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State of my collection: My High End Watches
Most of my high end magnificent stuff is gone for lack of wearing. These are what I have left and what I bought to replace them. I enjoy wearing all of these.
My Breitling Chronomat, the oldest watch in my collection and has been worn a ton.

Franck Muller Conquistadore: I tried to sell it and glad no one bought it. Pricey but unique, sort of playful boardroom with the finest 3rd party chronograph movement available to manufacturers - the F. Piguet 1185 used in the Vacheron Overseas, the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, also used by AP, Tiffany and various others. My main dressy watch and I just love it.

Hublot Oceanographic 1000. A beast, super legible, great yellow central minutes counter for the chrono.

JLC Navy Seals Diver Chronograph, just a wonderful easy to wear watch. I may get the rubber articulated bracelet for this.

Omega Ploprof, my latest acquisition. Impossible I know, but it just seems to disappear on my wrist in the sense that it is so comfortable I completely forget I am wearing it,

My Roger Dubuis Easy Diver. I considered selling this because those slender pretty hands disappear in low light. But after some negotiations, RD of Switzerland has agreed to custom make me a set of hands that should improve legibility. A magnificent timepiece reminiscent of Invicta but with quality and finish that is stratospheric. The Geneva Seal on the movement is a rare honor.


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I was wondering where the Hublot was; I thought it might've shown up in the dive watch set but it never did.
I like the little almost throw-away line about the RD making custom hands for you.
If anyone wants a definition of "hi-end" I think that could be one of the requisites: when the watch maker can and are willing to make custom hands for you.
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Gary, you know I love your RD and your Ploprof. I really like the Franck Muller and the JLC as well. As you know, I am not a Hublot fan.
With that said, I will start a little friction (especially if Max/Doboji is online).... Breitling and Omega are not high end. There. I said it.
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Ha B!
I think I would agree with you. But it has more to do with what to call this thread. At $11,000 for the Breitling and $9,200 for the Omega, they certainly don't belong in my midrange group and are arguably high end based on price alone.
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I always enjoy seeing your unique watches. I really dig the JLC Navy Seal...VERY cool.
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Great post Gary as usual.
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Not a Zombie
Sorry I got dibs on that!!

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Perseus
I always enjoy seeing your unique watches. I really dig the JLC Navy Seal...VERY cool.
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The Dude Abides
Sweet. It made my checkbook nervous just looking at your watches......
"Either He's Dead, Or My Watch Has Stopped....."
Groucho Marx
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Jan 6, 2015, 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by
DM71
I kind of feel sad to see the Angular Momentum is gone

Were am I gone see one now?
Thanks for sharing!
Daniel, you are funny. I do still have the Angular Momentum, it is in my other SOTC thread, My Art Watches. And btw, I decided to keep your Debeaufre. I will be getting rid of my IWC Big Pilot and have already sold my Steinhart sterile dial pilot.
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