Incoming… what do you have? (Vol. 3)
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16plates said:
Yeah please do.
I'd seen that model before and thought it was interesting... half pilot half diver with random hazard tape on the dial. Shouldn't really like it but I do...
Exactly what I thought. Throw in the altimeter style date window (which I usually dislike) plus a useless compass bezel too. I still find appealing though!I'd seen that model before and thought it was interesting... half pilot half diver with random hazard tape on the dial. Shouldn't really like it but I do...
Dear PH watch collective,
It is over a year since I last bought a watch*. As of Friday, I'm officially off the wagon again. Couldn't decide between one of these:
And one of these:
Care to guess which one I chose?
It is over a year since I last bought a watch*. As of Friday, I'm officially off the wagon again. Couldn't decide between one of these:
And one of these:
Care to guess which one I chose?
- A year since I bought a watch. I inherited a nice gold rotary a couple of months ago. Thanks Uncle Den.
Put down an order for one of these
https://www.pageandcooper.com/autodromo-prototipo-...
Should be with me in the next week or so.
Main reason being I am a huge Brian Redman fan. Went for the gold version as I don't have gold in my little collection and it's just that little bit rarer and special I guess with just 100 being made.
A lot of money for a Quartz watch I agree but they seem to getting a reasonable name for themselves is such a short time and, well, as I say, I am buying more for the Redman connection, than for the timepiece itself.
Cheers
SS
https://www.pageandcooper.com/autodromo-prototipo-...
Should be with me in the next week or so.
Main reason being I am a huge Brian Redman fan. Went for the gold version as I don't have gold in my little collection and it's just that little bit rarer and special I guess with just 100 being made.
A lot of money for a Quartz watch I agree but they seem to getting a reasonable name for themselves is such a short time and, well, as I say, I am buying more for the Redman connection, than for the timepiece itself.
Cheers
SS
Well I know Marmite provokes less divided opinions but seeing this in the flesh, I just had to give it some wrist time!
It's such a difficult watch to photograph and capture the depth of colour in the dial.
And while I was in London, I decided to get a Rubber B Glidelock strap for it as well.
It's such a difficult watch to photograph and capture the depth of colour in the dial.
And while I was in London, I decided to get a Rubber B Glidelock strap for it as well.
I'd spent the last two or three months dead set on a Type XX as my next addition.
For me, a lovely, lovely watch with decades of interesting and varied history, from a storied brand. So did the research, and scouted out what I could find. Certainly in the UK, I don't think they are particularly common watches, which I prefer, and have only ever seen one in London; an Aeronavale glistening on a chap's wrist on the tube one gloomy March morning.
So, made a date and wandered into the Breguet boutique on Bond Street. And whilst I instantly discarded interest in the Type XXI and the XXII, the Type XX just got my attention. Robert - store manager - was great, but I put off a decision; I just couldn't decide between the Aeronavale and the Transatlantique. I prefer the polished look of the Ae's bezel, but much preferred the sheen on the Transat's dial. I wanted a mix of the pair. So I left the store to mull it over.
Anyway, ended up in Zermatt, and a great place to go if you want to watch shop. And ski. Cool place. And whilst the lady in Bucherer could get me a significant amount off compared to London prices, regardless if I could decide between the Type XXs, I became unsure. The problem is wandering around somewhere like Zermatt, you see far more variety on people's wrists than in the UK, that it made me think I wanted something else. Fifty Fathoms No Radiation, FP Journe, Glashutte Senators, Roger Dubois Excaliburs and even an HYT H2 in titanium (!!), all told me I wanted something different from a round, traditionally styled piece. Or at least something with something intangibly more.
If you let me blather on....so back in town, a good friend says he wants to check out a Bentley Breitling. So we drive on over to a fairly non-descript arcade in North London, and into what I could tell was a pawn shop, with a serious watch business on the side. For one reason or another my mate couldn't come to a deal with the chaps about the Bentley, but the guys in Official Watches were great. They could see we were intrigued as to the rest of their stock and then proceeded to reel out case after case of some incredible stuff. It is good shooting the breeze with watch lovers, and to feel and try on some real hardware is fun. I wasn't a fan of Richard Mille before, but after trying on the RM27-01....I was bowled over. Fell in love.
Incredible. Light. Full of finessed features. Intricate beyond belief. But a little on the pricey side. One of 50, yes. But £300k? Grail list.
Anyway, after a dose of smelling salts, played at length with a number of their AP collection. And almost instantly I switched tack. Like a switch went off in my brain.
I had never really been enamoured before by AP's Royal Oak (and Offshore) line. Always focussing on other brands I hadn't paid much attention and never had got close enough to actually appreciate them. I schooled up on the Genta history of course, and always skimmed over the articles of the latest 'Alinghi' model or the 'Bumblebee' or whatever, but thought they were too Monaco or Nikki Beach. I was always going to nail a PP5712, a VC Overseas Dual Time or if feeling lacklustre, an Ingeniuer 3785, first.
But it was instant attraction, and to cut an already long story, short, worked through exactly what I wanted, a Rubberclad or not, Chrono or Diver...and then settled on a black diver. A couple of weeks later, here you go.
It's utterly terrifying to wear: constantly panicked about scratching it, as the sheer preponderance of shapes means that the ability to ding it is multiplied.
But sod it, the Good Planet gets a little rest for now.
For me, a lovely, lovely watch with decades of interesting and varied history, from a storied brand. So did the research, and scouted out what I could find. Certainly in the UK, I don't think they are particularly common watches, which I prefer, and have only ever seen one in London; an Aeronavale glistening on a chap's wrist on the tube one gloomy March morning.
So, made a date and wandered into the Breguet boutique on Bond Street. And whilst I instantly discarded interest in the Type XXI and the XXII, the Type XX just got my attention. Robert - store manager - was great, but I put off a decision; I just couldn't decide between the Aeronavale and the Transatlantique. I prefer the polished look of the Ae's bezel, but much preferred the sheen on the Transat's dial. I wanted a mix of the pair. So I left the store to mull it over.
Anyway, ended up in Zermatt, and a great place to go if you want to watch shop. And ski. Cool place. And whilst the lady in Bucherer could get me a significant amount off compared to London prices, regardless if I could decide between the Type XXs, I became unsure. The problem is wandering around somewhere like Zermatt, you see far more variety on people's wrists than in the UK, that it made me think I wanted something else. Fifty Fathoms No Radiation, FP Journe, Glashutte Senators, Roger Dubois Excaliburs and even an HYT H2 in titanium (!!), all told me I wanted something different from a round, traditionally styled piece. Or at least something with something intangibly more.
If you let me blather on....so back in town, a good friend says he wants to check out a Bentley Breitling. So we drive on over to a fairly non-descript arcade in North London, and into what I could tell was a pawn shop, with a serious watch business on the side. For one reason or another my mate couldn't come to a deal with the chaps about the Bentley, but the guys in Official Watches were great. They could see we were intrigued as to the rest of their stock and then proceeded to reel out case after case of some incredible stuff. It is good shooting the breeze with watch lovers, and to feel and try on some real hardware is fun. I wasn't a fan of Richard Mille before, but after trying on the RM27-01....I was bowled over. Fell in love.
Incredible. Light. Full of finessed features. Intricate beyond belief. But a little on the pricey side. One of 50, yes. But £300k? Grail list.
Anyway, after a dose of smelling salts, played at length with a number of their AP collection. And almost instantly I switched tack. Like a switch went off in my brain.
I had never really been enamoured before by AP's Royal Oak (and Offshore) line. Always focussing on other brands I hadn't paid much attention and never had got close enough to actually appreciate them. I schooled up on the Genta history of course, and always skimmed over the articles of the latest 'Alinghi' model or the 'Bumblebee' or whatever, but thought they were too Monaco or Nikki Beach. I was always going to nail a PP5712, a VC Overseas Dual Time or if feeling lacklustre, an Ingeniuer 3785, first.
But it was instant attraction, and to cut an already long story, short, worked through exactly what I wanted, a Rubberclad or not, Chrono or Diver...and then settled on a black diver. A couple of weeks later, here you go.
It's utterly terrifying to wear: constantly panicked about scratching it, as the sheer preponderance of shapes means that the ability to ding it is multiplied.
But sod it, the Good Planet gets a little rest for now.
benny.c said:
Bit of risk but I've always fancied an Anonimo. Got this Polluce LE on the way...
Nice. Hope you didn't pay too much for it though, what with the new Anonimo brand-name owner being noncommittal to producing spares for these legacy models.@tigerkoi – congrats on the very nice AP RO Diver......looks almost like the real thing!
Seriously though, looks well, and if I were fortunate enough to obtain one, I think it'd have to be with the bracelet – maybe just to be different from the norm.
PJ S said:
Nice. Hope you didn't pay too much for it though, what with the new Anonimo brand-name owner being noncommittal to producing spares for these legacy models.
It wasn't too bad; a little cheaper than a used UX/U1 or MM300. Not too concerned about the movement as it's a Sellita SW200 or ETA 2824-2 and stuff like gaskets won't be an issue. Trying to get hold of something like a crown or crystal may be more of a challenge though!alanm_3 said:
Well I know Marmite provokes less divided opinions but seeing this in the flesh, I just had to give it some wrist time!
It's such a difficult watch to photograph and capture the depth of colour in the dial.
And while I was in London, I decided to get a Rubber B Glidelock strap for it as well.
I'm liking the look of that rubber strap where abouts did you get that?.It's such a difficult watch to photograph and capture the depth of colour in the dial.
And while I was in London, I decided to get a Rubber B Glidelock strap for it as well.
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