Reply With QuoteI think that's stunning but it's very expensive!
They've nailed this imo. Looks great.
I think that's stunning but it's very expensive!
That hits many sweet spots
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Not really. It's a premium over the standard model, but at worst it'll maintain its value. More than likely gain a small amount.Originally Posted by TaketheCannoli
Gone in a flash...
I really liked it as well. Price point was bang on, on braclet with what must have been a re-engineered case with its new depth. This is right on the mark being hand wound as well.
I think ORIS are really developing into a hot brand right now.
Last edited by OliverCD; 26th June 2019 at 15:17.
Sold out in under 10mins.
Less than a Black Bay 58 – a similar styled watch. Sold out in 8 minutes says it was not expensive enough.
I like it, Oris are heading in the right direction. IWC take note.
... and it's gone ...
That's very nice. I would have been tempted had I known it existed
My mistake, I'd read the price in pounds. Actually at just shy of £1900 it is considerably less than the Tudor and a nicer watch for me.
I imagine the eBay prices will be 2.5k plus
Lovely watch, sold out because speculators want to make a profit.
If they could release it properly without the rivets on the bracelet it would be perfect.
What a cracker! It’s rare I have a ‘got to have it’ moment these days but they judged this one just right.
If anyone did pick one up and doesn’t bond with it, do get in touch.
By the time I'd opened the Hodinkee email, thought 'that's actually not bad', and headed over to their shop it was already long gone.
I really disliked the rivets on the BB58 bracelet but funnily enough I think they work on this one.
Say what you like about the HODINKEE hipsters, they do have a pretty good record of successfully tweaking watches that big manufacturers didn’t realise needed fixing (their Zenith was good). Perhaps though it only works when it’s co-branded and promoted on their site, if Oris had tried this by themselves I wonder if it would have sold out like that? Plenty of other automatic watches out there that could benefit from a slightly thinner hand wound version though...
Probably because the bb58 ones are fake. Whereas the Oris ones are real.
Hodinkee are most definitely not hipsters. They might have mastered the art of selling stuff to them but it's very far from an accurate description.
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
True, I was more thinking that’s what everyone seems to say... Actually I’m not sure anyone is a hipster any more, I haven’t seen one for a few years now.
If you like the Oris and aren’t a brand snob then you should really check out the Chris Ward C65 Trident.
Measures 41 mm x 11.55 mm with 22 mm lug width for around £700!
Just read that it's a manual movement on a dive watch. Bit odd.
Is that the RRP or the Carpet Warehouse Everything Must Go price?
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
Plus 20% VAT don’t forget...
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That’s the magic unicorn price no one would or should have to pay so knock at least £100 off
Still a decent watch if you like it
If you like the Oris and aren’t a brand snob then you should really check out the Chris Ward C65 Trident.
Measures 41 mm x 11.55 mm with 22 mm lug width for around £700!
Aside from the “Christopher ward” on dial, that is pretty nice, customise the blue bezel with a bit of fade and it would look stunning.
Is it coming via the us, or Europe? They calculate the vat at checkout and still came out at 1850 for me.
I agree. It looks nice enough (in a slightly generic "vintage" way), but a manual wind dive watch is just silly.
Serious question, but why?
They certainly seem to be able to shift watches. How long before they launch their own brand?
I believe I'm right in saying that import VAT charged at point of entry is due on a commercial transaction of this value from both the US and Switzerland.
Because it makes the watch thinner than using a automatic movement.
Overall I don’t like faux vintage, rather hunt for a real vintage and there are plenty decent for the price they charge.
Why would you want an unnecessarily thick watch?
It's all about unscrewing the crown every day & wearing out the threads and seals … innit guv'nor!
I wouldn't have thought that that would make it any the less waterproof for the depth rating proposed. It's not going to the bottom of the Marianas Trench after all - not on any diver's wrist anyway. I did consider that it might be because it might inadvertently run out of 'steam' underwater, but then you just wind it before you dive. So, I dunno.
They chose manual because it makes the watch more thin. But most people would say auto is probably more normal for a diver.
Makes sense. But does it have a screw down crown - not essential for 10bar. I'll have to look at the specs now!
(should have double quoted in my reply, but got caught out!)
Last edited by Mouse; 26th June 2019 at 20:08. Reason: too many bar!
This is a good point and make a hand wound watch a pain for me.
I like a hand wound but not with a screw down crown.
Either way seems it’s sold like hot cakes.
Oris have enough fans to have snapped up 250 quickly without Hodinkee’s help. It’s a beauty and well priced.
I’d love to see faded bezels on some BB58 varieties too.
Well that is lovely. Wasn't there previously a no-date limited run of the 'other' dial style?
Now that Zodiac is stunning.Because it makes the watch thinner than using a automatic movement.
Overall I don’t like faux vintage, rather hunt for a real vintage and there are plenty decent for the price they charge.
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The internet is great and awful for watch collecting. That is a lovely watch but because hodinkee featured it, it’s sold out. It’s a fickle world.
Very expensive, bearing in mind I bought the regular watch in Jan for £1050 in the sales
And when you come to sell, you'll lose more on the standard version than anyone quick enough to get the hodinkee version.
It's not really a great comparison. Yes they share a case, but one is very easy to get (with substantial discount), and one is (now) impossible to get hold of.
Nearly 600k in sales in 8 minutes would suggest they got the pricing strategy correct.
Assuming one sells the watch - we can't assume everyone buying is a serial flipper! If you're buying and keeping then the additional Hodinkee markup is quite high to street price of the regular watch.
Personally don't like the faux lume, otherwise nice enough but not that nice.
I liked it, would prefer with a plain lume but it's nice. Shame it sold out so quickly, although unsurprising.
This guy is offering one at 3500usd! In the comments people are giving him a bit of a hard time
https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchan...medium=ios_app
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Sorry, but I find it dull and uninspiring. No doubt it will sell well then
I'm ok with 10atm rating
I could be ok with hand winding
But hw + screw down crown is a no no.
The auto, at 10atm, is already thin.
I recall they put 10atm to be vintage and thin.
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Is it me or is there a mis match between the lume colour on the dial and hands?
I imagine that's intentional. The patina rarely matches when it's genuine!
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