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

[Texasmade]

Come on - the new Atmos clocks were pretty awesome. But yes, otherwise JLC were a real let down - especially after the Reverso Quadrityque last year...

Well just considering watches only. They were crap this year.

 

[R.O. Thornhill]

Well just considering watches only. They were crap this year.

Agree

 

[classicalthunde]

The dust has settled. (Well, it is close to settling). W&W has come, and it has gone.

List your three favorites and, if you care to do so, your three least favorites (or, perhaps a better question, your three disappointments).

Favorites:
1. VC 222
2. Patek 5320G w/ salmon dial
3. Rolex platinum day-date

runner up - Cartier beige Santos Dumont

Disappointments:
1. Patek 5226
2. Rolex desto GMT
3. Tudor Black Bay pro

 

[Neville Southall]

But can you survive there on $1 million annual income? 🤔

EBoUcHe InCoMe.

 

[Omega Male]

EDoUcHe InCoMe.

FTFY.

 

[Neville Southall]

FTFY.

I had to google "FTFY".

 

[Phileas Fogg]

There were other pieces that I liked such as the gray dial Cartier Pasha Chronograph,

The gray dial chrono is nice. I actually like the time/date only version. The Pasha’s dial is really pretty and, in my opinion, the chrono subdials kind of ruins it for me.

 

[Texasmade]

The gray dial chrono is nice. I actually like the time/date only version. The Pasha’s dial is really pretty and, in my opinion, the chrono subdials kind of ruins it for me.

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Date window kills it for me.

 

[9thsymph]

Have the day off and went downtown to check out some watches. I saw some bonkers pre-owned stuff - gold/green dial Daytona, 5711, various ROs, but was hoping to check out GP Laureato...nope. At least my car got towed...what a day!

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Date window kills it for me.

yeah, I really wish they had left that alone.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Have the day off and went downtown to check out some watches. I saw some bonkers pre-owned stuff - gold/green dial Daytona, 5711, various ROs, but was hoping to check out GP Laureato...nope. At least my car got towed...what a day!

in Chicago we called them the “Lincoln Park Pirates”.

 

[9thsymph]

in Chicago we called them the “Lincoln Park Pirates”.

Somehow that’s racist!

Haha...I was parked on Chesnut...misread the sign. Fvck!

Had to walk to 500 lower Wacker...fun place...

 

[Neville Southall]

Is it 5:00 yet?

 

[Dino944]

The gray dial chrono is nice. I actually like the time/date only version. The Pasha’s dial is really pretty and, in my opinion, the chrono subdials kind of ruins it for me.

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The Pasha was the watch that got me interested in Cartier back in my 20s. I've always preferred the Pashas that have a diving bezel rather than the simple plain bezel. In addition, I really like the dial with white chapter ring on the outer edge of the dial which matches the outer rings of the subdials. I know a lot of people hate the date between the 4 and 5, but it doesn't bother me on this or other watches. I have a previous model, the 38mm Pasha 950 chronograph, so this might be a nice evolution of what I have.

 

[9thsymph]

The reliables...