Why all the brass all of a sudden. Looks Ok when it's clean but looks gross really quickly (IMO!)
Works quite well with the dial imo. mellow.
A few more random real world pictures
This looks a lot better than in the promos!
Speedmaster fatigue? Not much being spoken about these... and it will be an onslaught next year you'd assume with 50 years since the moon landings.
Love the second hand!
Repeating myself for the umpteenth time: there ain't no such thing as the 'dark' side of the moon
But I find myself liking this movement finish!
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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-...iness-43213126
Not my cup of tea, but hey-ho, if it floats your boat!
Looks like TAG have jumped in with the Bamford Bodging Co. With a black carbon & blue Monaco...don't know why they couldn't just design it themselves but guess it will appeal to their target market but the younger market may well not be able to afford it...leave it to Biver i suppose... and at £7500 i would definitely leave it and after normal Monaco or after Rolex (non Bamford) each to their own i suppose
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberta...-claude-biver/
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Seen a video, but can't find a decent picture. The longines vhp gmt looks very interesting. Possibly the perfect (in terms of functionality) gmt.
https://youtu.be/eu14QlmKeKk
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Oh that VHP GMT looks nice and lots of hidden tech...
Yes very impressive. Much nicer than that fauxtina thing Hodinkee is excited about
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New from Laco- Unitas 6498 so probably on the large side
And some divers
These are really nice. Most models I've seen from Laco have been a bit drab and featureless for my taste (I realise that for someone else, the same watch may come across as clean and uncluttered) but these are very neat. I don't necessarily think that all the colourways came out equally well, but the general design is really appealing.
I knew Longines had debuted a 36mm version of the Legend Diver in mother of pearl. Didn't realise they are also releasing it in black at 36mm. Take my money!
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/lo...-36mm-hands-on
Now if they would just meet in the middle at 39mm I'd be looking at my one watch solution. The 42mm was just too big, with over long lugs, and I think 36mm will be too small. But then again, it's all dial so maybe it won't?
I'll have to wait and try one on. I can hear the Goldsmith's salesman now – "But that's a lady's watch, sir."
Ha. I suspect they will actually sell more (at least of the black) to men than women
Suspiciously, that video has been removed from Youtube now it seems. Can someone describe it to me in a thousand words, or provide a court room sketch? I nearly went for a VHP last year but held off as I got the impression the range would expand so very interested to see it. Perhaps a mid year launch planned and marketing squeezed the trigger too soon.
I love the more sensibly sized watches and the current LLD is way too big for my taste but in all honesty I think the 36mm will actually wear small. It's not all dial. A Nomos Orion at 35mm IS all dial and subsequently wears large. The LLD design has the moving internal chapter ring which I think has a similar effect on the design to that of bezels on divers. I would imagine it will shrink down the dial and design.
I'm very happy to be proved wrong and I'll be making a visit to Goldsmiths to view this and the Tudor BB Fifty-Eight when they hit the shops.
Don't think anyone's mentioned these yet - Chopard have relaunched the racing colours collection to celebrate 30 years of collaboration with the Mille Miglia historic rally. Each colour represents a national racing livery - green for the UK, red for Italy, yellow for Spain, etc. 42mm, around $6000 each.
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New AP anyone?
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Y'know, it's kind of amazing how many companies suck at making watches that actually look good — especially when they're plagiarising one that does.
36mm with a tool bezel?! I had a look at the 37.3mm Rado Captain Cook and it was like looking down the wrong end of a telescope. Frankly even the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 38mm feels a bit like that. Even with slim wrists 40mm works ok for a diver, and that’s speaking as someone who’s quite happy wearing other styles of watches in 36mm.
The size issue has always been that big jump from a small 36mm to a large 42mm, with too few medium sized offerings in between. 36mm divers just seems like more of the same problem, just the other way round. I can only assume that these are ‘gender neutral’, or unisex as they used to say, brands increasingly seem to be launching a few unspecified watches and seeing who buys them.
*on the other hand, the LLD doesn’t have a conventional diving bezel.
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I've had my LLD no date for 10/11 years now since they first came out. I have 7 inch wrists and it fits me just right, I guess I'm just very used to it now, too.
Here's the new little one next to a newer (date) LLD
And that other reissue (Nautilus Skin Diver) has some details here. It's going to be 42mm also.
Captain Cook has a wide (for its size) and the dial itself looks tiny. The longines is the opposite, all dial/crystal and large lug to lug. I've a decent size wrist and it looks too big at 42mm. I imagine the 36 will wear bigger than the dimensions suggest.
Nothing wrong with that size in all honesty, I've a couple of 36mm and they wear well (once you are used to seeing something smaller on wrist).
But, it's all personal preference!
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^^^ All I can go on is what I've read, but reports are that it wears smaller than dimensions suggest!
Here is my LLD on my 6.75" wrist. I often wear 34-36mm... somehow I get away with it.
That is great pictureOriginally Posted by OliverCD;4714930
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^^^ Cheers!
I wonder what other non-big company pieces we'll see now the dust is settling a bit and the hype machines die down a little!
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So this is interesting... the all black LLD was one of the first announced at the show. I thought it must have been a lot of work to PVD the braclet – but in fact it is a rubber strap made to look like a Milanese?! Not seen anything like that before...
http://forums.timezone.com/index.php...=0#msg_7519601
As far as basic function 'smartwatch' or a connected watch goes, this is the best looker I've seen... and at the best price too.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...omepage-Slider
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Not seen much about this one. Blue dial railmaster with bronze colour second hand and no faux aged lume?
The crown guard and the detail around the bezel ruin it for me. Feel like it’s a smart idea but maybe not executed the best way
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On the Omega site, its neither in the Baselword novelties section, nor in the Seamaster Railmaster section. Is it an LE?
Would really like to see it on the standard brushed oyster bracelet