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Henrik, you are too nice
How can I reply with anything but--sure, why not? I do feel 'fake patina' is not my taste and bugs me, and feels 'trendy'... but... your reply is so kind and refreshing, I have nothing more to add, and you make fine points.
My first wrist shot of the Fifty Fathoms Barakuda...
... taken during a short second encounter with this beauty, finally on the Tropic strap 😎 Cheers Henrik ...
Here’s a comparative shot...
It looks very different despite the case being the same, mainly due to the bezel shape and the dial configuration. It looks larger as well. Cheers Henrik ...
I guess....
I must try it on.... Hopefully it will be the same quality as the sail strap which has proven to be quite durable and comfortable Thanks Cheers
A beauty...
And that tropic strap really finishes it off! Thank you for the comparison shot, it really brings home the opportunity I missed in not getting the Mil Spec. Now they are trading for silly money. Sigh.
A beautiful rendition!
For my taste, only second to the 50th Anniversary. Thanks for the lovely photos and sharing your passion! John
Cool watch but
fake aged lume really has to stop now. A trend that is simply too conspicuous. I love the watch overall, but really the fake aged lume is a deal killer--it's like the BIG DATE TREND from 10 yrs ago. Who really believed that 'any given brand' should have a...
Blancpain still has some very nice big date timepieces...
... and the only big Date that changes instantly within a split second at midnight. So that’s what I call lasting innovation. Warm color lume is of course influenced by aged tritium or radium... today’s Luminova just does not develop patina. But actually ...
Henrik, you are too nice
How can I reply with anything but--sure, why not? I do feel 'fake patina' is not my taste and bugs me, and feels 'trendy'... but... your reply is so kind and refreshing, I have nothing more to add, and you make fine points.
Nice re edition!
I haven't seen it yet in real... I just wonder why didn't they do a minute track bezel like on the original!? Maybe just to reuse the same as on other FFs!?... Here is a WS of my original one Matt ...
In an interview Marc Hayek said there were two different bezels available with thr original Barakuda...
... the one you have shown and one with only a diamond at the top like with the Bund 3H. So they picked something in the middle 😉😎 Cheers Henrik
