Black watches

[stompboxx]

I saw and tried the Corum Admiral's Cup Black Hull today, and completely fell in love! However, I don't think paying full retail for a Corum is a good idea...so can anyone suggest any other large all-black watches?

[WTD]

Royal Oak Offshore Survivor



Gents Blancpain Fifty Fathoms "Dark Knight"


Panerai Luminor Marina left handed PVD


Panerai Radiomir Black Seal Ceramic

[cyberface]

Will I be first in recommending Sinn here?




Or, for a bit more money, a big black Panerai....


Are you after the complications as well, or just like the PVD finish? Plenty of watches available with black PVD these days

[TheEnd]

Hublot Black Magic?


and the blackest of the black, the Bell and Ross Phantom range

[ShadownINja]

WTD said:

Gents Blancpain Fifty Fathoms "Dark Knight"

fk me. I just found my grail watch.

Edit: £7k, used, eh? Could be worse I suppose.

Edited by ShadownINja on Tuesday 11th August 22:51

[stompboxx]

Some nice selections!

Well I have a Panerai, so would like another brand really...and I'd snap the AP up in a flash, but £20k is too much for me...around £4k max

And as for the Sinn's...I can't quite get my head around them, there's something about them that don't do it for me...may I even be sol bold as to suggest they are a touch ...[stutters]...copywatch? [ducks]

[ShadownINja]

Not sure what they are copying, though. I can't find anything else that is similar. Damasko? IWC? B&R? Not really.

[darko]

...of what though? tbh some of the most original designs i can think of for 'tool' watches. Especially those pictured. I'm really struggling not to pull the trigger myself. Your budget does offer quite a choice.
Iwc ceramics?

[cyberface]

ShadownINja said:

Not sure what they are copying, though. I can't find anything else that is similar. Damasko? IWC? B&R? Not really.

The Flieger designs are very IWC. The EZM specials are a bit like the IWC GSTs. Not sure about the rest though.

Anyway, wasn't the CEO of Sinn an ex-IWC guy? Or am I terminally confused?

I only mentioned them because the OP specified that buying a Corum new was probably over budget - if he's willing to pay £4k then the Sinn is probably too cheap for him.

[stompboxx]

When i look at the overall Sinn range I get a feeling that there are strong links between other watches...not necessarily those particular models.

The Corum could be done, but they have very bad resale values...which puts me off...I'd rather wait a year or 2 and let someone else take the hit...just the way i am wired i'm afraid...

[ShadownINja]

cyberface said:

ShadownINja said:

Not sure what they are copying, though. I can't find anything else that is similar. Damasko? IWC? B&R? Not really.

The Flieger designs are very IWC. The EZM specials are a bit like the IWC GSTs. Not sure about the rest though.

Well, kinda but not quite. They don't do a Flieger with 1 through to 12 unlike Damasko. That's why I prefer Sinn over Damasko.

[Stu R]

Bell & Ross

[Don1]

[Don1]

This is large and black... And I do mean large!

[jshell]

TheEnd said:

Hublot Black Magic?

OMG! That's fabulous!


What do people have against Hublot?

[lowdrag]

Reckon the main competitors have already been shown above. I mean, I know big watches are the thing but there can't be that many around at 48mm in this price range. Still, if you aren't convinced but want to try something out for fun look here:-

Edited by Kinky on Wednesday 12th August 13:36

[stompboxx]

lowdrag said:

Reckon the main competitors have already been shown above. I mean, I know big watches are the thing but there can't be that many around at 48mm in this price range. Still, if you aren't convinced but want to try something out for fun look here:-

Are these 'super-replicas' actually any good? or can you spot them a mile off if you are familiar with the real thing?

Edited by Kinky on Wednesday 12th August 13:36

[Don1]

'Homages', replicas or fakes don't get a good reception round these parts...

[enioldjoe]

Don't forget this Stealthy chap. Nice!

http://ablogtoread.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/...

[lowdrag]

Don1 said:

'Homages', replicas or fakes don't get a good reception round these parts...

Yeah, I was waiting for that......................

However Cyberface, who knows his watches, has commented on these in another thread and actaully bought one and taken it apart. He reckons they are damned good for the price, taking a great deal of effort to discern even the slightest difference now. He terms them the "super-replicas" and it was he who gave me the idea to buy one before laying out big bucks on the real thing in case I didn't like it. And who can disagree at the price?