Does what i'm looking for exist...

[pmanson]

I've been umming and arring about a new watch for a couple of months now, I can find lots that like but nothing has stepped up and said 'buy me' now.

So i'm turning to the PH collective for some inspiration and some ideas.

I've tried a Zenith El Primero, Omega Aqua Terra but nothing is quite hitting the button but it has helped narrow the search done. The Aqua Terra was probably the closest but I found the 38mm too small and the current 41mm with blue hands etc has a silver face which i'm not keen on.

So I'm looking for something 40-42mm, white face, blue hands and on bracelet, similar too:


(which is discontinued and I've not been able to track one down)

Any thoughts on other brands/watches to look at?

[jshell]

Grand Seiko Snowflake will fit the bill!

[Graemsay]

I can't think of anything that's a combination of bracelet, blue hands, and a white dial off the top of my head.

• The LUC XP in steel has a silver face, blue hands, but comes on a strap.
• The Bucherer Blue IWC Portugieser and the IWC Portugieser Chronograph Classic have white faces and blue (and silver) hands. Both come on straps, but you possibly could swap this for a Portofino Milanese bracelet, though this might not come cheap!
• The Bucherer Blue Breguet La Marine 5517 has blue Roman numerals, but silver hands. It comes on a rubber strap, but you could retrofit the new titanium bracelet from the standard model. That'd look sharp, but cost an awful lot of money!
• Bulgari did a limited run of the Octo Finissimo with blue hands and numbers. I don't know if they've sold out, but they're a fantastic piece. Not cheap, though.
• The Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate is available in steel, with a white dial, and on a mesh bracelet. It's a bit dressier than the above, and lacks the blue hands.

[lostkiwi]

[blue_haddock]

jshell said:

Grand Seiko Snowflake will fit the bill!

Exactly my suggestion too

[seefarr]

Glashuette Original do some nice blued hand watches:

https://www.glashuette-original.com/collection/sen...




Or Mont Blanc:

https://www.montblanc.com/en-gb/collection/watches...




Or even a Seiko Presage:

[DavidCBevan]

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony, is how I would spend your money...

[matrignano]

Breguet do blue hands.
https://www.breguet.com/en/timepieces/classique/71...

Also IWC with the Portuguese but they're on the slightly larger side
https://www.iwc.com/en/watch-collections/portugies...

[pmanson]

matrignano said:

Breguet do blue hands.
https://www.breguet.com/en/timepieces/classique/71...

£17k wow!

Who would have thought it would be this tough to find something

[Sporky]

Might not be the sort of brand you're after, but there's a CW - on mesh.

[Dicky Knee]

It's a tricky combination. Very few white dials out there-most are silver although many of those look whitish if that makes sense:

https://shop.hamiltonwatch.com/all-hamilton-watche...

https://shop.hamiltonwatch.com/all-hamilton-watche...

https://raymond-weil.co.uk/product/freelancer-stai...

https://raymond-weil.co.uk/product/skeleton-stainl...

[Alex Z]

There was a Christopher Ward Enthusiasts forum limited edition C60 that would be close, as seen on https://www.christopherwardforum.com/viewtopic.php...
They pop up for sale on the Facebook page quite often.

[Graemsay]

The Nomos Tangente Sport Neomatik has blue hands, albeit from lume, a white dial, 42 mm diameter, and a bracelet.

[Alex L]

You could buy one of these pre-owned

DSC04511 by Alex L, on Flickr

[alfaman]

Orient star and seiko have various watches that may fit the bill

Edited by alfaman on Friday 13th September 08:19

[toon10]

Dornbluth & Sohn do some lovely white face blue hand pieces. Most look better on leather but they do have bracelet options if you prefer.

[pmanson]

Interesting. I didn't know they had an option for a bracelet

[pmanson]

Alex L said:

You could buy one of these pre-owned

DSC04511 by Alex L, on Flickr

This was top of my list until I tried on a 39mm at the Omega store, it just felt too small on my wrist. Might have to try again (i'm not sure if i'm just so used to wearing a 42mm watch that it looks small)

[Dicky Knee]

pmanson said:

Interesting. I didn't know they had an option for a bracelet

It was deleted a few years ago.

[toon10]

Dicky Knee said:

pmanson said:

Interesting. I didn't know they had an option for a bracelet

It was deleted a few years ago.

I did not know that. I think it will be hard to find one on the used market too.