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pdxleaf
路Don't overlook what's close to home...
One fine gold dress watch but which one?
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Tuna Cowboy
路Here's a couple that you might consider....IMO the IWC here is one of the most beautiful dress watches I've seen. This little Longines is off the
charts in person!
charts in person!
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Vizard
路I have seen an optician and I wear glasses for reading.
Even if 39mm is considered vulgar for a dress watch I would prefer that to putting spectacles on every time I wish to see the time. I have sold most of my smaller 36mm watches such as the military and Glycine Airman watches for that reason. Nearly all the watches I have at the moment are dive watches, around 40mm, because of the legibility of the dial.
Have you looked into RLE surgery? I had it nearly ten years ago and don't need glasses anymore. They take out the ageing natural lens and put in a plastic one, usually multifocal. I have the same eyesight as I had around age 40.
Then you can look all elegant with your 36mm dress watch.
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marcn
路I am looking for a clean uncomplicated dial that will stand the test of time. Which one would your recommend? And which reference?
Can recommend either 5227R or 6119R. I鈥檝e come to love and depend upon the date on the 5227! 6119 is more fancy, maybe more of a night out kind of watch, but the hobnail honestly doesn鈥檛 stand out (or flash) as much as one would think, and I wear it to work all the time.
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Tubber
路https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/gallery/the-best-dress-watches-for-men
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I have looked in to it and I know several people that have had it done. Between 拢6-7,000 in UK. I would rather buy a vulgar, bearbug of a 39mm watch than have my eyeball sliced, the lens taken out and a foreign object inserted. Peoples opinions vary and I may change my opinion when my eyesight deteriorates further. I am still under 50 so there wouldn't be a massive benefit. Anyway, it'll take a lot more than a 36mm dress watch to make me look elegant.
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pdxleaf
路That's intriguing. I went from 20/10 in my younger days to tri-focals. (If i use a loupe is it quad-focal?)
Have to admit the thought of it scares me. How about you try this Tubber and report back?
(I was wondering why you sold your Airmans. I get it now.)
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Vizard
路I have looked in to it and I know several people that have had it done. Between 拢6-7,000 in UK. I would rather buy a vulgar, bearbug of a 39mm watch than have my eyeball sliced, the lens taken out and a foreign object inserted. Peoples opinions vary and I may change my opinion when my eyesight deteriorates further. I am still under 50 so there wouldn't be a massive benefit. Anyway, it'll take a lot more than a 36mm dress watch to make me look elegant.
I was 47 when I had it done. I only needed reading glasses beforehand, but now nothing. In terms of how big the benefit might be, I suppose it depends upon how much glasses bother you.
In terms of the foreign object insertion (ooh Matron no), here is Vizard's fascinating fact #267554 - medics discovered that the natural lens could be replaced with a plastic one, without rejection, after monitoring WWII pilots who got shattered perspex canopy shards in their eyes. The body tolerated them, and the seed of an idea was planted.
You're welcome.
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Tubber
路That's intriguing. I went from 20/10 in my younger days to tri-focals. (If i use a loupe is it quad-focal?)
Have to admit the thought of it scares me. How about you try this Tubber and report back?
(I was wondering why you sold your Airmans. I get it now.)
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Tubber
路I was 47 when I had it done. I only needed reading glasses beforehand, but now nothing. In terms of how big the benefit might be, I suppose it depends upon how much glasses bother you.
In terms of the foreign object insertion (ooh Matron no), here is Vizard's fascinating fact #267554 - medics discovered that the natural lens could be replaced with a plastic one, without rejection, after monitoring WWII pilots who got shattered perspex canopy shards in their eyes. The body tolerated them, and the seed of an idea was planted.
You're welcome.
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Vizard
路I am currently 47. Glasses don't bother me at all, have to wear them at work anyway, be they prescription or protective lenses. I'll try to find it but there was a recent article in the UK regarding a certain brand of lenses that were used in RLA surgery. They were trying to recall all the people that had them inserted as they were deteriorating and causing bad after effects. I only have 2 eyes and I'll wait before doing anything to them.
Oculentis. Who also had other problems with their Mplus-X lens. The problems you refer to present after about 3 years I believe. I am well past that now.
I suspect that Oculentis may be bigger by volume than other makers, due to their work with Optical Express, who do lots of ops.
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AlphaToOmega
路Those are the traditional rules, but I鈥檓 not sure that they are closely followed anymore. No one would argue that this isn鈥檛 a dress watch.
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AlphaToOmega
路In my view a dress watch should be relatively thin, less than 36mm, and preferably yellow or rose gold. If you are going a bit vintage an AP with their ultra thin 2121 movement can be had for a reasonable price, throw in a factory service and you have a high grade dress watch that is about 6mm thick with one of the greatest automatic movements ever made. It should be about high end luxury throughout, just not the appearance.
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AlphaToOmega
路I am looking for exactly the same thing. I am considering the JLC Master Ultra Thin Small Seconds.
Would a JLC Reverso be considered a dress watch? I know it was designed for Polo and, as such, a sports watch but..............
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AlphaToOmega
路Here's a couple that you might consider....IMO the IWC here is one of the most beautiful dress watches I've seen. This little Longines is off the
charts in person!
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Tubber
路I like that IWC.
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Yes, thank you, that was the lenses. For the life of me I couldn't remember the name.
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