Planet Ocean - Vote!
Poll: Planet Ocean - Vote!
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What would you have and why? 
Just been trying on the above at the local Goldsmiths and I've really taken to the 45mm PO with black bezel and white hour markers ... Originally I wanted the orange variant and I usually opt for 42mm watches, so a bit different on both accounts!
The 45mm has the nice wavey bezel and the larger black face seems less cluttered due to the additional size. It is fairly weighty in comparison to the 42mm though! Also the orange is striking, but I'm not sure I could live with it over a few years ...
The salesman I spoke to is in the same decision process!
Cheers!
Just been trying on the above at the local Goldsmiths and I've really taken to the 45mm PO with black bezel and white hour markers ... Originally I wanted the orange variant and I usually opt for 42mm watches, so a bit different on both accounts!The 45mm has the nice wavey bezel and the larger black face seems less cluttered due to the additional size. It is fairly weighty in comparison to the 42mm though! Also the orange is striking, but I'm not sure I could live with it over a few years ...
The salesman I spoke to is in the same decision process!
Cheers!
Edited by Ikemi on Friday 3rd April 19:19
I'd go for either size in Black.
I've got a 45mm in orange, and while I do still like it, it is very, well, ORANGE. I'm 6'6" so went for the larger size, but it doesn't fit under a lot of my shirt cuffs, so therefore doesn't get worn a lot during the week. The 42mm might be a better bet in this regard.
I wish I'd been more conservative when I purchased mine and gone with the black. I think they look fantastic.
I'm going to get a black bezel from Otto Frei, but I'll still be left with the orange numerals. I think the face with the white numerals looks much better.
With the right clothes, the orange looks fantastic, but with the wrong colour clothes it can look a bit out of place. Perhaps something to take into account if you don't have many other watches...
Hope this helps!
I've got a 45mm in orange, and while I do still like it, it is very, well, ORANGE. I'm 6'6" so went for the larger size, but it doesn't fit under a lot of my shirt cuffs, so therefore doesn't get worn a lot during the week. The 42mm might be a better bet in this regard.
I wish I'd been more conservative when I purchased mine and gone with the black. I think they look fantastic.
I'm going to get a black bezel from Otto Frei, but I'll still be left with the orange numerals. I think the face with the white numerals looks much better.
With the right clothes, the orange looks fantastic, but with the wrong colour clothes it can look a bit out of place. Perhaps something to take into account if you don't have many other watches...
Hope this helps!
I bought the black with orange numerals in 45.5 (please make sure you have the wrists to carry it off, there was a pic of a chap on here with a 45, and it looked utterly stupid on his girly arms). Love it though, is annoying that it doesn't fit under some of my cuffs, but as I wear a suit most of the time, it doesn't bother me.
Wouldn't get the orange, like the black and white, if I had to do it again, I would have gone black and white, but I love mine none the less.
Its a manly chunk of metal, be sure you can carry it off
(add this one to your poll BTW)
Wouldn't get the orange, like the black and white, if I had to do it again, I would have gone black and white, but I love mine none the less.
Its a manly chunk of metal, be sure you can carry it off
(add this one to your poll BTW)
Edited by okgo on Friday 3rd April 23:42
I would've added the black/white with orange numerals to the poll, but I've decided for me it is either one or the other, although it'll most probably be the 45mm black/white PO - It does look stunning!
I have 7.5" wrists so the 45mm sits nicely and the bracelet has a nice curve near the shoulders
I have 7.5" wrists so the 45mm sits nicely and the bracelet has a nice curve near the shoulders
Orange. 45. Bracelet.
TBH, the orange isn't as vivid in reality as it is in photographs. I wear my C8 when I fancy a change, and my Monster when I'm doing manly things (and my G-shock when I'm doing really manly things).
But whatever you do, get it on the bracelet (unless, of course, you're 100% decided on the leather or rubber). The Omega bracelet is excellent; I had an opportunity to compare it to a mate's Sub LV bracelet. The Rolex bracelet is really nicely finished, but the clasp is a pale imitation of the Omega's, and it's not quite as comfy.
TBH, the orange isn't as vivid in reality as it is in photographs. I wear my C8 when I fancy a change, and my Monster when I'm doing manly things (and my G-shock when I'm doing really manly things).
But whatever you do, get it on the bracelet (unless, of course, you're 100% decided on the leather or rubber). The Omega bracelet is excellent; I had an opportunity to compare it to a mate's Sub LV bracelet. The Rolex bracelet is really nicely finished, but the clasp is a pale imitation of the Omega's, and it's not quite as comfy.
RichB said:
okgo said:
...it looked utterly stupid on his girly arms...
Girley arms 
Slender wrists are a sign of breeding, thick wrists are a sign of a briklayer! So, they used to say in Victorian times 
It runs in the family.As said by Commander, get it with a bracelet and then add a rubber/leather strap later on, it works out far cheaper that way. The bracelet I believe is a few hundred quid if you buy it separately. And the choice of after market leather straps iw large, mine was made by a chap that frequents TZ-UK, and its top notch, and was only £60.
okgo said:
RichB said:
okgo said:
...it looked utterly stupid on his girly arms...
Girley arms Slender wrists are a sign of breeding, thick wrists are a sign of a briklayer! So, they used to say in Victorian times It runs in the family.As said by Commander, get it with a bracelet and then add a rubber/leather strap later on, it works out far cheaper that way. The bracelet I believe is a few hundred quid if you buy it separately. And the choice of after market leather straps iw large, mine was made by a chap that frequents TZ-UK, and its top notch, and was only £60.
I quite fancy a brown buffalo strap with natural stitching and a brushed thumbnail buckle for my C8.
The Commanders right I have both Omega Sea Master black face auto in a 42mm case and a Rolex Submeriner bi metal the Omega's solid stainless steel bracelet is of a better quality and design,the clasp on the Sea master is one of the best your find on a watch of any price!Why I still have the Rolex you ask,because it's like haveing a pair of church shoes or buying a bottle or two of pouilly fume for dinner,it makes those long hard days worth it!
okgo said:
RichB said:
okgo said:
...it looked utterly stupid on his girly arms...
Girley arms Slender wrists are a sign of breeding, thick wrists are a sign of a briklayer! So, they used to say in Victorian times It runs in the family.As said by Commander, get it with a bracelet and then add a rubber/leather strap later on, it works out far cheaper that way. The bracelet I believe is a few hundred quid if you buy it separately. And the choice of after market leather straps iw large, mine was made by a chap that frequents TZ-UK, and its top notch, and was only £60.
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