Watches - another OCD problem
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Just arrived from the UK! -
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Late this year. My local jeweler a couldn't give me a definite time though. So I found a store overseas that would ship to the US.
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One for Giles.
The new Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe.
I like this a lot more than the existing model.
Edited:
According to one website, the price will be "under 9000 CHF", or £6K.Edited again: The man at Selfridges said £7900, and available in September. There's more on Blancpain's site:
And a video:
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Hajime Asaoka is an independent Japanese watchmaker.
http://www.watchesbysjx.com/2012/12/visiting-hajime-asaoka-in-tokyo.html
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The watch on the right is sublime, but the left…..It's a neat tourbillon but honestly it's too close to the near $25K watches that Corum made about 8 years ago. It's really neat, but I can't imagine spending that kind of money for something like that.
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Agreed. The left is a bit… unrestrained for my preference.
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I saw a very nice watch yesterday at William and Son, an FP Journe Chronometre Blue.
The case is Tantalum, an extremely hard metal, whilst the movement is gold.
The movement is fully regulated as a chronometer. In fact, another model using it came second in the non-Tourbillon category of a competition in Switzerland a couple of years back.
Downsides? It costs £15K, so it's going to have to stay in the shop, rather than take up residence on my wrist. And the watch that beat it was a £700 Tissot.
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Love this watch
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I have a Speedmaster automatic with a silver face and steel band and I love it. It's about 7 years old and its movement hasn't been maintained, still runs extremely accurately, and I'm kind of rough on my things. The materials are very solid and it still looks pretty much new. If you do end up with that watch, you won't regret it.
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Speedmaster Professional is a classic, iconic watch. Probably one of the best chronograph dials for balance and legibility ever. The hand wound movement is fun to look at, too.
The way Omega has been jacking up the price over the last 5 years or so is infuriating, though. Since I started paying attention to it, the price has gone up by virtually double with absolutely no change in the watch.
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Yes, this is true. I feel fortunate to have preceded that recent spike in pricing.
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Speedmaster Professional is a classic, iconic watch. Probably one of the best chronograph dials for balance and legibility ever. The hand wound movement is fun to look at, too.
The way Omega has been jacking up the price over the last 5 years or so is infuriating, though. Since I started paying attention to it, the price has gone up by virtually double with absolutely no change in the watch.
It's totally ridiculous. I paid around 3K for one five years ago and now you can't touch a new one for less than 6K it seems. No way!
