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Oct 21, 2023, 02:31 AM
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I woke up in the grip of a madness most strange
Some inexplicable force has commandeered my cerebrum and I now have a rabid desire to own a regulateur. Don’t think less of me — my volition has been dragooned by malign intentions beyond my control.
Aside from the hideousness of my predicament is the bald fact that regulateurs as a species are spendy. So the question obtains: who makes a nice regulateur that won’t require me to sell a kidney?
Clean, spare design, case 44 - 38mm, new or used, auto or hand crank. Any ideas?
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Oct 21, 2023, 04:22 AM
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Hamilton makes several Jazzmaster models. There's also Xeric, although I don't know anything about the brand:
https://www.xeric.com/collections/re...utomatic-watch
Christopher Ward made one, the C8, although it might be too expensive, and I don't know if it's still available.
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Oct 21, 2023, 05:03 AM
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The Xeric designs are very cool. I hadn't seen those. Chronoswiss has made a wide range of regulateur designs, some of which are exquisite, some sporty, some a bit odd. It seems to be their thing these days. I am a bit of a Chronoswiss fanboy so I could recommend those, but I also stupidly crave the Erard-Silberstein regulateur which costs more than it should. I agree for something more budget-wise, Hamilton would be my go-to.

Too many watches, not enough wrists.
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Oct 21, 2023, 05:16 AM
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That Chronoswiss would be almost perfect except for the onion crown. Those things drive me crackers. I’ll have to check out their other designs. Didn’t know that Hamilton made one, I’ll have to investigate that since I like most of the Hamiltons I’ve seen and I love the one I own.
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Oct 21, 2023, 10:21 AM
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Oct 21, 2023, 02:02 PM
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Savagely Average
Chronoswiss and Meistersinger were first to mind for me
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Oct 21, 2023, 02:24 PM
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Oris has aa diver regulator. Not my thing, but since you’re asking.
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Michael
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Oct 21, 2023, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by
mlcor
Hamilton makes several Jazzmaster models. There's also Xeric, although I don't know anything about the brand:
https://www.xeric.com/collections/re...utomatic-watch
Christopher Ward made one, the C8, although it might be too expensive, and I don't know if it's still available.
This is cool, but forget about me being able to tell time on that. I’ve never done well telling the time on alternative time displays.
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Oct 21, 2023, 02:37 PM
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Once in awhile you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
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Oct 21, 2023, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by
Strange
...my cerebrum and I now have a rabid desire to own a regulateur...
Regs can be extremely nice and I am a fan. I hope you find one.
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