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

[pmeis]

Happy Monday!

 

[leadbelly2550]

It’s an antiquated joke, referencing a time when most of the watches posted here were judged by their relevance to an upper-middle-class-Manhattan-millionaire lifestyle…

also antiquated by a higher cut of shopping mall. If I were inclined, I could walk into a mall a few miles from our house (DC metro) and buy a Rolex, Patek, Hublot, JLC, Chopard, Cartier, Breguet in a watch store. I could also visit Omega, Panerai, Breitling, Cartier, IWC stand-alone boutiques in the same mall.

 

[Clouseau]

I tried the Seamaster latest colour schemes. The grey one looks more silverish in another lighting.
I also tried the latest « Bond » No time to die one in Titanium, by far my favorite. Lightness, comfort…
Nice watches but (to my taste) too big and I can’t stand that (unnecessary for most divers) valve.

 

[Dino944]

I tried the Seamaster latest colour schemes. The grey one looks more silverish in another lighting.
I also tried the latest « Bond » No time to die one in Titanium, by far my favorite. Lightness, comfort…
Nice watches but (to my taste) too big and I can’t stand that (unnecessary for most divers) valve.

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The No Time To Die model in titanium is by far my favorite of these models on you. However, as you noted, I don't understand (nor do I like) having the unnecessary for most people, helium escape valve extending from the case.

 

[ConElPueblo]

The No Time To Die model in titanium is by far my favorite of these models on you. However, as you noted, I don't understand (nor do I like) having the unnecessary for most people, helium escape valve extending from the case.

While there is certainly no real word functionality for 99.99% of the owners, I really appreciate the visual balance it brings to the design. The crown guards and fairly large crown needs the offset for that "dressy diver" look, imo.

That said, the old "Great White" GMT is one of my grail Omegas and is one of the few without the valve...

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[Keith T]

HEV is definitely controversial, or if I'm being kind (as a 2531.80 owner) ... an acquired taste.

 

[Dino944]

While there is certainly no real word functionality for 99.99% of the owners, I really appreciate the visual balance it brings to the design. The crown guards and fairly large crown needs the offset for that "dressy diver" look, imo.

That said, the old "Great White" GMT is one of my grail Omegas and is one of the few without the valve...

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I think we will have to agree to disagree. I think it spoils an otherwise great design. I don't find it adds any visual balance or makes it any more or less of a dressy diver. I could see it maybe adding balance if it was at 9 o'clock directly across from the winding crown (the way Patek added the buttons for the second time zone hand on the 5134 Travel Time or Aquanaut Travel Time 5164 to match the crown guards). However, placed at 10 o'clock it looks like an unnecessary styling exercise, much like when people add stick-on fake vents to their front fender of their cars, especially since a Rolex Sea-Dweller has a helium escape valve without having extra crown on the case. Oh well, no watch can be everything to everyone. Cheers!

 

[9thsymph]

also antiquated by a higher cut of shopping mall. If I were inclined, I could walk into a mall a few miles from our house (DC metro) and buy a Rolex, Patek, Hublot, JLC, Chopard, Cartier, Breguet in a watch store. I could also visit Omega, Panerai, Breitling, Cartier, IWC stand-alone boutiques in the same mall.

Agreed. The "mall-watch" critique was always a d-bag euphemism for PGLB.

 

[Roikins]

also antiquated by a higher cut of shopping mall. If I were inclined, I could walk into a mall a few miles from our house (DC metro) and buy a Rolex, Patek, Hublot, JLC, Chopard, Cartier, Breguet in a watch store. I could also visit Omega, Panerai, Breitling, Cartier, IWC stand-alone boutiques in the same mall.

In Santa Clara, Patek and VC are mall watches.

 

[pmeis]

Thanks to the discussion, I think I will take the afternoon tomorrow and head over to Short Hills...

 

[NakedYoga]

However, placed at 10 o'clock it looks like an unnecessary styling exercise, much like when people add stick-on fake vents to their front fender of their cars

Yeah but those vents add like 35-50hp to the cars.

 

[Dino944]

Yeah but those vents add like 35-50hp to the cars.

This is my second favorite option on a car, after fake vents of course...