The Watch Appreciation Thread - Part two (Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Jaeger LeCoultre,

[Omega Male]

Start art threak if you dare.

 

[Idesofmarch17]

Congratulations, but watch out--art is a deeper rabbit hole than clothing, shoes, or watches because there's so much great stuff out there. I've stopped buying all three of the latter to pour all my discretionary income into art.

Yeah seriously. It’s a house warming gift for my fiancé for our first home we just bought. Not like a multi million dollar Warhol of the soup cans, but a funky piece I was able to pick up for a more reasonable price.

 

[Isochronous]

Congratulations, but watch out--art is a deeper rabbit hole than clothing, shoes, or watches because there's so much great stuff out there. I've stopped buying all three of the latter to pour all my discretionary income into art.

Where do you keep all your art?

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

Start art threak if you dare.

Art is very personal and a stronger signaler of who you are than clothing, shoes, or watches. I have seen many private art collections and no two were remotely similar, much less alike. (Compare that to watches, where every rich collector seems to have a vintage Rolex Daytona, a PP Nautilus, an AP Royal Oak, and a small indie like Laurent Ferrier or FP Journe.) I'm not sure I want to put myself out there, but maybe we can talk art generally and I will show one or two of my pieces.

Where do you keep all your art?

I have around 35 works in my 1,000 square foot apartment, and I like to show all of them. It sounds like a lot, but not all of my pieces (in fact quite few) are large paintings. I have art on tables and leaning against a wall (both sitting on the floor and on elevated surfaces) in addition to hanging on the wall. I hate salon-style presentation--I like each piece to have enough room for the viewer to enjoy by itself--so I'm gradually running out of space and need to be more discriminating on what to buy.

 

[BLAUGRANA]

Art is very personal and a stronger signaler of who you are than clothing, shoes, or watches. I have seen many private art collections and no two were remotely similar, much less alike. (Compare that to watches, where every rich collector seems to have a vintage Rolex Daytona, a PP Nautilus, an AP Royal Oak, and a small indie like Laurent Ferrier or FP Journe.) I'm not sure I want to put myself out there, but maybe we can talk art generally and I will show one or two of my pieces.

I have around 35 works in my 1,000 square foot apartment, and I like to show all of them. It sounds like a lot, but not all of my pieces (in fact quite few) are large paintings. I have art on tables and leaning against a wall (both sitting on the floor and on elevated surfaces) in addition to hanging on the wall. I hate salon-style presentation--I like each piece to have enough room for the viewer to enjoy by itself--so I'm gradually running out of space and need to be more discriminating on what to buy.

I have some pieces I consider "seasonal" and put out say only during the Winter months. Allows me to justify a new piece from time to time.

 

[CBrown85]

Tried on a friend's AP 15202 Jumbo- holy ****. That's what being a neuro gets you, I guess. I didn't realize how.... delicate? it would be after seeing it in person.

 

[Dino944]

Tried on a friend's AP 15202 Jumbo- holy ****. That's what being a neuro gets you, I guess. I didn't realize how.... delicate? it would be after seeing it in person.

I guess it depends on what you are comparing it to. Personally, I think it feels slim, but sporty and robust enough to wear every day (at least if you have a desk job). I have worn mine almost daily for nearly 8 years. It also originated at a time when watch companies were striving to make thinner watches, rather than enormous watches that have been popular in the last 10-15 years or so. I found the Nautilus 5711 feels far more delicate, to the point I felt the bracelet seemed almost flimsy and too dainty for the case. They heaviest/chunkiest feeling of sports watches from the "Big Three" is definitely the Overseas, but probably because its design is far newer and arrived when people wanted very large watches.

 

[Texasmade]

I got to try on the 15202 at the AP boutique a couple of years ago. The YG champagne dial is by far my favorite version. If only I had $60k to drop on a watch I would’ve got it. They also had the 15202 skeleton model (don’t remember the exact reference) which was like $85k.

 

[Neville Southall]

Tried on a friend's AP 15202 Jumbo- holy ****. That's what being a neuro gets you, I guess. I didn't realize how.... delicate? it would be after seeing it in person.

It was my life-long grail. I ended up selling it because I was too afraid to scratch it.

 

[CBrown85]

A 15202 is worth about what I make in a year- not sure I’d wear it either. Pretty, though.

 

[Dino944]

I got to try on the 15202 at the AP boutique a couple of years ago. The YG champagne dial is by far my favorite version.

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I tried that watch on in their Vegas boutique a few years ago. I liked the case and bracelet in yellow gold, but for me the champagne dial makes it too monochromatic. Its just too much yellow. I need a different color dial to break it up a bit. Still it is a beauty.

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

Not that I could afford a 15202, but I did some reading and discovered that the date is not quickset. WTF? It's 2020 and you can't make a watch with a thin movement and a quickset date? Seems like a fetishization of the past more than anything else.

 

[ricghkim49]

Hey Guys,

I was gifted with this vintage Piaget from my Father in Law. It used to belong to my wife's grandfather. Would anybody know a trustworthy place to get this serviced in the NYC area?
Thanks ahead of time

 

[BLAUGRANA]

Hey Guys,

I was gifted with this vintage Piaget from my Father in Law. It used to belong to my wife's grandfather. Would anybody know a trustworthy place to get this serviced in the NYC area?
Thanks ahead of time

Congratulations. I quite like that dial.

 

[BLAUGRANA]

So this happened:

By “this” I don’t mean that I crashed into a gate whilst taking a wrist shot.