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

[tchoy]

View attachment 807848 The 5711 is worth the wait though. ​

It certainly is worth the wait close to 3 years for me.

 

[cchen]

Do I need different spring bar tools to remove leather straps and metal bracelets? Or is it one tool for both? (Forgive my ignorance.)

I use the same tool for both

 

[firenze_rob]

Well, depends on the watch. Usually the openings for bracelets are smaller, so a plier type tool could be more appropriate. For leather straps you could use a spring bar tool.

 

[Texasmade]

It certainly is worth the wait close to 3 years for me.

I'm willing to wait for a 5711 but Patek AD's won't let me. Same with the new Rolex Daytona.

 

[double00]

anybody in here like the 'day' complication on any rolex? i've never seen one that looked good and the last thing in the world that i need is a watch to tell me the day of the week. maybe i'm missing something tho.

 

[TheWraith]

Wearing ole faithful today:

 

[Winot]

I've had my eye on one of these for a while. Was tempted originally by the blue dial, but decided white was safer and then this one (pre-owned but barely worn) became available at a good price. Very happy with it.

 

[mimo]

the 'day' complication

I don't especially like the date function on a watch either, but it's all a matter of personal preference. The thing about the day on a Rolex is that it only appears on precious metal models, so I think that puts it in rather a small niche anyway: a gold Rolex is a lot of cheddar with so many horological wonders out there in the same price range, so that's probably a bigger reason not to buy one should I ever be shopping in that bracket.

Wearing ole faithful today:

Enduring rightness.

Very happy with it.

That's a great looking watch. I also have a lust for blue things, but I think you're probably right. It's large for a dress watch and having the classic colours with the classis style make it add up to something that's just right in subtlety. I'm a big fan of the Senators - the Sixties like yours, the Seventies, and the Senator Perpetual too. I've never seen one come up at quite a bargain enough price but hopefully it will happen some day.

Anyway, well kopped sir, and it will sing with that new brown tweed suit I saw you modelling. Pretty great with that PoW too!

 

[tim_horton]

I like the date function as long as it's legible and doesn't look like it's tacked on just for the sake of it. Lange does a really good job with that, both because of their large, two-wheel date mechanism, and the way they harmoniously position the date window, like in the Lange 1.

Compare that to the Patek 5396, where the date window breaks up the subdial, and looks like it doesn't belong. And compare THAT to the Patek 5125, with is similar in appearance but has the date window below the subdial, and as a consequence looks much better.

Day and month I find are a lot less useful, and a lot harder to integrate. I think their appeal lies more in appreciation of the technical achievement of a calendar complication. I know the three subdial layout is a classic, but I prefer the look of a calendar watch with aperture windows. That's one thing I like about the 5396. The Patek 3448 is probably the layout I find the most appealing: day and month in aperture windows up top, and the date shown in a subdial. It's pretty much the perfect perpetual calendar, and it's too bad Patek had to mess with a good thing.

 

[Dino944]

anybody in here like the 'day' complication on any rolex? i've never seen one that looked good and the last thing in the world that i need is a watch to tell me the day of the week. maybe i'm missing something tho.

I don't mind it having the day, but I don't need it, and the Day-Date has never been a model I dreamed of owning. If you need someone to explain what you might be missing regarding a certain model of watch, it's a sign it's not the right one for you. Cheers!

 

[BLAUGRANA]

anybody in here like the 'day' complication on any rolex? i've never seen one that looked good and the last thing in the world that i need is a watch to tell me the day of the week. maybe i'm missing something tho.

I like the older day-dates to a degree. If I were to get one though it would only be one with the German day wheel. Was considering one a while ago and then it sold.

Wearing ole faithful today:

You absolutely should not trade that in for the new Bond watch.

I've had my eye on one of these for a while. Was tempted originally by the blue dial, but decided white was safer and then this one (pre-owned but barely worn) became available at a good price. Very happy with it

Congratulations. I think the white dial with the gold hands and hour markers really gives it that 60s look more than the other versions.

 

[BostonHedonist]

New strap. Picked a color that matched the subdial and stitching that matched the dial.

 

[double00]

I don't mind it having the day, but I don't need it, and the Day-Date has never been a model I dreamed of owning. If you need someone to explain what you might be missing regarding a certain model of watch, it's a sign it's not the right one for you. Cheers!

i'd counter that taste evolves. hopefully anyways. there are styles of [pick-your-object] that when i was younger i would've spit on but after spending some time around i've come to grasp more fully, appreciate, and even like.

i'm soliciting flavor here, not a transaction. if you don't have anything to add that's cool with me.

 

[ShawnBC]

I'll go against the grain re: the date function. Although completely out of my price range, I love the look of the new DayDate 40mm, especially in yellow gold with gray dial, or better yet, rose gold with green dial (maybe a bit inconspicuous, I'll admit). Surely, it must project an image not everyone might be fond of, but hey! YOLO?

@BostonHedonist love your JLC! Especially with the new strap!

 

[Wealthpin]

lol, has anyone else seen the guy selling a solid gold Royal Oak Offshore on Grailed for $15k below market value?

SUPER sketchy.