Horological Meandering

And just out of curiosity 🤔 What waiting lists are you on? What models are you waiting for? Of course, this topic is sensitive, and I suppose most of us will not answer honestly 😅 ...  

I stick with my old concept, the brands want to sell, I'm not playing that game of lists, sorry.

... for my great great great grandson ... he has to pay for it himself ;-)

Typically because I don’t have that type of patience. However the fine folks in Pforzheim are currently building me two watches 😉 Stay tuned for an update in a few weeks !

I don't mind waitlists, but they way they are handled by big brands like Rolex, Patek, ALS, and AP are outright disrespectful towards customers. There's no real clarity whether the "list" is real, and just seems to require you to buy a bunch of trash that... 

I've been trying to ignore it the last few years too hoping it would make the wait go faster and I also held off speccing the watch figuring my tastes would change. I waffled a lot the last few years but it gave me time experience other KV watches which t... 

Why not tantalum! Also why 44mm?!

Are you thinking tantalum? Bet it would look epic with the dark finish of the inverse! As for the 44mm, I just like big watches. I overlooked getting KV for years not realizing they made a 44mm case so once they confirmed they could do a 44mm in Ti I coul... 

Interesting! Excited to see how it turns out. There was a larger inverse that recently came up at auction btw. At inichen or however you spell it lol. Really cool specs too! Btw, I don’t think tantalum is as much as the platinum upcharge. I might be wrong... 

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I actually think of De Bethune and Voutilainen as similar in how much both brands do in house. Totally different watches but more than most indies, these two brands share a philosophy of doing as much in house as possible to support their creativity and i...  

... is not exactly a "waiting list" in my definition. You are aware of the price you'll have to pay for the final product, and (mostly) have at least a rough understanding about the time it will need until delivery. Marcus

36mm and 41mm. Might even change my avatar to it (★‿★)

but also strongly suggest that I perhaps look into a diamond watch for the wife while waiting. I guess I am not on any waiting list after all 😅

It’s my wife’s fault. She doesn’t like that store.

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First world problem: I already 'joined' one club, as I am waiting on a second Patek Aquanaut. The brand is just saving us from having too many watches! Chk

That is true. I think that waiting lists have a positive aspect because thanks to them we do not make compulsive purchases. There is usually plenty of time to think about whether it needs another watch 😅

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In 'R', my spouse is fully on board with the purchase.

end their advertisements with “Don’t call us”? Thanks for that Moser and I won’t.

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I tend to believe in the “wait lists”. Personally for me most came true with time(except the 5711 white dial). Recently I got the call from VC for the perpetual overseas, in 2020, a Patek 5320 from Tiffany’s, now on the recently confirmed spot on AP offsh...