the-watches-that-the-worlds-most-powerful-men-wear

[calypso]

http://www.fashionbeans.com/2017/the...rful-men-wear/

[stefmcd]

Interesting, thanks.

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[P9CLY]

Not an "automatic" an "egomatic"

[Chairman LMAO]

I wear a Rolex.

[greenandblack]

How much does the Dalai Lama charge for a watch service?! Hopefully not much judging by this:

“For example, I have always enjoyed repairing watches. But I can remember a number of occasions as a boy when, completely losing my patience with those tiny, intricate parts, I picked up the mechanism and smashed it down on the table. Of course, later I felt very sorry and ashamed of my behavior–especially when, as on one occasion, I had to return the watch to its owner in a condition worse than it was before!”


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[Carlton-Browne]

How much does the Dalai Lama charge for a watch service?! Hopefully not much judging by this:

“For example, I have always enjoyed repairing watches. But I can remember a number of occasions as a boy when, completely losing my patience with those tiny, intricate parts, I picked up the mechanism and smashed it down on the table. Of course, later I felt very sorry and ashamed of my behavior–especially when, as on one occasion, I had to return the watch to its owner in a condition worse than it was before!”

I don't think you need to worry - he doesn't work for Chealwatch any more.

[relaxer7]

I don't think you need to worry - he doesn't work for Chealwatch any more.

...was just about to type the same thing myself

[paskinner]

In his official portrait, President Obama was wearing a Rolex Cellini.

[alfat33]

Shouldn’t Putin’s Blancpain Grande Date Aqua Lung have, well, a big date on the dial?

[Brian]

Shouldn’t Putin’s Blancpain Grande Date Aqua Lung have, well, a big date on the dial?

Just what I was thinking :-)


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[calypso]

Shouldn’t Putin’s Blancpain Grande Date Aqua Lung have, well, a big date on the dial?

Well spotted. They've shown the wrong Blancpain it would seem.

Grande Date has a large date made up of two adjacent windows at the six o'clock position.

[Tangent]

I’ll admit there’s more than a little envy going on with my lack of ability to buy a watch of similar value but Prince Charles’ Parmigiani is not that nice: what’s going on with the date window?

[calypso]

I’ll admit there’s more than a little envy going on with my lack of ability to buy a watch of similar value but Prince Charles’ Parmigiani is not that nice: what’s going on with the date window?

I agree and yes, the date window looks very much like an afterthought.

[JGJG]

I love the idea of a parmigiani, but they all seem to sit in the “uncanny valley”, just some liminal aesthetic thing that keeps the watch from being lovely. Toric Chronomtre (not chronograph, mind): take 3mm off the case diameter, sort out the handset, and you’d have my perfect watch right there.