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And thin enough, yet 100m WR...what a piece.
I think my grail or goal watch has made itself clear!
This DD40 is incredible. Had the chance to see it recently in-person for the first time, and I think it's simply wonderful. Subtle, heavy, elegant, and for a machine-made watch, an incredible thing. I prefer it to my 118238, I think. That watch was just a little too bright for me, though I do love yellow gold as it is, the watch attracted too much attention. This attracts less.
Muted and monochromatic...
But a changing dial tone...
And thin enough, yet 100m WR...what a piece.
It's rarer.
The associate also told me immediately available...good thing I can't yet justify it or else I'd have promptly rid myself of my dollars...
It is grey gold. I can't quite afford platinum (mind you, I can't afford this one yet either...)
The 118238 I had let go a while back.
Unfortunately other things came up so it had to go (despite this, I regret letting it go). But now that things have stabilized for me, I may be in a place (in a while) to afford this 228239. It would probably be one of my last watches I ever get. I think after it, there is perhaps only a Moritz Grossmann in the picture, or perhaps a sporty Rolex, like the Exp. II or Milgauss GV.
I think it's sensible.
I realized that I need to enjoy my watches and also have ones that I can wear in many situations. It's easy to get interested in dress watches—which have their merits—but I fear I'm not willing to take them on, except maybe in limited cases, like the VC Traditionelle 82172, the Benu from MG, or the Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer.
For a few reasons...
First and foremost, I like to wear what I own, but also keep it in good working order. I know servicing is expensive, especially at the higher end. So, I would want to keep a rotation of about 5 to 6 watches that I wear very regularly, including my dress pieces. That way, they can all reasonably be allocated a service and maintenance budget (i.e., for straps, etc.) but also can be enjoyed. I think that enjoyment is paramount for me; having a piece collecting dust is one of the few things I would hate to see happen.
Second, a good chunk of my life is active (for how long, we will see). Having watches that are nice but can tolerate water and land activity alike is pretty important to me; dress watches are meant for what I would call "limited use cases" and so I wouldn't be able to wear them as much. I would wear them in the city, at work, and so on—but I like to have multirole watches since I also don't dress up regularly. I won't pretend that I'm some explorer or anything, but I get out and about in bad weather/cold/remote places a fair amount. As counterintuitive as it might seem, I'd wear a Day-Date doing just about anything, shy of what would be unsafe for a mechanical watch (that's why I have a G-Shock 
). At the least, this creates very cool memories for me.
). At the least, this creates very cool memories for me.Third, I'm really picky. So I've been trying hard to refine my tastes for the dress piece(s) I intend to own so that I'll be happy with them. That's why the GO SC and MG stand out; they're so incredibly special in different ways, and by all accounts have superlative elements in their own right. GO's mechanics are very impressive, which is why I'd pick that; MG's finishing and quality is, I hear, among the best in the industry (cf. Tim Mosso). Hence, I'd like to make a choice or two that I'm happy to stick with, because I've realized I really hate selling things.
Hopefully these make sense. I've tried to really think out my priorities and strategy since my budget isn't unlimited and neither is my time—trying to make the most of it, you could say.
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IMO, the best looking in the current line up of DD is the everrose with green dial but that one you can’t wear everyday. This one you can. It flies under the radar and you don’t need to worry as much about getting mugged while wearing it.