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Lovely, the green suits it very well. Did it come with the Hamilton buckle too?
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Lovely, the green suits it very well. Did it come with the Hamilton buckle too?
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Can’t harm putting your name on multiple lists. Increases your chance of being offered one !I asked for my AD to call me if a Milgauss or air king are available too
Loving the Milgauss too, in Z Blue
?Not a fan of the Air King though, the numbers for the markers and the green and yellow accents on black dial don't work for me.
Are the waiting list for these as bad as the GMT II ?
No, the Milgaus and Air King are closer to 3-6months.Loving the Milgauss too, in Z Blue
Not a fan of the Air King though, the numbers for the markers and the green and yellow accents on black dial don't work for me.
Are the waiting list for these as bad as the GMT II ?
I’m thinking if I pick one up, it’ll be the darker colour of the two. While I like the blue/green, it’s just a little bright for me.Loving the Milgauss too, in Z Blue
Not a fan of the Air King though, the numbers for the markers and the green and yellow accents on black dial don't work for me.
Are the waiting list for these as bad as the GMT II ?
yeah I heard the air king is a bit marmite ! I like it. (Big fan of aviation)
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This was my thinking too. I already have the black one from Zuludiver but black is just too boring on a watch like this so it will likely hibernate in the watch box forever now
I have to consciously think about wearing the canvas sand coloured strap though as it's very nice but not as versatile as a rubber is.
Ah no it came with a plain buckle but I swapped over the vintage Hamilton buckle as this will now be the strap I wear most with this watch.
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Yes it is very bright so definitely not for everyone. Love the lightning design for the second hand though. Cool without being tacky.
Had a chat with the other half, she prefers the Red Blue GMT II. I'm on the fence though so I'll mull on it over the week and see which I'll enquire about. Guessing they are equally popular.
I think the red/blue is MUCH more in demand than the black/blue unfortunately.
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Ohhh I'm a bit surprised. Thought the black/blue would have been the more popular. More in demand means longer waiting time then
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They aren't in anywhere near such high demand though. Aside from the odd LE, there is simply nothing out there as in demand as the Sub.
As hughtrimble said, much of that demand is 'manufactured' in that there are waitlists at ADs for products readily available on the grey market, but at much higher prices. Watches are easy to store so grey dealers can sit on them as long as they want and wait for a buyer but it also sets expectations for the 'value' of the product. This also leads to seeing loads of people with 4 or 5 different reference subs or SDs mainly there for investment purposes, further driving demand.
Every watch auction I've looked at has been chock full of subs, SDs and particularly Datejusts. There are plenty about but they are perceived as scarce because you can't get them for retail without that special relationship nonsense.
It's a bubble that will burst..... at some point, but it could be a while and there is always another emerging market that will hoover up spare capacity.
I love the PO. Had a titanium blue dial one a few years ago and regret selling it. the only thing IMO that stops it being perfect is the external helium valve. Annoys the hell out of me. Is that a forged carbon case? I can't keep up with the numerous releases.This week I shall mostly be wearing -
It's the full ceramic version. It adds to the weight, but I quite like that; makes it feel more solid. I agree re the helium valve. Totally superfluous to desk diving.
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Helium valves must be the most played out complication on a watch case ever. They are only relevant to saturation divers, and only then if specifically needed. No other type of diving calls for the need of any such valve so quite why makers like Omega still put ugly valves that stick out on watches that will almost certainly never see the wrist of a full time saturation diver (of which there are only a few hundred active in the world) remains a mystery.
I guess it's the manufactured demand part I just don't understand or accept the reason for. There are so many references it boggles the mind and I thought 51 Seamaster 300M variants was too many.
Anyways I have sold the Timex Pac-Mac lol. I got back what I paid for it in effort to make some watch box space for the new Baltic releasing for ordering next month. If it ends up not being a style I like I may well get something else who knows
I guess it's the manufactured demand part I just don't understand or accept the reason for. There are so many references it boggles the mind and I thought 51 Seamaster 300M variants was too many.
Anyways I have sold the Timex Pac-Mac lol. I got back what I paid for it in effort to make some watch box space for the new Baltic releasing for ordering next month. If it ends up not being a style I like I may well get something else who knows
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I see the Coniston Black Edition has 34 pieces left for sale out of the 500. Selling very quickly over the past couple of weeks.
Time is quickly running out to make a decision. Hmmm. Shame there aren't any YT videos of it, apart from poor quality one.
Time is quickly running out to make a decision. Hmmm. Shame there aren't any YT videos of it, apart from poor quality one.
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You don't need a review of the black edition specifically as it is only a colourway difference over the other Conistons. The movement is also the exact same with just a difference in colour of the metal. Any Coniston review will be all you need really.
Soldato
Yeah I'm more interested in seeing the black edition up close in a half decent video though. Black edition definitely is more eye catching compared to the other colours.
Sorry mrk but you'd be on 'report' if you made that comment at Marlow
"It may look like the Black Edition is just a recolouring of the Coniston, but you’d be mistaken, ..."
Can you not give it an order and then return it if not happy?
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It is what it is
Teddy did a great video this week on movements, most of us probably already know this but always good to have everything covered in one video:
Teddy did a great video this week on movements, most of us probably already know this but always good to have everything covered in one video:
Soldato
Sorry mrk but you'd be on 'report' if you made that comment at Marlow
"It may look like the Black Edition is just a recolouring of the Coniston, but you’d be mistaken, ..."
Can you not give it an order and then return it if not happy?
It's certainly the only watch by them that peaks my interest. I like their story also and the attention to detail. Their videos of concept to design and execution are really inspiring.