Horological Meandering

I don’t know, maybe a little ill feeling about some brands and pieces lately 🤷‍♂️ Perhaps singing the praises of pieces and brands that have given more satisfaction than you expected, paid for or even deserved is in order 🙂 I’ll start…oh boy my 126610LV s...  

I didn’t expect I love new 41 sub so much.

...  

are very nice watches. I love wearing and looking at mine. ...  

how they’ve gone to white text for the dial. Nice 👍

[Full disclaimer: I'm probably considered a good Patek customer/collector, and the Italian ADs that sourced these Rolexes for us carry both licenses.] Both wrists are my girlfriend's in the last picture....maybe not a good sign! ;-))) ...  

I love the forum and hats off to you and the other moderators for curating such a precious space for watch enthusiasts! What a pair of OPs you sourced!🍀 The enjoyment you two will get from them is the definition of over delivery, enjoy 😉

...  

...  

...  

The “Crown” strikes again 😂 and that Longines shows once again that they have an exceptional heritage catalog 👍

this is when it became the current look with snow and water on the watch - sometime a bit of luck is all we need!

Dirt cheap, historically interesting, and extremely comfortable. Wore this guy a ton last year. ...  

I love the writing and the colour in particular 👏 The condition looks great, what year?

It looks like an old design because it is - it's an exact copy of an old soviet 'Elektronika' watch made by a company called Technochas. Some technochas models use different movements and case designs, but this one uses the same case and movement as the o... 

My DSOTM Speedies are great but they are 13K whereas my GMT is 8K and METAS..wears great and a bit smaller than my other Omegas. ...  

very well made and that GMT is one of the better ones in the market imho 👍

Therefore I’m happy to see vacheron overseas getting the right amount of attention, the girard peregaux laurento getting there’s, it’s time we see others in the space as comparators not as cheap watches! Do you agree?

With the new ownership status of GP especially there is a prime opportunity for that to happen.

Been wearing it more often. Some say it is made of 904 steel. I am not sure, as the specs never mentioned it. ...  

The fact that you can buy this by retail, it’s the 3rd oldest watch brand in the world with in house movement and what not, just their marketing is not as savvy as pp and Rolex, doesn’t make it less beautiful and perfect. Again this my opinion and if you ... 

If I had a windfall of 150 grand, I’d likely get one of these: 1) GP 3 Golden Bridges 2) Breguet 5367 Ultra-plat Tourbillon 3) Lange Annual Calender in Platinum (with 80k in savings) 4) JLC Tourbillon Cylindrique These are dreams for now. One day, I will ... 

I must say that AP and PP are still not infected. Only Oaks and Nautilus, the rest are available for fair prices. With this these maisons keep up the warmth from the community. For me personally AP is the most tru and honest. Next to them VC is lovely.

Rolex delivers good value and after sale service. Good value if one manages to get it from the AD straight. The 126610LV is stunning, even before the hype began. I regret most trading away my 16610LV many years ago.

Rolex stands for quality and, imho, it is still their predominant identity, surpassing prestige and hype.

Not a fan of the artificial hype dough, but in the end who cares... Starting the week with this.😉 ...  

Yes, improving the product is central to Rolex’s approach. Sure, certain design changes are aesthetic, for newness or desirability sake. However the central aspect of the brand is still improving product quality, something that should get more recognition... 

While it’s a bit sad to observe a minority of folks who engage in a “I-don’t-have-access-to-the-good-brands-hence-I’m-gonna-hate-them” type of attitude — of which of course Rolex is a favorite target, along with FPJ, Patek, etc. — I have ZERO doubts the a... 

I’m truly sad that Rolex because the vehicle of this insane market between other above mentioned brands but hope this will change in the near future since I honestly want everyone to wear one on they’re wrist and create eternal heirlooms for the decades t... 

I’m not sure about AP NYC, I was in AP in west chester I believe I they treated me very well, also I was in FPJ in NYC and they were very nice

The way I see it, it’s they’re loss, not mine! I walked to another boutique, and I played with something way more delicious; Lang

For reference, here is a picture of me wearing it. Wait, that's not me; and I don't own that watch either. Ok, nevermind ...