Horological Meandering

Hello every one,

I believe that every one has that one luxury stainless steel sports watch that they love, even if they dont own one they still admire it and wish they could have it.
To some it might be the Rolex Submariner or the Patek Nautilus... Mine is the Royal Oak

Ive had my fair share of steel watches. Almost every thing in that metal that rolex has to offer, but i have not seen any watch (even the nautilus) that gives me the same feeling a Royal Oak gives me.

So, Im asking the community to say what their luxury sports watch is

Regards

Marwan

No message body This message has been edited by watchisimo on 2011-02-04 18:28:26

This message has been edited by watchisimo on 2011-02-04 18:29:20

...from your kind response to my recent post on the VC forum!  For others who don't visit there, here it is:

Looking forward to seeing others' choices!

Best,

Gary G

As it is your post that provided me with the inspiration to create this one

And once again, the most beautiful overseas i have ever seen! take good care of it my friend

regards

Marwan

...appreciate the kind thought!

Best,

Gary G

. . . 100% in agreement on that score, Gary . . . cordially, Art

Speaking of GO, some of their watches were definitely in the frame for me as my hybrid daily wearer choice, but the one that I liked the best from a visual appearance perspective (the Sport Evlution Impact) was just too big for me.  Navigator Perpetual Calendar is great and I pondered it a bit, but didn't quite make it for me on the "sporty" end of the evaluation scheme (that piece is still in the frame for me as a future acquisition, though).

We are certainly spoiled for choice these days!

Best,

Gary G

 

LOVE that Dial.

The fact that you don't see a dial like this very often is a significant part of the appeal for me.

Thanks for the kind words.

Best,

Gary

Thanks for this post,

I have een looking for a luxury sports watch for quite a while now and I can not seem to make up my mind (the AP RO was one of my first choices though). Also because a number od ADs actually told me that actually none of these high end watches are suited to swim, golf, run, ...

So I wanted to know swhether wou actually use those watches to do sports and if yes if wou have ever encountered issues with it?

Tx a lot!

Jan

and a rolex milgauss for every thing.. scuba diving, regular swimming, cycling, going to the gym, house work

he says it works just fine

regards

Marwan

I used to own a Vacheron Overseas (old model), and it really was quite perfect for the luxury sports watch role. However, I could never get the bracelet to be a comfortable length. (It wasn't forgiving. Some bracelets feel okay if they're a millimeter or two off; that bracelet did not.) Also, while it was really quite robust and gave me no trouble when I subjected it to such indignities as swimming and softball, it had too much of a tendency to become magnetized.

Roberge is an obscure brand associated with a jeweler. As such, many of its watches are the quartz-with-diamonds variety. However, when they decide to make a good watch they are quite capable of it, and their case and design work is excellent. I have a 1000-meter diver (COSC certified) that is quite robust and probably my most luxurious true sports watch. Other candidates for the role within my collection are various IWCs and Rolexes.

...where any 'sport' involves a comfortable chair and a remote control, it is possible to have quite a broad range of luxury 'sport' watches in SS from which to choose favourites. A nostalgic favourite, picked for its 'retro' classicism, is this one -

 

  

Of course, if there's nothing on television and there is no choice but to get wet, then there is no better 'beater' than -

 

 

 

Cheers,

pplater.

Love how crisp it is -- great look.

Best,

Gary G

I am taking either my Patek Nautilus, AP Royal Oak, VC Overseas, Breguet Marine or BB Aqualung. All of them have their merits.

But if real sport, in my case diving, is in the program, I am choosing one of many Rolex Submariners  - those are very hard to beat. In some cases I might take Blancpain Fifty Fathoms or my GP Sea Hawk II in Ti with Ti bracelet. That is really a nice watch! I think this one has not received the appreciation it deserves.

Best, Kari

I think that the simplest choice is the Rolex, but then there is the Blancpain FF, my Panerai or my Polaris.

There are a fair amount of sport watches out there to wear.

I don't think that the question was which one do you perfer? Because that would be a difficult question to answer.

Best regards,

George

remarkable precision instruments.....

a nod to you Nico

Nowadays, I'd say that the offer is wider ...

VC Overseas, GP Seahawk Tourbillon, JLC Amvox III, EL I or II, PP Nautilus Chrono, AP ROO, IWC Big Pilot PC, Panerai Tourbillon, Rolex Yacht Master II etc...

MY Luxury " sport watch " would be, in the Vintage world, the original jumbo RO, and in the modern days, the elusive JLC Extreme Lab 1.

Best,

Nicolas.

Excellent taste Nicholas

I wish I could get an A series royal oak but I dont know where to find one

regards

Marwan

Not only do I appreciate it's masculine, Genta-inspired looks, stellar bracelet and intricately detailed dial, but I also appreciate that it's tough enough to be worn as a true sports watch should be, yet not so expensive that you'd be afraid to do so. To this end it features a screwdown crown, 120M of water-resistance, and thanks to its soft-iron inner case, it's one of the most antimagnetic mechanical watches that you can buy today. What's more, the c.80110 features a spring-mounted rotor with Delrin pads that absorb shocks, and it's IWC-patented Pellaton winding system is as efficient as they come.

The bottom line: Beautiful, tough and in-house, but it won't break the bank.




Regards,
Adam

PS - If we're allowing hardcore divers to crash the party, then my new Linde Werdelin Oktopus gets an honorable mention for combining professional features like 1111M of water-resistance, an automatic HEV, unidirectional bezel and the ability to piggy-back digital diving/skiing/climbing Instruments with a relatively slim profile (just 14mm), beautiful lacquered bezel insert and avant-garde, Danish design.

the PP 5980....

Sporty, yet elegant...

Cheers