£5-7K Panerai Luminor or Breguet Type XXI

[Joe Strummers Guitar]

Just had a slightly better then expected offer on my GP and looking to make a step up the line.......I have always liked Panerai but saw a Type XXI in the summer and thought it was lovely. Just spotted one I think is fair value.

There are many iterations of the Luminor.....any obvious models to avoid/seek out. Any thoughts on one versus other? Also pondering JLC MasterCompressor Diving but that does seem a BIG watch......

[Deep]

The JLC MC Navy Seals has always been on my radar


https://www.watchmaster.com/en/jaeger-lecoultre/ma...

[Joe Strummers Guitar]

Deep said:

The JLC MC Navy Seals has always been on my radar


https://www.watchmaster.com/en/jaeger-lecoultre/ma...

yeah thats a proper bit of a kit, but the offer I have on the watch is through Watchfinder so stuck there in terms of choice.

[geezerbutler]

Breguet is a fantastic brand which I don't think gets enough attention.

Panerai - I've always been a fan of the 372 and the 663. Both pretty big at 47mm. There's a nice 213 on WF - 44mm rattrapante if you want a chrono.

There's some lovely Grand Seikos around that price point too.

Also a fan of Zenith so there's a couple of nice El Primeros on there. And the crazy Defy El Primero with the 1/100th second chrono....

Edited by geezerbutler on Tuesday 21st December 16:11

[Murph7355]

Master Compressor is big IMO. Looked at one a fair while ago and much as I thought it was a nice watch, it was too big for my puny wrists.

Breguets were nice too, but a bit clunky for my tastes.

Zeniths are a good shout (I'm biased). Though some of the more recent stuff is gaudy. Choose right and you get a classy watch with a great movement.

Have you ever considered Blancpain? Really nicely made watches and you don't see many around. Some may be a bit small though.

[AdamAJP]

Breguet every time for me. For the history although I get that this is not important to everyone. It is likely Abraham Louis Breguet invented the wristwatch although I’ll grant that the lineage was somewhat broken. I also like that he trained as an apprentice in the UK.

[darreni]

I’ve a 372 & 176, both great watches. I tend to wear the 372 as a daily, but be aware that at 47mm it’s too big for most shirt cuffs.

As far as choice goes, just buy what you like.

[Joe Strummers Guitar]

geezerbutler said:

Breguet is a fantastic brand which I don't think gets enough attention.

Panerai - I've always been a fan of the 372 and the 663. Both pretty big at 47mm. There's a nice 213 on WF - 44mm rattrapante if you want a chrono.

There's some lovely Grand Seikos around that price point too.

Also a fan of Zenith so there's a couple of nice El Primeros on there. And the crazy Defy El Primero with the 1/100th second chrono....

Edited by geezerbutler on Tuesday 21st December 16:11

thank you for reminding me of the El Primero.....that is a beautiful piece!

[Joe Strummers Guitar]

Joe Strummers Guitar said:

geezerbutler said:

Breguet is a fantastic brand which I don't think gets enough attention.

Panerai - I've always been a fan of the 372 and the 663. Both pretty big at 47mm. There's a nice 213 on WF - 44mm rattrapante if you want a chrono.

There's some lovely Grand Seikos around that price point too.

Also a fan of Zenith so there's a couple of nice El Primeros on there. And the crazy Defy El Primero with the 1/100th second chrono....

Edited by geezerbutler on Tuesday 21st December 16:11

thank you for reminding me of the El Primero.....that is a beautiful piece!

forgot to add ...... good to see Black Sabbath and The Clash putting aside cultural differences to help a fellow watch fan........must be the Christmas spirit!

[geezerbutler]

Joe Strummers Guitar said:

forgot to add ...... good to see Black Sabbath and The Clash putting aside cultural differences to help a fellow watch fan........must be the Christmas spirit!

It's all rock 'n' roll to me man

[FWIW]

Joe Strummers Guitar said:

yeah thats a proper bit of a kit, but the offer I have on the watch is through Watchfinder so stuck there in terms of choice.

I thought WF were notorious for lowballing. What’s your GP?

[redrabbit]

geezerbutler said:

Joe Strummers Guitar said:

forgot to add ...... good to see Black Sabbath and The Clash putting aside cultural differences to help a fellow watch fan........must be the Christmas spirit!

It's all rock 'n' roll to me man

Billy Joel here. I want my lyric back. Cheers.

[blueg33]

Nice choice to have. I would go Breguet or Zenith as the style of both floats my boat. But I have always listed after a Grand Seiko.

I would be torn.

[isda]

I happen to be wearing my 3810br as I write this - I have a fair few watches and this is not only one of my favourites from a personal perspective (it was a present upon the birth of my daughter) but objectively it is a genuinely lovely piece of kit with a dial that catches the light and beautifully proportioned numerals and subdials. I think they are fantastic value and would strongly recommend that you find somewhere to try one on - and do try the rose gold even if that isn’t normally your thing.

[Joe Strummers Guitar]

FWIW said:

I thought WF were notorious for lowballing. What’s your GP?

I'm happy with the offer , its a ChronoHawk