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

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Exp II is pretty much the only Rolex I think looks good on NATO, but boy it does look great on them.

I don't care to start a fight or a serious debate but I am NOT a Rolex fan generally speaking. For one thing I do not like metal bracelets. For me to say a Rolex looks good happens once in a blue moon ... and it's ALWAYS an all steel case. That was my one Rolex compliment of the year. ;-)

But each to his/her own. If ya like it ... ya like it.

 

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Tuesday’s gone...
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It's obviously been too long since I've been in a watch store.

 

[Keith T]

Tuesday ? ?

 

[Phileas Fogg]

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Tuesday ? ?

I really like that bezel. Was that done custom?

 

[Phileas Fogg]

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Very Patrick Bateman.

 

[ryanluo23]

Mrs' BP - Not a Big Date but a Big watch

 

[Keith T]

I really like that bezel. Was that done custom?

Thanks man. It’s actually a standard / OEM bezel for this particular model, which is the “Broad Arrow” 3594.50 from quite a few years ago.

I’m convinced there really is a Speedmaster for everybody ... although I say it somewhat tongue in cheek (see signature). ?

 

[venessian]

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Thanks man. It’s actually a standard / OEM bezel for this particular model, which is the “Broad Arrow” 3594.50 from quite a few years ago.

That strap suits it perfectly.
The color, granularity, scale, and texture really work well with the color, granularity, scale, and texture of the bezel and dial details.?

 

[Keith T]

Too kind...it really is a strap monster, as they say.

 

[chocomallo]

1675 with plenty of service parts. But I love it nonetheless.

 

[Drek Galloche]

Seiko crazy error. Famous Japanese QC? Thankfully they made only 300 of these watches.
Otherwise interesting watch made of proprietary Ti. alloy with useful GMT function and enameled (Urushi) dial.

 

[Wild Strawberry Rabbit]

I really liked original strap for Tank, however recently decided to change it and ordered this one. I think that on the new strap the watch looks even better than on the default one.

 

[Kaplan]

The original was a textured calf strap? I agree that a semi glossy exotic is better for this watch. Is this the large, so middle of the three sizes?

 

[ronscuba]

For me it truly depends on the watch. The cyclops doesn't bother me, and my favorite date placement is 3 o'clock. I feel like most big date watches just jumped on the trend and I don't generally want a huge prominent date in odd places on the dial.

I've heard some think of the cyclops as a feature signifying the watch is a Rolex. Maybe kind of like the helium valve on an Omega Seamaster. Features that look odd and unsymmetrical to some, but not bother others and might be considered a model or brand identifier.

A date magnifier reminds me thick coke bottle glasses.

 

[Keith T]

Seems like a lot of people are dogmatic about it, especially as it relates to the Submariner-- and I can kind of relate, on the grounds of symmetry and all. I'm not necessarily anti-cyclops, but both of my sports models are without.