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·I have a red lip and its an all ss case not chrome plated. I bought it solely for its resemblance to a certain speedmaster
Very lovely watches!
Well, to each his own, I guess, but it seems like a lot to pay for a smallish, chrome-plated chronograph with a common utilitarian movement from a nothing-special brand. Some people are going crazy over a specific paint scheme, but the quality of the watch is quite low overall, including the quality of printing on the dial. When the bubble bursts, I would not want to be holding pieces like this.
That's correct... the price is purely reflected on the dial design. I can find very nice Vulcain chronographs for sub $1k, and when the smoke has cleared, it does not seem reasonable at all to pay $2,750 or even $2k for the lip chronograph.
Not a crazy price. I remember these going for a lot more a year or so ago. Shortly after the Hodinkee article came out they went into rocket mode
With that said, I am still on the hunt for a "poor (wo)man's Paul Newman" and hope I can come across another (not necessarily lip brand) at a much better price point.
