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

[Dino944]

We need more pictures!

The top watch is the most complicated watch I own, a Longines Master Collection Triple-Date Moonphase Chrono. Also the longest-named watch I own! I don't wear it often, but I enjoy it when I do. The bottom watch is, of course, a Rolex GMT Master, from 1984.

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Since you mentioned we need more pictures, here are 2 reasons I love watches with blue dials.

 

[MZhammer]

Since you mentioned we need more pictures, here are 2 reasons I love watches with blue dials.

Spoiler

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Speaking of, wore the ROC today with blue dial. Probably my single most worn watch.

 

[Andy57]

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Love that Santos!

 

[an draoi]

Nicki Minaj shows off bikini body with new boyfriend on jet ski

Nicki Minaj stunned her Instagram followers by flaunting her bikini body while on her holiday with her new boyfriend Kenneth Petty, showing them ride a jet ski together as well as thanking her followers for the birthday messages.

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Absolutely watch-related.

 

[Dino944]

Love that Santos!

Thanks Andy!

 

[Wild Strawberry Rabbit]

 

[jischwar]

Asking the experts here... coworker's watch that he got from his dad who has since passed. Says it's from the 70's. Can you guys help identify?

 

[LA Guy]

Asking the experts here... coworker's watch that he got from his dad who has since passed. Says it's from the 70's. Can you guys help identify?
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I'm not sure what is up with the back there, but that is an Omega Megasonic 750Mhz, which was a real oddity. I think that the movement is a Calibre 1230, and used a magnetic tuning fork.

I think that the reference is Omega reference 196.0022 - I don't know that much about this particular watch - my interest in 70s Omegas are more their TV dial Seamaster Automatic Chronos, but these are pretty cool. A related movement is used in the famous Meca, which was apparently lashed to the bow of the Omega sponsored Americas Cup yacht, and it only lost a few seconds throughout the voyage.

Edit: wrong about the reference. I'll look it up and edit when I get that right.

 

[jischwar]

I'm not sure what is up with the back there, but that is an Omega Megasonic 750Mhz, which was a real oddity. I think that the movement is a Calibre 1230, and used a magnetic tuning fork.

I think that the reference is Omega reference 196.0022 - I don't know that much about this particular watch - my interest in 70s Omegas are more their TV dial Seamaster Automatic Chronos, but these are pretty cool. A related movement is used in the famous Meca, which was apparently lashed to the bow of the Omega sponsored Americas Cup yacht, and it only lost a few seconds throughout the voyage.

Edit: wrong about the reference. I'll look it up and edit when I get that right.

Thanks for the response! Is it a 720Mhz? Do you think its gold or just gold plated?

 

[LA Guy]

Thanks for the response! Is it a 720Mhz? Do you think its gold or just gold plated?

Nearly assuredly good plated. It's an odd bird for sure. The dial indicates 720, which is really sorta unusual. Most of those electronic watches were 300, but they Megasonic was made back in 1973. You'd need to get a watch maker to open up the back to really figure it out for sure. The reference above is for a very similar watch, but with the 300 hz movement. I wonder if during some service, some well meaning watchmaker didn't just recase the watch incorrectly, though it's weird to recase into a gold plated case. I dunno.

 

[OrlandoMo]

As you enjoyed the vintage Pepsi so much earlier, and because my wife wore it again yesterday, here's another. My watch, this time, is the Omega Seamaster 300 "Spectre" edition from a few years ago.
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Omega is wonderful. Wouldn’t you try it with an alligator leather watch strap rather than canvas?

 

[Scuppers]

Curious:
Was looking through some old auction catalogs at mums, found this “reverso”.

Does anyone know if it is just a JLC retailed by Cartier or an interpretation by Cartier?

Edit: was a Cartier themed auction in 1993, Christie’s.

 

[Andy57]

Love that Santos!

My Santos says hi!

And so does my Planet Ocean!

 

[Andy57]

Omega is wonderful. Wouldn’t you try it with an alligator leather watch strap rather than canvas?

Honestly, no, not really.

The Nato strap that the Spectre watch is on in that picture is one of the two straps it came with. The other is a bracelet, but that has never been out of the box. I keep it on the Nato (which is by far the best Nato strap I've ever seen) because that was how it appeared in the movie.

 

[Thin White Duke]

Honestly, no, not really.

The Nato strap that the Spectre watch is on in that picture is one of the two straps it came with. The other is a bracelet, but that has never been out of the box. I keep it on the Nato (which is by far the best Nato strap I've ever seen) because that was how it appeared in the movie.

Yeah keep it movie style.
Do you like the new 300m?
Craig has made adverts in black tie wearing the new Seamaster 300m diver so its a fairly safe bet he’ll be sporting that in No Time To Die. That’s another great looking watch but previous Seamasters have included chrono and GMT versions. They recently came out with a chrono, if they do a GMT I’d be all over it. I suppose they could repurpose the movement from the Deep Black PO which is a nice looking watch (love the GMT numbers on the rehault) but it’s not quite ‘there’ for me. A silver grey dial laser-etched 300m on a blue rubber strap with GMT would definitely satisfy an itch for me!