Watches - another OCD problem

[Graeme]

I got to see the blue boutique edition Memovox whilst in London last week. It's really nice, and I should try to figure out how to afford one.

Lange have started to offer a budget model, the Saxonia Thin. It's really simple: two hands, manually wound, no lume, and wrapped up in a 37 mm gold case. It's a stunning piece.

This is the Saxonia with the limited edition brown dial for Harrods. I only took a look at it because the nice girl in the concierge offered to show it to me. It's an automatic, rather than manual wind, and in a 39 mm case. I prefer it's little brother.

[Giles]

@Graeme:

Lange have started to offer a budget model,

Do you mean "budget"?

[Chris]

A watch that costs approximately the same as my last car?

And yet, somehow, it seems worth it…

[Tempvs]

Strap bedding in very nicely now

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[Anesthetist]

New legs ok the Tudor

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[ben2t]

Super Ocean

[David_pll]

Not quite as fancy as these posted, but just ordered this:

[Graeme]

It looks nice, and, being a quartz, will be far more accurate than most of the fancy models in this thread.

[David_pll]

It caught my eye upon its release but I never pulled the trigger. Until now, as End is offering 20% off its website.

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[spitfiredealer]

I have that watch and love it. Been really good.

[David_pll]

I'm definitely glad I finally ordered it!

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[Tempvs]

@Graeme:

It looks nice, and, being a quartz, will be far more accurate than most of the fancy models in this thread.

A great looking classic style watch that is never out of style. Good choice.

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[David_pll]

I saw some user photos of it and it looks a lot nicer than the stock photos.

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[GingerMagician]

I picked one up, partly because I wanted a quartz in the box as a reference.  It's a nice watch for the money, though I think I'd wear it more if the case was brushed rather than polished.

[Graeme]

I'm in London today, and whilst browsing noticed that the oversized Mare Nostrum that I was drooling over a couple of weeks ago has had a 10% price rise.

I find myself in agreement with aBlogToWatch that the industry doesn't have a clue.

Panerai manufactured 150 pieces of this model, and they were probably done as a batch in 2015, so production costs have already been sunk. There are half a dozen unworn examples on Chrono24 selling at below RRP, which suggests that it hasn't been a big seller.

So an above inflation price rise on stock that's already been made, at a time when the economy is still weak. It feels greedy, rather than anything else.