Watches - another OCD problem

[vurbul]

woooo thanks for link nate, exactly what I've been looking for

[natehate]

prices are kinda high but he has some nice stuff

[urbanwoodsman]

Maratac watch is back in stock. Probably will last a few hours before they sell out.

http://www.countycomm.com/maratacpilotlarge2013.html

[tmg]

Would love a Maratac Pilot, but they don't ship to the UK!

[Anesthetist]

Grand Seiko Super Quartz….impeccable finish!

[tigerpac]

My new baby!

[Giles]

Wow….

[Megatron1505]

Holy shit  ???

[derivative666]

Beautiful! G did you ever get yours?

[Giles]

I am waiting for the PP, JLC and Breitling to come back from refurb, then I sell them and hope that's enough to cover the 50 Fathoms…..

[injunjack]

my new el cheapo Seiko, just got it today

[patch]

^ I like that Injun, nice & simple.
Talking of cheap, I bought this as a stand-in while my seiko samurai
hopefully gets repaired. Seiko.u.k have had it since January . Had to pay them £156 for a service & new bezel which they are still trying to source!

[natehate]

first try at vintage watches
keeping it cheap for the first time
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261195411327?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

[tigerpac]

^That's how it starts   Nice choice - enjoy it

[Anesthetist]

Just ordered my Tudor Black Bay!

[tmg]

@Anesthetist:

Just ordered my Tudor Black Bay!

Excellent choice

[Anesthetist]

Thanks, the next 3 weeks will be hard for sure!

[Megatron1505]

Rado Voyager

[Graeme]

Today I went out shopping for a new pair of eyes (considering laser refractive surgery), a new summer jacket, and also take a look at the watches in Kronometry 1999, a Bond Street outlet for expensive horology.

The piece I wanted to take a look at was the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde in white ceramic.

It's a lovely piece, though it does look rather like something that Swatch makes. Which is ironic, because the brand is part of the Swatch group, but at the very top of the tree along with Blancpain.

But that was relatively cheap compared to the Ladoire Black Widow Mr. Grey.

It's a mad looking beast. The hour and minute are done by rotating disks with numbers, with seconds done by a pointer to a 0 to 20 scale. (It repeats three times.) The hour hand is a GMT indicator, with a pusher on the right side of the watch to advance it through timezones.

It's an automatic watch with a micro rotor, and all sorts of trick ceramic parts inside it.

But I think that my favourite was the Urwerk 103T Tarantula.

To tell the time, the hour is the number showing at the bottom of the watch, whilst the minute is what's pointed by the line. It's reading 8:03 in the picture above. As the central part revolves the numbers rotate, which looks really cool when you're setting the time.

If you want to know the seconds then you've got to take the watch off, and look at the back! Rather helpfully, the power indicator is also there.

Both the Ladoire and Urwerk are around £30K after the current 40% discount. Neither have been made in large numbers: The Urwerk is in a limited edition of 60, whilst the Ladoire is one of only 12.

I need to get saving…

[Anesthetist]

I love the Jaquet Droz watches and have come close to getting one used for a great price. I've never liked white ceramic watches but that looks very elegant and is comparable with what I've come to expect with their designs. I can do without the Urwerk stuff. I appreciate it, but it does nothing for me.