Watch Thread - Part Deux

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by Jorts, Apr 12, 2015.

  1. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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    I’m going to cave and buy a GS elegance GMTs or a NTTD one of these days. Probably both, but NTTD first.
     
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  2. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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  3. Jorts

    Jorts "Ask about my Mortgage Services"
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    Feel like I'll end up grabbing a SBGM221 at some point. Just a great all-around timepiece
     
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  4. Jorts

    Jorts "Ask about my Mortgage Services"
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    It’s Thursday, not Tuesday, but… let’s see them Gents
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  5. wes tegg

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  6. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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  7. Jorts

    Jorts "Ask about my Mortgage Services"
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    Well, damn. Same family, but I didn't get the Hamilton memo
     
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  8. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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    Clearly a NATO day for all.
     
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  9. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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    Once you understand the meme of “hand watch” and are part of a watch group, WhatsApp, etc, you’ll never not see it.
     
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  10. Brandon Chicken

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    Uhoh, what did I do?
     
  11. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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    Definitely not you.

    It was merely a random thought from my WhatsApp community that I posted here.

    It’s wearing your watch past the boney prominence, or, on your hand. Google “r/handwatch”

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  12. Greybeard

    Greybeard Livin' the dream.

    The only watch I wear on the bracelet is my Explorer. Everything else except G-shocks are on NATO's.
     
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  13. wes tegg

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    RJF-GUMP
     
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  14. RJF-GUMP

    RJF-GUMP Daubert Qualified in Cooler Thermodynamics
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    I've been super self aware of this since yall brought it up. At one point like a year or so ago I dropped my watch and part of the clasp broke. It still will clasp but I wonder if that has something to do with it being so loose. Maybe that's irrelevant and I just need a link taken out. Regardless, now that yall brought it up, it is bothering the shit out of me and I need to go the store and do something about it . I was looking like a schmuck in ignorant bliss before yall raised this issue and no one had said shit , although I was probably getting silently judged.
     
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  15. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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  16. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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    In under an hour…
     
  17. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    Best value in watches
     
  18. mal630

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    Tried this on in California last week. First time seeing one in person.
     
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  19. mal630

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    IMG_5291.jpeg My buddy has a patek so they let us look at this one too.
     
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  20. user15000

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    What’d you think? Never seen one live or tried one on.
    This one I have tried on. And it felt light and cheap to me. The strap seems really weak in comparison to the oysterflex imo.
     
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  21. mal630

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    The Laurent ferrier doesn’t look great in my picture but I loved it in person. It was titanium and wore great. Cool dial as well.

    agree on the aquanaut. Would definitely take one and loved the green but no way I spend 80k on that.

    Though I would say the strap feels right and on many Rolexes I don’t think any look better or I would prefer in oyster flex.
     
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  22. wes tegg

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    Christmas party szn.
     
  23. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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  24. mal630

    mal630 Well-Known Member
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    Me and my buddies trade watches for a few days sometimes. Big mistake borrowing this one cause now I have to buy one.
     
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  25. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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    Do it…
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  26. mal630

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    What are your thoughts on your watch there vs. mid to late 90's polar explorer II? Same price point-ish. I want to get a white watch.

    My other watches I wear frequently are a speedy and a tudor pepsi GMT.
     
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  27. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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    Without knowing more about your preferences: if you want a Rolex, you need to just buy a Rolex.
     
  28. wes tegg

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    Good rule.
     
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  29. ScFan27

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    Big fan of the Tudor Harrods watch.

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  30. High Cotton

    High Cotton Where does this fall in our Christian walk?
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    Bias'd af here, but so rarely see a polar in the wild.

    My current 3 watch rotation is a black 16750 on the oyster bracelet, speedy pro on nato, and pepsi seiko diver on rubber strap.
     
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  31. ClemPson

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    I picked up my wife’s Christmas present this weekend and was just BS’ing about watches with the salesman. I got the feeling it’s been a slow Christmas season for them. I’ve been wanting another Speedmaster and he offered me the hesalite for $6000 out the door which is about 24% off with sales tax. So close to pulling the trigger and going at lunch today.
     
  32. mal630

    mal630 Well-Known Member
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    That is a great price. I got my hesalite earlier this year and love it.
     
  33. Lyrtch

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  34. VASooner

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  35. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    love being able to see those swiss watchmaker details in such detail
     
  36. VASooner

    VASooner Well-Known Member
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    I know, I know
     
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  37. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    Some thin wrists in here
     
  38. VASooner

    VASooner Well-Known Member
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    I'm dainty.
     
  39. Jorts

    Jorts "Ask about my Mortgage Services"
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    That's a a hand-watch
     
  40. slogan119

    slogan119 Her?
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    Elgin is approximately 30 minutes from my house. I wish I had the money to buy the IP and restart the brand in their original hometown.
     
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  41. dblplay1212

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  42. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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  43. dblplay1212

    dblplay1212 Well-Known Member
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    I was just curious on pricing, assumed they'd be much more expensive. $2k-3k is very reasonable for some of those dials. The open casebacks are awesome too. I didn't know pocket watch conversions where a thing.
     
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  44. BrickTamland

    BrickTamland You're not Ron...
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    r/handwatch
     
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  45. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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    Got a 100 year old one with 23 gems from my wife's families hometown for 1500

    It's an incredible watch
     
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  46. DuffandMuff

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  47. dblplay1212

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