Watches - another OCD problem
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@Nocturama very interesting read, much appreciated mate! and thank you for the well wishes man
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Hey watch lovers! Question: anyone have experience with nice quality alligator straps? I'm wondering how they break in over time. How soft and comfy do they get, etc?
Jack-foster.com has a nice looking one in navy blue I am sort of interested in. I have a couple other straps from him that I really love. Very high quality work he does!! -
@Mizmazzle i have had a couple alligator straps. I had them custom made for two of my watches by this guy. https://www.aaronbespoke.com/ He makes great stuff. They wear very nicely. I guess the only problem is I can’t say how much it changes over time because I have the straps on watches I wear for special occasions and they don’t get tons of wear. But it is a great material and I really like the look.
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@Mizmazzle heres a photo of my alligator strap. It’s on a 1943 RCAF pilots watch. The olive strap goes great with the green in the numbers.
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@deanclean hell yea man!! It’s amazing what the right strap combo will do for a watch. Thanks a ton for your feedback. I’m getting my lady a Seiko Cocktail Time for her birthday. Want to upgrade the strap for her too.
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@WhiskeySandwich said in Watches - another OCD problem:
@Cole I love this thing, the Seikos are so comfortable on the wrist. The black hands are luminous, but you’re right, it really ain’t worth a shit lol. I love the subtle hints to the character. The shadow possession jutsu on the indices which are shaped like shogi game pieces - that gets me.
Got the watch today. God, the hour hands are shit. Can't make out the time in bad lighting.
Maybe I see if I can get them replaced with white ones in the future and get a saphire in, instead of the hardex glass.
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@Cole that would be a good upgrade for sure. I’d be psyched to see it if you get it done. I might have to do the same.
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@JDelage I saw a preproduction LUC XPS 1860 in Amsterdam on Monday, and it's a lovely piece. It's pretty small, with a 36 mm diameter, but the finishing is probably up there with a Patek. I'd be tempted by one over most of the Calatrava range.
I don't know if I'd go for the 1860 over everything else in the Only Watch auction. The F.P. Journe is really nice.
Last year Chopard put their 8 Hz movement in the Alpine Eagle, albeit in a titanium case. That had a monochrome grey dial and case. They've brought out a new version, this time with a black dial and orange second hand. I didn't like it in the press photos, but when I got to see one in the metal, I preferred it to the original.
Incidentally, the XPS 1860 movement has been put into the Alpine Eagle, which will be a lovely piece. Unfortunately, the Chopard boutique didn't have one in stock.
I dropped by the IWC boutique a couple of doors down and took a look at the Inginieur. It's a nice watch and the case feels solid, in a similar way that a Rolex does.
The issue for me is that in titanium it costs about €16K, whilst the Alpine Eagle Cadence is €22K. The Chopard is better finished and has a more interesting movement, so it'd be worth stumping up the extra for it unless the Gerard Genta connection is important to you.
Lastly, I took a look in the Seiko boutique and found a Grand Seiko SBGJ229. That's a big, blue titanium and ceramic GMT from 2018 or 2019. I thought that they would have sold out years ago.
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75th Anni Seamaster, almost walked out with it on my wrist….
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That Seamaster looks pretty @Anesthetist. If you get one, I think it'd be great on the steel mesh strap that Omega now offer.
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@Vintagedenim Nice 126715 CHNR. Did you have to wait long?
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@goosehd thank you. Three years. But we’ll worth it in the end.
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@Graeme I didn't buy it from the boutique but did put in an order through an out of state AD to save a little money and skip the taxes.
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@Anesthetist glad to hear you're getting one. Taxes were one of the reasons I didn't snap up the CK 859 a few weeks ago.
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Love the greens on that Submariner! A beauty
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@Pipeboss713 hell yeah
