- Posts
- 404
- Likes
- 330
Maximus84
·Yesterday I had the afternoon spare so I thought I'd head down to the Vegas Strip for a wander (temporarily living out here for work).
When I first started looking at purchasing a mechanical watch, Omega was my first and obvious choice. I have a vintage Constellation that was my grandfathers, and had always liked the Speedmaster. After loads of research, I realised there were so many other brands out there, some very expensive!
So, I thought I'd have a look at a few of these brands. I started at the Omega boutique in the Bellagio (wasn't too impressed) then headed over opposite and had a look at a couple of Rolexes. Wanted to try on the new GMT Master BLNR but they didn't have one. In the same store they had JLC, Panerai and Patek Phillipe, three brands I hadn't seen in the metal before. The JLC's were beautiful, obviously very well made. The PP's were also nice, but they didn't have the version of the Nautilus I wanted to see. I was surprised at just how big the Panerai's were - they're huge! Not for me!
I then wandered down to the Crystals Mall a little further down. Richard Mille. Wow. Audemars Piquet - only really looked at the Royal Oak Offshore but they didn't really sing to me. Went in to Tourbillon. Breguets, nice but a bit 'old' in style for me. Glashuttes looked well made.
Anyway, I'm not really sure what the point of this post is, but I had a good afternoon ogling some beautiful watches, many of which I'll never be able to afford, and I learned a bit more about some brands I'm unfamiliar with! I only wish I'd taken some pictures!
When I first started looking at purchasing a mechanical watch, Omega was my first and obvious choice. I have a vintage Constellation that was my grandfathers, and had always liked the Speedmaster. After loads of research, I realised there were so many other brands out there, some very expensive!
So, I thought I'd have a look at a few of these brands. I started at the Omega boutique in the Bellagio (wasn't too impressed) then headed over opposite and had a look at a couple of Rolexes. Wanted to try on the new GMT Master BLNR but they didn't have one. In the same store they had JLC, Panerai and Patek Phillipe, three brands I hadn't seen in the metal before. The JLC's were beautiful, obviously very well made. The PP's were also nice, but they didn't have the version of the Nautilus I wanted to see. I was surprised at just how big the Panerai's were - they're huge! Not for me!
I then wandered down to the Crystals Mall a little further down. Richard Mille. Wow. Audemars Piquet - only really looked at the Royal Oak Offshore but they didn't really sing to me. Went in to Tourbillon. Breguets, nice but a bit 'old' in style for me. Glashuttes looked well made.
Anyway, I'm not really sure what the point of this post is, but I had a good afternoon ogling some beautiful watches, many of which I'll never be able to afford, and I learned a bit more about some brands I'm unfamiliar with! I only wish I'd taken some pictures!
