Watches - another OCD problem
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My Grandad gave this watch to me probably about 8 years ago now before he passed away.
Only worn it a few times spends most of its days in the box.
Love the age and the character planning on looking after it..
Should really look at getting a watch winder.Omega seamaster De ville automatic
1968
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@Jcaz6996 really nice to have something like this in wearable condition. I hung on to my dad’s Omega and papers for sentimental reasons but the case is completely buggered and it doesn’t run. It would need so much replacing that it would end up not being his watch, assuming I can even find someone who’s comfortable working with a tuning fork movement.
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@ddtrash that's a very nice Patek.
I was in Melbourne yesterday, and managed to take a look at an Omega Chronoscope. It wasn't too unreadable, even with my eyes that desperately need multifocals.
They also had the platinum Seamaster 1948 in platinum, which was lovely, very heavy, and way too many dollars to consider buying. I could get a nice Patek for less…
I'm interested in the Tresor with the small seconds and power reserve, but they haven't turned up yet. Maybe in the new year.
I'd hoped to take a look at a Chopard Alpine Eagle. I like the recently unveiled titanium version with the 8 Hz movement, but the only dealer I managed to visit said that they're like hen's teeth now. I'll try a different one next time, who turned me away because it was ten minutes before closing time!
(Customer service in the watch world really sucks. It's the only industry I know where they can be rude, and people will still come back for more abuse.)
IWC announced a couple of Big Pilot 43s with alternative cases a couple of days ago. One in bronze with a green dial, and the other in titanium with a B-Uhr inspired dial. I like the latter, but I'm not sure if it's too fussy or really cool. I want to see them in the metal before passing judgement.
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I like that IWC; Moser also just released a pilot's watch in bronze.
As a side note, I received this one 2 weeks ago. It's an older (pre-owned) Cartier that was part of the old "Cartier Paris Collection Privee" (aka "CPCP"). I've been watching pre-owned CPCP for a little while but they're getting crazy expensive at auctions. This one popped up for significantly less than the going rate, at a reputable dealer. This model isn't part of the regular production and is called the "Tank a Vis" (tank with screws), and is based on Louis Cartier's original attempt to build a waterproof watch, which was called the "Tank Etanche". It's my first and only platinum watch.
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That dial is beyond gorgeous
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@JDelage that Cartier looks lovely. (As a side note, can people stop buying nice watches as I'm feeling really left out right now! :D)
I saw the Moser bronze watch online a week or two ago. I particularly like how the Cyrillic font makes it look like a cheap, Soviet era timepiece.
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Just beautiful. I should’ve married rich….
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It's aight I guess on a surface level, but I detest what the Tiffany Nautilus stands for. Having LVMH worked into the tacky Arial print on the caseback, print that sits on top of the beautiful movement that should carry this information as an engraving, kind of says it all. This is IMO a lazy, cynical hype piece from a manufacturer that I wish were above such things–it just seems "of the moment" and not timeless (so to speak :D). Even the selection of the supposedly discontinued Nautilus... Just a lay-up IMO and a missed opportunity to stoke some enthusiasm for another model, and it all plays into this bullshit manufactured scarcity hype machine that is ruining the industry.
The movement having such a long power reserve is cool, but to me this isn't a compelling piece at all (not that this opinion matters
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As for distribution, fairly certain that will be up to Tiffany & Co.
