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

[patrick_b]

I smelled bullshit since I saw that guy for the first time. Mr. Skinnypants was living a movie in his head spending other peoples money.

How could anybody (including him) be surprised at this outcome? The fact that people followed him, consigned watches, etc. all after that disappearing act and subsequent BS excuse.

 

[FlithyButler]

DARPA/CIA/NSA/MIT/Stanford et al. conference, circa. 2001;

"So, at last we can agree on this prototype for a new model of telecommunication (working title; Social Media). What must make it so compelling, and what will set it apart from all prior forms? Summarise it to an emotive statement of no more than eight words."

Who is that? What a self indulgent rant!

DARPA LifeLog - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

(Cute fact; Project LifeLog coincidentally shut down on the very same date in 2004 when The Facebook launched)

 

[Darkside]

 

[Kappelan]

 

[mebiuspower]

 

[edmorel]

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Just ran outside real quick to get in on this with you guys.

 

[Kappelan]

Just ran outside real quick to get in on this with you guys.

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This is just perfect. I hope you were taking this pic in a safe neighborhood.

 

[9thsymph]

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Fvck you.

;-)

 

[Satmoche]

Just ran outside real quick to get in on this with you guys.

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Smooth!
I would challenge you to drive on a long bumpy road with all of these.

It reminded me of, growing up, 'the kid' who had the fancy legos. I was filled with admiration and a generous ounce of resentment.

 

[edmorel]

Smooth!
I would challenge you to drive on a long bumpy road with all of these.

It reminded me of, growing up, 'the kid' who had the fancy legos. I was filled with admiration and a generous ounce of resentment.

That’s some random pic. Mine would show a Timex and a Kia.

 

[chocomallo]

LOL. Damage control! Dude comes across as the Sam Bankman Fraud of the used watch world. “We are above board unlike those other guys, trust me.” Has anyone here actually bought from guys like The Timepiece Gentleman and Luxury Bazaar?

 

[Schwazer]

Taiwanese frogmen wearing no crown guard Rolex Submariners (1958). The photo was snapped by John Dominis, who was covering the Second Taiwan Straits Crisis at the time; framing the iconic diver’s watch as an action man’s tool, rather than a concrete cowboy’s status symbol.

 

[Kappelan]

You may not agree with me but I think this Rolex Explorer II Polar is a very versatile watch

 

[Newcomer]

Been mulling over my design for the KV GMT-6. It is enjoyable to think about the options, but also extremely overwhelming. So far, this is where I am:

Overall, I am using the following as inspiration:

I enjoy the tonal color palette, am leaning towards an icy platinum case - although tantalum is a tantalizing option - and I am leaning towards downsizing the typical 39mm case to 37.5 mm.

However, I want to modernize the inspiration. Right now, I am leaning towards an engraving of the following (although, to be frank, this is still something I am thinking about):

This is an interpretation / reinterpretation of my rosebud - the mountains where I grew up skiing and spending my summers, back when times were much simpler. I think this is something that could be executed well in an engraving.

In terms of the GMT disk, I believe that the disk in the original is a little too ornate given the simplicity of the proposed engraving. I found the below disks online and I think these - or something more reduced - would be more appropriate:

I like the dark navy - not sure about the gold, maybe something in grey would be nice. To be honest, this is where I am struggling the most.

I want to reduce the number of numerals - leaning more towards arabic numerals at 12-3-9 and then baton indices.

I want hand made removed from the dial. Undecided on the cabochon that is often used, but leaning towards removing the cabochon.

Look forward to actually getting renders - thinking about engaging a graphic artist to help with renders beforehand.

Then, in addition to this somewhat crazier, more fussy dial, I will get a super traditional spare dial - likely in salmon (a good reason to go platinum instead of tantalum) - because that seems like a no-brainer.

 

[NakedYoga]

Been mulling over my design for the KV GMT-6. It is enjoyable to think about the options, but also extremely overwhelming. So far, this is where I am:

Overall, I am using the following as inspiration:

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I enjoy the tonal color palette, am leaning towards an icy platinum case - although tantalum is a tantalizing option - and I am leaning towards downsizing the typical 39mm case to 37.5 mm.

However, I want to modernize the inspiration. Right now, I am leaning towards an engraving of the following (although, to be frank, this is still something I am thinking about):

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This is an interpretation / reinterpretation of my rosebud - the mountains where I grew up skiing and spending my summers, back when times were much simpler. I think this is something that could be executed well in an engraving.

In terms of the GMT disk, I believe that the disk in the original is a little too ornate given the simplicity of the proposed engraving. I found the below disks online and I think these - or something more reduced - would be more appropriate:

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I like the dark navy - not sure about the gold, maybe something in grey would be nice. To be honest, this is where I am struggling the most.

I want to reduce the number of numerals - leaning more towards arabic numerals at 12-3-9 and then baton indices.

I want hand made removed from the dial. Undecided on the cabochon that is often used, but leaning towards removing the cabochon.

Look forward to actually getting renders - thinking about engaging a graphic artist to help with renders beforehand.

Then, in addition to this somewhat crazier, more fussy dial, I will get a super traditional spare dial - likely in salmon (a good reason to go platinum instead of tantalum) - because that seems like a no-brainer.

Pretty cool. I like the mountain engraving idea and agree there is some incongruity between that simple pencil-style drawing/engraving and the relatively ornate disc. Is this a completely bespoke commission? If not, what are your limits/guidelines?