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Post pics of your watches Part II
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Meet your wrist stunt double.My wrists are almost feminine (6.5")
It looks to fit well on you and I would have thought it might not on the wrist size score. Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Meet your wrist stunt double. It looks to fit well on you and I would have thought it might not on the wrist size score. I'm still trying to get used to the 39mm, as I've always had large watches. The Nato obviously adds a bit of chunkiness too. Reality though, this watch suits my wrist the most, when I consider the lug to lug length too versus width of my wrist from above. I won't be venturing back to the large watches anytime soon, or until my eyesight goes in 40 years ;-) 0
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A cheapie arrival today, been interested in these since I saw the first photo's and with the bonus of a Seiko automatic movement.
This is the Pagani Design homage to the new Bond 007 Commander. I like that they have kept enough difference so it's not a direct lookalike. No fake escape valve crown like on some versions and they have went with their own branding and not the 007 style, handset is different also.
Overall this is a decent watch that comes with a nice rubber strap and deployant clasp. I think the are around $140 from aliexpress, I picked this one up from watchuseek for just over $100 with a bonus mesh strap.
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A cheapie arrival today, been interested in these since I saw the first photo's and with the bonus of a Seiko automatic movement.
This is the Pagani Design homage to the new Bond 007 Commander. I like that they have kept enough difference so it's not a direct lookalike. No fake escape valve crown like on some versions and they have went with their own branding and not the 007 style, handset is different also.
Overall this is a decent watch that comes with a nice rubber strap and deployant clasp. I think the are around $140 from aliexpress, I picked this one up from watchuseek for just over $100 with a bonus mesh strap.
I ordered one of these and a Pagani Daytona clone (Daytauxna?) on the AliExpress 11:11 sale. I finally fell for Jody’s spiel on Just One More Watch.
This one hasn’t arrived yet, I’m pleasantly surprised with the finish of the Daytona clone (except for the clasp/divers extension which is awful), and mildly fascinated by the snap of its mecha-quartz Seiko movement.
I needed beaters for work, I’m sick of clattering the bezels of my nicer watches off stuff.
I do have mixed feelings about the clone/homage thing, but as you said, the 007 is just about enough of its own thing. The Daytona not so much, but at least they stuck their own branding on it. And there’s no annoying branding on the rehaut, no matter how technically demanding it is to get right!
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While I was waiting for the watch to return from service I've been busy on the strap front.
Got two Meyhofer leather racing straps 19mm for clasp one navy and one dark brown.
And got two 'China' straps also 19mm for clasp. One rubber and one canvas. The canvas one seems a 'kock-off' version of the Omega 19mm canvas strap visually. It may not be as good but its not bad and, hey, €200 plus vs a tenner.
Eventually I figured out how to remove the bracelet. Its a bit tricky but once you have it figured out it becomes easy enough. Forget about spring bar tool, screwdriver is your friend.
After that I was ready to give all the new straps a try..
Te dark brown leather strap didnt look very good on the watch. I thought dark brown would work well with this watch, but it doesn't do it for me.
The China rubber strap doesn't look great 'cos the lengths are off and the clasp doesnt sit in the centre.
But the Meyhofer in navy and the China canvas strap do the job. For now I'm thinking the leather strap is the one to go on rotation with the bracelet.
What do you guys think?
Btw, I took quite some time with the photos but I must be either a photography donkey or there is quite a bit in it to get a good watch shot. Took me 45 minutes to arrive at those two shots and they look quite poorly IMO. But I dont have a good camera either. I have the phone and a Casio Exilim which is great for recording slow motion golf swings but maybe not so much for near macro shots.
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That's a striking watch, it's just different enough to not be a total clone/copy.
I like the handset, is it lumed in the same way as the Omega?
I mean are the hour and minute hands a different line colour?
Same colour lume, at this price I would have been surprised if it was mixed also seems to last a while.
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So..
I have been on here for many years, bought, sold and traded with many of you.
Like many I have had something that I thought was perfect only to see that it wasn't quite for me.
The day has arrived that has been over 8years in the making, from that June 2012 day sitting in Paul Sheeran's pondering the purchase that in the end didn't occur.
Today I took ownership of that watch (a newer model mind)
I present to you all the IW377714, Pilot Chronograph Le Petit Prince.
This is the way.
The narrower a man’s mind, the broader his statements.
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Deep Thought wrote: »
I present to you all the IW377714, Pilot Chronograph Le Petit Prince.
This is the way.
Delighted for you Deep Thought!
It's always great to see someone nail their grail.
I'll be joining you in the IWC club soon myself
Waiting on a 3878 myself.
Not quite as pretty as your acquisition tho.
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Deep Thought's purchase got me thinking about fliegers (again). IWC are out of my league (the XVI and XVIII are very wantable), but when you look around there is great value to be had in other brands. I know two of these below are probably too small at 36mm for most people, but they're still pretty cool.
First up, an Archemede 36mm at €780. (See: https://www.archimede-watches.com/pilot/pilot-36/)
Second, a Stowa 36mm at €925. (See: https://www.stowa.de/en/Flieger+Classic+36.htm)
And finally, and probably the best value of the bunch, is a Laco Augsberg 39mm at €340. That's a bit of a bargain. (See: https://www.laco.de/en/watches/pilot-watches-basic/pilot-watch-augsburg-39mm-automatic-leather-strap)
Just for fun, here is the IWC Mark XVIII, at €4,590. It does look well, in fairness.
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Tisell in korea has a couple of fliegers. Korean microband with some nice homages. I have two I'm very pleased with, a 905ex and vintage sub.
Some of his fliegers.
At 224 and 159 bucks, might scratch an itch.
My own watch choice today, flagged on the bargains thread and I upgraded to an OEM bracelet.
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