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

[jkidd41011]

Not sure if I’ve ever posted on this thread but I picked this up last week at a pretty sizable discounted price.

 

[Dino944]

I took my Snoopy 50 to the Omega boutique yesterday. They're going to fix it under warranty but I'm not sure how long it'll take to get my watch back. My watch doesn't wind, chrono doesn't activate, and reset pusher won't activate.

Perhaps they will email you with an estimate for the amount of time it will take them to complete the work. That's what happened after I dropped of my RO for service.

I really like this steel model far more than the all gold. I always feel gold with a gold dial just looks too washed out. I would have preferred dark dial on the gold one.

super frustrating. I feel like given a lot of luxury watches are more expensive than cars, they should offer loaners. Hublot used to do this!

Nice idea in theory. I can't remember what brand it was (maybe Bell & Ross when affiliated with Sinn, or a Breitling or something else) that my friend brought in for service and was given a loaner (probably 15-20 years ago). The loaner was a simple time only model on a strap, it may even have been quartz. Well, while walking through central park, the strap broke or something. He wasn't used to such a thin light watch, and he said he didn't feel it fall off and didn't hear anything hit the ground. He went to the store and told them what happened, and he had to pay them something like $750 or $850 for losing the loaner watch. He asked if they could credit it towards the purchase of a new time piece that is significantly more expensive. They said, no they couldn't. He said, he'd never take a loaner watch again, especially since at the time he had at least 2 other watches and each of those was insured if lost or stolen.

 

[Texasmade]

Nice idea in theory. I can't remember what brand it was (maybe Bell & Ross when affiliated with Sinn, or a Breitling or something else) that my friend brought in for service and was given a loaner (probably 15-20 years ago). The loaner was a simple time only model on a strap, it may even have been quartz. Well, while walking through central park, the strap broke or something. He wasn't used to such a thin light watch, and he said he didn't feel it fall off and didn't hear anything hit the ground. He went to the store and told them what happened, and he had to pay them something like $750 or $850 for losing the loaner watch. He asked if they could credit it towards the purchase of a new time piece that is significantly more expensive. They said, no they couldn't. He said, he'd never take a loaner watch again, especially since at the time he had at least 2 other watches and each of those was insured if lost or stolen.

I read somewhere that ALS used to give out loaner watches in steel. Only issue was that people would rather have the steel watch and not pick up their gold/platinum watch when the service was done.

 

[Dino944]

They do have 26 boutiques in China and their economy is not that great right now.

Yes, a friend sent a report showing world distribution of Swiss watch exports in CHF, and it showed China was down something like 26% in 2024 compared to 2023.

 

[Roikins]

I read somewhere that ALS used to give out loaner watches in steel. Only issue was that people would rather have the steel watch and not pick up their gold/platinum watch when the service was done.

Did they put a big "LOANER" sticker on the watch like loaner cars from dealerships?

 

[Texasmade]

Did they put a big "LOANER" sticker on the watch like loaner cars from dealerships?

That wouldn't stop me from keeping the steel ALS. Those have to be super rare and worth a boat load more than the a platinum version.

 

[symphvaria]

Not a limited edition but exclusive to VC boutiques, for 32,000$. At that price, you could get a great complication in the grey market.

Let's be real, no one eyeing a 222 is going to be interested in swapping it out for a chrono or an annual calendar; they fill completely different roles. Nice to know that it's not limited though.

 

[Keith T]

I'd like to see that 222 in person but I suspect it might take awhile before I get the chance. The blue looks like a nice shade, not too electric, almost a bit of grey in it.

Some of the reviews seem to indicate it's fairly thicc.

 

[Dino944]

I'd like to see that 222 in person but I suspect it might take awhile before I get the chance. The blue looks like a nice shade, not too electric, almost a bit of grey in it.

Some of the reviews seem to indicate it's fairly thicc.

Perhaps a mistake, or how it wears on the wrist? The current/new 222 is only 7.95mm, which is thinner than a Royal Oak Extra-Thin/Jumbo which is 8.1mm, and thinner than a 5811/1G Nautilus, which is 8.2mm.

 

[pmeis]

Fighting the Monday gloomies.

 

[Keith T]

Perhaps a mistake, or how it wears on the wrist? The current/new 222 is only 7.95mm, which is thinner than a Royal Oak Extra-Thin/Jumbo which is 8.1mm, and thinner than a 5811/1G Nautilus, which is 8.2mm.

For sure, that's definitely thin by any measure

I think one of the reviews that I saw was comparing it to the original (with the cal. 1120 movement) which was supposedly closer to 7mm.

 

[Dino944]

For sure, that's definitely thin by any measure

I think one of the reviews that I saw was comparing it to the original (with the cal. 1120 movement) which was supposedly closer to 7mm.

They have all gotten a bit thicker over the years, in part probably from adding the sapphire case back to view the movements. In addition, in the case of the Nautilus (no pun intended), the movement and case got a little thicker when they changed movements and added a seconds hand. The original was 7.5 and now it's 8.2mm.

 

[Keyser_Söze]

They do have 26 boutiques in China and their economy is not that great right now.

or for the foreseeable future.

 

[am55]

I thought I was the only one to have read Paradise Lost this century.

Good to see you again Scuppers. I had thought you and @Riva had
hand in hand with wandring steps and slow,
Through Eden took [y]ir solitarie way.

Fortunately @Dino944 was there to remind you that
Now amplier known thy Saviour and thy Lord,
Last in the Clouds from Heav’n to be reveald
In glory of the Crown, to dissolve
the Independents with their perverted World, then raise
From the conflagrant mass, purg’d and refin’d,
New Heav’ns, new Steel, Ages of dateless dials
Founded in righteousness and Greed and Lust,
To bring forth fruits Joy and eternal Bliss.

 

[Clouseau]