Watches - another OCD problem
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@motojobobo glad you like the posts.
I don't think that I'm a particular expert, although there probably aren't a huge number in watch journalism either. Jack Forster strikes me as one of the most knowledgeable. Jason Heaton, who used to write for Hodinkee but hasn't published there anything in nearly a year, is probably the best for reading about diving watches, as he actually takes them diving. (These days he seems to be doing The Grey NATO Podcast.)
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@Graeme – Heaton also has a super rad Substack that I subscribe to. Worth checking out.
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@henry_david thanks. He seems to be writing more under his own banner these days. I hadn't really been following him as much as I should.
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@Graeme the first 3 are my absolute fav.
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Girard-Perregaux have released a new version of their seventies digital watch, the Casquette. This time around, it's in a period-incorrect ceramic and titanium case and costs $4700.
More details at Monochrome.
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Because I have questionable tastes in watches.
Despite that, apparently the Casquette 2.0 has already sold out online. Looks like I was too slow.
If your tastes are a bit more conservative, Monochrome have published their annual Rolex predictions about what models they would like to see released next month. Not that you'll be able to buy any of them.
I like their Milgauss and titanium Yacht-Master concepts. Ben Ainslie was spotted rocking a prototype of the latter, so it's not impossible that Rolex will produce it.
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Totally different pricing tier, but I do enjoy UR Werk when it comes to that sort of side-oriented design.
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I kinda like it, too. I wouldn't buy it as a regular use watch, but if I had a ton of watches already, (and the requisite funds) I'd buy it just to have an oddball one to wear when the mood hit.
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I kinda like it, too. I wouldn't buy it as a regular use watch, but if I had a ton of watches already, (and the requisite funds) I'd buy it just to have an oddball one to wear when the mood hit.
I agree, it’s unique and kind of a conversation starter. It’s like…..a $3k GShock
Most people and @Giles will hate it but it’s fun to try to convince them otherwise
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it's hideous. not that anybody asked me
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2022 models announced at Omega: https://www.omegawatches.com/omegadays
Going after you-know-who a bit…
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The high shine dials aimed at Rolex's OP line do nothing for me. Cool to see the Ultra Deep as a production model though.
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I prefer the titanium version of the Ultra Deep, which has a slightly different case.
I agree that the Aqua Terra range appears to be going after Rolex, but the Ultra Deep is telling the Sea-Dweller Deep Sea to come and have a go if it thinks it's hard enough!
There's also a new version of the Speedmaster '57 with the movement from the Chronoscope. I like the sandwich dial and burgundy variants.
