Watches - another OCD problem

[Graeme]

@mclaincausey:

If they made a bronze flieger with no seconds hand, a He escape valve, on a pin and collar bracelet with fake rivets, a bronze relief count down bezel, a distressed dial with faux aged lume, and a cyclops over a roulette date, with at least 5 lines of text, in 45+mm, I think I might have a stroke.

Moser have form in creating horological mashups. I'd suggest you avoid their press releases for Baselworld next year!

[JDelage]

That Moser is an abomination. Their Apple watch mock up was nice though.

[Graeme]

It turns out the reason you can't get a Rolex Submariner is that no-one wants them!

https://www.fratellowatches.com/breaking-news-the-40mm-steel-rolex-submariner-is-dead/

[QuantumMechanic]

That's quite the homologation.

@Graeme:

@mclaincausey:

If they made a bronze flieger with no seconds hand, a He escape valve, on a pin and collar bracelet with fake rivets, a bronze relief count down bezel, a distressed dial with faux aged lume, and a cyclops over a roulette date, with at least 5 lines of text, in 45+mm, I think I might have a stroke.

Moser have form in creating horological mashups. I'd suggest you avoid their press releases for Baselworld next year!

[QuantumMechanic]

The 24 today on the comfy OEM rubber.

[Graeme]

Has the Rock embraced the trend of wearing smaller watches? No, that's a 46 mm IWC Big Pilot's Perpetual Calendar! ???

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[Graeme]

I got distracted by another Blancpain today, the Bathyscaphe Day Date 70s.

It's a steel cased piece, so a bit heavier than the titanium Big Date I saw the other day. The dial looks fantastic, I'm not so sure about the day-date functionality, though I do like the Bathyscaphe Annual Calendar, which adds another window. The strap is a distressed leather, and is great.

[Anesthetist]

Forgot I had this one. Multi function, solar, atomic, mega lightweight, and made in [emoji627]
The perfect chore day watch [emoji106]

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[Chris]

Haven't worn this one in a while.  I've always thought fully lumed dials should be more popular.

[Anesthetist]

UTS Münich 500M

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[Maynard Friedman]

@Graeme:

I’m too sexy for my watch…

[JDelage]

@Anesthetist:

UTS Münich 500M

500M? The model isn't on their page…?

I've been intrigued by UTS for a while. Quite the piece of tooling...

[Graeme]

Just a heads up that the Swatch Group will be announcing their new models this week.

During Baselworld they had a private event for dealers, and now it's the media's turn.

[Graeme]

Incoming (S)watch porn!

To the surprise of absolutely no-one, Blancpain are doing a couple of Fifty Fathoms limited editions. @Giles might want to skip this post.

The first is the Barakuda, and is based on a sixties design. It reminds me a bit of the Seventies model they did last year, without the day complication, and with a larger date window for @mclaincausey's presbyopic eyes.

The second is the Naggers Nageurs de Combat, which is "inspired" by a fifties watch worn by French divers.

More surprising is the Air Command, which is a reissue of a pilot's chronograph from the fifties.

[Giles]

I like the Barkuda and I like the position of the date window - time to flog a couple of GMT Masters?

[Graeme]

In another surprise to absolutely nobody, Omega unveiled a fiftieth anniversary of Apollo 11 Speedmaster. I'm not convinced by the "Buzz Aldrin exiting the lander" subdial.

There's a very orange Planet Ocean chronograph, which looks great on the tricolour NATO strap.

A new world timer.

My favourite is the De Ville Tresor in steel. Shame that it's got a date window.

[Graeme]

@Giles:

I like the Barkuda and I like the position of the date window - time to flog a couple of GMT Masters?

If the GMTs are living in a safe and you'd wear the Barakuda everyday, I would.

[mclaincausey]

Thanks, @Graeme

I still like the main FF best. I think it's a more timeless and versatile design than Barakuda (I'm torn on the faux lume–I like it now, but would I forever, and the date window IMO calls too much attention to itself between the white field on the date wheel and the border), and the hands (I especially miss the red seconds hand tip), dial (I miss the chapter ring, dial markers, and white gold linings of the original), and brushed finishing of the case of the Nageurs de Combat fall short of the main model for me.

That said, both of those are beautiful, it's just that I think the main one is that damn perfect.

[Graeme]

Glashutte Original also have done a range of diving watches, the SeaQ. I think that they're ISO 6425 certified, which is a rarity.

There's a limited edition vintage version.

And a regular production model with a panorama date.

The latter uses the movement from the Senator Excellence, which has a hundred hour power reserve, silicon mainspring (so antimagnetic), and runs well within chronometer specs. The only problem is that prices start at €11,000, about the same as a Fifty Fathoms…

@mclaincausey I'm just giving you options. (OK, Blancpain are.)