmeis]

And one final incoming for now (and for a long while). The Armin Strom made the Grand Seiko I have a bit irreverent. Two manually wound greyish and dressier watches were not needed, even though they were of completely different styles. With GS proliferating the base model SBGW231 into several different dial colors and treatments, I thought that since I enjoyed the watch so much, I'd try to swap it out with one of the newer, more colorful renditions. I had mentioned to my salesperson while completing the AS transaction that I'd probably be calling her on one of the newer models soon and she mentioned that they had surprisingly received a third SBGW277 after originally being told that dealers would only receive two, which have been long sold. She asked if I'd have any interest and I jumped on it.

Basically everything I loved about the one I had, but in a different color and treatment. This one is a bit rarer as they only made 140 units (this one is 136) vs the model I had which is a European exclusive. Another bad picture below (I still haven't found my camera's battery charger since the move).