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i have had a jubilee with the leather strap to tone it down a bit for around 10 years, very very nice watch, but always feel its a bit to on show, most of my other watches are stainless steel so feel fairly comfortable just wearing them around town with a short sleeved shirt as everyone just assumes they are a bog standard steel watch or fake! with the rado it really is obvious that its something special to even the untrained eye. this took me a lot of getting used which to be honest never really happend so i only wear mine with a suit or long sleved shirt.
sorry about the long post just wanted to make you aware of this potential pitfall but then i do live in nottingham!!
other than that has had very little in the way of maintanence and doesnt complain about it.
sorry about the long post just wanted to make you aware of this potential pitfall but then i do live in nottingham!!
other than that has had very little in the way of maintanence and doesnt complain about it.
andy tims said:
Not my cuppa - too dressy.
Yes, same goes for those JLC Reversos. Thing is, they're both designed to avoid damage in their own ways... like the spiritual predecessor to the G-shock. It kinda tickles me that someone out there could be wearing one of these kind of watches to climb Everest or fight hordes of ninjas.ShadownINja said:
andy tims said:
Not my cuppa - too dressy.
Yes, same goes for those JLC Reversos. Thing is, they're both designed to avoid damage in their own ways... like the spiritual predecessor to the G-shock. It kinda tickles me that someone out there could be wearing one of these kind of watches to climb Everest or fight hordes of ninjas.Quite why you'd wear something as precious as a JLC whilst playing what can be a contact sport in some cases, I don't know. Also, the shock likely to be experienced if another player's mallet clouts your watch is going to be pretty high - polo mallets are around 52" long and even without putting a lot of heft into the swing, the head of the mallet is going to give *any* watch a hard time. Whilst the Reversos may not have exposed crystals whilst 'protected', the movement will still be put under a lot of shock by a direct hit - I'd have thought it'd possibly break the movement (incabloc and all).
And then you've got the weirdest part of the whole 'Reverso and Polo' thing - if you swivel the original one-sided Reversos so the crystal is protected from polo-related damage, then the time is no longer visible, and the watch may as well be just a nice bracelet. In which case, if you can't tell the time (presumably of some use during each chukka?) then why not take off the watch whilst playing?
Always seemed a bit of a bogus 'reason' for the Reverso to me. Not that I have a problem with it, because I think they're utterly brilliant designs and really showcase how JLC are near the top of high horology - the size and shape of the Reverso case puts design limits on complications, and it's profoundly impressive how JLC have managed to create Reversos with the complications available...
Shadowninja - not all of the Reversos are *really* dressy - my Gran'Sport Chrono (when it finally comes back from Switzerland) is an example of the less-dressy, more-sporty 'proper' Reverso (i.e. not a Squadra). Pick a gold one with a leather strap, and it'll be dressy, yeah. And the ladies' versions (like my GF's Duetto Duo) with the diamond-set side showing can be very dressy. But they're not 'in your face' - my GF has had hers since Christmas, only wears the 'normal' face whilst at work, and nobody has commented on it yet, apparently. Very subtle.
I like the idea of mechanical watches that really *were* intended to do extreme things (the Speedmaster Moon Watch comes to mind as one with diamond-hard credibility), but I can't stand the ones that are marketed with completely spurious or tenuous links to extreme exploits. It's all about credibility... the Rolex Sub *does* have credibility regardless of the usual type of owner these days - they *were* issued as working watches to commercial and military divers, after all - no made-up stories required. The 'scientist's watch' BS about the Milgauss falls lower on the credibility scale to me (how many typical scientists can afford Rolexes... and if you're working on the LHC then the magnetic fields *that* monster generates will scramble *any* mechanical watch with ferromagnetic components). The Explorer and the Everest link is genuine, but Sir Edmund Hillary wore an English Smiths watch, not a Rolex, when he climbed the mountain. It's pretty sure that Rolex didn't create the Explorer to give to Hillary's team and it wasn't designed specifically to climb Everest (Hillary didn't wear one, and Tenzing Norgay's Rolex was just a stainless steel Bubbleback). The marketing link came after the feat... making it a bit less credible in my eyes.
As to watches specifically designed to help you fight off hordes of ninjas... well I'd expect it to be black and the lume to be switchable so no loss of stealth at night is possible... plus a detachable bracelet facility, so if you're *really* in a bit of bother, you can take off the 'watch' face, press a button to extend some blades, and then use as an impromptu shuriken. The bracelet ideally could also double as a weapon in dire circumstances, in the true spirit of ninjitsu, I guess
Or, in the other aspect of the art of the ninja - psychological warfare - the watch could have 'NINJA EXTREME OPS' written on it in flashing LEDs, so anyone foolish enough to pick a fight with you realises that you are an ELITE NINJA and not to be messed with. Now *that* aspect of ninjitsu - the psychological aspect - is the only one I'm going to be able to use, not being particularly good at martial arts Hi
The ceramica range are pretty much unique as far as i recall, i have a green horse, it's nothing like the ceramica and probably cost 10% of the price of the ceramica but generally Rado make nice quality watches...
Green Horse..
I haven't worn this watch in a while and can't remember whether it's a manual wind or auto
John
The ceramica range are pretty much unique as far as i recall, i have a green horse, it's nothing like the ceramica and probably cost 10% of the price of the ceramica but generally Rado make nice quality watches...
Green Horse..
I haven't worn this watch in a while and can't remember whether it's a manual wind or auto
John
I think in reality any watch given that sort of treatment would get damaged.
I've worked in the engineering, factory, and building trade environments on and off dust grime, brick duct, silicone abrasive materials etc and neither the strap nor the face has a single scratch on it.
In fact the inside battery cover that is against my wrist, is showing more signs of wear that the outside.
Next time I'm back in South Africa I will certainly buy another Rado.
I've worked in the engineering, factory, and building trade environments on and off dust grime, brick duct, silicone abrasive materials etc and neither the strap nor the face has a single scratch on it.
In fact the inside battery cover that is against my wrist, is showing more signs of wear that the outside.
Next time I'm back in South Africa I will certainly buy another Rado.
Have had mine for nearly 12 yrs. Fantastic watch. Needed battery changed but thats it. I dont have the lcd on at all as I prefer the plain look.
Wear it often and only has very slight scratching from when I was doing building work lol
Get one. They are comfortable and clean up very well if dirty
Wear it often and only has very slight scratching from when I was doing building work lol
Get one. They are comfortable and clean up very well if dirty
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