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Re: Watch thread
« Reply #90 on: April 24, 2015, 07:50:36 PM »
Quote from: Claritas on April 24, 2015, 07:21:18 AM
The Jaeger's very handsome. Its spareness is consistent (the number marks and hands; the stark, clean whiteness of the face), and the moon phase keeps it from being too spare whilst being subtle enough not to interfere with its simplicity. Great choice! :)p1

On the Rolex, I have a hard time with the rotating numbers together with the magnified date but tastes differ.

Thanks for the JLC love, it's pure class.

The rolex is understandably more a mixed bag (although my female patients are all high-fiving me). The cyclops is a funny thing. At least the magnified date matches the size and approximates the font of the time numerals. I'm happy with the rolex being a thing I like, but that doesn't attract others. Anti-bling.

Ceetee's rolex style is a classic:
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Re: Watch thread
« Reply #91 on: April 24, 2015, 09:50:53 PM »
Dittos on the JLC. That blue Rolex would have been more my speed. But I understand the need for oversized numbers when doing a low light HALO drop or submarine insertion behind North Korean lines.
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Re: Watch thread
« Reply #92 on: April 24, 2015, 10:04:05 PM »
This is much more my speed. Something about the magnified date to me just screams walkers and hearing aids. If I can't otherwise read the date, I'd rather just not have it there at all.

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Re: Watch thread
« Reply #93 on: April 24, 2015, 10:12:33 PM »
I like that too but at that point it's really like a classic Seiko my dad used to wear which I'd prefer to go with anyhow. Where classic Rolex is concerned, I'm just more of a Seiko/Omega guy. Chicks dig the crown though I suppose.
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Re: Watch thread
« Reply #94 on: April 24, 2015, 10:42:33 PM »
Quote from: Kunlun on April 24, 2015, 07:50:36 PM
Ceetee's rolex style is a classic:


Mine had the numbers like yours but that blue dial. Combo of both!

http://watches.watchestmall.com/101841/2v.jpg
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Re: Watch thread
« Reply #95 on: April 25, 2015, 01:54:59 AM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on April 24, 2015, 10:12:33 PM
I like that too but at that point it's really like a classic Seiko my dad used to wear which I'd prefer to go with anyhow. Where classic Rolex is concerned, I'm just more of a Seiko/Omega guy. Chicks dig the crown though I suppose.

Yeah, to be clear some of the Air Kings are a Rolex that I can tolerate, not necessarily something I'm going to buy. I'll take one of these as a daily driver over anything made by Rolex.

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Re: Watch thread
« Reply #96 on: April 25, 2015, 03:00:59 AM »
^Interesting, I grabbed one of these Sea-Gull M-17 watches when they went up on Massdrop:  https://www.massdrop.com/buy/sea-gull-m17-watch/talk


And it was actually an Air King that I had, now that you mention it.  http://o-watches.com/uploadfile/other_20113922455657.jpg  (Explorer didn't sound right but it looked correct.)
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Re: Watch thread
« Reply #97 on: April 25, 2015, 03:11:51 AM »
As much as I like the way blue-faced watches look as objects, they're too sporty / flashy for me to actually wear. :(
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Re: Watch thread
« Reply #98 on: April 25, 2015, 03:07:55 PM »
Jaeger and Zenith make some nice pieces.  Maybe someday when I make partner. . .

Is anyone else a fan of Frederique Constant?  They have everything from Swiss quartz to their own in-house movements.  For folks who like a cut out on the face, they make some reasonably priced models.  I've worn the Carree Classic with a black face for a number of years.  It is my dress watch when I wear suits.
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Re: Watch thread
« Reply #99 on: April 25, 2015, 04:02:21 PM »
That's a nice Zenith.

Speaking of blue, I really like blued hands and numerals on watches.

I almost bought this, with a new, much, much better movement for 2015


It's a little hockey puckish, and it's only watch resistant to 3 bar (hand-washing and rain, maybe). I spent the same amount on the rolex and JLC together that I would have paid for this.


Out of my league:






and



Both $50,000 ish platinum models.
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