A thread for watch love - The Bear and Badger

g.man

Minkymu wrote:

Mission to Uranus is the funniest one

Absolutely

Minkymu

I asked the mrs if she wanted that one

Minkymu

Moon, mars, mercury, neptune, jupiter in that order

The sun looks cheap, earths weird, uranus just no, saturn meh and venus looks cack

I would defo buy moon and mars and be v happy

The white canvas strap concerns me with daily use though tbh

I_R

Looking forward to some proper reviews. I'm assuming you can change the strap, but all the people who had them before release were very light on detail.

I_R

And yes, youtubers saying Uranus, either knowingly or not has been a fun bonus.

g.man

Meanwhile in Carnaby Street...

I don't think the flippers have realised that these aren't a limited edition yet...

Now if you really wanted the one thing that is genuinely collectible, then you'd have to have one of these...

...which you can't actually buy, because they're for display purposes only at Omega stores.

Minkymu

Wtf £7900 dick head scalpers

g.man

Bidders be having the last laugh…

Flippers are going to take a pasting on this

mk64

I’ve been thinking about upping my watch game. The most I’ve spent on a watch is about £200-300.

I have a good bonus coming at work and thinking to spend a few k on something really nice.

Where do I start looking? Anything to avoid? Can I go second hand? If so where? Any advice is really welcome. I’m in no rush. Money hasn’t even hit my account yet.

Minkymu

Really depends what you want from your watch.

Whats the budget? Whats the style you want? Dress, sports or divers for instance?

Longines, in particular tge heritage range is great.

Nomos are amazing value.

Tudor are a baby rolex.

afgavinstan

Mates saying the London store had to close before launch? Some trouble or something?

mistercrayon

Plus £15 postage.

Minkymu

afgavinstan wrote:

Mates saying the London store had to close before launch? Some trouble or something?

Dunno there were 3 london stores

Minkymu

Yeah the Carnaby Street store closed at 9am ish because crowds tried to rush the store. Police had to be called out as it was absolute carnage

FECK

ME

afgavinstan

Oh well. More for the online sale I guess.

davyK

One in the eye for the "watches are dead" sneerers.

Minkymu

Time and tide watches were at the Geneva launch of the moonswatch. He interviews the crowd as well as gets a look at the watches.

https://youtu.be/oDLHVBCXHRw

Minkymu

Longines has done it again. Lovely looking gmt range based on The Spirit pilots watch range. This is the Zulu Spirit Time.

Difficult to tell but the middle watch has a deep green dial with faux patina aged beige numerals and hands. Lovely

Minkymu

Better pic of the green dialed one on the leather clasp strap.

Armitage_Shankburn

How are you doing minky. I've been thinking about you a.lot mate.

Spoiler:

Minkymu

Lol i bet you could. Nice Daytona eh?

Im ok thank you for asking. I appreciate the thought.

Armitage_Shankburn

Get me a ridge racer and you have yourself a deal

Minkymu

Soooooooo the Moonswatch. Seems like the mission to the moon is the favourite so far, followed by mercury and mars. Uranus is the one the watch geeks are going for due to the very in vogue tiffany blue colour.

Most left field choices seem to be sun and earth

Based purely on YouTube and insta out put not actual facts

Minkymu

Armitage_Shankburn wrote:

Get me a ridge racer and you have yourself a deal

Lol i do like you man. Thank you. You have given me some very good advise these last few years. Why are we not real life friends lol

Armitage_Shankburn

I'm not as nice IRL as I am here man. Tbh I'm a bit of a cunt, like.

Minkymu

Armitage_Shankburn wrote:

I'm not as nice IRL as I am here man. Tbh I'm a bit of a cunt, like.

Snap

Minkymu

Ohhhhhh dear

https://youtu.be/Uk6Nwy5kMy4

Seems like the Neptune blue model is leaking dye from the case onto skin. Might just be this one blokes watch because no one else has reported it

b0r1s

Sweaty bastard

Minkymu

Annnnnd Tudor have smashed it again. The new Blackbay Pro. A COSC certified movement GMT. Essentially their much cheaper answer to the Rolex Explorer 2.

Stainless steel 39mm case. Available on the bracelet at £3080, or leather or Nato straps at £2840.

Two words. Yes please

They are pleasingly retro.

This is decidedly the pick of the ranges launched today. They have done some chintzy looking silver and gold updates to the blackbay gmt, the chrono and the blackbay in general. They are too offensive to the eyes to post here.

Minkymu

Rolex have also launched a new design case shape for the £5880 air king, a new GMT hulk with a crown on the left hand side and black and green cereamic bezel, a new 42mm yatchmaster and a new date just.

Ive not posted any pics yet cos you cannot fucking buy any of them anyway

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