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Scrape
03-22-2023, 09:42 PM
I also follow Just one more watch and a few others.

This guy I follow is cool and has great music and cinematic effects.

https://youtu.be/9UPiTxrbDxU
92redragtop
03-22-2023, 09:43 PM
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92redragtop
03-22-2023, 09:47 PM
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92redragtop
03-22-2023, 10:46 PM
Link is fixed. Sorry about that.

Beautiful timepiece but yeah....I'd go for something like an A. Lange & Sohne first.
92redragtop
03-23-2023, 12:08 AM
I also follow Just one more watch and a few others.

This guy I follow is cool and has great music and cinematic effects.

https://youtu.be/9UPiTxrbDxU

Watched a couple of his - entertaining.
92redragtop
04-13-2023, 11:01 PM
Thank you. I will check them out.

I love the Grand Seiko. The leather strapped ones are not so bad TBH. There are a few limited edition models out last year but were pricey as heck.https://www.grand-seiko.com/ca-en/collections/sbgd205j



A couple nice pre-owned Grand Seikos listed on the watch forum:



34368
34369


34370
34371
Scrape
04-14-2023, 08:21 AM
Nice watch. Oh damn. $5399.
Scrape
04-14-2023, 08:25 AM
Just saw the limited edition Prospex Save the Ocean Limited Edition 1965 Modern Re-Interpretation on there as well. Very nice watch. I want but too much to money for a Prospex IMO.
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92redragtop
04-14-2023, 03:33 PM
Just saw the limited edition Prospex Save the Ocean Limited Edition 1965 Modern Re-Interpretation on there as well. Very nice watch. I want but too much to money for a Prospex IMO.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230401/82c7d22b98e0bd505a0c7975dbb4fc11.jpg

Yes, saw that one as well - nice diver.
92redragtop
04-14-2023, 03:38 PM
Nice watch. Oh damn. $5399.

Yeah, I think the sell price will be lower - I see Chrono24 has used ones going for between USD$3,400 to USD$4,300 around the world. The diver (second one) sold since last night.

I guess they're a bargain compared to the Gronefeld tourbillon listed for $285,000.
92redragtop
04-23-2023, 10:29 PM
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Ghost Rider
04-24-2023, 09:33 AM
haha... pretty good!
Laffs
04-24-2023, 09:58 AM
Heuers and Air Cooled Porsches. Yeaaaaaa that's the stuff there.
redo75
04-24-2023, 10:02 PM
And I thought it was always about the watch. Thanks Porsche, I will remember you when I can afford you.
ChickenLips
05-07-2023, 06:48 PM
34670
92redragtop
05-07-2023, 07:37 PM
Corolla vs any Lexus....or vs Mustang R? Both will get you to the grocery.
Laffs
05-08-2023, 11:42 AM
Horology isn't limited to 6 figure sums. Some of the coolest pieces can be had for $1500 or less. Would you rather have 10 $50 throwaway when the batteries dead Timex's in your life or one $500 Seiko Turtle (Prospex SRPE93) that will last you a lifetime and be an treasured heirloom for a future generation.

Beauty of this hobby isn't to buy the most expensive piece and just flex, but to wear a mechanical item on your wrist engineered with precision that keeps time and also can be a reflection of your personality and passion. Sort of like how in this car hobby of ours there's people who buy a bright orange lambo just to rev battle in a walmart parking lot but can't tell you where the hood release is, and there's people who have lovingly restored a 1985 5.0 Capri but in the style of an ASC McLaren tribute. I know which one I'd want to talk to at parties from seeing that point alone, just like if someones wearing a rose gold Richard Mille skeleton vs the guy wearing a Autavia Jo Siffert.
92redragtop
08-03-2023, 10:07 PM
Missed out on the Tissot Chronograph back in March but these two are catching my eye and trying to decide if I should pull the trigger on one....but which one. Went to Sherway Gardens today but they didn't have the IWC in the store unfortunately - it's a 45mm but it seems the IWC sizes "wear larger" than other brands I'm familiar with.



36090

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36091
Laffs
08-04-2023, 10:06 AM
IWC wins hands down for me. Zenith has a good history but that one screams knock-off Audemars/modded G-Shock to me.
92redragtop
08-04-2023, 12:28 PM
IWC wins hands down for me. Zenith has a good history but that one screams knock-off Audemars/modded G-Shock to me.

Yeah, you're right about the Zenith looking too much like AP - was looking at it because I don't have a sport watch (mostly leather strapped watches) and the IWC comes with leather strap although the Milanese in the photo looks good. IWC is an 8-day manual wind IWC movement and Zenith is an El Primero automatic movement, although the IWC is on the pricey side for a manual wind movement.
RedSN
08-05-2023, 05:39 PM
IWC is an 8-day manual wind
Thanks. Was wondering what the fuel gage like dial was for. Turns out it’s a fuel gage.
92redragtop
08-06-2023, 10:32 AM
Ha ha....yeah "fill it up" to 8 days and watch it go down over the week.
Laffs
08-08-2023, 10:58 AM
Yeah, you're right about the Zenith looking too much like AP - was looking at it because I don't have a sport watch (mostly leather strapped watches) and the IWC comes with leather strap although the Milanese in the photo looks good. IWC is an 8-day manual wind IWC movement and Zenith is an El Primero automatic movement, although the IWC is on the pricey side for a manual wind movement.

If you want a sports watch in the same vein but with enough variation to not be a total carbon copy check out the Baume & Mercier Riviera 10701
92redragtop
08-14-2023, 01:15 PM
If you want a sports watch in the same vein but with enough variation to not be a total carbon copy check out the Baume & Mercier Riviera 10701

Thanks! Will add to the consideration list - that's a nice timepiece. I have a B&M Flyback and it's nicely/built finished and this looks like a great package overall.....wasn't aware of this one.
Gabe
11-16-2023, 10:35 AM
cool auction on BaT

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/a-six-piece-collection-of-heuer-dashboard-timers-from-the-1960s/
92redragtop
01-12-2024, 09:29 PM
This Chronomaster Sport came up in the sports watch category over Christmas so got myself a present. Didn't want a Daytona and liked the look of this one with black dial.


38253

38254

38255


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