Stunning. However, when I see one of the evolution 9 watches*, I immediately think they're a 36mm watch. The proportions are just off. They badly need to taper those bracelets.... also, on the fly micro adjustment.
*oddly, the GMTs (eg SBGE285) get away with it for some reason.
Funnily enough it’s taken the new white birch hand wound models on leather, SLGW002 and SLGW003 shown earlier in this thread, to really show the potential of this case. Especially when (arguably wisely) reduced to 38.6mm and a fraction under 10mm thick, which is a thinner profile than the autos, even taking account of the smaller case. It looks like a completely different watch. It makes me wonder how the hand wounds would look with a bracelet, as the wide lugs and bracelet is part of those unusual proportions on the others. Something that doesn’t seem to notice on tapering leather.
There’s a video here speculating that we may see other versions in future now they have that smaller case, perhaps in steel instead of titanium, with other dials, and maybe a bracelet.
It's just bizarre seeing a 37mm watch that looks way bigger, and a 42mm watch that swamps his tiny wrist.
The Revival Chronograph has a fairly thick bezel so I'm guessing that it will wear it's 42mm size. That photograph would put anyone off buying one. If not then the retail price probably will.
Don’t agree. This is not about a more expensive company than a lower tier ie Mido. Bremont had a recognisable style and very identifiable logo. Now they could easily be mistake for an enthusiastic kickstarter project. All that work, gone to waste.
VC greed and professional hubris are never happy bedfellows.
That ice blue GS dial is gorgeous but bloody HELL I wish they would put a little bit of their dial development into their bracelets.
To be fair that is actually an upgraded bracelet to the older ones, with a new clasp that lies totally flat (it’s a little odd that the old ones didn’t really, but it was always presented as a feature in photos). It also has an unusual wide bracelet design that plays with the proportions. They released a completely new bracelet with the white Omiwatari, though for me it’s too sparkly to choose over leather. There was also a beads of rice bracelet recently, again not for me but they’re not standing still. Some won’t be happy until they get Rolex style microadjustment, but I can’t say I’d prefer a bulky clasp on mine, given the fit and comfort level it has when properly adjusted.
That Grand Seiko dial is simply off the charts!
Im finding this an appealing package, and not a huge uplift in price over the standard tricompax.
https://baltic-watches.com/en/produc...%20Auto%202024
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Very much liking Ollech & Wajs new 7753-powered 'Rallychron' - 39mm, and with some great styling cues, a smidge over £2K.
Without re-quoting again I did want to say how much I enjoy the Earl's posts.
I had high hopes for Bremont. Their actually offerings have never been my thing particularly but as a fan of English watchmaking I wanted them to succeed. I still wish them well but these look like Argos / T K Maxx stuff.
https://uk.marathonwatch.com/pages/jeep-x-marathon
If ever there were a collaboration that would grab my attention it would be Marathon and Jeep.
I like a marathon watch or 6 and the Willys is the best car ever designed - ok I might be pushing it there but it gave rise to an entire type of vehicle and Enzo Ferrari called it the best sports car the US ever made.
But..
These look utter cr@p, they have obviously designed them to appeal to a 9 year old boy (or an American)
They look like an Argos special. (Or modern Bremont) Utter tosh!
Thought for the day, would you choose:
A - Chopard’s openworked titanium Alpine Eagle ($26,500)
B - Christopher Ward’s skeletonised titanium Twelve X (£4,120), and enough spare change for a decent used Porsche / holidays in the Seychelles for the next decade?
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/th...with-the-xp-tt
https://wornandwound.com/christopher...tches-to-date/
Neither look good to me but if I was in the market, as others ave said, I’d get a used zenith defy at the same price as the CW and pocket the change
I think the correct answer is C: Zenith Defy, at discount
I guess the honest answer is D - none of the above, as I won’t be getting any of them. Perhaps the Chopard is the prettiest, but it should be at that price. A good effort from Christopher Ward though, the main advantage of the Defy seems to be that it has Zenith written on it.
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I wonder how much a service on the zenith would be compared to CW.
Probably about as much as the CW costs - anything LVMH is notoriously expensive. I've heard rumours from an ex-industry chap I know that they hold few parts for discontinued lines over 10 years old, and consider anything no longer in production to be 'vintage', and so charge higher rates for servicing.
Makes the Zenith a less attractive option taking that into account.
FWIW, it's not unique to Zenith, all the LVMH and Richemont brands are like this, and of course Rolex are notorious for charging what they feel like and undertaking whatever work they insist must be done. Swatch Group seem more patchy, but lots of reports of expensive and inadequate work by Omega. It does need considering when buying prestige brands - it's not just cost of purchase to consider, and even when value retention's high, you can get spanked for four-figure sums if work needs doing ex-warranty.
I saw an invoice on here before for £1.5k for a 5513 at an accredited independent but the bog standard stuff is £600 I think.
I overheard someone asking for costs at Rolex for a Paul Newman Daytona and work for stuff like that is done directly by Geneva in the heritage dept. The cost just for them to evaluate was about the same price as a basic DJ41.
Even if they were the same price I would pick B, rather than A.
If I wanted a skeleton dial I would pick one that exposed the maximum amount of the movement, rather than just cut a few holes out, here and there.
Citizen released a new Tsuyosa variant, comes in three clours:
https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/c...sa-automatics/[
I think the subdial is a bit too close to the center, may have been better if they made the watch a bit smaller, the dials are nice though and they are still pretty sensibly priced. Personally I have little doubt they'll be discounted at some point too like the original ones were, makes them interesting for budget minded people like me I guess.
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That small-seconds Tsuyosa is lovely, especially the grey - seems a bit of a bargain, even at full retail.
I think I’d prefer them if they were quartz. I don’t like a tick vs a sweep on a full seconds hand but don’t mind quartz small seconds and would take the accuracy of quartz over a cheap auto.
Tag have released a limited edition run of Formula 1s in small numbers.