Irrespective of brand affinity/cost, which is your fav?
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vixen1700 said:
Couldn't pick a favourite one, so here are two absolute favourites:
Handwound Stowa Flieger Klassik. Always feels right on my wrist.
Orion Sylph. American microbrand powered by Seiko and one of seventy made. Wonderful colours depending on the light, burgundy, blues, violet.
Love the pair of them.
Library pics as I'm rubbish at taking watch pictures.
Man that Orion is amazing. I have a deep affinity for red dial watches, 2 of them are GS and one 70's Omega. Handwound Stowa Flieger Klassik. Always feels right on my wrist.
Orion Sylph. American microbrand powered by Seiko and one of seventy made. Wonderful colours depending on the light, burgundy, blues, violet.
Love the pair of them.
Library pics as I'm rubbish at taking watch pictures.
B3NJY said:
Just this weekend bought the exact watch
Yay! You'll love it.Mine responds very well to self regulation - i.e. taking it off at night and leaving it in a particular position. I haven't adjusted mine for a few months and it's time is absolutely spot on.
Did you buy from a Rolex dealer?
NDA said:
B3NJY said:
Just this weekend bought the exact watch
Yay! You'll love it.Mine responds very well to self regulation - i.e. taking it off at night and leaving it in a particular position. I haven't adjusted mine for a few months and it's time is absolutely spot on.
Did you buy from a Rolex dealer?
To be honest I’ve not been a Rolex fan but I love the sky dwellers
woody33 said:
I keep looking at FFs - my preference is for a blue chrono model, which is the same case height as the non-chrono and also my Breguet xxi - that is, 15.5mm, so it still fits under a cuff comfortably.I haven't seen any of the ocean commitment models but they look fantastic. I tried the Quantieme Complet and it was incredibly bulky.
Have you seen another one in the wild??
SturdyHSV said:
I think actually probably this one. I had a Rado Ceramics I wore 24/7 for 10 years, so I have a bit of a fondness for Rado as a brand.
The dial is just an endless pleasure to look at.
Despite being a fairly standard ETA 2824 movement (I think that's right) it loses -1 second a day so is also easily the most accurate.
The matte grey ceramic means it's light and comfortable and very tough too.
Nice. Have you managed to scratch it yet?The dial is just an endless pleasure to look at.
Despite being a fairly standard ETA 2824 movement (I think that's right) it loses -1 second a day so is also easily the most accurate.
The matte grey ceramic means it's light and comfortable and very tough too.
My favourite is the Breguet Heritage I bought for a bargain (relatively) after lots of kind advice from this forum. Not my photo below, but the watch really does look like it does in this shot.
But I have to say that my Christopher Ward Bronze is my daily, and a surprisingly close second, surpassing Omega, Tudor and the (surprisingly solid and nice looking) Raymond Weil Freelancer diver I was given for Christmas, which is in a more comparable price bracket to the Ward.
The Breguet, however, feels like something truly special. It is beautifully finished, has an unusual design, a lovely face and just feels like a treat every time it goes on.
But I have to say that my Christopher Ward Bronze is my daily, and a surprisingly close second, surpassing Omega, Tudor and the (surprisingly solid and nice looking) Raymond Weil Freelancer diver I was given for Christmas, which is in a more comparable price bracket to the Ward.
The Breguet, however, feels like something truly special. It is beautifully finished, has an unusual design, a lovely face and just feels like a treat every time it goes on.
Tom1312 said:
Without getting all, 'wink wink nudge nudge if you know you know' about it, does the yellow barrel signify what I think it does or is that the orange ones?
Lovely watch.
No, orange barrell watches are available to the public, the RED barrel ones are given to pilots who have ejected using a Martin Baker ejector seat, the yellow ones were a short run only available through Selfridges, Swerni has a very personal connection to that watch if I remember! Lovely watch.
don logan said:
Tom1312 said:
Without getting all, 'wink wink nudge nudge if you know you know' about it, does the yellow barrel signify what I think it does or is that the orange ones?
Lovely watch.
No, orange barrell watches are available to the public, the RED barrel ones are given to pilots who have ejected using a Martin Baker ejector seat, the yellow ones were a short run only available through Selfridges, Swerni has a very personal connection to that watch if I remember! Lovely watch.
I have number 11 or 10.
It was made after a meeting I had with Nick English. ( we were both part of a series of podcasts)
As a lifelong sportsman it’s a constant reminder of my battle and victory over cancer.
It’s the only watch I would never sell.
Meaningless to anyone but me.
Swern1 said:
don logan said:
Tom1312 said:
Without getting all, 'wink wink nudge nudge if you know you know' about it, does the yellow barrel signify what I think it does or is that the orange ones?
Lovely watch.
No, orange barrell watches are available to the public, the RED barrel ones are given to pilots who have ejected using a Martin Baker ejector seat, the yellow ones were a short run only available through Selfridges, Swerni has a very personal connection to that watch if I remember! Lovely watch.
I have number 11 or 10.
It was made after a meeting I had with Nick English. ( we were both part of a series of podcasts)
As a lifelong sportsman it’s a constant reminder of my battle and victory over cancer.
It’s the only watch I would never sell.
Meaningless to anyone but me.
In a non romantic way, for some reason I remember some really random things about you! :-)
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