The Watch Fanatic Thread

[Chewbacca 7,780]

5 minutes ago, G650 said:

 

maximum lulz

What is MSRP on the Nautilus 5711?  Isn't it around $40k?

[G650 14,263]

29 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

What is MSRP on the Nautilus 5711?  Isn't it around $40k?

Well, they don't make the blue one anymore, so they are getting about 100k or so resale right now. But some joker is trying to sell an unworn one for 600k plus

[Chewbacca 7,780]

Just now, G650 said:

Well, they don't make the blue one anymore, so they are getting about 100k or so resale right now. But some joker is trying to sell an unworn one for 600k plus

They stopped making the blue one?  Damn, wanted to pick one of those up some day.  That's the only PP I would buy and wear.

[G650 14,263]

5 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

They stopped making the blue one?  Damn, wanted to pick one of those up some day.  That's the only PP I would buy and wear.

Yep. Drove secondary market to bonkers heights.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

1 hour ago, G650 said:

 

maximum lulz

Ooh…. I’ll take 2 of everything 

[huge 3,793]

amazingly enough, I got it at MSRP, in person, at Ben Bridge in the domain on Saturday. Somebody was supposed to buy it and flaked, so they put it on the shelf and it made it a day. So I put a hundo down to think about it, and picked it up yesterday afternoon, 
bad pic, but this is what I sent my friend, wheel badge for color reference. 

Welcome to the club. Love my Pelagos

[52-80 19,162]

10 hours ago, G650 said:

Well, they don't make the blue one anymore, so they are getting about 100k or so resale right now. But some joker is trying to sell an unworn one for 600k plus

goddamn inflation at it again

[G650 14,263]

Feeling the 70s vibe, picked up a Rado Captain Cook Mkii

 

[statsman 5,471]

It’s 9:15 and OU sucks

 

[Gladeite 375]

37 year old santos.  Wear these 2 almost every day.  

[HoustonHorn 1,062]

37 year old santos.  Wear these 2 almost every day.  

Awesome!

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[HoustonHorn 1,062]

The Santos has such a classic, longstanding look. Got the GO 70s in today, now I'm going to do a side by side with the Santos this weekend and decide. Probably the GO, but damn I was blown away by how much I liked it.

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[drewlaws 126]

I'm back in the watch game. Finally pulled the trigger on a Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Original. I have the LE grey band coming and I am going to order a brown leather strap too.

[Catpfish 618]

US Marshals must have had a hell of a seizure.  The company in Pflugerville that handles their auctions (also did the Madoff auctions for them) has an auction going with probably more than 20 watches going over $10K right now (a lot of blinged out Rolex) including two Richard Mille that are at $211K and $227K respectively.

 

 

Edited October 18, 2021 by Catpfish

[GlenFromTheMailRoom 1,612]

1 hour ago, Catpfish said:

US Marshals must have had a hell of a seizure.  The company in Pflugerville that handles their auctions (also did the Madoff auctions for them) has an auction going with probably more than 20 watches going over $10K right now (a lot of blinged out Rolex) including two Richard Mille that are at $211K and $227K respectively.

 

 

Must have. Most of the Rolex's are going at or near market rate.  If they had more info posted on those daytonas might be able to trip into a gem there depending which iteration they are.

[G650 14,263]

2 hours ago, Catpfish said:

US Marshals must have had a hell of a seizure.  The company in Pflugerville that handles their auctions (also did the Madoff auctions for them) has an auction going with probably more than 20 watches going over $10K right now (a lot of blinged out Rolex) including two Richard Mille that are at $211K and $227K respectively.

 

 

No damn link?

[G650 14,263]

Anyone have a good recommendation for custom croc straps? I picked up a 1950s Vacheron at auction and it definitely needs a different strap.

[GlenFromTheMailRoom 1,612]

13 hours ago, G650 said:

No damn link?

https://www.txauction.com/

13 hours ago, G650 said:

Anyone have a good recommendation for custom croc straps? I picked up a 1950s Vacheron at auction and it definitely needs a different strap.

https://kronopassion.com/watch-brands/

Will run you about $500-600 for a VC OEM tobacco croc strap.

[Catpfish 618]

Bidding kept going on the black Richard Mille.  It went up over $8,000 as the late bids came in to try and "steal" it.  Closed at $269,100

 

The gold bezel one closed at $221,500

[Chewbacca 7,780]

1 hour ago, Catpfish said:

Bidding kept going on the black Richard Mille.  It went up over $8,000 as the late bids came in to try and "steal" it.  Closed at $269,100

 

The gold bezel one closed at $221,500

Looks like the same buyer bought both RMs and the Patek.

[davidg 4,038]

I was wondering which rapper got his shit confiscated by the US Marshall and then came upon this lovely piece.

 A quick search returned YNW Melly whose is currently awaiting two counts of murder in a Florida jail and is also suspected in the shooting death of a 2017 deputy sheriff.

 

[Catpfish 618]

That would tie in with the diamond crusted 448

 

[Catpfish 618]

Scrolling through, that same buyer had to be over $750K in watch purchases alone

[fattyflattie 4,639]

18 hours ago, davidg said:

I was wondering which rapper got his shit confiscated by the US Marshall and then came upon this lovely piece.

 A quick search returned YNW Melly whose is currently awaiting two counts of murder in a Florida jail and is also suspected in the shooting death of a 2017 deputy sheriff.

 

Ah. The genius who killed his friend, then made a hit rap about it, which eventually got him caught.   
 

 

[huge 3,793]

Fuck it.

 

Incoming

[HoustonHorn 1,062]

Fuck it.
 
Incoming

Awesome. AT will be my next watch I think. Incredible value for a great watch. IMO it's the best all around everyday watch.

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[bigshark88 388]

I have one. Really nice watch. Sold a milgauss and haven't looked back

[Chewbacca 7,780]

I have one. Really nice watch. Sold a milgauss and haven't looked back

Milgauss and AT wear small on me, but i love both of them.

[Bozo_Casanova 26,487]

2 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

5 hours ago, bigshark88 said:

I have one. Really nice watch. Sold a milgauss and haven't looked back

Milgauss and AT wear small on me, but i love both of them.

How big are your wrists? Those aren’t small watches 

[Chewbacca 7,780]

Just now, Bozo_Casanova said:

How big are your wrists? Those aren’t small watches 

Not huge, I just prefer bigger watches.  Not a lot bigger, just slightly bigger.  I was dead set that I was going to buy a green Milgauss a few years ago.  Tried one on and didn't like the fit.  I ended up with a Datejust 41 instead.  

[statsman 5,471]

1944 Cotton Bowl Bulova War Ace. Unusual team, as the draft age being lowered to 18 drive a lot of the team to enlist, forcing Bible to scramble for talent among transfers and on campus Navy trainees. 

[huge 3,793]

16 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

Not huge, I just prefer bigger watches.  Not a lot bigger, just slightly bigger.  I was dead set that I was going to buy a green Milgauss a few years ago.  Tried one on and didn't like the fit.  I ended up with a Datejust 41 instead.  

The AT is 41 which I feel like would be fine for me.  Honestly I have never tried one on.  I've tried the PO (doesnt work for me) and the Seamaster 300 (loved it).  

I mostly wear a Pelagos which is slightly larger.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

1 hour ago, statsman said:

1944 Cotton Bowl Bulova War Ace. Unusual team, as the draft age being lowered to 18 drive a lot of the team to enlist, forcing Bible to scramble for talent among transfers and on campus Navy trainees. 

That is a very cool collection.

[statsman 5,471]

Thanks! It’s a lot of fun

[Chewbacca 7,780]

The AT is 41 which I feel like would be fine for me.  Honestly I have never tried one on.  I've tried the PO (doesnt work for me) and the Seamaster 300 (loved it).  
I mostly wear a Pelagos which is slightly larger.

I have a Seamaster. The AT wears slightly smaller.

[bigshark88 388]

Anyone have a winder they're in love with?  I ordered this one about 16 months ago and it's already falling apart. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SPZZ15R/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_5XEXC3CJJCPY6NDXAGYD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I would like to have at least 3 winding.  The storage for the others (quartz / digital) is a huge plus for me as well.  

[topochico 1,049]

Orbita is my personal choice. You can score a better price on their closeout page.

https://www.orbita.com/tag/winder-closeout/

[HoustonHorn 1,062]

I can't vouch for these but I'm thinking about getting one. Apparently based in Austin.

Saw it on the Gorilla Watches website. The guys who started Gorilla both came from AP, so hopefully they aren't promoting complete shit. Pricing seems to be mid range Wolf. 3 watch winder is 899.

https://juvoluxury.com/products/juvo-a3

Review from a few years ago is very positive.
https://wornandwound.com/hands-juvo-a4-watch-winder/

They look very nice and are apparently well built.

[HoustonHorn 1,062]

Also, pretty sure I posted a review of my Gorilla watch previously, but I really like it. Very unique design. I dig squarish watches It's quite large but wears very comfortable. I have 7.5" wrists and while it doesn't overhang it isn't far off. Love the auto-themed hour markers actually being the minutes up to 60 like a speedometer.

Absolutely has a presence and will get comments.

Mine is the Fastback Galaxy Blue. They have released quite a few new options since I got this one. The Wandering hours versions are definitely something I'd consider in the future. Such a cool complication.

Also has a great website that you can easily select the watch and rotate through strap options.

[Bevo&Pevo 5,201]

I tried a winder for a while and then decided it's just easier to hand set 'em in the morning.  20 seconds won't kill my day.  My buddy uses a Wolf, he likes it.

[VolenteHawk 495]

On 11/8/2021 at 1:14 PM, bigshark88 said:

Anyone have a winder they're in love with?  I ordered this one about 16 months ago and it's already falling apart. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SPZZ15R/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_5XEXC3CJJCPY6NDXAGYD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I would like to have at least 3 winding.  The storage for the others (quartz / digital) is a huge plus for me as well.  

My favorite of the cheap options is the Triple Tree 4 watch winder on Amazon.  Sub $200.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

5 hours ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

I tried a winder for a while and then decided it's just easier to hand set 'em in the morning.  20 seconds won't kill my day.  My buddy uses a Wolf, he likes it.

How did he train a wolf to wind his watches ? They got no opposable thumbs...

[tx 3 putt 77,017]

On 10/23/2021 at 11:30 AM, huge said:

Fuck it.

 

Incoming

 

hell yes !

[Bevo&Pevo 5,201]

On 11/9/2021 at 8:14 PM, Onboard 2.0 said:

How did he train a wolf to wind his watches ? They got no opposable thumbs...

He's got a Wolf gas range at his casa also; it doesn't wind watches either.  Whatcha' expect for 6 large?  LOL.

[Planet Houston 4,930]

I recently had a very nice watch stolen. Details aren’t important but it fucking sucks (stolen out of a car). I’m working with my insurers and have reported the incident to police - I’ve also had a jeweler contact post on the local and national Jewelers Helping Jewelers Facebook pages. 

How else would y’all go about trying to recover? Are any of the watch databases like this one legit? I am fucking sick right now. 

https://www.thewatchregister.com

[GlenFromTheMailRoom 1,612]

On 11/11/2021 at 1:51 PM, Planet Houston said:

I recently had a very nice watch stolen. Details aren’t important but it fucking sucks (stolen out of a car). I’m working with my insurers and have reported the incident to police - I’ve also had a jeweler contact post on the local and national Jewelers Helping Jewelers Facebook pages. 

How else would y’all go about trying to recover? Are any of the watch databases like this one legit? I am fucking sick right now. 

https://www.thewatchregister.com

Honestly - your best bet is going to be checking ebay for a listing or call every pawn broker in a 50 mile radius.

[Bevo&Pevo 5,201]

^^^ check craigslist also

[52-80 19,162]

Ming blasted another email to existing customers for yet another new model, with a brand new case design.  The existing case size and its 'signature' curved lugs is what draws me to the existing Ming...new one also seems tobe 38mm

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37.05 debuts a new case family and will also be the first MING with a date function - in addition to the primary complication and another surprise or two. It remains lumious, inversive and a very wearable 38mm in diameter and is priced at CHF 4,950 with a 50% deposit required to confirm orders. Deliveries begin July 2022.

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,205]

On 11/8/2021 at 10:40 PM, HoustonHorn said:

Also, pretty sure I posted a review of my Gorilla watch previously, but I really like it. Very unique design. I dig squarish watches It's quite large but wears very comfortable. I have 7.5" wrists and while it doesn't overhang it isn't far off. Love the auto-themed hour markers actually being the minutes up to 60 like a speedometer.

Absolutely has a presence and will get comments.

Mine is the Fastback Galaxy Blue. They have released quite a few new options since I got this one. The Wandering hours versions are definitely something I'd consider in the future. Such a cool complication.

Also has a great website that you can easily select the watch and rotate through strap options.




 

Good fucking lord.  The shit some of y'all will put on your wrist amazes me.

[HoustonHorn 1,062]

I have a varied collection.

This better?