ahhhh good ol submariner of all ages... has different fans that appreciate all the subtle differences of the different incarnations

something for everyone... always the sign of a great evolution process...

btw LOVE that Casio calculator watch!!! I think Garth from Wayne's World wore the same...

Oh sweet mother of god...
im in LOVE...

shit that was quick!

well u know im in the hunt for a 14060M...

lemme know if u choose to part company with the Rollie...

if its the real deal they would've been made in Swiss and nowhere else... don't let anyone tell you otherwise

Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantine

imho A.Lange & Sohne will be joining them(or kicking out Vacheron who everyone seems to have no love for these days) in the next 50 or so years...

well the chosen 3 are not my opinion..
but it has generally been accepted by enthusiasts that these three form the "trinity"

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Added on December 14, 2012, 6:16 pma close buddy of mine just got one...

"a bit under 60k" was his answer when i asked him

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here a real goodie in the background
a vintage 1972 Royal Oak Jumbo

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6 so far

but now id have to sell before adding to the team...

Casios are all good in my books

i have repeatedly declared my Love for G-Shocks in my prev postings

i gave the local guy down the road 10 bucks to change straps on my IWC

Quartz watches due to their inexpensive mechanisms has becomes the world's most widely-used timekeeping technology, used in most clocks that you see in ppls living rooms, airports, malls, bedside alarms, appliances etc...

They tend to be robust, compact and in general, more accurate than even the best mechanical (what u called automatic) watches... The inexpensive Quartz is also typically much cheaper because it uses less moving parts and hence eliminates the need for long term maintenance...

Besides their relative strong points, watch aficionados have tend to frown upon any timepiece that is Quartz. Reason being that because they are so affordable they have become inexpensive and inevitably common.

The wealthy would rather spend thousands(hundreds of thousands and even millions) on a single timepiece from a reputable watch maker that has some horological significance and history. These pieces all tend to be mechanical, and many still have some form of old world methods in conception. For MOST of these fellas, telling the time accurately is the least concern, being more fascinated with intricate and complicated movements as well as the status symbols that these expensive timepieces have become.

err... i think that's it in a nutshell.


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that subbie looks repairable...only the crystal needs replacement from that angle...

i'd be more concerned with the movement than anything...do let us know on the followup as i plan to buy a Sub myself...


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I'd be tracking down a 2nd hand or vintage Omega

arrrgghhh stop teasing me with Subbie pics!

domed crystal, giant indexes and no crown guard.

am on a hunt for a 5513 at the moment.... hard to find a mint example with box and papers...but am in no rush...

yea i wonder the same thing when i request for the line up at my local dirty massage joint...
i wonder why are the girlys fully clothed....

jk jk

hi there catnip,

I have tried the entire of the latest range of Rolex Watches (except for the sky dweller and DJ which i don't care about) and i personally found the proportions DSDD too large for me...and this is coming from a Panerai owner... the escape valve and overtly protruding flat sapphire also just looks rather daft to me.. yes i know these are fundamental for the DSSD to reach teh great depths it is capable of, but the submariners are still my preferred of the Rolex diving range. Admittedly these preferences are mostly due to cosmetic reasons...I prefer the no dates because i prefer non cyclops magnifiers (yes i know the cyclops of the date-sub can be removed easily but i would never dare do that to any factory timepiece). My reasoning for choosing a vintage subbie is because i feel that the piece has evolved very little over the course of half a decade, hence it still looks relevant today. I personally love the challenge of looking for a full set, the tuna can bracelet that will still actually snap in place, decent condition hour and minute hands, etc... Vintage is new territory for me hence its i find it interesting, plus it would make a better story to tell my boys over our weekend piss ups

ack! what a long reply for a sunday morning...

From the "Desk Diver"

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Added on December 23, 2012, 9:40 amWhoaaa!!! Xmas gift from the missus!!!
Congrats, i need to send my wife to same school as yours


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first Rolex then AP then Patek then habis.... find new hobby

also do consider the 15300 which only just been discontinued...
its the inbetweener of the 15202 and 15400

im sure there might be a couple lingering around in some shops and still possible to find mint pre-owned ones...

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Added on December 24, 2012, 8:07 amah yea i downloaded the vid from youtube of this....
what a great mechanical feat...

too bad this will never see the light of day


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Oooo hello there...
what did santa bring to me today....



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