Reply With QuoteI now have a previously-unidentified need for a yellow watch
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
I now have a previously-unidentified need for a yellow watch
I'm not usually a fan of bright coloured dials but the yellow/blue works really well. Having said that I'm boring so still prefer the black. No doubt they will sell very well.
Beautiful yellow
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Dave's fave, and mine too.Originally Posted by swanbourne
Eddie
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This one is the best one for me! Nicely done
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Lovely colour combo. I like the orange one too.
I don't need any more watches, but I'm tempted to have a go for either!
To me you can only judge a watch by its black dial version* and it looks amazing. I love the shape and the heaviness of the hands and the "caribbean cut" of the lugs. Very distinctive. I can't wait to see the prices of these on sickbay.
John
* If there is one
Those are handsome watches. Have to agree about the shape and heaviness of the hands, they look really good.
Dave E
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Yellow please. I'll send the janitor to pick it up later today.
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Looking good!
Is this the sunburst yellow dial, like the full yellow Caribbean?
All the dials are sunburst.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
The yellow/blue combo does look good, but I've given up trying to love yellow dials.
They always look good in photos, but I don't like them much on my wrist!
If I'm around for the Sunday lottery, I might try and get a black one, but I'm not paying eBay fleecer prices for one.
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
I have to mention also how much I like that bezel font
Unless I’ve missed it somewhere has the price for this been divulged?
Was thinking the same, what are the prices of these?
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Forgive him, he is new here.
Like the yellow very much!
Diameter?
Agreed, it's one of the nicest things about a very nice watch.
I'm sure, too, that this is going to be one of those watches that looks even better in your hand than in photos.
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
29 August.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
Any guesses on price?
I believe Eddie has suggest in a previous post that they would not be north of £1000, closer to half that but probably above £500.
I'm going to plump for the middle and closer to £700-£750.
That is a thing of beauty. Perfect combination to my eyes.
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Was there an option for orange dial with blue or black bezel ?
z
As lovely as these are I can't get that excited about them (at least from the pictures anyway). Which is a relief because, if I had liked them more, it would have been very difficult to decide between these and the Baby Dreadnought. As it stands I like the latter much more. Still, it's a bit of a moot point as the funds aren't there for either.
All colourways look great, I especially like the yellow dial model....all in all, these pieces are an excellent homage to the Ollech & Wajs Caribbean 1000 from 1964.
I'm curious as to how the bezel is meant to be read?
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I think the two-coloured bezels look best on the original watch:
pic from WUS
But the 1-12 bezel also existed:
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
I am going to let the ones who wanted "an hour bezel on a diver" answer that!
This is the closest to the Smiths apart from the splayed lugs (which are a hassle and I am glad they were ignored)....
But the 1-12 bezel also existed:
Decompression stops or bottom times?I think the two-coloured bezels look best on the original watch:
pic from WUS
But the 1-12 bezel also existed:
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Details of the bezel
https://www.fratellowatches.com/tbt-...aribbean-1500/
A bit fussy.
Last edited by abraxas; 17th August 2021 at 14:53.
Agreed tho worth remembering that underwater things appear roughly 33% bigger, surprised that the Smiths hasn't a standard dive bezel.
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Mother 80
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
Congratulations from me.
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Thanks Ralf.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
So it's this Sunday.
Fingers at the ready...
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I am ready for a yellow blue this coming Sunday ...it is really a good price at 385£ + importation tax !
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Seems quite a remarkable price considering the Doxa is just under a grand
Given the specification, the much lower than expected price is extremely community-spirited.
Can someone tell me how the bezel works? Does it click round in 1 hour increments or is it a standard 120 click bezel? Is it bidirectional? Bit confused how I'd use a 12-hour bezel practically, bit like when I see N, S, E, W bezels on watches.
Given it’s depth rating and bezel configuration I’d be very surprised if it was bidirectional!
R
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Whilst the blue and black models look very tempting, I think to stay true to the Caribbean 'legacy' (for want of a better expression), the orange / yellow / blue and yellow are really the only options for me.
I just hope I have my fast fingers working on Sunday.
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The blue on the yellow/blue looks black to me, although the younger folk in the house can see it is blue so that's tempting but I don't have a yellow or orange in the collection at present so inclined to go full Doxa. Just not sure which...
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Order placed and email confirmation received for a blue yellow
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Orange one on the way to Glos
z
Well they went quick, it took ages for the 'Add to cart' to appear, when it did they were showing as 'Sold out'
If anyone did order one and you don't like it...!
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It was simply not meant to be
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