New Watch announcements!

Bullseye1

Might be an idea for a thread. Here is the newly announced Marine Blue Chrono from Steinhart. Looks pretty nice.

http://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/MARINE-CHRONOGRAPH-BLUE,428.html

Bullseye1

TAG Heuer Formula 1 Alarm Watch Grand Date

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TAG Heuer FORMULA 1 Chronograph (42mm) Steel & Brushed Ceramic.

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TAG Heuer Formula 1 Chronograph Full Black

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New IWC Spitfire Chronograph

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IWC Pilot’s Watch Worldtimer

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Pilot’s Watch Mark XVII

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EL PRIMERO CHRONOMASTER OPEN GRANDE DATE MOON & SUNPHASE

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EL PRIMERO CHRONOMASTER 1969

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Patek Philippe Triple Complication

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OMEGA De Ville Prestige Small Seconds

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Speedmaster Moonwatch Chronograph OMEGA Co-Axial calibre 9301

Bullseye1

Are you going B?

Bullseye1

I'd love to go next year. Start planning.

Nonoperational

I really love those IWC watches. Beautiful.

Mitch Buchannon

gpf101 wrote: »

I really love those IWC watches. Beautiful.

They are nice alright. The only thing that bugs me about them is the date window.

Reloc8

bedlam wrote: »

Unfortunately not this year, as once again I forgot to plan in advance. Maybe next year... international boards beers anyone?

Would love to...but lets be clear here...you guys arn't all a little eh...strange or anything are you ?

I'm not *twitch*

Bullseye1

LOL.

Wibbs

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Might be an idea for a thread. Here is the newly announced Marine Blue Chrono from Steinhart. Looks pretty nice.

http://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/MARINE-CHRONOGRAPH-BLUE,428.html

They look kinda familiar...
Not unlike the vintage Blancplain Air command.

I have a serious hard on for that watch. Need to sell my gaff to buy one mind you...

Bullseye1

The way the two minor dials cut the outer graph reminds me of the Strela.

Deep Thought

bedlam wrote: »

Unfortunately not this year, as once again I forgot to plan in advance. Maybe next year... international boards beers anyone?

I like it....

The only problem with a thread like this is it only reminds me of the fantastic watches I cant afford..(except for the Formula 1)

Bullseye1

The wife thinks this looks like a kids transformer watch LOL.

Wow on the price tag. 1.65 million.
http://www.ablogtoread.com/richard-mille-rm-056-all-sapphire-crystal-watch/

bedlam wrote: »

I'm guessing this is out of the range of most peoples wallets here, or even combined wallets. Cool none the less.

Richard Mille RM056 with an all Sapphire case that takes 1000hrs to machine.

peasant

I would tend to agree with your wife.

Bullseye1

It would make more sense as a clock. The movement is incredible looking but as a watch I don't think it works aesthetically.

peasant

bedlam wrote: »

Now what to do about your unnecessary quoting of images? :pac:

Thwow him to the floor !!

MiCr0

bedlam wrote: »

Wibbs wrote: »

They look kinda familiar...
Not unlike the vintage Blancplain Air command.

Or an even closer copy of the Panerai Mare Nostrom.

But at a fraction of the price

Eoin

Bullseye1 wrote: »

New IWC Spitfire Chronograph
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/rjbreslin/Screenshot2012-02-17at140944.png

That would be stunning if it was just a little less cluttered.

Bullseye1

Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon

http://www.theprodigalguide.com/2012/02/07/sihh-2012-jaeger-lecoultre-duometre-a-spherotourbillon/#

An amazing piece of watch making.

peasant

Bullseye1 wrote: »

An amazing piece of watch making.

'tis that alright ...only problem is you can't tell the time without squinting and/or putting your glasses on

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EDIT:

There's a chinese tourbillon movement out there, with a real flying tourbillon that also acts as second hand, a 24 h dial and a day/night indicator. Comes packaged in several Germasian mushroom brand varietes and can be yours for several hundreds ...if you're into tourbillons, that is.

Those DO actually still work as a watch, i.e. tell the time


Example:

Bullseye1

Just checked that make out. Seems around the 800 mark.

Bullseye1

He has some stunning clocks.

peasant

bedlam wrote: »

How it is achieved will be revealed at Baselworld next month. right here

http://www.konstantin-chaykin.com/graph/pics_for_collection/collection_saphire_01_03_big.jpg

rotating saphire disks with the hands on them ...very cool

Bullseye1

The new Omega Aqua Terra GMT

Reloc8

They're really re-aligning the Aquaterras. I would previously have put it at 70% dress 30% sport. I think the balance is shifted the other way.

I had a look at and handled the new ones in Weirs today (I was trying to make sure I didn't want a Speedy Pro for my wedding watch). I'm conscious of my misgivings about the changes and my love of my 2500 co-axial (now there is a watch that is all dial), but I just didn't like that new dial, at all. That is until i realised that it was just not a dress watch anymore - and then it made a bit more sense.

I still reckon the 2500's are going to be quite sought after in the years to come, more so than the new release.

foxyboxer

I really like the new Tissot Seastar. Diggin that bracelet.
No idea of price yet but should be under $1,000 anyway.

Eoin

Reminds me a bit of those Storm watches that were all the rage around 10 years ago

Bullseye1

I think it would look classy on a blue leather strap.

peasant

foxyboxer wrote: »

Diggin that bracelet.

Available in 20 & 22 mm for 83 Euro from the watchbandcenter (saves you buying that Tissot )

Masi

Bullseye1 wrote: »

OMEGA De Ville Prestige Small Seconds

But I have this watch for the past 2 years??
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=75953671

Is this an update??

Bullseye1

Not sure. It was shown on Omegas FB page. Improved movement maybe?

Anjobe

foxyboxer wrote: »

I really like the new Tissot Seastar. Diggin that bracelet.
No idea of price yet but should be under $1,000 anyway.

That Tissot is really nice, I actually have an original PR 516 GL from the 70's just like this one -


(Not my actual watch, mine has English days and a few more scratches)

The only problem with it is that the day and date switch over is out of sync - they change alternately every time the hour hand passes 12 o'clock!

Bullseye1

IWC's ultimate watch:

http://www.iwc.com/en-us/collection/siderale/

Marcusm

A $750k investment though? Do you have the shot of the back with the night sky?

Wibbs

Verrrrry nice IWC B. Kinda reminds me of the time I first read about the DaVinci from them way back in the day, with it's full year display that would work for centuries. Cool. I've seen sidereal time watches before. Patek did a very similar model to that IWC a few years back* and some military watches were set to sidereal time. There was a military issue Heuer bund that looked normal, but was set to such a time(rare as rocking horse droppings, especially with it's full pack with star charts). This IWC is very funky though. Nice price no doubt.








*I know Patek are supposed to be among the ultimate, but for me personally I think their designs are pretty gank looking, with a few rare exceptions like their calatrava models which are gorge. Way too many bling rapper type stuff too. A bit too "eurotrashy", more money than style to them.

Wibbs

Here's the older Patek version;


Easier to read in some ways. more info directly accessible on the dial.

Bullseye1

Marcusm wrote: »

A $750k investment though? Do you have the shot of the back with the night sky?

Here it the rear shot.


Have a look at the link I posted. There is a nice video explaining the watch.

peasant

That IWC is fab.

I've included it in my "if I ever won the Euromillions" list

What I like most about it is that it is as complicated as it gets, yet it still looks like (and works as) a watch ...it tells time at a glance.

Bullseye1

I'd have to win the big euro millions €100m to justify almost 1 million on a watch. LOL

Wibbs

TBH even if my 6 numbers came up I'd be designing and making my own for near a million quid. And come away with change. Other than the constant force tourbillon(and even there) they're not really ploughing new ground. See the Patek above. They've had that model since 04 IIRC(and had earlier similar models) Hell sidereal watches have a long history in watchmaking. The majority of complications in the IWC watch could be found in 100 year old pocket watches. Hell the tourbillon was around since Breguet had a few pints and though "what if" in the closing stages of the 18th century.

Bullseye1

I wonder if this is the most expensive IWC? It seems to be a huge jump from their usual stuff.

Marcusm

Bullseye1 wrote: »

I wonder if this is the most expensive IWC? It seems to be a huge jump from their usual stuff.

IWC has had a Grande Complications range for quite a while. See some examples here....

http://www.prestigetime.com/items.php?brand=33&series=41