Comments:
Another AE XPS owner chiming in . . .
I really love this dial color Emmanuel! The date doesn’t bother me. Like you, I’m fortunate that mine fits my wrist perfect! Stay cool and hydrated, my friend!🥂
Looks perfect on your wrist indeed!
It's a wonderful variant with thinner bezel and case.
And an iconic movement.
Cheers, Emmanuel
And an iconic movement.
Cheers, Emmanuel
I love the Alpine Eagle series. Your gray is a looker indeed.
I was intrigued when this series first came out. The AEs are all are really sharp looking because of the basic design.
But I spotted the date. While done tastefully on this one,
I still avoid date windows if possible. Even though I really liked what Chopard had created.
And THEN, I saw a pic of this from W&W 2023 and I couldn't type my message to my AD fast enough,
telling him, "This is what I must have".
Patience paid off and after waiting months, it came home on my wrist. I am still in love with it.
The platinum 3-hands dial is even a simpler design, I agree. With that killer "Shades of Ice" fumé blue dial".
I would love to see one, but all I can do is have a look. $$$$$
Enjoy the summer and your AE.
Congratulations, Ron!!!🎊🎉🎈🍾
Of course, I prefer the movement in the XPS. But it’s also has a thinner bezel and case thickness! Enjoy!🥂
Thanks for sharing, Ron and congratulations!
The XPS is definitely a wonderful variant and the love it gets is really well deserved.
Best, Emmanuel
Best, Emmanuel
Nice to read you Ron!
I find I have to add a link when I'm in the hot and humid summers of The Big Mikan!
I know it might sound a bit silly,
but for me this watch is mostly a summer or tool watch, so steel is ok.
That said, I still miss some of the warmth of colored metals, reason why I've been really attracted to the bronze BB58 during my visit to Barcelona.
But I didn't pull the trigger because: 1) I like the fit and design of my Alpine Eagle very much (and what's the point of having it if I don't wear it?); 2) the bronze case and bracelet are destined to tarnish quickly, whereas the dial, hands and even bezel are, on the contrary, destined to remain almost unchanged for a long time (at least, I'm a little worried about this potential discrepancy).
That makes sense 😊👍🏻
I might be one of the few here who most certainly doesn’t enjoy the patina that bronze watches acquire 😊🤷🏻♂️
Yes, it's a very special, rather dark or greyish, patina.
I personally don't dislike it: it's just the contrast with a pristine chocolate dial that I fear might not be completely appealing.
Other than that, the presence on the wrist is warm and really attractive for me.
Other than that, the presence on the wrist is warm and really attractive for me.
Your AE in grey dial looks fantastic.
I also don’t mind the date at all. Actually I appreciate it as a feature on a watch as long as it’s implanted nicely. Only time I don’t like it is when a movement is fitting into a too-large case and the date is squished in the middle. Some IWC pilot watches come to mind.
In Tokyo it’s hot but nothing like what’s happening in Europe.
In Tokyo it’s hot but nothing like what’s happening in Europe.
Thank you for this nice Tokyo sky-scraper wrist shot, loujo.
Another proof of how attractive the XPS is!
Best, Emmanuel
Best, Emmanuel
It was only because of the heat:
it was so hot that taking the watch off the wrist was a relief...
But apart from that, this watch is a perfect fit for my wrist too!