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Jun 17, 2018, 08:02 PM
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Jun 17, 2018, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by
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That’s very attractive to my eyes - with a refreshing absence of decoration.
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Jun 17, 2018, 09:32 PM
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They are nice-looking sport watches, but what is the customer getting in return for $11k-$12k? I know very little about watches, but I see a 50m WR, and no mention of anti-magnetic and anti-shock properties.
With that price tag, they have blown past Sinn, along with most Bremont, Omega and Rolex SS sport models, but I don't see the value proposition. Unless I am missing something, I see a retail value of $2k-$3k, maybe $4k (based on the high reputation of their cameras), for a nice, but technologically unremarkable timepiece.
But I do Leica they way they look.
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Jun 19, 2018, 05:18 AM
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Opus
The movement(s) “has one key feature that really sets it apart: a crown that you push to reset the seconds to zero and enter a time-setting mode. This means you never pull out the crown or fiddle with multiple positions. You simply push it in, set the watch, and push it again to set it in motion – it operates with a column wheel, in much the same way as the start/stop mechanism of a chronograph, with two discrete positions. The date is adjusted with a separate, dedicated pusher, and the GMT model uses a second crown to rotate the inner bezel used to mark the second timezone.” -Hodinkee
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Jun 19, 2018, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by
Yankeexpress
...the GMT model uses a second crown to rotate the inner bezel used to mark the second timezone.” -Hodinkee
If the GMT model is really just an inner rotating bezel that is crown operated and not connected to the movement in any way, is it truly a GMT watch?
Bremont’s MBII also uses a crown-operated internal bezel but I would not call that a GMT watch. In fact, Bremont came out with the MBIII that is a GMT with another hand for the time zone.
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Jun 19, 2018, 11:27 PM
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Okay, that's pretty cool. I am still not close to $11k for that watch, especially without knowing if it has any solid anti-mag and anti-shock properties, but that is an interesting feature.
Originally Posted by
Yankeexpress
The movement(s) “has one key feature that really sets it apart: a crown that you push to reset the seconds to zero and enter a time-setting mode. This means you never pull out the crown or fiddle with multiple positions. You simply push it in, set the watch, and push it again to set it in motion – it operates with a column wheel, in much the same way as the start/stop mechanism of a chronograph, with two discrete positions. The date is adjusted with a separate, dedicated pusher, and the GMT model uses a second crown to rotate the inner bezel used to mark the second timezone.” -Hodinkee
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Jun 20, 2018, 02:07 AM
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They look great but at that price forget it.
Regards Cam
Watches
Tudor Pelagos, Omega Speedmaster 3510.50, Oris 1965 Diver, Tissot Visodate, Junghans Max Bill Auto, Helson Blackbeard, Seiko PADI Turtle, Tag Heuer F1
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Jun 21, 2018, 04:12 AM
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Don't know about their watches but knowing full well how they do their cameras and lenses, there is no skimping on quality. Is it worth over $10K? Only the market will tell. I used an early 1950s IIIc well into this century. It had incredible build and the fit and finish was impeccable. Ergonomics and museum quality design. I also had and used an M3 and my personal favorite M4 that were more, also from the 1950s but so technologically advanced that their digital cameras still retain the same basic design. All things that could translate well in watchmaking. They have a cult-like following that don't care how much their products cost and may get their introduction into the world of watches because of this. Not a bad thing.
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Jul 18, 2018, 10:18 PM
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The first hands-on on these two I bumped onto:
I follow Kai for his photography-related stuff, funny how it connects sometimes.
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Jul 18, 2018, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by
rodia77
The first hands-on on these two I bumped onto:
I follow Kai for his photography-related stuff, funny how it connects sometimes.
Nomos - glass-hooter
He’s an irritating little twerp
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