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    Ball Roadmaster Marine GMT

    Just came across this watch and it hits many requirements for my perfect watch.

    40mm, day+date, GMT, lumed bezel, and titanium

    Only issue may be the 14mm height, and it's a desk GMT but has novel pushers to advance the GMT hand.

    Really tempted by it...
    https://shop.ballwatch.ch/en/rmgmt
    £2,300 pre-order price

    Here's a pic:

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    And comes with blue dial too.

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    Don’t nibble on the barrel.... pull the trigger.

    Nice looking watch to my eye.

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    Coming to a secret sales.com email soon, at 50% off going by their recent one.

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    ^^^ I hope so - I'll buy it.

    Ball can really put together a good looking watch when they try. I have had a few and am always impressed by the build quality.

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    Love my only 'Ball'

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    I ordered one, but have to wait until November/December before it ships :(

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    Sorry, but I cannot get over how shonky the 6, 9 and 12 look, fashioned from mini trit tubes.
    Like the pusher GMT complication

    Dave

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    I like it, blue or black, hmm cant decide.

    So will the hour hand quick set? I am used to "normal" GMTs

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    Quote Originally Posted by Curtis View Post
    The blue dial looks a bit tacky but the black really hits the spot. Well done Ball

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    What about this?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Nealywheelie View Post
    Love my only 'Ball'
    Would that be to say that you’ve only got one Ball?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PSTW View Post
    Would that be to say that you’ve only got one Ball?
    I can claim this one. Righty was removed in 2006, but didn’t miss him as much as I expected.

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    The technology does seem interesting

    ‘At sea, the new Roadmaster Marine GMT is completely at home. Tough, precise and engineered to the specifications of a 35-year Navy Mariner veteran, it is the world’s first day-date GMT automatic timepiece.’

    With Ball having a train heritage and the name having road and marine in it, then it’s another example of Ball’s over the top watchnames.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PSTW View Post
    Would that be to say that you’ve only got one Ball?
    I am Spartacus. 1983.

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    In all seriousness, I quite like how ‘industrial’ some of the Ball Watch offerings are. I really like the unfortunately named Skindiver II. It looks like a substantial instrument rather than a watch - has a very serious look to it, which just works for me.

    Some of their Hydrocarbon designs look good to me too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ozzyb123 View Post
    What about this?

    Wow, that is a lot of numbers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KingKitega View Post
    Just came across this watch and it hits many requirements for my perfect watch.

    40mm, day+date, GMT, lumed bezel, and titanium

    Only issue may be the 14mm height, and it's a desk GMT but has novel pushers to advance the GMT hand.

    Really tempted by it...
    https://shop.ballwatch.ch/en/rmgmt
    £2,300 pre-order price

    Here's a pic:
    Like it superb watch wish ı have it but expensive for me
    And roadmaster and marine words together ?????

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    I really like Ball watches - they're usually a bit different from the usual stuff. Never had one though.

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    Ball is a fantastic brand. For the money they really punch above their weight. In particular their bracelets and deployment clasps are really well made.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pacchi View Post
    Wow, that is a lot of numbers!
    I like this a lot.

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