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

[Ambulance Chaser]

For a Cartier sports watch, I prefer the Roadster to the Pasha.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

For a Cartier sports watch, I prefer the Roadster to the Pasha.

another design I think worth bringing back.

 

[ducatiti]

beautiful! my favorite of the Santos series. I can’t tell from the pic but is that yellow or rose gold?

Thanks. As mentioned by Dino, this is yellow gold but not as bright but rather subtle compared to the older Santos it replaced.

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

another design I think worth bringing back.

The Roulette Dial is where it's at. Perhaps the most un-Cartier Cartier ever.

 

[Dino944]

For a Cartier sports watch, I prefer the Roadster to the Pasha.

The best part of the Roadster was the interchangeable strap/bracelet. It eventually led to the new interchangeable bracelet strap system (QuickSwitch) found on the Santos de Cartier and the soon to be released new generation of Pashas. Overall the Roadster itself just doesn't do anything for me.

 

[tigerpac]

A friend's Roger Dubris Sympathie Chronograph I thought the group might enjoy:

 

[Phileas Fogg]

A friend's Roger Dubris Sympathie Chronograph I thought the group might enjoy:

that’s a really interesting case design.

 

[Newcomer]

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Maiden voyage...

I've been out of the hobby for a few years, and just dipping my toes back in the water - and have to say, really impressed with how Tudor is doing now-a-days.

I still wish that "The Crown" could marry the vintage sensibilities of Tudor with the restraint of Rolex, and release a no-date Submariner with more-reasonable proportions but no gilt (even after 5-6 years away, I still cannot stand the maxi case, and remain "not-a-big-fan" of the faux-tina). However, while before I leaned more towards Rolex than Tudor, a lot of Tudor's new novelties are pretty awesome - specifically, the BB58 (blue and black) are fantastic watches, having a near-perfect case size, an in-house movement, and coming in at half the price. Moreover, consider what else you get - a ceramic bezel, white-gold surrounds, etc. - these are not really features that move the needle for me.

 

[Dino944]

A friend's Roger Dubris Sympathie Chronograph I thought the group might enjoy:

I've always found RD's watches sort of hit or miss, but I do love the cases for the Sympathie and the Monegasque! They never really caught on in the region where I live (most ADs around here only carried them for a short time), but it is always a treat to see them. Thanks for sharing a photo!

 

[Scuppers]

A friend's Roger Dubris Sympathie Chronograph I thought the group might enjoy:

I recall when Dubuis was a force of note in the watch world, this harks back to those days! Nice find.

 

[Gus]

I checked in on the prices of the most popular used Rolexes for the first time in 3 years or so. Wow, what an increase.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

I checked in on the prices of the most popular used Rolexes for the first time in 3 years or so. Wow, what an increase.

yeah, so much for the COVID slump, eh?

 

[Texasmade]

yeah, so much for the COVID slump, eh?

What's crazy is the prices did take a slight decrease during COVID!

Right now the on fire brand is FP Journe. A year ago you could get most models with a discount from a boutique with the exception of the CB. Now nearly every model has a waitlist.

 

[Newcomer]

Well, the CB is maybe one of the most gorgeous watches out here (in my view). Pretty unbelievable how much dinero there is out there. Journe is by no means inexpensive...

 

[mak1277]

I've been out of the hobby for a few years, and just dipping my toes back in the water - and have to say, really impressed with how Tudor is doing now-a-days.

I still wish that "The Crown" could marry the vintage sensibilities of Tudor with the restraint of Rolex, and release a no-date Submariner with more-reasonable proportions but no gilt (even after 5-6 years away, I still cannot stand the maxi case, and remain "not-a-big-fan" of the faux-tina). However, while before I leaned more towards Rolex than Tudor, a lot of Tudor's new novelties are pretty awesome - specifically, the BB58 (blue and black) are fantastic watches, having a near-perfect case size, an in-house movement, and coming in at half the price. Moreover, consider what else you get - a ceramic bezel, white-gold surrounds, etc. - these are not really features that move the needle for me.

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While I do like the BB58 (both versions), I still greatly prefer the general shine of the SubC. I like the glossy bezel & dial much more than the matte on the Tudors.