I just bought a Breitling Tourbillon.

[Osnabrueck]

Hey Lu, congratulations! I didn't know that you finally settled on a watch. I'm really glad you went for a Certina. They're a well respected brand of the Swatch group, have a strong pedigree and are unique choice for those seeking an entry-level quality wristwatch (glad you passed on the Tissot).

The "Monaco-ish" chronograph you chose is classy and I imagine looks really nice on your wrist.

A word of warning Lu - Once you enter the realm of multiple watch ownership, there's no turning back. It's a sickness, an obsession, a bona fide road to damnation that'll eventually ends with you plunking down $60,000 for a rose gold Lange & Sohne minute repeater.

 

[Michael]

luw I see you have the UK version of GQ!!! Damn! I wish I could get that Bond one. I am a huge Bond fan.


I myself am a watch lover. I personally prefer Omega over Rolex. My family is obssesed with Rolex and think it is the best thing since sliced bread. I like Omega because there is a strong name but nothing else. Sorry, but Rolex at times reminds me of MB. They had quality issues and there were still strong believers, as there still are today, that MB was the best and that Audi, BMW, and others were just copy cats. I accept and see history individually and not as a whole. Just because someone created something doensn't mean they are entitled to the principles set forth in it. Others can come along and do just as good or even better job.

At this point in time I have my eye on a couple of Omega's primarily the Seasmaster 300m 2220.80 which is the new movement that Omega is putting on the seamaster--co-axial. The c0-axial is not as accurate as the 1120 movement, and by no means is the 1120 movement worse, it has stood the test of time, no pun intended. Nevertheless, it is where Omega is headed and is a work of art to say the least.

 

[Centurion]

Gq magazine is a perfect magazine for killing time and I actually bought it in london, it is very thick though and contains lots of interesting articles which aren't just about fashion.
Thanks. Beleive it or not but buying my watch was a nightmare but a pleasent one. It took me 4-6 weeks to decide which watch I want to accompany me in m life for the next year.
Certina or Tissot was the only way for me to go since they are one of the few manufacturer which produces watches of respectable quality and build in the 250-500 dollar price range. The other alternative was to buy I used watch but I didn't feel like buying a used one since this is going to be my primary watch.
I went to watch stores and felt on different watches and Certina DS(double security) series gave me the quality feeling I was after. The version with a round face structure is the one I really wanted but after having the slighty bigger Monaco shaped one on my wrist I feel in love with it. Most of my peers aren't too fond of watches with a brown leather strap but incombination with a silver watch it would look tasteful and expensive a Royal Oak.

I know that collecting watches can become an obsessive hobby, just ask Roberto. On the net I have seen several people posting pictures of their watch collections and some of which are worth more than the cars some of us might own.

Tell me some about your favorite watches. If santa was kind enough to grant you three watches, which ones would you choose?

 

[Osnabrueck]

If santa was kind enough to grant you three watches, which ones would you choose?

I'm should be ashamed to admit that I've spend countless hours debating what piece I want to add to my collection... then after even more hours, I question weather or not I should expand my collection at all.

If I do get another watch this year, I want it to be something something distinctive. But on the other hand, lots of the watches I'm eyeing right now are also really popular and common, so maybe I'm better off getting a "cheap" vintage fix for my watch jones.

Anyways, without thinking too hard about this. The 3 new watches that are on my immediate hit-list are:

TAG Heuer Monaco SS (Preferably the "classics reissue")



Fortis B42 MarineMaster
A great quality diver with an excellent dial design and a resonable street price.



Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 42mm
Soon to be common as bread, since bing featured in Casino Royale. Not mad about the Bezel design, but the face and broad-arrow hands are great, and the co-axial movement is a nice engineering story whose merits seem to be backed up by consumer experience.

And if Santa was being extra nice and threw in a fourth watch, I'd love to have a Nomos Tangente. Nomos are a splendid little watch company based out of Glashutte Germany who develop their movements in-house and sell their wares for totally resonable prices. The Nomos look doesn't really match my day-to-day style very well, but it would make for a great formal watch.

 

[Michael]

Osna, are you sure it wasn't the 44mm that was in CR?

My pics would be the seamaster 2351, 2250, and the planet ocean.

 

[Osnabrueck]

Osna, are you sure it wasn't the 44mm that was in CR?

I don't know about the size Daniel Craig was wearing. The Planet Ocean Seamaster comes in 42 and 45mm sizes. Even at 42mm, the PO is pretty massive for my wrist. I couldn't imagine ever wearing a 45mm watch with a straight face.

I'd really have to try on the thing to see if I'd want to get one. Thing is - the lugs on housing point outwards, and don't contour with your wrist like some other watches. So the largeness of the watch is exacerbated if your wrist is on the small side.

 

[Michael]

I don't know about the size Daniel Craig was wearing. The Planet Ocean Seamaster comes in 42 and 45mm sizes. Even at 42mm, the PO is pretty massive for my wrist. I couldn't imagine ever wearing a 45mm watch with a straight face.

I'd really have to try on the thing to see if I'd want to get one. Thing is - the lugs on housing point outwards, and don't contour with your wrist like some other watches. So the largeness of the watch is exacerbated if your wrist is on the small side.

You are right. I meant 45mm. I just checked it.

Well, I would have to see which one he wears. Either way, I think the Planet Ocean is such a beautiful watch! Woah! Beautiful! I think the watch is nicer looking than the submariner from rolex. I guess I have grown tired of it.

I would have to try on the 45mm to see if it is that bad.

Just out of curiousity, are you in the market for an Omega Planet Ocean?

 

[Osnabrueck]

Just out of curiousity, are you in the market for an Omega Planet Ocean?

I am, but I'd really want to try one on before I make up my mind. There's also some details I haven't quite decided which bezel and dial style I like the most.

 

[Michael]

I am, but I'd really want to try one on before I make up my mind. There's also some details I haven't quite decided which bezel and dial style I like the most.

Choosing a watch is extremely difficult.

At this moment I would love to have a Planet Ocean 45mm, but I couldn't justify paying that amount of money--yet. Therefore, I have my eyes set on the seamaster 300m chronometer that Bond uses.

 

[Osnabrueck]

At this moment I would love to have a Planet Ocean 45mm, but I couldn't justify paying that amount of money--yet.

True, they're pricey. For that reason I'll probably end up lurking over ebay instead of buying one new from a dealer. I know there's a certain satisfaction that comes from buying a watch brand-new, but the asking price for the Planet Ocean is just a little bit too much over the "ouch point" for me.

 

[Michael]

True, they're pricey. For that reason I'll probably end up lurking over ebay instead of buying one new from a dealer. I know there's a certain satisfaction that comes from buying a watch brand-new, but the asking price for the Planet Ocean is just a little bit too much over the "ouch point" for me.

Agreed. I sent you a PM in reference to some important information regarding watches.

 

[SDNR]

Tell me some about your favorite watches. If santa was kind enough to grant you three watches, which ones would you choose?

I like this one ..but it is not in my top three. The case is made from meteorite!



This would be a very nice watch for daily use




Philippe Dufour -- These are extraordinary timepieces, every single component is entirely hand made -- these are quite simply the world's best watches.

Philippe Dufour pocket watch.

Philippe Dufour

But this is the watch I am currently obsessed with ...I want Santa to bring me this for Christmas

A. Lange & Söhne
1815 Moonphase

 

[Osnabrueck]

I like this one ..but it is not in my top three. The case is made from meteorite![/IMG]

Meteorite! Just when you think you've seen it all, here comes a precious material from outer space. You can't even get more, you just have to wait for it! That also looks like a Stingray strap. It's like - if you wanted to blow the doors off of anything that crossed your path, you'd get this watch... "Hey man, my Chopard is made of 24k rose gold." "Oh yeah? Well... my watch is make from a f'n meteorite!

Not mad about the Antoine Preziuso stuff. Seems like another brand from an accomplished watchmaker who knows their stuff but is pretty clueless when it comes to branding, design and product dev.

I know some day I'll end up with a Lange & Söhne on my wrist. It'll probably be the day I die too, because I've instructed my wife to shoot me if/when that happens.

Philippe Dufour is pure drool. He gets everything right. Its the watch that puts all watches on blast because it's the best craftsmanship money can buy and has nothing to prove. It could rightfully coat itself in diamonds and all manner of gaudy materials and keep a straight face - but it doesn't need to.

Sad, by the time I'll be able to afford one of those beauties, Mr. Dufour will probably have crossed the river... maybe I can put down a small deposit and collect the watch sometime after 2050.

 

[Merc1]

Hello Rob, haven't seen you posting lately!

M

 

[SDNR]

Hello Rob, haven't seen you posting lately!

How are you Marcus? ....I have been busy with some things in the "real world" lately Have a great Christmas holiday my old friend

Meteorite! Just when you think you've seen it all, here comes a precious material from outer space. You can't even get more, you just have to wait for it! That also looks like a Stingray strap. It's like - if you wanted to blow the doors off of anything that crossed your path, you'd get this watch... "Hey man, my Chopard is made of 24k rose gold." "Oh yeah? Well... my watch is make from a f'n meteorite!

Not mad about the Antoine Preziuso stuff. Seems like another brand from an accomplished watchmaker who knows their stuff but is pretty clueless when it comes to branding, design and product dev.

I know some day I'll end up with a Lange & Söhne on my wrist. It'll probably be the day I die too, because I've instructed my wife to shoot me if/when that happens.

Philippe Dufour is pure drool. He gets everything right. Its the watch that puts all watches on blast because it's the best craftsmanship money can buy and has nothing to prove. It could rightfully coat itself in diamonds and all manner of gaudy materials and keep a straight face - but it doesn't need to.

Sad, by the time I'll be able to afford one of those beauties, Mr. Dufour will probably have crossed the river... maybe I can put down a small deposit and collect the watch sometime after 2050.

LOL, you are a great character Josh. It was you who introduced me to the joys of Lange & Söhne -- I love their watches.

I have read quite a bit about Philippe Dufour and, like you, I appreciate the simplicity of his creations ...God is in the details ..as they say. They are truly amazing watches ..there really is nothing else quite like them being made today.

What is your opinion of Blancpain and Patek Philippe Josh? ...I have long been a fan of both those makers ...I have a special fondness for the clarity and simplicity of the Blancpain dials.

 

[Merc1]

How are you Marcus? ....I have been busy with some things in the "real world" lately Have a great Christmas holiday my old friend

I'm good. You have a happy holiday also! Don't be a stranger on the boards!!!

M

 

[SDNR]

Now I'm just going nuts!

Breguet Classique Grande Complication


Breguet make some very beautiful watches.

 

[Michael]

It is so interesting to see the watches being posted here. You begin to wonder where the line is actually drawn and you no longer are looking at practical watches that can be worn day in day out but rather watches that are pieces of art. Many of these watches can be admired for hours--no pun intended. Making a watch our of meteorite is just.....well...Josh said it all. I can't begin to wonder how many pieces were made. Can someone tell me?

To me I find interesting that there is a lot of interest in automatic movements. I have always loved the idea of automatic movements. Growing up my fathers Rolex perplexed me becuase I understood watches that worked off battery power. Eventually this power would diminish until the watch worked no more. Nevertheless, his watch kept on going and that fascination has keeped me in loved with automatic movements. Not until I was able to appreciate the intelligence and engineering that goes into such movements was I able to fully grasp the beauty of it. Now I appreciate it more than ever.

However, we are not appreciating movements here alone, but the materials, design, and overall quality of the piece. It is art and a functional one if I may say so.

 

[LaArtist]

man i love the skeleton watches..my goal is to have one of those..in my life time..even if its a cheap one..
but as i understand they dont come cheap

 

[Centurion]

You have quite an expensive taste Roberto, but I'm not going to lie. I also admire Breguet watches. The watch made out of meteor rock is just out of this world, is there one made of kryptonite or plutonium?

My three favorite watches are the following:

IWC Portuges automatic chrono
I just love this watch to much. It is so distinctive, simple but oh so beautiful. This is my dream watch number one. I appretiate the beauty of the way it shows time in an easy and clear manner.

Breguet Marine Chronograph 5827
What do you have to say about 25 jewels and 48 hours of power reserve. A Case in white gold doesn't exactly make it less desirable, though it does deserve something better than a rubber bracelet




IWC Spitfire UTC
Although I prefer leather braclet there are some nice watches out there with steel braclefts like the IWC Spitfire UTC. What I like about it is that it is pretty clear and simple. More over it is just 11.6mm high, which makes it easy to wear with shirts and suits.