What watch do you wear?

Cyrus said:
Blancpain 50 fathoms if its a dive watch with a bit of heritage you are after
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Considered it, but it doesn't really do anything for me. I like the Bathyscape but I still prefer the JLC.

mikeh501 said:
was gonna suggest that, or maybe Glashütte Original Sport Evolution Panorama Date?
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Not a proper divers watch. I'm really only interested in divers watches at the moment.
 
panthro said:
Well, I've got my name down for a new Seadweller, but the dealer doesn't take deposits and it's first come first serve with 2 people in front of me. If it wears bigger than a Sub then I'm keen as the Sub is too small for my wrists.
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One of these?

 
panthro said:
Considered it, but it doesn't really do anything for me. I like the Bathyscape but I still prefer the JLC.



Not a proper divers watch. I'm really only interested in divers watches at the moment.
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Yeah thought you may say that. Cant help thinking a JLC dive watch is an oxymoron though! Too nice to be used as a tool watch. :D

Its all very personal, and it doesn't have to make sense - go buy it!

Id still wait to try the new sea dweller in the flesh though...
 
Cosimo said:
It's the Sea-Dweller 4000.
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That's the one.

mikeh501 said:
Yeah thought you may say that. Cant help thinking a JLC dive watch is an oxymoron though! Too nice to be used as a tool watch. :D

Its all very personal, and it doesn't have to make sense - go buy it!

Id still wait to try the new sea dweller in the flesh though...
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I take all my dive watches diving with me :) Took my Bell & Ross BR02 to 40m last month.....unsurprisingly there were no issues :p
 
For me JLC excels at the more dressy end of the market, I love the memovox and reverso lines and heritage (I have master reveil and bought my dad a reverso classique) and their simple dress watches and more complicated dress watches. Although their divers look great, I can't help but feel they don't match what I think of as JLC aesthetics.

I would fancy a FF (although I would never wear my Precista homage again, which would be sad)
 
Bet your dad was quite pleased with that. Is that the PRS-50 LE? Really love that watch! I think you're right about where JLC excel, but after handling the JLC diver about an hour ago, it is so well finished and pleasing to the eye I had no choice but to agree to buy it :)
 
panthro said:
Bet your dad was quite pleased with that. Is that the PRS-50 LE? Really love that watch! I think you're right about where JLC excel, but after handling the JLC diver about an hour ago, it is so well finished and pleasing to the eye I had no choice but to agree to buy it :)
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He was pleased :). He bought me my master reveil for my 30th (some time ago now!) and I bought him the reverso for his 70th

Standard PRS-50

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I am sure the JLC diver is a lovely watch and as I am a bit of a fanboy would probably love it.
 
panthro said:
Bet your dad was quite pleased with that. Is that the PRS-50 LE? Really love that watch! I think you're right about where JLC excel, but after handling the JLC diver about an hour ago, it is so well finished and pleasing to the eye I had no choice but to agree to buy it :)
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Good choice and welcome to the JLC club:)
 
Just how comfortable are those mesh straps? Something about them always reminds me of cheesy 80s B movies :p
 
Extremely comfortable. More 70s than 80s I reckon but they are certainly not to everyone's taste. I have a very nice rubber strap for it too.
 
I suppose another benefit is that it's tougher than a normal bracelet given the links all working together whereas a normal bracelet has just the pins holding each link in place?
 
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