Watches N+1…

Yes I was just about to say again, knowing Kato agrees,  white and black is THE best colourway.

Isn’t DrP’s the same as the one linked?  Or was it non wavy dial and sword hands?  The simpler dial is nice but three wavy dial is uniquely seamaster.

It certainly is.  I nearly bought the black one but the white is really quite something in the flesh.  Plus it’s easier to read 😂😂

IMO Seamaster’s should have a wave dial, it’s as much part of the design as the five link bracelet.  The plain faced ones just don’t work for me.  I wish I’d kept my old Goldeneye as well now, but it went to fund the new one

Gosh, that’s lovely.

Does it get better than this?

On SMPs, I do like the rhodium silver and blue combo. But not enough to excuse the HEV!

The 3rd watch in my collection.   You guys…

You are flattering me! 🤣

Hev, skeleton hands,  scallop bezel,  wavy dial. These are marmite features most surely,  but they make the seamaster

The white ones are inside your budget Kryton

https://chrono24.app/omega/omega-seamaster-42mm-2020—white-dial-co-axial-automatic-watch–id28526556.htm?SETLANG=en_GB&SETCURR=GBP

@Kryton57

I thought I’d enjoy a GMT on holiday, but in actual fact the two I brought with me merely serve to remind me it’s 3am at home when pouring an evening drink, which I don’t think is helping my jet lag!

I only found GMTs good for work trips. But I used to do a lot of those.

An emulation of Gaidongs pose yet with a lower tone: 😂

“Does it get better than this?”

Words can’t even begin to describe how much I hate absolutely everything about that watch.

I like a Pelagos.  Nearly bought one a few years back but bought the GMT Black Bay instead.  What do you dislike so much about it?

I cannot speak for Ivan, IMO the 5 lines of text could have been simplified to 500m Chronometer, perhaps with a curve like the smiley older Black Bay with the Chronometer.

5 lines is a little too me,me,me,me and me.

I have tried one on many years ago and it overhung my dainty boney wrists. Looked like a pop Swatch on me.

Mainly the text, the hands, the text, the thickness/flatness of the case, the text, the blue, the text, the media hype, the text.

When it was released every single watch media outlet lost their shit over what was the addition of a fairly straightforward colour choice worth maybe a paragraph and a couple of photos.  Watchwise it was the biggest case of emperor’s new clothes I can remember.

It hasn’t got a cyclops though so it has that going for it at least.

Edit: @Wally – turns out you can probably guess at least some of what I’m going to say!

Omega AR coat both sides of the crystal and you can scratch it. Something to be aware of… it would annoy me, kind of defeats the point of having sapphire crystal

I like the snowflake hands. They are very “Tudor”.  The fact the new Black Bay has dropped the snowflake on the second hand for a lollipop, whilst retaining the snowflake hour is all sorts of F’ed up in my eyes.  Now three hands in three different styles.  I wouldn’t buy another now.

ah re text text on Pelagos, yes absolutely right.  I think the 39 has cut some text off though

Mind you the GMT I bought instead only lasted a year before I got sick of the enormous height of the thing and sold it

I can confirm DrP and neilnevill have excellent taste 😉

I’d have the Sinn over either Breitling all day every day. I have a tegimented U1 or 103 St Sa on my radar at the moment.

Well, I guess it’s a good thing I like my own watch… I could wish for a bit less text but, having owned this model for two years, I don’t notice it. IIRC, the original ETA-powered Pelagos was less wordy but not a smiley. Indeed, I bought the red Smiley in 2013, sold last year with a tear in my eye.

I absolutely do not consider the Pelagos to be ‘look at me’. The size and thickness are perfectly appropriate for a dive watch. The case and bracelet are brushed, not glim-monsters; the more so as mine are scratched from hiking, snorkeling and diving. The legibility and contrast are excellent, presumably more so on the black model, and the date inobtrusive. Snowflake design is integral to Tudor dive watches, so I’d rather go all in with a Pelagos than the halfway house of the BB line (partly why i sold mine).

What cuts it for me though is that blue dial, which is matte and attracts only my attention… As a confirmed Hellenophile, I love the near perfect match for the Aegean sky and sea interface. Indeed, I nearly crashed my hire car off a Cretan cliff last September, gazing lovingly at that deep Blue! It also matches the Greek flag, the Γαλανόλευκη, and the Fix beer, so there, my taste justification is done.

@Kryton, nice colour match for the Banks beer! Unfortunately most of my watches are black dial and I’m not much into stouts 😀

@Kryton, nice colour match for the Banks beer! Unfortunately most of my watches are black dial and I’m not much into stouts 😀

@Kryton, nice colour match for the Banks beer! Unfortunately most of my watches are black dial and I’m not much into stouts 😀

Sorry for the repeats, dodgy connection waiting for a ferry.

When I get home, next trip to Paris, in addition to a battery change (please not full service) for my Reverso, is to check out the Pequignet boutique.

I’m still after a calendar watch, a bit smaller than my Oris, and a bit more upmarket in terms of finishing. Very hard to get much info online, so happy to go in person. I could cut loose my Z-blue Milgauss if needs be (which IS a ‘look at me’ watch, that I never wear). That would also leave enough over for a Damasko centre minutes chrono, DC86/2, as that crenellated bezel gives me unspeakable shivers…

Plus booty.

dmortsFull Member
Omega AR coat both sides of the crystal and you can scratch it. Something to be aware of… it would annoy me, kind of defeats the point of having sapphire crystal

I hear this aimed at Omega quite a bit, but to be fair the AR coating must be pretty robust. My Aqua Terra was my daily wearer for several years and I’m not massively careful/precious about wearing it. There are a couple of tiny marks in the coating which you have to look very closely at to even detect, let alone notice , so I wouldn’t let that sway my choice.

We all appreciate different things and that’s were the interest and fun lies. Sometimes it’s an old Casio I have had for thirty years and sometimes I’m out and about it’s me me me with a nice piece I got to celebrate a significant moment in journey of life. Neither are right or wrong.

But bricklaying with a new nice watch on was in hindsight the very wrong thing to do, don’t ask how I know.

Bulova going chips all in.

Sweet Baby Jesus, it’s a collection of wrist vajazzles

The Tag Carrera I sold had AR coating on top of the sapphire crystal. You could definitely see marks on it when reflected in certain directions. Not scratches as such, more scuff marks, and the crystal itself was fine<span style=”font-size: 0.8rem;”>. Had I kept it I might have seen about getting it removed. </span>

Scapegoat
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On the subject of Seamasters I’ve just ordered a blue SMP 300M (October 22, near mint,) and am awaiting delivery. I’d like a blue rubber strap for it, so has anyone found an aftermarket one that fits them properly? Or am I better off biting the bullet and sourcing an OEM Omega one?

Definitely worth looking at Zealande straps as they have a range designed for the Seamaster, with a variety of colours, and you can also get a deployant with it. They may also have straps that allow you to use the Seamaster deployant. You’re still looking around £200 though.

Otherwise Zuludiver may be worth a look?

@Kryton, nice colour match for the Banks beer! Unfortunately most of my watches are black dial and I’m not much into stouts

Its a lager!

Off to the capital today which includes 3x watch shops (and WoS) with “duty free” pricing.  Expect more Watch based existational crisis later on 😂

I was keeping it quiet but have saved the fund for a Sinn U50, so all of these are up against that. Yes it’s more an “if you know, you know” rather than “sparkly in your face” piece but I really need to find somewhere I can try one on first.

Kryton if you’re in Dublin give me a shout and I’ll happily bring along my U50. I’m a big fan; it’s a genuine GADA type watch, I wear it swimming in the sea, on the building side, at my desk and under a shirt/ jacket. I’ve had it 18 months and it’s not got a mark on it. Before it I was kinda casting around for a next watch to get excited about, and nothing really got me interested; since then the Tudor Pelagos has looked mildly interesting, but the Sinn was absolutely the right choice.

Possibly the bigger question is… are you sold on the U50, or have you considered the T50? Functionally it’s the same 500m WR, with the addition of the anti-humidity tablet and the much sharper handset from the pilot Sinns. If you wanted an all-round watch you could wear to the office too, it might be a better fit?

…3x watch shops…

Make sure one of those is Hinds, all that bling for about 300 sheets!

Thanks Nicko, I appreciate that offer! I am rather sold on the red/white/black of the U50, and I have a slight issue with Ti watches in that I prefer to feel the weight of a watch on my wrist.  It’s a good call though – I just read the Hodinkee review – that confirms the proof will be in the wearing.

Our head office is in Munich, I’m going to see if I can find a reason to get there for work…

New watch day. My holiday beater g shock’s battery has gone and I hate how tall the watch is and the stupid amount of information on the screen so it’s getting replaced by an eighteen quid Casio.
Casio do do a very good digital watch

@kato you may have cost me – reckon this is good for £4.4k?

@kryton57 I know I’m biased but that is cracking looking watch. I could even tolerate the perverted rubber strap… 😁

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@kato you may have cost me – reckon this is good for £4.4k?

New? Absolutely!

(Chronext?)