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WatchWalker
·I was there once. Now 4 of the last 5 watches I have purchased were chronographs. I couldn't see any need of it.....now I time everything. Give it time, you will come around also.
Mck
Am I the only one that's not into chronograph?
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bubba48
·Chronograph?
Only two
Only two
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kyle L
··GrasshopperNever used to like them, now I own a couple...🤔
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WatchVaultNYC
·I need to warm up to those rectagular pushers.. I see so many..
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Dan S
·I do like chronographs, and they probably represent half of my collection. However, outside of chronographs, I like simpler dials, and I prefer to avoid date windows if possible.
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ras47
·Uh oh. I didn’t mean to hijack the thread. But...
So, this is the Swiss Army knife that came with the Aprillia Mille RSVR I used to own. The logos have worn off, but I carried this for a few years when I rode every day. Very heavy and large.
I can’t believe I couldn’t find a picture of my motorcycle in my old photo files. So, here’s a stock photo of same year
Scary bike. If I’d owned it long enough, I would have killed myself on it. 🙄
But, my personal land speed record was set on that bike. 155 in the Nevada desert. 🙄🙄
155 ON A BIKE??!! Dude, that's insane! Cool, but definitely insane. Even in a car, once you hit about 120 things start getting surreal. I cannot imagine 155 in a car, let alone on only two wheels and in the open. Man, at those speeds if you even sit up you can get blown right off the bike. Still, I bet you had the biggest grin ever for the rest of that day. 😀
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ulackfocus
·Even in a car, once you hit about 120 things start getting surreal.
Ah HA! I bet you keep going back for more, like an adrenaline junkie. It certainly IS a different world at speeds in the triple digits. Your car better have some type of body work to manage the air flow, or the lift from one small cross breeze can be deadly.
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airansun
·155 ON A BIKE??!! Dude, that's insane! Cool, but definitely insane. Even in a car, once you hit about 120 things start getting surreal. I cannot imagine 155 in a car, let alone on only two wheels and in the open. Man, at those speeds if you even sit up you can get blown right off the bike. Still, I bet you had the biggest grin ever for the rest of that day. 😀
145 on a BMW K1200RS motorcycle a couple of times and 145 driving a BMW M3 (to the governor) are my runner ups. At 125, the driver’s door vibrated heavily on my 1984 RX7 GSL-SE, which was enough to stop me from pushing it further. In no instance have I maintained such speeds for any distance. In my home state, being caught at such speeds will result in a trip in handcuffs. And, I agree; at those speeds, one can become disoriented.
But, not testing a sport bike’s (or a car’s) limits, to me, is like not wearing a vintage watch. What was the point of buying it?
The Aprilia at 155 felt like being balanced on a knife’s edge and it was took my breath away; I never rode it that fast again. The K1200RS at 145 just hunkered down, rock solid and very confidence inspiring.
I can tell you that Adrenaline is a wonderful thing, having spent a good part of my life addicted to it.
And, oh, I sold all my motorcycles 8 years ago and haven’t looked back.
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Professor
·I don't own a Chronograph and I'm unlikely to find a vintage example or modern mechanical that I can afford unless its Chinese made. I have been looking at Seiko's Quartz driven Chronographs.
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Mtek
·The Aprilia at 155 felt like being balanced on a knife’s edge and it was took my breath away; I never rode it that fast again. The K1200RS at 145 just hunkered down, rock solid and very confidence inspiring.
I hit 145 plus on an older Ducati I had, on i15 going from LA to Vegas. At 145, full tuck and throttle locked, I glanced down to see how many more rpms I had left in 6th. That split second glance, my eyes moved back to the road and was veering off the highway. I straightened it out and continued on to redline, never knew how fast I actually went, but it had to be comfortably above 150.
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jaguar11
·To each their own...
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Speedmasterfan88
·I was there too.
Only had three handers, some without date. And some day the Chrono buck bit me. In the past chronos always bugged me with their „cluttered“ dials. But I recognize now that most of them are a thing of symmetrical beauty when done right.
@ulackfocus how About sub seconds no date?!
I find that to be one of the outmost beautiful solutions. I had the chance to hold and try out a Platin Patek 5169P-001. That thing is pure perfection for me. And will remain a dream probably at an asking price way out of my league.
On the speed topic, living in Germany definitely changes ones perception of speed. 120 mph is normal travel speed here when you are on a derestricted part of the Autobahn.
Fastest I personally got up to was 180mph in an opened up Audi TTRS. A blast to drive.
Cheers,
Max
Only had three handers, some without date. And some day the Chrono buck bit me. In the past chronos always bugged me with their „cluttered“ dials. But I recognize now that most of them are a thing of symmetrical beauty when done right.
@ulackfocus how About sub seconds no date?!
I find that to be one of the outmost beautiful solutions. I had the chance to hold and try out a Platin Patek 5169P-001. That thing is pure perfection for me. And will remain a dream probably at an asking price way out of my league.
On the speed topic, living in Germany definitely changes ones perception of speed. 120 mph is normal travel speed here when you are on a derestricted part of the Autobahn.
Fastest I personally got up to was 180mph in an opened up Audi TTRS. A blast to drive.
Cheers,
Max
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Risto
·OP should love this watch then:
I love clean chronographs.
Heuer Carrera 2447 or Zenith Elite Chronograph Classic or Newman have perfect dials.
On speed topic: try doing 300 km/h on Yamaha R1 or 280 km/h on old Volvo S40 (tuned to 440hp).
Of course, running that fast on a motorcycle is physically demanding and scares the crap out.
Car feels nervous but you can still manage it with one hand.
I love clean chronographs.
Heuer Carrera 2447 or Zenith Elite Chronograph Classic or Newman have perfect dials.
On speed topic: try doing 300 km/h on Yamaha R1 or 280 km/h on old Volvo S40 (tuned to 440hp).
Of course, running that fast on a motorcycle is physically demanding and scares the crap out.
Car feels nervous but you can still manage it with one hand.
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Speedmasterfan88
·OP should love this watch then:
I love clean chronographs.
Heuer Carrera 2447 or Zenith Elite Chronograph Classic or Newman have perfect dials.
On speed topic: try doing 300 km/h on Yamaha R1 or 280 km/h on old Volvo S40 (tuned to 440hp).
Of course, running that fast on a motorcycle is physically demanding and scares the crap out.
Car feels nervous but you can still manage it with one hand.
That’s a beautiful dial!
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tikkathree
·Oh I neeeed chronos in my life having been a 1-watch guy for many years with a Seiko 7T34 panda 4-subdial Flightmaster. I have a big thing for 7750 wobblers and collected these in variety over a number of years, still owning, er, a few.
Since being shown the Omega way I have again picked up a yellow dial Schumey reduced Speedmaster, am totally smitten with various Omega Mk watches Mk2, Mk4.5 and Mk5/Teutonic but..... and I'd better say this quietly as it's fairly heretical.......
I just don't get the "standard case" Speedmaster - Moonwatch, Pre-Moon etc.
I'm sorry guys but it's not happening....
Since being shown the Omega way I have again picked up a yellow dial Schumey reduced Speedmaster, am totally smitten with various Omega Mk watches Mk2, Mk4.5 and Mk5/Teutonic but..... and I'd better say this quietly as it's fairly heretical.......
I just don't get the "standard case" Speedmaster - Moonwatch, Pre-Moon etc.
I'm sorry guys but it's not happening....
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WatchWalker
·This topic seems to shift from Chronograph into Speedmaster (makes sense) into speed. I have been exposed to speed a lot, on two wheels, 4 wheels, on road and on track. Here's two shots I have on hand taken some public road action. Both taken in Germany during regular hours in non-restricted zones. Cannot reveal who took the pictures though... 😎
Guess the car fanatics easily recognise brand and model?
Guess the car fanatics easily recognise brand and model?
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jimmyd13
·Whenever I wear a non-chrono watch, I feel a little sense of loss. It's only for one reason: to time my coffee.
Now, I appreciate that most of you will be totally confused by that statement. There are a few here who are as serious about coffee as they are about their watches and they will understand. For those who don't, the simple reason is that timing a shot of espresso is the simplest way to ensure that the extraction rates are good. With my machine, it should take at least 20 seconds, and no more than 30, for 60ml of water to run through a 19.8g puck of coffee. The ideal is 23 seconds. If you're outside the 20-30 second range, it goes straight down the sink and the grind level is changed - finer or coarser - depending on the time.
Again, I'm sure most will think that is incredibly anal (who measures 19.8g and not just 20?) but if you realise that the beans I'm currently using are a AA rated natural Ethiopian and cost £100 a kilo ... you might begin to understand. My roaster (yes, I have "a guy" who roasts the beans with utmost skill and care) only has one bag of these beans. When they're gone, they're gone. Even next year, there's no promise that the farm which grew these beans will be able to replicate the quality they hit this time around. I've not had coffee this good since the 2015 Wallenford Estate managed to hit one out of the park ... that was £15 per 100g.
Suddenly, wearing a chronograph seems the least of my addictions.
Edit to add: https://i.imgur.com/Bp20pzz.jpg https://i.imgur.com/EDalOmP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qprpgVK.jpg
Now, I appreciate that most of you will be totally confused by that statement. There are a few here who are as serious about coffee as they are about their watches and they will understand. For those who don't, the simple reason is that timing a shot of espresso is the simplest way to ensure that the extraction rates are good. With my machine, it should take at least 20 seconds, and no more than 30, for 60ml of water to run through a 19.8g puck of coffee. The ideal is 23 seconds. If you're outside the 20-30 second range, it goes straight down the sink and the grind level is changed - finer or coarser - depending on the time.
Again, I'm sure most will think that is incredibly anal (who measures 19.8g and not just 20?) but if you realise that the beans I'm currently using are a AA rated natural Ethiopian and cost £100 a kilo ... you might begin to understand. My roaster (yes, I have "a guy" who roasts the beans with utmost skill and care) only has one bag of these beans. When they're gone, they're gone. Even next year, there's no promise that the farm which grew these beans will be able to replicate the quality they hit this time around. I've not had coffee this good since the 2015 Wallenford Estate managed to hit one out of the park ... that was £15 per 100g.
Suddenly, wearing a chronograph seems the least of my addictions.
Edit to add: https://i.imgur.com/Bp20pzz.jpg https://i.imgur.com/EDalOmP.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qprpgVK.jpg
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WatchWalker
·Whenever I wear a non-chrono watch, I feel a little sense of loss. It's only for one reason: to time my coffee.
Now, I appreciate that most of you will be totally confused by that statement. There are a few here who are as serious about coffee as they are about their watches and they will understand. For those who don't, the simple reason is that timing a shot of espresso is the simplest way to ensure that the extraction rates are good. With my machine, it should take at least 20 seconds, and no more than 30, for 60ml of water to run through a 19.8g puck of coffee. The ideal is 23 seconds. If you're outside the 20-30 second range, it goes straight down the sink and the grind level is changed - finer or coarser - depending on the time.
Again, I'm sure most will think that is incredibly anal (who measures 19.8g and not just 20?) but if you realise that the beans I'm currently using are a AA rated natural Ethiopian and cost £100 a kilo ... you might begin to understand. My roaster (yes, I have "a guy" who roasts the beans with utmost skill and care) only has one bag of these beans. When they're gone, they're gone. Even next year, there's no promise that the farm which grew these beans will be able to replicate the quality they hit this time around. I've not had coffee this good since the 2015 Wallenford Estate managed to hit one out of the park ... that was £15 per 100g.
Suddenly, wearing a chronograph seems the least of my addictions.
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jimmyd13
·This topic seems to shift from Chronograph into Speedmaster (makes sense) into speed. I have been exposed to speed a lot, on two wheels, 4 wheels, on road and on track. Here's two shots I have on hand taken some public road action. Both taken in Germany during regular hours in non-restricted zones. Cannot reveal who took the pictures though... 😎
Guess the car fanatics easily recognise brand and model?
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorUnless you're an El Primero collector.
Now back to our regularly scheduled thread...
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