New releases - random chat

[sickie]

Nice but expensive.

https://en.yema.com/products/yema-ya...37-33-66-sn-u6

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[Idontgram]

Nice but expensive.

https://en.yema.com/products/yema-ya...37-33-66-sn-u6

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$10k??!?

You’d have to really love Yema and tourbillons.

Madness!

[Kamakazie!]

I am a big fan of anOrdain anyway, but they've knocked it out the park with this new Model 3 release.
Case, dial, colours.... It ain't cheap but

[Mj2k]

Picture by wornandwound.com

AP Swatch done right! For $195. Kudos to D1 Milano!

Hands-On: the D1 Milano Polycarbon Sketch
https://wornandwound.com/review/hand...carbon-sketch/

Love this, just so different.

[TaketheCannoli]

I do find this utterly bizarre too.

Cringy.

[ryanb741]

Thats exactly what I thought pity its only found on Jura and what looks like its sister companies "Buy it now" only for you to look closely to see its not actually in stock. As for the Maen chronograph just looks a very bang average chronograph I can think of Hanhart, Guinand to name a few who offer more for less money. As for the engraving on the back, I just assumed it was a bit of a tongue in cheek regarding how quickly WIS types (Who lets face it are going to be their main buyers) flip watches for the next limited edition. If it had a different meaning perhaps I missed it.

It is available at Ocarat for around £115 with discount code

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It is available at Ocarat for around £115 with discount code

Thanks for the heads up Ryan. Is there an English language site for them? I’ve tried ordering on the french, but cant get through the account set up (i struggle with one language, let alone 2!)

[ryanb741]

Thanks for the heads up Ryan. Is there an English language site for them? I’ve tried ordering on the french, but cant get through the account set up (i struggle with one language, let alone 2!)

You can translate it to English via your browser - if that doesn't work I can order one for you

[learningtofly]

What a horrible idea for a case back engraving...from the site:

That alone should preclude any sane person from buying one. WTF were they thinking?

[wileeeeeey]

That really is a bizarre engraving.

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You can translate it to English via your browser - if that doesn't work I can order one for you

Cheers Ryan, keep forgetting google can do all! Black one ordered.

[TaketheCannoli]

No sign of it on that site.

It is available at Ocarat for around £115 with discount code

[ryanb741]

No sign of it on that site.

https://ocarat.com/montre-polycarbon...no-102141.html

And

https://ocarat.com/montre-polycarbon...no-102144.html

Code French15 gets 15% off

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Picture by wornandwound.com

AP Swatch done right! For $195. Kudos to D1 Milano!

Hands-On: the D1 Milano Polycarbon Sketch
https://wornandwound.com/review/hand...carbon-sketch/

Black one shown as sold out on the D1 Milano site.

[earlofsodbury]

Very pretty new 103 St Sa LE variant from Sinn - 'Commerzbank' themed, about which I DGAF, but yields an interesting and attractive colour variant, IMO:





Pretty sternly priced at €3,250.00 - Sinn certainly doesn't represent the VFM they once did! Does come with a steel bracelet as well, and just 100 examples (so not an Omega LE, then!), with first pick going to the bank's customers.

One small surprise (to me) is the use of a Concepto C99001 movement - assumed Sinn used Valjoux or Sellita for these.

[Idontgram]

Errr, sorry EoS but that’s a minger. Unless you’re looking for a Jamaica tribute watch, in which case it’s perfect.

I’d not heard of that movement manufacturer before. Presumably an ETA clone/drop in replacement; which makes its price even more outrageous.

[earlofsodbury]

Errr, sorry EoS but that’s a minger. Unless you’re looking for a Jamaica tribute watch, in which case it’s perfect.

No need to apologise, you have every right to be as wrong as you like!

Downside is, I now fancy some of this:



[And NOT the plasticky modern version!]

[Rocket Man]

Another day, another Seiko reissue:

https://www.seikoboutique.co.uk/prod...eid=83fa62237e

[Fullbreakfast]

Another day, another Seiko reissue:

https://www.seikoboutique.co.uk/prod...eid=83fa62237e

Nice enough, but £1,500 seems like a ripoff to me.

[colin t]

Christopher Ward getting closer to something I might buy.

GMT
39mm
11.8mm thick
150m WR

I’m even starting to like the logo (applied on this model).

https://www.christopherward.com/watc...-S00B4-B1.html

[Time Cat]

Christopher Ward getting closer to something I might buy.

GMT
39mm
11.8mm thick
150m WR

I’m even starting to like the logo (applied on this model).

https://www.christopherward.com/watc...-S00B4-B1.html

Getting the old Explorer vibe with this one. It looks nice and the proportions getting better and better

[OldHooky]

They’re definitely getting better. Unfortunately I don’t like the hands. They’re like the Citizen Excalibur, and I never liked that. Shame.

[learningtofly]

They’re definitely getting better. Unfortunately I don’t like the hands. They’re like the Citizen Excalibur, and I never liked that. Shame.

I could have typed that word for word for word!

[earlofsodbury]

New Citizen Altichron is quite a departure visually from previous frantically busy / near-illegible offerings - more of a Ray Mears / Promaster Tough feel to this:





Main downside is... er... size - at 47mm diameter and 18mm thick, it's a beast.

I'm not a fan of DLC, either, and sadly titanium damages too easily - albeit the hardened stuff Citizen use is far better than most in that respect.

US$995 will be a not-unreasonable £795 in the UK.

[Croftrock]

Christopher Ward getting closer to something I might buy.

GMT
39mm
11.8mm thick
150m WR

I’m even starting to like the logo (applied on this model).

https://www.christopherward.com/watc...-S00B4-B1.html

I bought this on launch day. I absolutely love it. The dial is mesmerising and it goes from a kind of deep Kingfisher blue to a vibrant metallic green.

The quality was is so good and the new logo so subtle that I would buy another CW in a heartbeat


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[Croftrock]

Cryptic new CW ad just dropped in my inbox. For a launch this week.

That’s definitely the bezel from the twelve, in bronze or I suppose possibly rose gold.


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[colin t]

I bought this on launch day. I absolutely love it. The dial is mesmerising and it goes from a kind of deep Kingfisher blue to a vibrant metallic green.

The quality was is so good and the new logo so subtle that I would buy another CW in a heartbeat


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I’d love to see photos of the different dial hues!

[Croftrock]

It always photographs with this kind of hue although I would say it was slightly greener in real life. I’ll see if I can capture some other changes.


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[colin t]

It always photographs with this kind of hue although I would say it was slightly greener in real life. I’ll see if I can capture some other changes.

Excellent, thank you.

[colin t]

Now we’re talking…

[Ghost Chilli]

Love the Zenith.

New Bulova GMT:

https://uk.bulova.com/98b407.html?ut...PNAg-zPde0KFVq

[Ghost Chilli]

Sorry didn’t add picture

[jwg663]

Finding these quite interesting -

https://www.oceanixwatches.com/



Available in other colourways.

[Fullbreakfast]

I do like it when Zenith release a new watch that isn’t horrible.

That one is pretty smart.

[Fullbreakfast]

New Citizen Altichron is quite a departure visually from previous frantically busy / near-illegible offerings - more of a Ray Mears / Promaster Tough feel to this:





Main downside is... er... size - at 47mm diameter and 18mm thick, it's a beast.

I'm not a fan of DLC, either, and sadly titanium damages too easily - albeit the hardened stuff Citizen use is far better than most in that respect.

US$995 will be a not-unreasonable £795 in the UK.

I’d sooner pay someone £795 to hew my tackle off with a rusty pruning knife.

[oiljam]

Has anyone mentioned the new Citizen Promaster Tough. I think I like it but need to see it in the hand. I’m wondering if this is replacing the BN0118. Not a fan of textured dials but maybe it’s not so bad.

https://www.citizenwatch.co.uk/bn024...SABEgK6CvD_BwE

[Sinnlover]

I see Fortis have re released the B42 Cosmonaut chronograph
This time with a nice blue dial option.
Not sure I would chip in my original but it’s nice
https://www.fortis-swiss.com/

Pricey though £5k

[earlofsodbury]

I see Fortis have re released the B42 Cosmonaut chronograph
This time with a nice blue dial option.
Not sure I would chip in my original but it’s nice
https://www.fortis-swiss.com/

Pricey though £5k

That's lovely, and certainly nicer than a lot of what £5K gets you nowadays.

[Idontgram]

I see Fortis have re released the B42 Cosmonaut chronograph
This time with a nice blue dial option.
Not sure I would chip in my original but it’s nice
https://www.fortis-swiss.com/

Pricey though £5k

I feel like every comment I make on this thread ends with

‘but it’s too expensive’.

Nice watch that Fortis, but crazy price. I’d rather have a Carrera glassbox, or a bb chrono, or two EZM13s.

[lughugger]

I see Fortis have re released the B42 Cosmonaut chronograph
This time with a nice blue dial option.
Not sure I would chip in my original but it’s nice
https://www.fortis-swiss.com/

Pricey though £5k

Great to see this back in Fortis catalogue. Definitely one for my shortlist.


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[WarrenVrs]

Sorry didn’t add picture

I love mine. Far more of a crisp white in reality.



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[abraxas]

Pic by Hodinkee

Benrus Ultra Deep. 36.5mm. Swiss. Acrylic. $1100


Lots of live pics in this thread
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/b...reply_top_post

[Sinnlover]

Pic by Hodinkee

Benrus Ultra Deep. 36.5mm. Swiss. Acrylic. $1100


Lots of live pics in this thread
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/b...reply_top_post

That’s smart
Could be a nice 2nd hand pick up

[SteveDSSD]

Pic by Hodinkee

Benrus Ultra Deep. 36.5mm. Swiss. Acrylic. $1100


Lots of live pics in this thread
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/b...reply_top_post

That is stunning, about as close to the originals including the double domed acrylic crystal and cross hatched crowns. Here is a 1968 original as a comparison. If I didn't have this, I would be very interested in the Benrus.

[learningtofly]

I see Fortis have re released the B42 Cosmonaut chronograph
This time with a nice blue dial option.
Not sure I would chip in my original but it’s nice
https://www.fortis-swiss.com/

Pricey though £5k

Loving that, although not loving the fact that they charge more for the blue version!

[Alansmithee]

This looks a lot better to my eyes in the real world photos:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/com...ies_8_800_gmt/

[j111dja]

That is stunning, about as close to the originals including the double domed acrylic crystal and cross hatched crowns. Here is a 1968 original as a comparison. If I didn't have this, I would be very interested in the Benrus.

To me, that's nicer than the Benrus.

[Dr Wolff]

I see Fortis have re released the B42 Cosmonaut chronograph
This time with a nice blue dial option.
Not sure I would chip in my original but it’s nice
https://www.fortis-swiss.com/

Pricey though £5k

What is a "Novonaut"? I know what a cosmonaut is, and astronaut too, but this is a made up word. TBH I like the watch but Fortis have filled their webpage with so much nonsensical claptrap, that I find myself just irritated by it. As original B-42 Cosmonauts can be had for under the £2k mark, I think this is optimistically priced.

[Fullbreakfast]

Japanese minimalism at its finest:



I don't actually like it, but it's strangely impressive. Would it be humanly possible to fit more information onto a watch dial? It's like they took the whole instrumentation of a Boeing 747 cockpit and crammed it into 48mm.

[Ghost Chilli]

Japanese minimalism at its finest:



I don't actually like it, but it's strangely impressive. Would it be humanly possible to fit more information onto a watch dial? It's like they took the whole instrumentation of a Boeing 747 cockpit and crammed it into 48mm.

Once you got to to a certain age you’d have to swop the crystal for a giant cyclops