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    Late to the party on this brand, but feel strangely drawn to this for an inexpensive, holiday mechanical

    Mr Jones Taidama


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    Quote Originally Posted by ryanb741 View Post
    Tissot Prx Silver Bullet. More of a ladies watch due to 35mm case size
    Really like the lack of anything on the dial with this.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mj2k View Post
    Really like the lack of anything on the dial with this.


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    The word Swiss ruins it for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toad monitor View Post
    The word Swiss ruins it for me.
    I didn’t click on the image & did not see that.

    Now ruined for me also!


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    New releases - random chat

    That new longines carbon looks ace

    https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/th...a-chron-carbon

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    Quote Originally Posted by Middo View Post
    It does look really nice, but at probably close to five grand it’s a hard sell IMO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Middo View Post
    Call me skeptical - but are these carbon watches not just plastic feeling?
    "Bite my shiny metal ass."
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    Quote Originally Posted by stooo View Post
    Call me skeptical - but are these carbon watches not just plastic feeling?
    Yep - they are basically a plastic carbon composite - and the Longines swaps out a sapphire bezel for a fixed aluminium one, for a LOT more money. I don't get it...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Middo View Post


    Love the look and materials, but a fixed bezel? On a dive watch? Are Longines on something?

    And yeah, that price is BS, too.

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    Have to agree on price, might come up in a sale though is my thinking.

    Never noticed the fixed bezel either - confusing to say the least.
    Last edited by Middo; 4th January 2025 at 19:41.

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    Quote Originally Posted by earlofsodbury View Post
    Love the look and materials, but a fixed bezel? On a dive watch? Are Longines on something?

    And yeah, that price is BS, too.
    I can't agree more.

    Why have Longines fixed the bezel and cheapened the quality of the watch with an aluminium bezel insert?

    The steel version's sapphire insert is a work of art, and the bezel action is up there with the best of them. I like the weight of it too. The steel variant is simply a lovely watch.

    Is the steel version as good as say a Seiko Marinemaster 300? It's not. It's better IMHO.
    Last edited by j111dja; 5th January 2025 at 10:31.

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    Quote Originally Posted by earlofsodbury View Post
    Love the look and materials, but a fixed bezel? On a dive watch? Are Longines on something?

    And yeah, that price is BS, too.
    Price is BS but it’s good to see the black bay ceramic get some competition. However once you read fixed bezel it goes from being pretty cool to absolutely pathetic.

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    It's cool but to get there if you want a carbon/composite/plastic watch you have to get past the Red Bull FXD surely

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    Really??


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    Quote Originally Posted by TaketheCannoli View Post
    Really??

    I thought this must be some kind of joke when it landed in my inbox earlier. I mean Kermit was a hard-sell, but this is ridiculous. How many (surely female potential customers) want to identify themselves with an annoying, high-pitched, demanding pig!

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    I've never understood why they married The Muppets (comedy) with their ProPilot watch (serious).

    Surely it would've been more suited to their pointer date watch?

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    I spotted a brightly coloured IWC Pilot when in town today and thought I hadn’t seen the model before.

    Turns out IWC have released 3 new 2025 watches already and the Pilot I spotted was one of these. Quite nice and in Ti too

    https://www.luxurybazaar.com/grey-ma...atch-releases/


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    Quote Originally Posted by TaketheCannoli View Post
    Really??

    Is it just me that now fancies a bacon sandwich?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TaketheCannoli View Post
    Really??

    Hate diamonds. Hate the ProPilot. When she ever crossed paths with me as a kid I hated Miss Piggy. Have no interest in the Muppets.

    So why do I want one of these?

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    Brilliant.

    I could go into Goldsmiths and look at the Kermit and ask “do you have the miss Piggy” It would be like being in the Blues Brothers.
    Cheers,

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    Updated Panerai 372 from what I can tell - https://monochrome-watches.com/paner...g-specs-price/


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    Quote Originally Posted by McBeardy View Post
    Updated Panerai 372 from what I can tell - https://monochrome-watches.com/paner...g-specs-price/


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    That looks great.
    For those times when only a massive PAM will do.

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    I like the look of these. Hopefully the UK price isn't too high.

    https://teddybaldassarre.com/en-gb/b...5Lo_TIfKEcdmWg


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    Quote Originally Posted by kace View Post
    I like the look of these. Hopefully the UK price isn't too high.

    https://teddybaldassarre.com/en-gb/b...5Lo_TIfKEcdmWg


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    Cue comments of “grr, another plastic watch!”… :-D

    I like the look of that one as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kace View Post
    I like the look of these. Hopefully the UK price isn't too high.

    https://teddybaldassarre.com/en-gb/b...5Lo_TIfKEcdmWg


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    Nothing against “cheap plastic” watches here! The green Sea Turtle looks the pick for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tobywatches View Post
    Hate diamonds. Hate the ProPilot. When she ever crossed paths with me as a kid I hated Miss Piggy. Have no interest in the Muppets.

    So why do I want one of these?
    It's a great colour and no one needs to see the back anyway!
    Shame about the diamonds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tooks View Post
    Cue comments of “grr, another plastic watch!”… :-D

    I like the look of that one as well.
    Hybrid Ceramic if you don’t mind.

    I swear these awful, eye insulting, plastic watches are a stepping stone on their business strategies to configurable, robot assembled, 3D printed custom watches that will be £1K plus.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tooks View Post
    Cue comments of “grr, another plastic watch!”… :-D

    I like the look of that one as well.
    I am very much the first to criticise throw away non-maintainable plastic watches that are just landfill waiting to happen.
    And I am also one of the first to complain about the dumbing down of high quality brands.
    But these seem to be different, with a proper steel caseback and they're therefore a maintainable watch.
    Plus, the Bulova Snorkel was never a Fifty fathoms, it was always a mid-level waterproof watch. So a Bio-ceramic version of a lower tier vintage watch that is made better than the re-creations of the higher-end brands is a win-win.
    Good on 'em (even if the Teal version is gopping)

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    Quote Originally Posted by stooo View Post
    Hybrid Ceramic if you don’t mind.

    I swear these awful, eye insulting, plastic watches are a stepping stone on their business strategies to configurable, robot assembled, 3D printed custom watches that will be £1K plus.
    Ha ha, you could be right!

    I was only thinking the other day after post processing one of my 3D resin prints that I could quite easily print a watch case that wouldn’t look dissimilar to some of the commercial stuff.

    Perhaps in the future we’ll just be able to download a .STL file and print the watch…

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skip View Post
    Nothing against “cheap plastic” watches here! The green Sea Turtle looks the pick for me.
    Yeah
    Ceramic is more noble and I feel it can uphold the 350 price tag. For a quartz.
    Fun but made seriously.
    Man, I really appreciate what Citizen are doing with Bulova (and Citizen too for that matter!).
    Shame I am not comfortable with ceramic and large sizes but you can't have your watch and wear it.

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    Looks like a 222 in steel is on the way.

    https://www.luxurybazaar.com/grey-ma...ron-222-steel/

    Last edited by JPCain86; 12th January 2025 at 13:27.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPCain86 View Post
    Looks like a 222 in steel is on the way.

    https://www.luxurybazaar.com/grey-ma...ron-222-steel/

    That's lovely!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ryanb741 View Post
    That's lovely!
    Imagine it will be very popular
    Last edited by JPCain86; 12th January 2025 at 14:36.

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    Yep, think it'll sell very well if it's priced right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamakazie! View Post
    Yep, think it'll sell very well if it's priced right.
    $35k according to the link, would you describe that as priced right?! A grail for me for a long time, but not if it’s in that league.

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    And in the UK the steel 222 is £30,800. I like the way they added £800, almost as if £30k isn’t an entirely random number.

    https://www.vacheron-constantin.com/...Ar7-WkqaSwxCjy

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    Very few of the VC movements have a hacking complication.
    Yet they put one in this watch that doesn't have a second hand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Itsguy View Post
    And in the UK the steel 222 is £30,800. I like the way they added £800, almost as if £30k isn’t an entirely random number.

    https://www.vacheron-constantin.com/...Ar7-WkqaSwxCjy
    Almost makes the Overseas seem like a “bargain” @ £24,500!! Proper WR on the Overseas as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Itsguy View Post
    $35k according to the link, would you describe that as priced right?! A grail for me for a long time, but not if it’s in that league.
    As above, at £6.5k more than the Overseas, it's a bit pricey IMO but I suspect they are going to sell as many they make and it'll hold it's value on the secondary market. I'd have hoped for them to do a Breguet and drop to more affordable levels, but I can't see it with this one. Although I live in hope that the measly 50m WR puts off all the water sports enthusiasts that make up 95% of the watch market.

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    I had no idea the gold is 71k!!!

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    Another from Omega. Yes, another Speedmaster. The Speedy Moonphase meteorite dial at a mouth watering £16k.

    https://www.omegawatches.com/en-gb/w...30430435206001




    https://youtu.be/86wdG_aJRjA?si=Qjw4_iLrQO8-8w3K



    .https://monochrome-watches.com/omega...oducing-price/










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    Quote Originally Posted by j111dja View Post
    Another from Omega. Yes, another Speedmaster. The Speedy Moonphase meteorite dial at a mouth watering £16k.

    https://www.omegawatches.com/en-gb/w...30430435206001




    https://youtu.be/86wdG_aJRjA?si=Qjw4_iLrQO8-8w3K



    .https://monochrome-watches.com/omega...oducing-price/










    16k. As if they couldnt get more silly

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    Quote Originally Posted by Time Cat View Post
    16k. As if they couldnt get more silly
    Sadly, it does get more silly.

    Here's another fairly new model at over £90k. I love the look of it but the price is farcical.

    https://teddybaldassarre.com/en-int/...dIAZvmEkwRRKwz

    https://www.omegawatches.com/en-gb/w...31190423099002

    Last edited by j111dja; 15th January 2025 at 11:10.

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    Quote Originally Posted by j111dja View Post
    Sadly, it does get more silly.

    Here's another fairly new model at over £90k. I love the look of it but the price is farcical.

    https://teddybaldassarre.com/en-int/...dIAZvmEkwRRKwz

    https://www.omegawatches.com/en-gb/w...31190423099002

    The platinum is elegant

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    Quote Originally Posted by j111dja View Post
    Sadly, it does get more silly.

    Here's another fairly new model at over £90k. I love the look of it but the price is farcical.

    https://teddybaldassarre.com/en-int/...dIAZvmEkwRRKwz

    https://www.omegawatches.com/en-gb/w...31190423099002

    Mental.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt.D View Post
    The platinum is elegant
    It's stunning but it's the price of a decent apartment in Tenerife.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Itsguy View Post
    And in the UK the steel 222 is £30,800. I like the way they added £800, almost as if £30k isn’t an entirely random number.

    https://www.vacheron-constantin.com/...Ar7-WkqaSwxCjy

    Manufacturing cost £1,232. Mark-up 25x. Bob's your uncle!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Itsguy View Post
    And in the UK the steel 222 is £30,800. I like the way they added £800, almost as if £30k isn’t an entirely random number.

    https://www.vacheron-constantin.com/...Ar7-WkqaSwxCjy
    I just can’t believe they’ve priced it this way. Painfully high. I think I could just about stomach say 16-20k. But 30k…you can just about get chocolate-dial rose- gold Daytonas for that level. Surely the steel 222 will trade below list just like the yellow gold version. All in good time.

    Nonetheless, I’ve got my name down for one. Let’s see what happens…


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    Saw this on facebook…


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    Quote Originally Posted by Christian View Post
    Saw this on facebook…

    Another pic.

    I like it but really the whole Tiffany colour scheme has been played to death now.

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