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Strap Combos – Bathyscaphe?

Would love to see what others have their bathyscaphe on.

I love the stock strap, but it is pretty boring and no quick release means it has to go.

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Jack Forster on what makes a luxury watch

Link: Watch 101: What Makes A Watch A Luxury Watch? | The 1916 Company

He begins by outlining the traditional watchmaking values which in his view are:

THE DEFINITION OF LUXURY WATCHMAKING
These, then, are what in fine watchmaking, have historically …

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Should I get this Royal Oak from AD??

Long story short I'm on a business trip in the UAE, first day I visited AP boutique expressing my interest in Royal Oak. 3 days later rep called me offering ref 67650ST.OO.1261ST.01 which is quartz '33 model
I know this is not quartz forum bu…

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NWA . . . the Early Bird gets the Laureato Fifty > > >

Despite being a long-time admirer of the Girard-Perregaux Laureato, I could never quite find "the one" for me over the last several years. I've come close to pulling the trigger on the onyx dial iteration a few times, but ultimately deci…

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VC Traditionelle Small Seconds

Bought last week, it's my first watch from the traditional Holy Trinity. Had my eye on this for a while and finally put down a deposit a few weeks ago. I was just in time, as they are not making it anymore. Mine was one of the last out of Geneva. …

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Phillips New York auction start

WOW!!!!

Off to an absolutely explosive start.
First watch was a Journe with a nacre dial. Estimates were 60-120 K.
First bid? 220K.

It's been that way for most of the first few lots. Right now it's lot #10, a Journe Souscription. Estima…

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Intervention required? Titanium Bathyscaphe vs YachtMaster

Hi all

I currently have 4 horses in my stable – the 42mm Blancpain Fifty Fathoms in both blue dial titanium and black dial rose gold and I love both dearly (and know that with BP resale values there’s no point in ever trading anyway), a Casio MRG whic…

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Bulgari Octo Roma

Do we have any Octo Roma owners hanging out here at all?

I am very close to adding one, having gone from not knowing the new (2023) one exists to being obsessed by it in the last few weeks 😂

For context I've owned multiple Rolexes, an Aquanaut…

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Chopard L.U.C XP

Anyone own this watch? Or a similar Chopard?
What can you tell me about it? Not expecting a lot of feedback but hopefully a few thoughtful replies will give me some insight.

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NWA . . . An Obsession Finally Achieved — Moritz Grossmann!

37 Arabic Vintage

When I first saw the coverage on Monochrome Wa…

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