Talk me out of buying a 2254.50

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I must say that I'm very disappointed in you guys.

If you're going to discredit a watch use more venom. There has been plenty of bark on this thread but very little bite.

You simply did not try hard enough! For this I blame each and every one of you.
Look what you made me do....



And don't even get me started on the bathroom.



Thanks guys!

You chose wisely...
 
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This thread was obviously tongue-in-cheek and lighthearted but in all seriousness I've been toying with the idea of buying this watch for a couple of years.

As for the bathroom, I'm not entirely selfish (just mostly 馃槈) and I do have a contingency plan in place that should keep both me and the wife happy.

As for the watch - do I like it? Yes, a lot. Do I love it? No, no yet.

I'm one of the most hard to please people I know, always looking for negatives before appreciating the positives. When I first got my Planet Ocean I wasn't quite sure about it and spent about a week with buyers remorse. Now I adore it and think it's as close to watch perfection as you can get.

So, yeah I'm happy with this one and think I'll grow to love it.

Thanks for each and every response, I found the whole thing very entertaining.

Cheers,

Paul
 
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Here's a couple 11 more reasons:
1) it's too thin!...a dive watch should be thick and chunky so you always know it's on your wrist.
2) the scalloped bezel doesn't hurt your fingers when you turn it, what?!...that's what it's all about? It should have a coin edge or notches like all the other divers out there.
3) the almost hidden date window: what?!...if your going to have a date window it should be loud and obvious like with a white background, window frame or a magnification cyclops on the crystal. This is exactly reason the Sea-Dweller is so unpopular.
4) the domed crystal...No!...it's should be flat so you can make sun reflection spots on the walls for you cats to play with. Also it's nice to have an abrupt edge to the crystal so it can chip.
5) the painted logo, script and markers on the dial...a tool watch should be more blingy with applied white gold logos and white gold surrounds...that's why the vintage Subs, GMT's, Seamasters etc. are not very popular with collectors.
6) the 2254 lacks a ceramic bezel!...I hate that because it's not shiny enough!
7) the clasp is too contoured and we'll designed...it doesn't make enough noise when I open or close it by pushing the buttons
8) 2 matching sword hands....WRONG!...the minute hand should be baton style for more variety
9) the matte charcoal wave dial: yet another design error- it should be a shiny black surface, for a more bringy appearance.
10) the solid caseback: another mistake....it should be a glass-back. I mean who wants that Hippocampus thing on there? It never really went we the Seamaster branding.
11)What?!...no "Bond bracelet"?...that's inappropriate and unfashionable.

Oh yeah, terrible watch...I hate mine so much I don't ever want another diver....
And don't forget the lack of anti reflective coating on the crystal.
But all of these "personal "faults" are easy enough ( and fun ) to correct 馃榾
 
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I must say that I'm very disappointed in you guys.

If you're going to discredit a watch use more venom. There has been plenty of bark on this thread but very little bite.

You simply did not try hard enough! For this I blame each and every one of you.
Look what you made me do....



And don't even get me started on the bathroom.



Thanks guys!
You've made the right choice.
 
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Congrats!...I do find that I fall in love with watches, not when they first arrive, but after its been on my for a little while.
Enjoy the ride...did you get the warranty cards?
 
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My steel GMT makes me feel a bit weight , so I buy titanium which make me feel a bit lighter ...
Finally I keep both because I cannot know exactly which one I heated most馃槣馃榿馃榿 .