Monaco dilemma - alternatives?
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First post in this sub-forum, so I'll start by selling hello!
I have a problem, a nice one, but a problem nevertheless, and I'm hoping you may be able to help with suggestions.
It is coming up to a major wedding anniversary in the HH household and I found out last night (lots of JD tends to loosen the tongue!) that my good lady wife has, bless her, been saving up for a long while and was planning to buy me a blue face Monaco (been after one for years) to celebrate.
What triggered this admission was a conversation earlier in the village pub with some very close friends, one of whom is celebrating his 40th this year. His good lady told us in confidence that she had been saving up and was planning to buy him a Monaco as a surprise and that the blue face was her preference!
A significant coincidence, then, and since we would not wish to come across as 'copycats' and that his 40th is before our anniversary, we agreed that an alternative must be found.
So, over to you learned folk - have you any suggestions for alternatives to replace 'my' Monaco??
I have a problem, a nice one, but a problem nevertheless, and I'm hoping you may be able to help with suggestions.
It is coming up to a major wedding anniversary in the HH household and I found out last night (lots of JD tends to loosen the tongue!) that my good lady wife has, bless her, been saving up for a long while and was planning to buy me a blue face Monaco (been after one for years) to celebrate.
What triggered this admission was a conversation earlier in the village pub with some very close friends, one of whom is celebrating his 40th this year. His good lady told us in confidence that she had been saving up and was planning to buy him a Monaco as a surprise and that the blue face was her preference!
A significant coincidence, then, and since we would not wish to come across as 'copycats' and that his 40th is before our anniversary, we agreed that an alternative must be found.
So, over to you learned folk - have you any suggestions for alternatives to replace 'my' Monaco??
Ikemi said:
fabulous! But unfortunately I think any type of Monaco would be innapropriate...If you like the square shape and fancy a Heuer - why not go Silverstone ?
http://heuerboy.com/silhall.htm
http://heuerboy.com/silhall.htm
http://heuerboy.com/camaro.htm
http://heuerboy.com/carrera72.htm
Would be my options.
If you're willing to broaden out and the budget is in the £3.5k range then my money would be going on a JLC Master Home Time or an IWC Portuguese.
http://heuerboy.com/carrera72.htm
Would be my options.
If you're willing to broaden out and the budget is in the £3.5k range then my money would be going on a JLC Master Home Time or an IWC Portuguese.
You could go for a 5512 Submariner.
That was Steve McQueen's daily watch which he wore from the 60s until he
died.He wore it off camera whilst filming Le Mans too.
He gave the Monaco away to someone when filming finished.
http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2010/2/21/the-real-st...
That was Steve McQueen's daily watch which he wore from the 60s until he
died.He wore it off camera whilst filming Le Mans too.
He gave the Monaco away to someone when filming finished.
http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2010/2/21/the-real-st...
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