The Watch Thread - Part 14

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sleepyman said:
Can only hope bro.
Now prefer the rarer 6262..

Am just hoping the upcoming PN's PN auction wont go overboard..
Hopes cant survive another round of massive inflation!

Here's the story..
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/fashion/paul-newman-rolex.html



Apologies if i offended you in anyway.
am always over enthu when it comes to describing vintage watches.. psps.
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Quite unique. But over my Budget. I also looking at vintage watches those in the 50s and 60s but not willing to spend more to service the watch than the purchase price. So in case, really cannot find parts to service then just let it be .
 
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swalk21 said:
Quite unique. But over my Budget. I also looking at vintage watches those in the 50s and 60s but not willing to spend more to service the watch than the purchase price. So in case, really cannot find parts to service then just let it be .
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then you really cannot play vintage.

anyway vintage rolex is not expensive to service. their movement quite standard.
but servicing a vintage rolex is not going to cost you 10-20% of the price u paid for the timepiece.
 
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gaoxing84 said:
care to share why?

those little markers look like diamonds sia
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the positive news is they sort of listened to some feedback of a smaller size, but i felt the 43mm was very proportionate for a divers watch. this 38 feels more like a homage.

no complaints on movement as it offers a 100 hour reserve. But price for price, i think the 114060 (or the Date Sub) would offer more value. This will cost more than a Sub and likely sell for less. I would even go with your SLA017 over this.

I know i'm harsh today (not because Chelsea threw away points) but i thought Blancpain would show us something a little more interesting. Overall I would wear this watch but i'm not sure on the price point. Just my opinion. Be gentle
 
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Thai_Rak_Thai said:
the positive news is they sort of listened to some feedback of a smaller size, but i felt the 43mm was very proportionate for a divers watch. this 38 feels more like a homage.

no complaints on movement as it offers a 100 hour reserve. But price for price, i think the 114060 (or the Date Sub) would offer more value. This will cost more than a Sub and likely sell for less. I would even go with your SLA017 over this.

I know i'm harsh today (not because Chelsea threw away points) but i thought Blancpain would show us something a little more interesting. Overall I would wear this watch but i'm not sure on the price point. Just my opinion. Be gentle
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the industry is moving small now. probably following everyone footsteps in doing reissues because of the vintage craze.

i think perfect size for divers are 39-42mm at max.

people who buy blancpain are probably the ones who got bored of rolex/omega and want something different and when they do, they probably won't sell.
they could be the ones who can't bring themselves to pay more than a certain amount for a seiko.

rolex is aplenty, blancpain not so. whenever i see a guy with a fifty phantoms or bathyscape, he knows what he's doing, same goes for those who wears a JLC, GS etc.
 
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gaoxing84 said:
ya man. they did ah. for the reissue of the sm300. lol.
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Reissue gotta preserve the vintage vibes haha. Paiseh I meant the modern Speedys. I wish my Speedy came with that vintage bracelet instead, as even the modern SM300 Co-axial has it. Bet it's gonna cost a fortune to get it separately.
 
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Reissue gotta preserve the vintage vibes haha. Paiseh I meant the modern Speedys. I wish my Speedy came with that vintage bracelet instead, as even the modern SM300 Co-axial has it. Bet it's gonna cost a fortune to get it separately.
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the vintage speedy have. haha hoot ah.

they have to upgrade ma, if not ppl kb. lol
 
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Received an email on 2 Oct that my Speedy Tuesday is leaving Omega and is on its way. Still no news since then. Seriously what takes them so long to deliver lol.
 
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