Reply With QuoteHear, hear.Originally Posted by j111dja
So it is. A lovely dial and a simple bezel.
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Hear, hear.
Stunning, truly stunning.Tag Heuer doesn’t get a lot of love but this is really lovely
I'll bet my dodahs that it's over 40mm though
Edit: This is 39mm so I'll withdraw the bet before I lose me nads.
Last edited by Orange Peel; 31st March 2023 at 16:41.
£21,400Oh my.
I saw this in person today and it's really nice. The domed crystal and dial look really interesting in person. It wears pretty small with short lugs - just right on my 17cm wrist. It's quite thick for the diameter but the case profile is designed nicely to hide this well. The date at 12 works too - you barely notice it's there.
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Just after this was announced on Monday Watches of Switzerland had it on their website at £5,200, since corrected to the full retail price of £5,600Tag Heuer doesn’t get a lot of love but this is really lovely
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That’s very nice. I like thatMy tired looking original original Ingenieur
That looks lovely. On reflection I think this is my favourite watch announced at W&W.I saw this in person today and it's really nice. The domed crystal and dial look really interesting in person. It wears pretty small with short lugs - just right on my 17cm wrist. It's quite thick for the diameter but the case profile is designed nicely to hide this well. The date at 12 works too - you barely notice it's there.
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I only have one gripe and it’s that creamy lume. With everything else being so sharp and monochrome, I think pure white would have looked better.
Tried both variants on today - they wear very nicely on my 6.75 inch wrist. You don’t really notice the lume, the hands are thin and it doesn’t look awkward in any way. First TAG I have ever seriously considered adding to my collection - price is (IMO) on the high side so will likely wait for preowned examples to start hitting the market.
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Love the new Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer 38mm.
Teddy Baldassarre does a great video
https://youtu.be/RZpmoWzws2U
While I don’t actually want one and I’m not 100% sure I like it, I feel Hublot deserve some credit for making a watch that actually looks like something modern, and not a reconstituted mishmash of vintage ideas. And also for having a somewhat Royal Oak bezel, but on a watch that looks nothing like one.
https://www.fratellowatches.com/hubl...nski-titanium/
Some new releases at W&W yesterday
The skeleton Czapek caught the eye beyond the insane VC pieces
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My god I love the Czapeks. Absolute grail watches.
The skeleton Czapek caught the eye beyond the insane VC pieces
Will that be your next VC?Some new releases at W&W yesterday
The skeleton Czapek caught the eye beyond the insane VC pieces
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Probably the salmon dial with the platinum case, or an American 1921!
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And yet, I don’t quite like the bracelet. I appreciate that they’ve come up with something original with the centre inks that’s a signature look, but it doesn’t quite work for me, the way for instance an Overseas bracelet does. Or even the one on the Ingenieur.
Sweet. I would love to see a picture of your collection.
The skeleton reminds me of the Oris.
I do like the bracelet on them.The Oris ProPilot Kermit. A bit odd..
https://www.oris.ch/en/kermit?mc_cid...eid=f6c8e88c34
It isn't cheap either........
https://www.oris.ch/en/watch/propilo...-7778-7157-set
I know it's a bit late for a new release:
Pricey but 5 day movement, polymer thingy case and daft dial. I like.
I do like the bracelet on them.
I know it's a bit late for a new release:
Pricey but 5 day movement, polymer thingy case and daft dial. I like.
OOOH! Do Like!
Forgot to say it's the Coulson ltd edition. Apparently they are a Canadian bush fire fighting outfit, hence the dial.
Reminds me of a tequila sunrise. Very 80's.
I had a look at the Coulson over the weekend - very very nice - but I cannot bring myself to pay £3500...
Ming world timer just released
https://www.ming.watch/products/ming-29-01-worldtimer
+1
A little PP look there too.
Although quite pricey!
45 mins into the sale and there are still some floating around in cart hold. Not sure whether that's as a result of the price slowing sales or fantasists playing games, or even the likes of me clicking on the order button to see whether there are still some for sale and screwing it up for anyone who might want to buy. Sorry if you wanted one 5 mins ago, I had one in my cart...
Definitely feels this one is a bit ‘slower’ to shift, usually the other ones in the past have sold out immediately. But at 20k CHF it’s a completely different price point I guess45 mins into the sale and there are still some floating around in cart hold. Not sure whether that's as a result of the price slowing sales or fantasists playing games, or even the likes of me clicking on the order button to see whether there are still some for sale and screwing it up for anyone who might want to buy. Sorry if you wanted one 5 mins ago, I had one in my cart...
They make a point of pointing out the movement is a new version - not beset with the issues on the previous release I presume (or they hope)
There are a lot of nicer watches from more established brands (with customer / servicing support) at that price point. Not sure I would spend that on what is still essentially a micro brand / kickstarter set up.
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Spotted the new Zenith Defy 36 today which has arrived in stores, so had to try it. Predictably the larger version is huge, so a few here had high hopes for a more wearable version, but the 36 is on the small side for a watch with a wide bezel. Worse still, the small size makes it look too thick. It’s a bit frustrating as a couple of mm larger and a few thinner, and you’d have a more affordable (up to a point) challenger to the 37mm Royal Oak, or something like the older 14790ST Royal Oak, which works because it’s incredibly thin. As it is, the AP is simply way better proportioned, and the Zenith is probably too bulky for the ladies and too small for men. If I were Zenith, I’d be busy removing the date, the second hand, the display back and the automatic winding if necessary, anything to make it thinner, then releasing a 38mm or thereabouts midsized version. As it is, quite a lot of money for something that could so easily have been great, but chooses not to be.
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Loving the understated elegance of Laurent Ferrier's latest 'Classic' - the contrast between red gold and green dial really makes the most of the design -
...sadly I find myself approximately £59,000 shy of the £60K price...
I quite like the look of this Timex. Not crazy money and the website often has discounts.
https://www.toddsnyder.com/products/...-orange-orange
Yema do make some pretty (and distinctive watches) to my eye -
New Navygraf 'Marine Nationale' GMT - just 38.5mm diameter, in-house movement too, should be ~£1,100 with bracelet plus elasticated MN.
Spotted that: looks great!Yema do make some pretty (and distinctive watches) to my eye -
New Navygraf 'Marine Nationale' GMT - just 38.5mm diameter, in-house movement too, should be ~£1,100 with bracelet plus elasticated MN.
At last a Panerai for the slim wristed. Pam01386 Measuring in at 40mm a re-issue
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I have owned 3 Yema's now over the last few years, and the quality of each watch has been way above their price point. Superb watchesYema do make some pretty (and distinctive watches) to my eye -
New Navygraf 'Marine Nationale' GMT - just 38.5mm diameter, in-house movement too, should be ~£1,100 with bracelet plus elasticated MN.
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I must admit IveAt last a Panerai for the slim wristed. Pam01386 Measuring in at 40mm a re-issue
been looking at that
But i think it would be too small shame its not 42mm
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I think that case is too small for the Powermatic GMT movement - because a GMT version would be great!
A SeaQ Chrono? With Big date? I might have a new Grail...
...but there is the small matter of £13,900 to overcome...Oh well...
A trio of new Seiko Prospex divers with a GMT function have appeared recently to the usual no fanfare...
I don't speak much Seiko, so I'll probably garble this, but they're part of the '1968 Diver's Modern Re-interpretation' series - which seems to occupy a middle ground between MM200 and MM300 (because what Seiko needs is more confusing market segmentation...
Anyway, the reason I mention these is because the three references include a really pretty 'Save the Ocean' LE (SPB385J1) that will inevitably attract some GS comparisons thanks to the hardened-steel case, ceramic bezel and attractively colourful textured dial -
Which looks especially pleasing on the woven band option -
As is usual for Seiko, their incredibly crap website provides no pictures of the above option, nor any mention of it...
The other two refs (SPB381 green dial and bezel, SPB383 black dial and bezel) are less striking but probably have wider appeal.
At 42.0mm diameter, 48.6mm lug-to-lug, and 12.9mm thickness they are actually smaller than the MM200s, albeit a hair thicker.
The LE is £1,600; the rest £1,400. All three are 'office' GMTs which will be as contentious as it is largely irrelevant to many of us.
This is rather special. That's my personal opinion of course. Love it.
https://atelier-slh.ch/en/montres/le-mans-edition/
https://youtu.be/Yc6XZWVS6ZQ
Last edited by j111dja; 25th April 2023 at 20:06.
^^
I’m afraid I could not disagree more - it looks like a Kickstarter watch (and I mean that as a negative!).
Get a strap that fits would help, slim down the logo… I dread to even think of the cost. I suspect it would look like a mortgage to most people.
I do like it and I was a new 6263 owner. This will not be cheap.
I hate case hugging straps.
I do wish that Rolex would do what many brands are doing and that's homage pieces from their 60's and 70's models. It will probably never happen. Most of us wouldn't be able to buy one new anyway!
I find the modern Daytona's utterly bland and uninteresting, unlike the Zenith Chronomaster Sport and this. Maybe I'm way too influenced by display case backs on watches that deserve one. That must be it.
Last edited by j111dja; 25th April 2023 at 21:52.
That’s nice.A SeaQ Chrono? With Big date? I might have a new Grail...
...but there is the small matter of £13,900 to overcome...
That is almost infinitely nicer than any of the official models
New Zodiac Sea-Chron
I like the looks and I appreciate it’s a diving chrono but 16.5mm is too much for me.New Zodiac Sea-Chron
Not too sure about this one.
Better pic
Last edited by acg; 19th May 2023 at 09:13.
Not too sure about this one.
Have to say I really, really like it. A cracking homage to Mr Cussler. Wish I had the money to buy one, time for a watch cull I think !
Cheers
Simon
Ralph Waldo Emerson: We ask for long life, but 'tis deep life, or noble moments that signify. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical.
The press photos look much better than the images on the website - the dial pattern looks less pronounced in real life. However the engraving around the side of the bezel and the price at £2590 put me off this one. That's a big premium over the standard 300T and as it's likely to be less readily available, I guess the usual discounts will be more difficult.
Omega presented their new Worldtimer: https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-o...22092432299001
I do like this range, but still a tad big with 43mm and 14,1mm high.
And the price… € 13.500!
The live shots and videos have moved me from 'oh god no' to 'I actually quite like that'
Not enough to pay the asking but if they did the case finish on the 300 with the full range of coloured dials then maybe I'd be interested.
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