The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread
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@tmg unless you have forearms like Arnold Schwarzenegger at his peak, you'll find a small watch looks weird for a few days, and then you'll adjust. I think that there are a lot of weenies on sites like Hodinkee who're convinced that they can only get away with something in a small range. They're wrong.
I'm pretty big, but normally wear a Tender watch that's the same size as the Timex. I'm good with it. I'm also toying with an IWC Big Pilot's Watch, which has a corpulent 46 mm diameter.
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Hodinkee have a review of the Certina DS PH200M diver watch.
It's priced around $700, though not available in the US, which puts it in the same ballpark as a micro-brand diving watch. However, Certina is a part of the Swatch group, and (as such) benefits from their Powermatic 80 ETA movement.
Looks a decent piece. Might be worth investigating if you're into divers.
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ChrWard Trident Vintage Pro on top my ihsh-100
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I'm liking the full metal G-Shock that Casio announced at Basel.
There's a hands on at aBlogToWatch, and it's got some interesting tech built in. The watch can be connected to a smartphone to set the time or reminders.
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@neph93 you mean something like-this?
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I have mixed feelings about that metal square G-Shock.
On one hand, it's pretty cool and I kind of want one.
On the other hand, I feel like a $500 metal G-Shock is kind of an oxymoron. G's are supposed to be lightweight and relatively inexpensive (on top of being super durable).
It's like expensive Chinese food.
Or jumbo shrimp.
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You ever watch Ugly Delicious?
David Chang makes some interesting points about the historical denigration of Chinese food and why we think it has to be cheap. It's a good show…
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I have mixed feelings about that metal square G-Shock.
On one hand, it's pretty cool and I kind of want one.
On the other hand, I feel like a $500 metal G-Shock is kind of an oxymoron. G's are supposed to be lightweight and relatively inexpensive (on top of being super durable).
It's like expensive Chinese food.
Or jumbo shrimp.
Same. I dig the new look but not the price tag. I beat the crap out of my plastic G-Shock and the metal version isn't something that strikes me as durable. If I had $500 to piss away on a novelty item then i'd consider it but i'll stick with my $50 plastic version til it dies (which may never happen).
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There's a review of the Oris Big Crown Pointer Date at Monochrome. It might appeal to people because it's bronze, and has a teeny 36mm diameter.
It's a nice looking piece, and I think the smallest bronze watch I've seen so far. Most tend to be larger, dive watch styles.
List price is CHF 1800, which will work out just above $1800.
