The Watch Appreciation Thread (Reviews and Photos of Men's Timepieces by Rolex, Patek Philippe, Brei

[Belligero]



BELLIGERO MY MAN! Been a while!!!

Hope all has been well!

But - tell us what you REALLY think of the 5960/1A, Dino and Belli.... Hah hah!

Cheers, bud!

Been well, thanks.
Still diggin' watches, despite
my criticism.

 

[Belligero]



Just curious - was this a haiku that was done on purpose or coincidental...?

Wasn't totes random.
Not sure if same can be said
for chrono subdial.

 

[Foley]



Wasn't totes random.
Not sure if same can be said
for chrono subdial.

Very good my man
Haiku and horology
Make good bedfellows


(That's all I've got...)

 

[in stitches]

I do not love the new PP either.

Nice DJ, cyc!

 

[Betelgeuse]

What's the opinion on SevenFriday watches? I didn't knew those were sold in Mexico and that they were not that expensive.

 

[Hayward]

Geneva is lost
Now even Patek Philippe
Makes A Douche Wrist Watch

 

[in stitches]

i wouldnt go that far. every company has hits and misses. im sure for people who lust after a PP complication like that but cant quite shell out the cheddar, the steel version is a welcome addition.

 

[marvin100]

And it's not like that's the first ugly watch PP has issued (4980, 3733, 4715, 4910, 7071, I'm lookin' at you...)

 

[HRoi]

Well, those nba free agents signing their second, bigger contract need somewhere to go from Hublot

 

[mimo]

Loving the haiku diversions; perhaps we should have a haiku-only posts day...I mean, sometimes this thread just isn't pretentious enough

Nice to see Belli back with some trademark bile! Weirdly, on a second look, that PP is growing on me. I suspect in the flesh it's quite fun. But then it's my birthday next week and I'm trying to curry favour with Frilly. Or becoming more of a douche in my tastes perhaps...

Re. the GO rotor, I get why that might be irritating to some. I store that one as "quirky", and the same for the motif on the second hand that many don't like. I just think it's a GO "thing" and suits their slightly over-sized and very deliberate, bold design philosophy. But it's not inherently pretty like some, that's for sure.

BH: two things for you. Firstly, check out Roland G Murphy for a US-made dress watch that has some similarities of style, and is in that five grand ball park. Much more interesting, and some lovely vintage-machined guilloche dials for a bit more money, if you like that. I really like some of their watches and there's a decent range of prices. Secondly, for Mrs Hedonist, Raymond Weil does a few mechanical watches in that price range that are really rather attractive - actually, the "Maestro" automatic looks like a tribute to the GO Senator, so maybe you want one! It's 39mm so man-sized, I don't know if Mrs BH likes that kind of thing. Otherwise, Longines have a dozen different nice ladies' watches bang in that price range, both classic and sporty. Oris and Rado too, but I don't like them.

 

[Hayward]



i wouldnt go that far. every company has hits and misses. im sure for people who lust after a PP complication like that but cant quite shell out the cheddar, the steel version is a welcome addition.

Eh. Put it on leather, with the old style hands and a matte grey dial or dark sunburst dial and we can talk. As it is it's trying too hard.

 

[Gianni Cerutti]

I quite like the Montblanc. Reminds me of JLC Master Calendar, though I suppose this dial/date lay out is fairly canonical for a full calendar.

Very elegant ...

 

[NonServiam]

Sold off two cherished vintage pieces this weekend. Heuer Autavia and nipple dialled Rolex 18k GMT-Master. Sad to see them go, but they were examples of my of redundancy habit I have two more Autavias and another nipple dialled 18k Rolex still. And they were not sold to finance a "mud bike", but another watch, of course. More info on that later

Bye bye!

 

[academe]

Just because I'm a TWAT nerd, here are some images of automatic rotors.

AL&S Sax-O-Mat:

New movement in the AL& Saxonia Automatic:

AP 2120:

AP 3120:

VC 1120:

VC 2455:

Micro-rotor for Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 195:

In comparison, the GO and JLC movements are more utilitarian.

GO 39-47 (which powers the Senator Sixities Panorama Date):

JLC 925 (which power the Master Ultra Thin Moon):

Perhaps as discussed this is an apples and oranges comparison, given the greater premiums demanded by AP, VC, etc.

How important is the movement decoration to you, compared to the rest of the watch? I've been thinking about this quite a bit given my current quest for a top-tier 2- or 3-hander...

 

[academe]



Sold off two cherished vintage pieces this weekend. Heuer Autavia and nipple dialled Rolex 18k GMT-Master. Sad to see them go, but they were examples of my of redundancy habit I have two more Autavias and another nipple dialled 18k Rolex still. And they were not sold to finance a "mud bike", but another watch, of course. More info on that later

Bye bye!

Liking that Rolex, I must admit!