Watches - another OCD problem

[JDelage]

That bronze gold is nice looking. It's not cheap though.

Speaking of bronze, I'm interested in the Longines Legend Diver. I don't know much about the brand though. How does it compare to, say, Oris?

[Chris]

Longines is part of the Swatch Group, positioned below Omega and above Hamilton. I'd consider them more or less comparable to Oris.

Something about a low visibility dive watch just seems wrong to me. But I bet that black ceramic is nice…

[Graeme]

Time and Tide, the Australian watch website, were excited about the Longines Legend Diver when it launched. They look good in the metal, and I'd agree with @Chris that they're probably on a par with Oris.

Mechanically they use an ETA movement, which has been tweaked using a silicon hairspring. The Oris uses a fairly stock Selita, so the Longines is probably ahead on that front.

I'd also cross shop with the new Oris Carl Brashear, which has their new in-house movement. But it's about 30% more expensive than the Longines.

Bell & Ross have just launched their diver in bronze with a red dial, which looks really nice, but is a similar price to the Oris.

[JDelage]

I have the first Carl Brashear; it's lovely (though the crown is a bit aggressive on the wrist I find).

I'm hoping for a bronze BR05 one day from B&R…

[Graeme]

@JDelage I'd forgotten about your Carl Brashear.

I'm not a big B&R fan, but the bronze diver is really nice, and I think that the red dial is the best of the bunch. But for the price of one plus the Longines, you could (almost) get the Bronze Gold Omega…

[Chris]

@Graeme:

I particularly like the new Tresor with small seconds and a power reserve.

I like this one a lot, but the more I look at it, the more the power reserve dial bugs me.  It's so minimalist that it's essentially useless.  What are the increments supposed to be, just decorative?

[Graeme]

@Chris you could get the version without the power reserve indicator.

[Graeme]

Actually, thinking about the power reserve, does the size really matter?

You can tell whether the indicator is roughly without the markings. If it's showing that the watch is nearly unwound, you can wind it back up. I don't think that you need to know whether you have 10 or 12 hours remaining, rather you just need an approximate value.

[Chris]

Yeah, I know; most PR indicators just have some sort of +/- or downward taper to give you a rough estimate.  I get that, but something about this design bugs me.  I like the balance of the dial better than the model with just the small seconds, though.

Not that it really matters to me at a practical level- I'm out of the watch market. In fact I'm considering selling off several that are buried somewhere in my closet.

[Deuce]

My 2-year-old OP39.

[JDelage]

Tender jacket, IH shirt, FW pants, Grand Seiko…,

[henry_david]

@Deuce & @JDelage – Great looking watches and epic IH gear, too 

You guys inspired me to take a snap. 1972 ref. 1601 with my IH-9526J and my IH-634-XHS in the background.

[Deuce]

[mention]JDelage [/mention] and [mention]henry_david [/mention] those are great watches!

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[Eisenherz]

My new GS

With the 9f85 Movement + 5 sec a year…

[Giles]

I do love a GS…..Top of my want list atm....

[Eisenherz]

Very nice.
This Spring Drive movement is state of the art. Unique in the world.

[Giles]

@Alex has it in his…..

[Alex]

[Clint_D]

Yours is the titanium model, right @Alex?  I've got the steel version (SGBA229), wish I would've sprung for the 231 version as mine is quite hefty.

[Cutlasshound]

@Eisenherz:

My new GS

With the 9f85 Movement + 5 sec a year…

Oosh!

Very nice!

That is one of the anniversary models is it not?

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