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路They did. There's the hard way to make things simple and then there's the simple way
Omega @ Baselworld 2016
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Riviera Paradise
路When I read your posts, I think the best watches for you are not Rolex or Omega but....
Thanks!
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Riviera Paradise
路Aaaaand back to watches.... 馃槈
I posted this in another thread, but this is my favorite Baselworld offering from this year. Oris nailed it in my opinion.
Love that second picture! Beautiful Diver. Oris have been doing great stuff recently with in-house calibres as well. Thanks for posting馃榾
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路oh snap...lives in Brazil?...no?....a wink from an englishman is something else entirely.
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friendharry
路The pics come from google 馃槈
For the Oris, yes, big hit. And the LE Toppfer is great as well
For the Oris, yes, big hit. And the LE Toppfer is great as well
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路I'm a total sucker for the Seiko enamel dial pieces with blued hands, so their Presage 60th Anniversary chrono pieces hit almost all the right notes. Too thick at 15mm, but other than that it looks like a winner. Chrono well with triple hammer and three vertical clutches for the subdial hands (Image from Fratello)
And I usually don't like Pepsi bezels but the PADI gets it really right. (Fratello again)
And as mentioned before the Longines Railroad is gorgeous. Unlike the new Airking this is how to do a busy dial. Add to that the stunning hands and incredible case finishing and you have another winner from the wings.
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And I usually don't like Pepsi bezels but the PADI gets it really right. (Fratello again)
And as mentioned before the Longines Railroad is gorgeous. Unlike the new Airking this is how to do a busy dial. Add to that the stunning hands and incredible case finishing and you have another winner from the wings.
(note: edited for adjective redundancy)
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路I'm a total sucker for the Seiko enamel dial pieces with blued hands, so their Presage 60th Anniversary chrono pieces hit almost all the right notes. Too thick at 15mm, but other than that it looks like a winner. Chrono well with triple hammer and three vertical clutches for the subdial hands (Image from Fratello)
And I usually don't like Pepsi bezels but the PADI gets it really right. (Fratello again)
And as mentioned before the Longines Railroad is stunning. Unlike the new Airking, this is how to do a busy dial. Add to that the stunning hands and incredible case finishing and you have another winner from the wings.
That Seiko Presage is a gem and incredible value for money...the Seiko PADI was a superb marketing move by Seiko (this is now the "official" dive watch) and offering it with a Pepsi dial is cool......I had not seen this new Longines Railroad....I agree that they have made a busy dial look very elegant.
On the railroad theme makes you wonder why Omega did not put out a Railmaster in Basel 2016 to balance the "modern" (euphemism) offerings. Rolex with the new Explorer 1 and Tudor with the 36mm Black Bay are laughing all the way to the bank. A new Master Co-axial Railmaster completing the heritage theme with the SM300MC and Speedy 57 Broad Arrow offerings would certainly have competed for my wallet vs a Rolex Explorer 1. Now the Crown will receive my green paper without competition.
Hopefully during Basel 2017 we will see Omega direct their marketing efforts back to what they did in Basel 2013/2014/2015. I really don麓t think the younger demographic right now would prefer an Omega mechanical versus an Apple Watch and I think Omega are wasting their time trying to capture the crowd who are not into a "timeless" (no pun intended) classical design language...a design can be modern and timeless/classical ...think Bang Olufsen...I would say that the DSOTM is that sort of design....I believe that in the post smartwatch world, people will still buy mid-level luxury mechanical watches (Omega & Rolex) exactly because of their timeless classical design. Smartwatches will own the "trendy/new technology/fashion statement" segment....focus on your strengths Omega: timeless classical design!
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Jones in LA
路路Not in LA anymore.I'm sold on the Seiko PADI already. Just waiting for it to show up in the marketplace.
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Originally wanted a blue TiPO but this is growing on me...
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M'Bob
路I'm in G-Shock!
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路I think it's hideous!
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路overall: a very mixed bag
i like the GSOTM - if it werent for the ugly black hole in the dialwhy don't they start hiring REAL DESIGNERS that get the BASICS right (there's nothing black on the watch - why a black date disk? ... did they even bother to check the name of the watch? ...I can so see a grey date dial with red numbers ... voil谩 - everybody happy ... but no
- the orange chrono is with 45.5mm unfortunately Breitling/Invicta/Hublot territory ... just for arab hip-hoppers with russian accent
I realise that this is a bit late now, but I was thinking about that grey date dial with red numbers and wondered how it would look and discovered that grey disk with white numbers and a red shaddow work better, like this:-
but in the end it looks better without any date IMHO and that goes for a whole raft of other models.
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路@Longbow great Photoshop work there馃榾
I think a date complication at 6 o clock, preserving dial symmetry is ok/tolerable. The only issue I have with dates is that they should not contrast with the dial colour, which is where I think the GSOTM Meteorite fails a bit...compare it to the DSOTM, where you hardly notice the date at all.
I really hate, for example, the Sub date with the white date bulging through the cyclops looking like an eyesore against the black dial. It would look so, so much better with a black date background..."screw" the diving visibility thing for the date complication, make it black...I don麓t think many scuba divers are actually looking at the date during their dives, are they? The Sub No Date for me is much, much more classy as is the SM300MC.
I actually think the 6 o clock date was done OK on the Globemaster. I also think a date for a SS version makes sense, as many will consider it be a business watch. Perhaps the higher end more dressy Globemaster pieces in gold cases should follow the platinum route and go for no date dials? I know the Tresor would look nicer without a date too! Sorry for repeating the same Tresor pic BTW...I have not been having much time to take new pics and post stuff on this forum.
I think a date complication at 6 o clock, preserving dial symmetry is ok/tolerable. The only issue I have with dates is that they should not contrast with the dial colour, which is where I think the GSOTM Meteorite fails a bit...compare it to the DSOTM, where you hardly notice the date at all.
I really hate, for example, the Sub date with the white date bulging through the cyclops looking like an eyesore against the black dial. It would look so, so much better with a black date background..."screw" the diving visibility thing for the date complication, make it black...I don麓t think many scuba divers are actually looking at the date during their dives, are they? The Sub No Date for me is much, much more classy as is the SM300MC.
I actually think the 6 o clock date was done OK on the Globemaster. I also think a date for a SS version makes sense, as many will consider it be a business watch. Perhaps the higher end more dressy Globemaster pieces in gold cases should follow the platinum route and go for no date dials? I know the Tresor would look nicer without a date too! Sorry for repeating the same Tresor pic BTW...I have not been having much time to take new pics and post stuff on this forum.
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路I completely respect your personal opinion and preferences, but sorry mate, I can only see this growing Freddy style in most peoples post Basel 2016 nightmares馃榾
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路the more i look at O.'s 2016 new offering, the more i like the Ex1 ... 馃榿
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AestheticAmbush
路I completely respect your personal opinion and preferences, but sorry mate, I can only see this growing Freddy style in most peoples post Basel 2016 nightmares馃榾
To confess, I was absolutely repulsed when I saw the new collection. Especially when I saw the rubber bezel insert...
I was looking forward to so much, the 43.5mm case size, new movement, adjustable clasp, etc. I have been eyeing the blue titanium PO and the Hulk both, but decided that the new release would be the one to get. When I saw the new model I was not impressed at all, and now honestly I feel like I'm trying to like it too hard.
In other news, how long does everyone think the 3235 will take to make its way into the new sub? Might be worth holding out a little longer.
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路To confess, I was absolutely repulsed when I saw the new collection. Especially when I saw the rubber bezel insert...
I was looking forward to so much, the 43.5mm case size, new movement, adjustable clasp, etc. I have been eyeing the blue titanium PO and the Hulk both, but decided that the new release would be the one to get. When I saw the new model I was not impressed at all, and now honestly I feel like I'm trying to like it too hard.
In other news, how long does everyone think the 3235 will take to make its way into the new sub? Might be worth holding out a little longer.
