Polprof

[ellroy]

Just see one for sale in York earlier today. What an enormously, bulky wonderful thing.

I couldn't possibly get away with wearing one, even the deep sea is too large for my girl like wrists.

Anyone got one and wear it regularly? Pure curiosity.

[speed_monkey]

Assuming you mean the ploprof? PLOngeur PROFessionnel (Professional Diver). It's definitely not a "beautiful" watch but, as a diver myself, extremely desirable. If not a little unnecessary.... I personally love it.

http://www.ploprof.com/PloProf.html

[ellroy]

I may be many things, a good speller ain't one!

Its an enormous bit of kit isn't it?

[speed_monkey]

It has a strange function over form presence, it's butt ugly but I really, really want one.

[yeti]

speed_monkey said:

It has a strange function over form presence, it's butt ugly but I really, really want one.

Yeah, this ^^

Amazing watch but I genuinely am not brave enough to wear one!

[marcosgt]

Dubious that it really serves any purpose these days (smaller watches have as much WR), but I was bowled over too when I saw one in the very expensive Omega place in Burlington Arcade.

Am I alone in thinking it's not as big as I'd envisaged?

M.

[andy tims]

Less uncomfortable to wear than you might expect.

But only slightly!

The Baby PP is a different matter altogether - I miss mine

[HarrySmash]

Now I like the look of the Baby PloProf and have been comtemplating a mesh strap watch to add to my collection.

[Arun_D]

Curiously, I quite like the idea of the current Ploprof in white. I can imagine it would enrage those same folk that get irate over precious-metal tool watches.



It would look categorically awul on me, however (and most people??)

Edited by Arun_D on Tuesday 11th February 18:57

[michael gould]

It might be a great functional watch but only Shrek could wear it ........boy that's ugly

[Riff Raff]

They don't wear as big as you might think. My wrist is a shade over 7". It's really comfy on the OE mesh strap, with its almost infinite range of adjustment.

[GC8]

Are any of these real (or may original would be a better term) PLOPROFs?

[crispyshark]

I think mine wears quite well. Yes it's big but not that much more than an Omega Planet Ocean Chrono. It does weigh a ton though.....I take it off when I go swimming as it completely messes with my stroke rate.

[Adrian W]

I like the white faced one but I think it's a brave move to actually buy one