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Just sharing why I love this...
Dear Purists,
as I'm new in this forum, let me just share with you why I love the GMT I'm wearing - I know that oceans of words have already been spent on every GMT Master and I don't want to be redundant on saying it's perfect as a sport watch and can be worn with a suit too.
When I was 22, I didn't know a lot about watches, just enough to undestrand the difference between a self-winding watch and a manual-winding one. I was just starting to become passionate about fine watches and therefore I was not very familiar with concepts such as dual time-zone, tourbillion, moonphase etc...
To get to the point, this timepiece was a gift for my degree from my father who lived in a +6 hours time-zone from mine, and I just loved the fact the from the second hour-hand I could read his time zone!
I liked the sub (too much as a tool for me) and the milgauss too, but the GMT feature made me think "this is the perfect watch for me", and the meaning behind this gift really had no price....
Flavio
Just sharing why I love this...
Dear Purists, as I'm new in this forum, let me just share with you why I love the GMT I'm wearing - I know that oceans of words have already been spent on every GMT Master and I don't want to be redundant on saying it's perfect as a sport watch and can be...
Nice intro Fla....
.....and lovely watch. Graduation watch will be one you always keep, i hope. Best Joe
Thank you Baron!
You know gifts as "rewards" for some achievement from someone who loves you has no price ...and yes will always keep it!
Very sweet story Flavio. Your Master II has almost everything we can expect from a watch.
It was a gift from your father for a special event which implies sweet memories, you can use it to think about him and it’s a nice reliable and practical timepiece. What do you want more? I just hope you’ll keep it for many many more years. Best wishes Al...
Never get rid of it!
You are completely right, it has such an affective value and I will never get rid of it, also, I know it was kind of “obvious” choice as first fine watch but I do remember how much I liked it and still do Cheers F
Well, it's my Breitling Spatiographe Montbrillant my parents offered me 20 years ago for my 20th birthday 😉
The one I will never let it go. Best wishes Alkiro ...
Hi Alkiro
I guess tons of people told you already, but I agree I would never let that go too, the heart factor is so storng in such cases! And the watch is soooooo beatiful anyway, I love the pic at the sea! thanks for sharing and have a nice day! Flavio
Three Good Reasons
Flavio, Welcome to PuristS! Congratualtions on a major milestone in life. You have three good reasons to be pleased about that watch: Gift from your father: a Heart reason. Useful time zone check function: a Brain reason. Features are "perfect" for you; a...
Thanks!
Thank you too for the very warm welcome! I’m glad to have found such a place for passionate people! Btw, I have to say the GMT never let down, during the weekend or at work Cheers Flavio
Hi Flavio. Thank you for sharing your story. No matter the size to which your collection ultimately grows, in my experience it's these early examples, with rich, meaningful context, which will forever occupy a place in your heart
Thank you for reminding me of my own similar experiences...as the smile grows larger and larger on my face 😀
Thank you...
....for the warm welcome! I have to say I am very happy for finding this forum! And also I did really appreciate your comments, I could never be more happy with my choice! Cheers Flavio
What about yours?
Did you have nice similar experience like mine with “award” watches?
I absolutely do.
I have a few early Panerai which I'll forever own. While my tastes have evolved, resulting in less wrist time than decades past, I'm consistently welcomed by good memories and a big smile on those occasions when I do retrieve them from their secure keeper...
Congratulation for the taste!
And thanks for sahring! I have considered a Panerai many times and I love the heritage and the design of the brand, I only think they are way too big and therefore I cannot find one that would fit my wrist! cheers Flavio
Nice watch! Especially for a 22 year old!
I'm glad to read that you're really appreciating this awesome timepiece!
Old school here...
My favorite is the GMT Master II. The Submariner is nice, but that polished center link of the GMT Master II adds a bit of refinement. I'd get the Sea Dweller without the cyclops lens if I could find one. I'm still a big fan of the gold 36MM DayDate on a ...
ahahah I guess tons of words have already been spent here too!
I have to say (and I don't know why) i find the non-polished center link bracalet particularly attractive only on the explorer II, maybe makes it more "adventurous"...
true!
ahah I could not agree more, It is so hard to find something I don't like! But taste comes with criticism no?!? Btw, I have to say I also like the new total blue Cellini, more that the day-date
Welcome, Flavio. The GMT MASTER has an army of fans.
It is interesting to see that many here and there chose the GMT MASTER as their first serious watch. I am one of them. And since my first one, a 16700 I was stupid to let go, I bought several. It is such a charm. Best, Nicolas
classy
The 16700 is ver classy indeed, I would love to try one on! For the few I know, I think that many chose it because it has kind of "everything" from a sport Rolex, ceramic crown, polished oyster bracelet and a complication, but on top of all the iconic loo...